Campaign Button

Object/Artifact

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Vermont Historical Society

Name/Title

Campaign Button

Entry/Object ID

1965.14.19

Description

Small red, white and blue political campaign pin with the names “Willkie and McNary” printed in blue on the white bar in the middle.

Context

Wendell Lewis Willkie received the Republican nomination for president in 1940 and chose Oregon Senator Charles McNary as his vice presidential running mate. This pair challenged Franklin D. Roosevelt, a Democrat seeking his third term, and his running mate, Henry Wallace.

Acquisition

Accession

1965.14

Source or Donor

Putnam, Ralph W. (1876-1970)

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Tertiary Object Term

Button, Campaign

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Button, Political

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Symbol, Political

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Belief Symbols

Nomenclature Class

Personal Symbols

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

Dimensions

Diameter

3/4 in

Material

Metal

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Willkie, Wendell Lewis (1892-1944)

Person or Organization

McNary, Charles (1933-1944)