G.O.P. Lapel Pin, 1940
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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.
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
Lapel pin
Date Made
1940
Creators
Unknown
Keywords
Location
Not on exhibit to the public.
Object ID
2002.24.22
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Material
Metal
Dimensions
Height: 1.0 in
Width: 0.75 in
Inscriptions
G.O.P. [inscribed on front of pin]
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