Object Details
- associated person
- Willkie, Wendell L.
- Description
- This small bell encouraged the holder to “Ring for Willkie and McNary,” the 1940 Republican national ticket. Formerly a registered Democrat, Wendell Willkie was the first major party candidate whose professional credentials were primarily as a corporate executive. He chose Senator Charles McNary of Oregon as his running mate. They were defeated by President Franklin D. Roosevelt, who was re-elected to a historic third term, and his new vice-presidential candidate Secretary of Agriculture Henry Wallace. (Wallace replaced John Nance Garner who had served as vice president during FDR’s first two terms.)
- Credit Line
- The Ralph E Becker Collection of Political Americana
- ID Number
- PL.227739.1940.X23
- catalog number
- 227739.1940.X23
- accession number
- 227739
- Object Name
- Bell
- Physical Description
- metal (overall material)
- Measurements
- overall: 1 1/4 in x 1 in x 3/4 in; 3.175 cm x 2.54 cm x 1.905 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_492421
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a2-f5d4-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
