Button, Harry S. Truman, 1948
date: label: Date made
content: ca 1952
label: date made
content: 1948
name: label: referenced
content: Truman, Harry S.
notes: label: Description
content: Harry S. Truman assumed the presidency upon the death of President Franklin D. Roosevelt in 1945 and ran for his own full term in 1948. Because “Forward with Roosevelt” had been a popular campaign slogan for FDR, this button was circulated widely to demonstrate the continuity from Roosevelt to Truman. Truman came from behind to defeat three other candidates: Thomas Dewey (Republican), Strom Thurmond (States’ Rights Democratic), and Henry Wallace (Progressive). Democrat Adlai Stevenson would adapt this slogan yet again four years later but “Forward with Stevenson” failed to propel him to victory.
topic: label: used
content: Political Campaigns
setName: label: See more items in
content: Political History: Political History, Campaign Collection
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content: American Democracy: A Great Leap of Faith
label: Exhibition
content: American Democracy
label: Exhibition Location
content: National Museum of American History
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: 2004.0180.267
label: accession number
content: 2004.0180
objectType: label: Object Name
content: Button
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: red; white; blue (overall color)
label: Physical Description
content: metal (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 1 1/2 in; x 3.81 cm