Object Details
- associated person
- Eisenhower, Dwight D.
- Description
- 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.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Credit Line
- Gift of Ralph E. Becker Collection of Political Americana
- ID Number
- PL.227739.1952.X040
- catalog number
- 227739.1952.X040
- accession number
- 227739
- Object Name
- compact
- Physical Description
- white (overall color)
- metal (overall material)
- golden (overall color)
- blue (overall color)
- Measurements
- overall: 1/2 in x 3 1/2 in; 1.27 cm x 8.89 cm
- See more items in
- Political History: Political History, Campaign Collection
- Government, Politics, and Reform
- American Democracy: A Great Leap of Faith
- National Museum of American History
- general subject association
- Political Campaigns
- related event
- Presidential Campaign of 1952
- Record ID
- nmah_491726
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a2-d899-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
