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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.
Roosevelt 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.

Roosevelt Campaign Button, 1940

Artifact IDMO 1976.46.275
Object Type Button, Campaign
Maker (American, 1893 - ca.1948)
Date1940
Mediumplastic (celluloid), paper, metal, cardboard
Dimensionsoverall Diam 4 in (10.2 cm )
Physical DescriptionA round, oversized pinback button from Franklin Roosevelt's campaign. White text on a blue background reads: FOR / ROOSEVELT / PRESIDENT. Below each line of text is a thin white horizontal line. The manufacturer's information is stamped in black on the reverse of the button.
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.
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