1936 Franklin D Roosevelt FDR campaign pin pinback button political presidential

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An Original 1936 Franklin Delano Roosevelt Presidential Campaign Button
Franklin
Delano
Roosevelt
(January 30, 1882 – April 12, 1945) often referred to by his initials
FDR
, was the thirty-second President of the
United States
. Elected to four terms in office, he served from 1933 to 1945, and is the only
U.S.
president to have served more than two terms. He was a central figure of the 20th century during a time of worldwide economic crisis and world war.
During the Great Depression of the 1930s,
Roosevelt
created the New Deal to provide relief for the unemployed, recovery of the economy, and reform of the economic and banking systems. Roosevelt introduced new taxes that affected all income groups. Conservatives vehemently fought back, but
Roosevelt
usually prevailed until he tried to pack the Supreme Court in 1937. Although recovery of the economy was incomplete until almost 1940, the programs he initiated such as the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA), and the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) have instrumental roles in the nation's commerce. One of his most important legacies is the Social Security system.
As
Britain
warred with Nazi Germany, Roosevelt provided Lend-Lease aid to Winston Churchill and the British war effort before
America
's entry into the war in December, 1941. On the home front he introduced price controls and rationing, and relocation camps for 120,000 Japanese and Japanese-Americans as well as thousands of Italian and German-Americans. Roosevelt led the
United States
as it became the 'Arsenal of Democracy'. Roosevelt, working closely with his aide Harry Hopkins, made the
United States
the principal arms supplier and financier of the Allies.
America
had a vast expansion of industry, the achievement of full employment, and new opportunities opened for African-Americans and women. The new Conservative coalition argued unemployment disappeared and closed most relief programs like the Works Progress Administration (WPA) and Civilian Conservation Corps. As the Allies neared victory,
Roosevelt
played a critical role in shaping the post-war world, particularly through the Yalta Conference and the creation of the United Nations. Later, alongside the
United States
, the Allies defeated
Germany
,
Italy
and
Japan
.
Roosevelt
caused a realignment political scientists call the Fifth Party System. His aggressive use of the federal government created a New Deal Coalition which dominated the Democratic Party until the late 1960s. He and his wife, Eleanor Roosevelt, remain touchstones for modern American liberalism. Roosevelt's administration redefined American liberalism and realigned the Democratic Party based on his New Deal coalition of labor unions; farmers; ethnic, religious and racial minorities; intellectuals; the South; big city machines; and the poor and workers on relief.
Item Details:
This button is in MINT condition and will be a fantastic addition to upgrade any collection large or small.
This button measures
7/8
inch in diameter.
Please disregard any glares or shadows.  The button is in MINT condition.
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