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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.
Let's Work for America Button
Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.
Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.

Let's Work for America Button

Artifact IDMO 1976.5.11
Object Type Button, Political
Maker
Dateca. 1940
Mediumplastic (celluloid), paper, metal
Dimensionsoverall Diam 1 1/4 in (3.2 cm )
Physical DescriptionA round pinback slogan button, possibly issued for the 1940 presidential campaign. The button has a circular white center bordered with a wide red band. White and blue text reads: LET'S WORK FOR AMERICA / GOOD / LOSERS / AND / WINNERS. The manufacturer's information is printed along the edge of the button.
Historical NoteThis button may have been issued by the Good Loser Club, a group created during the 1940 presidential election between Democrat Franklin Roosevelt and Republican Wendell Willkie. The club was based in New York where half of the members supported Roosevelt and the other half supported Willkie. It was formed with the intention of showing national unity by all of the members supporting whoever won the election regardless of who they had supported during it. The club's slogan was "Let's Work for America".
Additional Details
Credit LineGift of Edwin Hart
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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