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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.
Dewey Campaign Button, 1944
Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.
Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.

Dewey Campaign Button, 1944

Artifact IDMO 1977.16.9
Object Type Button, Campaign
Maker
Date1944
Mediumpaint on metal (tin)
Dimensionsoverall Diam 1 1/8 in (2.9 cm )
Physical DescriptionA round pinback button from Thomas Dewey's campaign. At the center of the white button is a blue halftone photographic image of Thomas E. Dewey with blue text above and below that reads: FOR PRESIDENT / DEWEY. Flanking each side of Dewey's image is the illustration of an elephant.
Historical NoteThomas E. Dewey ran against Roosevelt in the 1944 presidential campaign.
Additional Details
Credit LineGift of John E. Vargo
National Archives Catalog CollectionFranklin D. Roosevelt Library Museum Collection (National Archives Identifier 735948)
National Archives Catalog SeriesCampaign Memorabilia (National Archives Identifier 778819)
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