Compact, Adlai Stevenson, 1950s
name: label: referenced
content: Stevenson, Adlai
notes: label: Description
content: Compacts are small cases containing a mirror, face powder, and a puff that are designed to fit in women’s purses. This one, made to resemble a rotary telephone dial, was marketed to both Republican and Democratic women. The compact promoting Democratic presidential candidate Adlai Stevenson used his name while the one for his Republican opponent Dwight Eisenhower featured his famous campaign slogan “I Like Ike.” The majority of voters did like him—Eisenhower defeated Stevenson in 1952 and again in 1956.
topic: label: general subject association
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: Nanine Young
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: PL.285783.095
label: accession number
content: 285783
label: catalog number
content: 285783.095
objectType: label: Object Name
content: compact
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: metal (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: blue, white, red, gold (overall color)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 1/2 in x 3 1/2 in; 1.27 cm x 8.89 cm