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Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.
Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.
Landon and Knox Campaign Button, 1936
Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.
Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.

Landon and Knox Campaign Button, 1936

Artifact IDMO 1976.5.17
Object Type Button, Campaign
Maker
Date1936
Mediumplastic (celluloid), paper, metal
Dimensionsoverall Diam 7/8 in (2.2 cm )
Physical DescriptionA round pinback campaign jugate button. At the center of the brown button are yellow-encircled brown and white illustrated portraits of Alfred Landon (left) and Frank Knox (right) with their names printed below in brown text: LANDON / KNOX. Above the portraits is the illustrated head of a sunflower. Below the portraits is the illustration of a yellow elephant labeled "GOP" in brown letters.
Historical NoteAlfred M. Landon and Frank Knox were the Republican Party's presidential and vice presidential candidates in 1936.
Additional Details
Credit LineGift of Edwin Hart
National Archives Catalog CollectionFranklin D. Roosevelt Library Museum Collection (National Archives Identifier 735948)
National Archives Catalog SeriesCampaign Memorabilia (National Archives Identifier 778819)
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