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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 1967.10.135
Object Type Button, Campaign
Maker (American, founded 1895)
Issuing Body (American)
Date1940
Mediumpaint on metal (tin), metal
Dimensionspart a (button) Diam 3/4 in (1.9 cm )
 part b (key) H 1 1/8 in x W 1/2 in (2.9 cm x 1.3 cm )
Physical DescriptionA round pinback button from Wendell Willkie's campaign. Blue text on a white background reads: FOR PRESIDENT / WILL-. Suspended from a hole at the bottom of the button is a small, silver-colored metal key. The manufacturer's and issuer's information, as well as a union bug, are printed along the edge of the button. The button is copyrighted (1940) by the Bridgeport Refinishing Company and manufactured by the Bastian Brothers Company.
Historical NoteWendell Willkie was the Republican Party’s presidential candidate in 1940.
Additional Details
Credit LineGift of Stanley Marcus
National Archives Catalog CollectionFranklin D. Roosevelt Library Museum Collection (National Archives Identifier 735948)
National Archives Catalog SeriesCampaign Memorabilia (National Archives Identifier 778819)
Use Restriction StatusUnrestricted
CopyrightReproduction or other use of these holdings or images thereof is unrestricted.
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