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Doll, Dwight Eisenhower, 1956

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Object Details

associated institution

Republican National Party

associated person

Eisenhower, Dwight D.

Description

President Dwight Eisenhower ran for re-election on the Republican ticket in 1956 and defeated his Democratic opponent Adlai Stevenson for the second time. This whimsical version of his party’s symbol may have been designed to reflect the youth-friendly Republican Platform: “As the Party of the Young and in glowing appreciation of his dynamic leadership and inspiration, we respectfully dedicate this Platform of the Party of the Future to our distinguished President Dwight D. Eisenhower, and to the Youth of America.”

Credit Line

Ralph E. Becker Collection of Political Americana

associated date

1956

ID Number

PL.227739.1956.X59

catalog number

227739.1956.X59

accession number

227739

Object Name

Doll

Physical Description

textile (overall material)
gray, white, pink (overall color)

Measurements

overall: 5 3/4 in x 5 1/4 in x 2 1/2 in; 14.605 cm x 13.335 cm x 6.35 cm

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Exhibition

American Democracy

Exhibition Location

National Museum of American History

Data Source

National Museum of American History

general subject association

Political Campaigns

classified

Novelty

Metadata Usage

CC0

Link to Original Record

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a8-e1f1-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record ID

nmah_529441

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