Historical Object
Presidential Political Campaign Buttons
| Framed assortment of buttons, and a few stamps, representing the presidential election between Dwight Eisenhower and Adlai Stevenson in 1956. A few of the smaller buttons represent Eisenhower's campaign for the senate in 1954. Most are typical round buttons. Two are lenticular, or flasher, buttons; one which shifts between an image of Ike and Nixon (his running mate), and the other shifts between an image of Stevenson and words reading: "Madly for Adlai." Two buttons near the bottom read: "We want Mamie," and "We want Pat too," the wives of Ike and Nixon. One pin is in the shape of a simple shoe with a hole in it. This became a common symbol used by both the Democrats and Republicans after an image of Stevenson was taken where he sat crossed-legged so a hole in his shoe was visible. Republicans made fun of the image, such as the button with an image of the shoe reading: "Don't let this happen to you! Vote for Ike!," while the Democrats used it to portray Stevenson as a common man, a man of the people and common workers. |
| Image ID: | 127357 |
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| Creation Date: | 1956 |
| Creator Name: | Unknown |
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| Collection Name: | James Baughman political ephemera collection, 1896-2012 |
| Genre: | Historical Object |
| Original Format Type: | object |
| Original Format Number: | PH 7052 |
| Original Dimensions: | 16 x 12 inches |
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| Location: | Wisconsin Historical Society Archives, 4th Floor, Madison, Wisconsin |
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