Richard Nixon giving a speech during his campaign tour
date: label: Date made
content: 1956
name: label: photographer
content: Mydans, Carl
notes: label: Description
content: During the years following his Korean War coverage, Mydans found himself on various assignments in Britain, Switzerland, France, Germany, and other international sites. In 1956 he was asked to cover the domestic presidential campaign in which Eisenhower and Nixon were seeking re-election.
label: Description
content: After becoming vice president in 1952, Nixon toured the country in support of fellow Republicans seeking seats in Congress. His oratory skills helped him become the virtual spokesman for the Eisenhower-Nixon team. For the 1956 campaign, President Eisenhower persuaded Nixon to tone down his attacks on the Democrats and their policies. However, having noticed that the "new" Nixon was not as engaging as his former self, Eisenhower gave him room to be more confrontational.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
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content: Work and Industry: Photographic History
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content: Photography
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content: Carl Mydans
publisher: label: Related Publication
content: Mydans, Carl. Carl Mydans, Photojournalist
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: 2005.0228.146
label: accession number
content: 2005.0228
label: catalog number
content: 2005.0228.146
objectType: label: Object Name
content: photograph
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: paper (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 20 in x 30 in; 50.8 cm x 76.2 cm