Spectacular Collection of 21 President Woodrow Wilson Campaign Buttons 1912-16

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Spectacular Collection of 21 President Woodrow Wilson Campaign Buttons 1912-16:
$439.00

Offered here is a great piece of American political memorabilia and history. This collection of 30 campaign button dates to Woodrow Wilson\'s 1912 and 1916 campaignsfor president with Thomas Marshall for vice president. The buttons champion many of Wilson\'s themes such as keeping \"America First.\" and keeping the United States out of World War I. One button foreshadows the suffrage movement saying, For Me and Mine.\" Several are jugates. Another says, \"Safety First.\" Another champions \"Prosperity and Preparedness.\" Of course, there is the iconic slogan, \"Win With Wilson,\" and one of the most famous of his buttons: \"War In Europe. Peace in America. God Bless Wilson.\" Overall, a spectacular slice of political memorabilia from over a century ago.

The incumbents facing reelection in 1916 were threatened by a daunting coalition of Republicans and Progressives who rallied behind the erudite jurist Charles Evans Hughes and former Vice President Charles Fairbanks. The divided field that had been conducive to a Democratic sweep in 1912 was now a hotly contested two-way race, with neither side having a clear advantage.

A central issue of the campaign was intervention in the European war. Wilson had declared American neutrality upon the outbreak of hostilities, and despite the sinking of the Lusitania in 1915, the public remained strongly opposed to military involvement. Appropriating the catchphrase of the isolationist movement, \"America First,\" as a campaign slogan, Wilson and Marshall hoped to tap into this considerable well of support, while leaving the door open to possible future intervention. Contrasted with the vociferously hawkish stance of many Republicans (notably former president Theodore Roosevelt), the promise not to engage unless attacked was enough to secure a narrow victory for the incumbents in November.