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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 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.

Roosevelt Campaign Button, 1940

Artifact IDMO 1975.123.26
Object Type Button, Campaign
Maker (American, founded 1908)
Dateca. 1940
Mediumpaint on metal (tin)
Dimensionsoverall Diam 7/8 in (2.2 cm )
Physical DescriptionA round pinback coat-tail button from the campaigns of Franklin Roosevelt and Martin Davey. The button is divided into three horizontal sections of red, white, and blue. Blue text on the center white section reads: ROOSEVELT / DAVEY. The manufacturer's information is printed on the reverse of the button.
Historical NoteThis campaign button, possibly from the 1940 campaign, features presidential candidate Franklin Roosevelt and Martin L. Davey, the Democratic Party's unsuccessful candidate for governor of Ohio that year.
Additional Details
Credit LineGift of Errol Leslie and Gary Smith
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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