Tie clip, Adlai Stevenson, 1950s
name: label: depicted
content: Stevenson, Adlai
notes: label: Description
content: Lenticular or “flasher” buttons that can be shifted to change images between designs were first used in the 1952 presidential campaign. The lenticular attachment on this tie clip alternates between the slogan “Vote Adlai” and a picture of Adlai Stevenson, the Democratic nominee for president in 1952 and 1956. In both elections, Stevenson was defeated by the Republican candidate Dwight Eisenhower.
topic: label: used
content: Political Campaigns
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content: Political History: Political History, Campaign Collection
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content: Government, Politics, and Reform
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content: American Democracy: A Great Leap of Faith
label: Exhibition
content: American Democracy
label: Exhibition Location
content: National Museum of American History
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Charles Seliger
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: 1993.0141.11
label: catalog number
content: 1993.0141.11
label: accession number
content: 1993.0141
objectType: label: Object Name
content: Tie Pin
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: metal (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: silver; black; white (overall color)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 1 3/8 in x 2 in x 1/2 in; 3.4925 cm x 5.08 cm x 1.27 cm