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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 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 1960.34.7
Object Type Button, Campaign
Maker
Date1940
Mediumplastic (celluloid), paper, metal, fabric
Dimensionspart a (overall) H 4 1/4 in x W 1 1/2 in (10.8 cm x 3.8 cm )
 part b (button) Diam 1 1/4 in (3.2 cm )
Physical DescriptionA round pinback campaign button. At the center of a white button is a circular black and white photographic image of Wendell Willkie flanked on either side by the illustration of an eagle. Encircling the edge of the button is black text that reads: OUR NEXT PRESIDENT / WENDELL LEWIS WILLKIE. Suspended from the reverse of the button, and hanging down below it, is a single length of red, white, and blue striped ribbon and a white celluloid elephant marked "JAPAN."

Historical NoteWendell Willkie was the Republican Party’s presidential candidate in 1940.
Additional Details
Credit LineGift of Armand S. Deutsch
National Archives Catalog CollectionFranklin D. Roosevelt Library Museum Collection (National Archives Identifier 735948)
National Archives Catalog SeriesCampaign Memorabilia (National Archives Identifier 778819)
Use Restriction StatusRestricted - Possibly
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