Nutcracker, Woodrow Wilson, 1912

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Object Details

associated person

Wilson, Woodrow

Description

Woodrow Wilson was governor of New Jersey when he became the 1912 Democratic presidential nominee. The only US president to hold a Ph.D., Wilson had previously been a professor of Political Science and president of Princeton University. This wooden nutcracker was an attempt to add a lighter touch to Wilson’s reputation as an intellectual and academic. He won a four-way race in 1912 defeating former president Theodore Roosevelt (Progressive), incumbent president William Howard Taft (Republican), and labor activist Eugene V. Debs (Socialist) who finished in that order.

Credit Line

Ralph E. Becker

ID Number

PL.227739.1912.X01

catalog number

227739.1912.X01

accession number

227739

Object Name

Nutcracker

Physical Description

wood (overall material)

carved (overall production method/technique)

Measurements

overall: 8 3/4 in x 2 1/2 in x 3 1/2 in; 22.225 cm x 6.35 cm x 8.89 cm

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Political History: Political History, Campaign Collection

Government, Politics, and Reform

American Democracy: A Great Leap of Faith

Exhibition

American Democracy

Exhibition Location

National Museum of American History

Data Source