Skip to main content
Collections Menu
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 1976.46.50
Object Type Button, Campaign
Maker (American)
Date1940
Mediumplastic (celluloid), paper, metal
Dimensionsoverall Diam 1 1/8 in (2.9 cm )
Physical DescriptionA round pinback button from Wendell Willkie's campaign. The button has a white center with a broad blue band around the perimeter. Dividing the button diagonally is the illustration of a red key. White and blue text reads: AWAY WITH NEW DEAL / AND IT'S [sic] INEFFICIENCY / VOTE / WILLKIE / FOR / PROSPERITY. The manufacturer's information is printed along the rim of the button.
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 StatusUnrestrictedCopyrightReproduction or other use of these holdings or images thereof is unrestricted.
In Collection(s)
Not on view