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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 Fitzgerald Campaign Lapel Tab, 1940
Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.
Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.

Roosevelt and Fitzgerald Campaign Lapel Tab, 1940

Artifact IDMO 1975.100.14
Object Type Button, Campaign
Maker (American, founded 1895)
Date1940
Mediumpaint on metal (tin)
Dimensionsoverall (button: 7/8" diameter) H 1 3/8 in x W 7/8 in (3.5 cm x 2.2 cm )
Physical DescriptionAn unused, round, coat-tail lapel tab from the campaigns of Franklin Roosevelt and Frank Fitzgerald. The button consists of three horizontal bands in red, white, and blue. Printed on the bands is white and blue text that reads: UAW / ROOSEVELT / FITZGERALD [underlined in red] / CIO. The manufacturer's information and two union bugs are printed on the tab.
Historical NoteThis 1940 campaign lapel tab, issued by the United Auto Workers (UAW), features presidential candidate Franklin Roosevelt and Frank Fitzgerald, the Democratic Party's unsuccessful candidate for the U.S. Senate from Michigan.
Additional Details
Credit LineGift of Gary Hong
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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