Pin, Dwight Eisenhower, 1950s
notes: label: Description
content: By the 1950s, women comprised half of the voting electorate. To encourage their participation, campaigns produced inexpensive costume jewelry such as this pin promoting Republican presidential candidate Dwight Eisenhower. Eisenhower defeated his Democratic challenger Adlai Stevenson twice, in 1952 and 1956.
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
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: 2015.0200.128
label: catalog number
content: 2015.0200.128
label: accession number
content: 2015.0200
objectType: label: Object Name
content: pin
physicalDescription: label: Measurements
content: overall: 1 1/2 in; 3.81 cm