"Our Next President Wendell Lewis Willkie" 1940 Republican Presidential Candidate Campaign (Large Celluloid & Metal) Button
Wendell Willkie was the Republican Candidate for President vs Franklin Roosevelt. Willkie was a corporate lawyer in the United States and a dark horse who became the Republican Party nominee for president in 1940. A member of the liberal wing of the party, he crusaded against those domestic policies of the New Deal that he thought were inefficient and anti-business. Though Willkie was an internationalist, he needed the votes of the large isolationist element, so he waffled on the bitterly debated issue of America's role in World War II, losing support from both sides. His opponent Franklin D. Roosevelt won the 1940 election with 55% of the popular vote and 85% of the electoral vote. Afterward, Roosevelt found Willkie to be compatible politically with his plans and brought him aboard as an informal ambassador-at-large. Willkie criss-crossed the globe bringing home a vision of "One World" freed from imperialism and colonialism. His liberalism (and association of Roosevelt) lost him supporters in the GOP and he dropped out of the 1944 Presidential race, he died several months later of a heart attack. He never held political office. Button measures approx. 1 3/4". Button shows a black & white photograph of Willkie with the words "Our Next President Wendell Lewis Willkie" above & below the photo, flanked by two spreading eagles. Still in great condition for a scarce 75 year old Presidential button.
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