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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.
Willkie Campaign Button, 1940
Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.
Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.

Willkie Campaign Button, 1940

Artifact IDMO 1976.46.27
Object Type Button, Campaign
Maker (American, founded 1931)
Date1940
Mediumplastic (celluloid), paper, metal
Dimensionscelluloid, paper, metal
Physical DescriptionA round pinback button from Wendell Willkie's campaign. The button consists of three horizontal bands in red, white, and blue. White and blue text reads (from the center out): WILLKIE / FOR / PRESIDENT. A union bug is printed at the bottom.
Historical NoteWendell Willkie was the Republican Party’s presidential candidate in 1940.
Additional Details
Credit LineGift of Jerome K. Wilcox
National Archives Catalog CollectionFranklin D. Roosevelt Library Museum Collection (National Archives Identifier 735948)
National Archives Catalog SeriesCampaign Memorabilia (National Archives Identifier 778819)
Use Restriction StatusUnrestricted
CopyrightReproduction or other use of these holdings or images thereof is unrestricted.
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