Pin, Theodore Roosevelt, 1904
date: label: date made
content: 1904
label: associated date
content: 1904
name: label: associated person
content: Roosevelt, Theodore
notes: label: Description
content: Theodore Roosevelt assumed the presidency after the assassination of William McKinley in 1901. This leather pin was produced during his 1904 Republican campaign for election to a full term in his own right. It is modeled on the hat worn by the Rough Riders, the popular name given to the First U.S. Volunteer Calvary which fought in the Spanish-American War. Led by Colonel Theodore Roosevelt, the unit garnered more publicity than any other during the Cuban campaign. Republicans capitalized on his fame as a war hero and images of Roosevelt as a soldier appeared on many artifacts in his vice presidential and presidential campaigns. In 1904, he easily defeated both the Democratic nominee Alton Parker and the Socialist candidate Eugene V. Debs. This victory made Roosevelt the first person to win his own full term after ascending to the office upon the death of the previous president.
topic: label: general subject association
content: Political Campaigns
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content: Political History: Political History, Campaign Collection
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content: Government, Politics, and Reform
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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: PL.308244.17
label: catalog number
content: 308244.17
label: accession number
content: 308244
objectType: label: Object Name
content: Pin
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: leather (label material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 1 3/4 in x 2 1/4 in; 4.445 cm x 5.715 cm