Object Details
- associated person
- Dewey, Thomas E.
- associated institution
- Republican National Party
- Description
- Governor Thomas Dewey of New York was the Republican candidate for president in 1948, his second failed attempt to win the White House. He lost to the Democratic candidate President Harry S. Truman who successfully retained the office he had assumed after the death of President Franklin D. Roosevelt in 1945.
- Credit Line
- Ralph E. Becker
- ID Number
- PL.227739.1948.J01
- catalog number
- 227739.1948.J01
- accession number
- 227739
- Object Name
- Badge
- Physical Description
- metal, textile (overall material)
- red, white, black, blue, gold (overall color)
- Measurements
- overall: 4 1/2 in x 1 3/4 in; 11.43 cm x 4.445 cm
- See more items in
- Political History: Political History, Campaign Collection
- Government, Politics, and Reform
- American Democracy: A Great Leap of Faith
- Exhibition
- American Democracy
- Exhibition Location
- National Museum of American History
- National Museum of American History
- general subject association
- Political Campaigns
- Record ID
- nmah_529456
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a3-5b99-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
