Photograph
Wayne Morse at a Crossroads
| Republican Senator Wayne Morse of Oregon wears the "I LIke Ike" button while standing on the floor of the national party convention in Chicago. Born in Wisconsin, Morse was raised as a La Follette Progressive. After Eisenhower selected conservative Richard M. Nixon as his running mate in order to placate the supporters of Joseph R. McCarthy, Morse left the party and became a Democrat. |
| Image ID: | 48140 |
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| Creation Date: | 07 07 1952 |
| Creator Name: | Vinje, Arthur M., 1888-1972 |
| City: | Chicago |
| County: | |
| State: | Illinois |
| Collection Name: | Arthur M. Vinje photographs and negatives, circa 1914-circa 1962 |
| Genre: | Photograph |
| Original Format Type: | photographic print, b&w |
| Original Format Number: | PH 6442.4700B |
| Original Dimensions: | 4 x 5 inches |
| One of two images in a group of 39 images taken at the convention. |
| Men |
| Legislators |
| Political conventions |
| Politicians |
| Republican Party (U.S. : 1854- ) |
| Signs and symbols |
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| Location: | Wisconsin Historical Society Archives, 4th Floor, Madison, Wisconsin |
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