2 Vintage Wendell Willkie Presidential Campaign Pins Pinbacks Buttons 1940 FDR

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Wendell WillkieRepublican Nominee for President 19402 Campaign Pinback ButtonsWillkie (1892-1944) was an Indiana-born lawyer and corporate executive. A long-time Democrat, he changed his party affiliation in 1939. He did not run in the presidential primaries, but was nominated on the sixth ballot at the deadlocked Republican National Convention in Philadelphia. He lost the 1940 election to incumbent President Franklin D. Roosevelt, who was running for an unprecedented third term during World War II.Dimensions: 0.75" diameterGood condition, with signs of wear commensurate with age.