Roosevelt-Fairbanks Campaign Button, 1904
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Having assumed the presidency when McKinley was assassinated in 1901, Theodore Roosevelt was already immensely popular when he ran for president in 1904. His colorful and exuberant personality, range of interests and achievements, and skillful use of media gained him a wide following. Picking conservative Senator Charles W. Fairbanks as his running mate, Roosevelt was reelected in a landslide.
Having assumed the presidency when McKinley was assassinated in 1901, Theodore Roosevelt was already immensely popular when he ran for president in 1904. His colorful and exuberant personality, range of interests and achievements, and skillful use of media gained him a wide following. Picking conservative Senator Charles W. Fairbanks as his running mate, Roosevelt was reelected in a landslide.
Artifact
Button (Information artifact)
Date Made
1904
Keywords
Buttons (Information artifacts)
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919
Location
Not on exhibit to the public.
Object ID
72.31.290
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Material
Tin (Metal)
Celluloid (Cellulosic)
Color
Black-and-white (Colors)
Gold (Color)
Red
Blue
White (Color)
Flesh pink
Dimensions
Diameter: 1.25 in
Inscriptions
On the back: "SEND/ORDERS TO/J. FLOERSHEIM AND CO./173-175 ADAMS ST./CHICAGO/JEWELRY, BELTS, BAGS/AND NOVELTIES/PATENTED APRIL 14, `96/JULY 21, `96".
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