Compact, Dwight Eisenhower, 1950s
name: label: associated person
content: Eisenhower, Dwight D.
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 Republican presidential candidate Dwight Eisenhower featured his famous campaign slogan and a map of the country symbolizing that, no matter where you might call, everyone liked Ike. The compact for Democratic nominee Adlai Stevenson used the letters of his last name. The majority of voters did like Ike—Eisenhower defeated Stevenson in 1952 and again in 1956.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
topic: label: general subject association
content: Political Campaigns
label: related event
content: Presidential Campaign of 1952
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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
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Gift of Ralph E. Becker Collection of Political Americana
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: PL.227739.1952.X040
label: catalog number
content: 227739.1952.X040
label: accession number
content: 227739
objectType: label: Object Name
content: compact
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: white (overall color)
label: Physical Description
content: metal (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: golden (overall color)
label: Physical Description
content: blue (overall color)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 1/2 in x 3 1/2 in; 1.27 cm x 8.89 cm