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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 and Stewart Campaign Button, 1932
Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.
Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.

Roosevelt and Stewart Campaign Button, 1932

Artifact IDMO 1976.1.2
Object Type Button, Campaign
Maker
Date1932
Mediumenamel on metal
Dimensionsoverall Diam 5/8 in (1.6 cm )
Physical DescriptionA round campaign coat-tail pin from the campaigns of Franklin Roosevelt and Percy Hamilton Stewart. On a royal blue background, a dark red horizontal band runs across the center with silver text that reads: FOR REPEAL. Above and below the red band, in silver on blue text, are the names ROOSEVELT (above) and STEWART (below). On the reverse of the button is written: VOTE STRAIGHT DEMOCRATIC / N.J. / 1932 / PAID FOR BY / CHARLES F. WAGNER / CAMPAIGN MANAGER / J. WALDMAN NEWARK N.J.
Historical NoteThe 18th Amendment to the Constitution, ratified in 1919, banned the manufacture and sale of intoxicating liquors. Repeal of the amendment was a major plank in the Democratic Party’s 1932 platform and was promoted in campaign buttons and paraphernalia.

This 1932 campaign pin features presidential candidate Franklin Roosevelt and New Jersey Congressman Percy Hamilton Stewart, the Democratic Party’s unsuccessful candidate for the U.S. Senate. Stewart was defeated by the incumbent Senator A. Warren Barbour.
Additional Details
Credit LineGift of Robert Cereghino
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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