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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.
National Recovery Administration (NRA) Button
Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.
Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.

National Recovery Administration (NRA) Button

Artifact IDMO 1971.63a
Object Type Button, Political
Maker (American)
Artist (American photographer and artist, 1865-1941)
Date1933
Mediumplastic (celluloid), paper, metal
Dimensionsoverall Diam 7/8 in (2.2 cm )
Physical DescriptionA round pinback button showing support for the National Recovery Administration (NRA). At the center of the white button is a sepia tone reproduction of a Jacob H. Perskie pencil drawing of the head and shoulders of Franklin Roosevelt. Encircling the logo is a white band with black text that reads: I AM WORKING WITH N. R. A. / ARE YOU?

The manufacturer's information is printed on a paper insert on the reverse of the button.
Historical NoteThis button is one of several identical buttons sent to Franklin D. Roosevelt by artist Jacob H. Perskie in August 1933. Designed by Perskie, the button was to be given to employees working under the National Recovery Administration (NRA) in Atlantic City, New Jersey.
Additional Details
Custodial History NoteDonated as a bequest of Franklin D. Roosevelt to the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum in 1947.
Credit LineEstate of Franklin D. Roosevelt
National Archives Catalog CollectionFranklin D. Roosevelt Library Museum Collection (National Archives Identifier 735948)
National Archives Catalog SeriesArtifacts Relating to the New Deal (National Archives Identifier 750981)
Use Restriction StatusUnrestrictedCopyrightReproduction or other use of these holdings or images thereof is unrestricted.
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