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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.
Franklin D. Roosevelt Commemorative Button
Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.
Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.

Franklin D. Roosevelt Commemorative Button

Artifact IDMO 2019.5.7
Object Type Button, Commemorative
Maker
Date1944
Mediumplastic (celluloid), paper, ink, metal, fabric
Dimensionsoverall H 4 1/8 in x W 1 1/2 in (10.5 cm x 3.8 cm )
 button Diam 1 1/4 in (3.2 cm )
Physical DescriptionA round 1944 pinback campaign button that has been repurposed as a 1945 memorial piece. At the center, on a white background, is a blue halftone photographic image of Franklin D. Roosevelt. Encircling the edge of the button is a red band on which is white text that reads: "WE ARE GOING TO WIN THIS WAR / AND WIN THE PEACE THAT FOLLOWS." Attached to the reverse of the button are two lengths of ribbon - one white and one black - that hang down below the button.
Historical NoteMany Franklin D. Roosevelt commemorative memorial buttons, like this one, were created by affixing a black ribbon to a button from one of FDR’s political campaigns.
Additional Details
Custodial History NoteDonated to the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum by John E. Vargo in 2019.
Credit LineGift of John E. Vargo
National Archives Catalog CollectionFranklin D. Roosevelt Library Museum Collection (National Archives Identifier 735948)
National Archives Catalog SeriesGift Items and Commemorative Artifacts (National Archives Identifier 782690)
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