"Willkie" Campaign Pin, 1940
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Artifact Overview
The Republican Party nominated Wendell Willkie to run against President Franklin Roosevelt in 1940. It was an unconventional choice: Willkie supported much of Roosevelt's New Deal legislation, he had voted for Roosevelt in 1932, and he was an internationalist -- controversial positions in the anti-New Deal, isolationist Republican Party. Willkie fared better than Alf Landon, the Republican's 1936 presidential candidate, but still lost.
Artifact Details
Artifact
Pin (Jewelry)
Date Made
1940
Location
Not on exhibit to the public.
Object ID
2002.24.3
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Material
Metal
Color
Red
White (Color)
Blue
Gold (Color)
Dimensions
Height: 0.3125 in
Length: 0.5625 in
Inscriptions
WILLKIE [front of pin]
(illegible) BADGE CO. CHICAGO [underside of pin]
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