Badge celebrating the swearing-in of President Harry Truman upon the death of Franklin Roosevelt, 1945.Gilt brass medallion suspended from brass shell hanger by red, white and blue satin ribbon. Obv: Portrait of Truman to right; inscription, 35TH PRESIDENT U.S.A. HARRY S. TRUMAN, around. Rev: Inscription, CAPTAIN OF ARTILLERY IN WORLD WAR 1/ COLONEL U.S.A.R.C. / U.S. SENATOR 1934/ VICE PRESIDENT 1944/ ACCEDED TO THE PRESIDENCY/ APRIL 12, 1945; around, "HARRY" - "HE'S FROM MISSOURI".
Issued early in Truman's presidency, before his 1948 presidential campaign.
