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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 and McNary 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 and McNary Campaign Button, 1940

Artifact IDMO 1976.46.37a-b
Object Type Button, Campaign
Maker (American, 1906-2004)
Date1940
Mediumpaint on metal (tin), plastic
Dimensionsoverall (button) Diam 13/16 in (2.1 cm )
 overall (elephant) H 1 1/4 in x W 1 1/2 in x D 13/16 in (3.2 cm x 3.8 cm x 2.1 cm )
Physical Descriptiona) A round pinback button from the campaign of Wendell Willkie and Charles McNary. The button consists of three horizontal bands in red, white, and blue. Blue text on the center white band reads: WILLKIE / AND / McNARY. The manufacturer's information and a union label are stamped on the reverse of the button.

b) Suspended from the reverse of the button on a light pink cord, and hanging down below it, is a white plastic elephant with pink and gray highlights.
Historical NoteWendell Willkie and Charles McNary were the Republican Party’s presidential and vice presidential candidates 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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