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Presidential Elections 1952 & 1972. 1952 Dwight D. Eisenhower. 1972 Richard N. Nixon. 1950 s. F. John Lewis (left) with medical student Maung Kyaw Than, in 1952. Lewis, with former classmate C. Walton Lillehei, would perform the first open-heart surgery. Modern car of the 1950s. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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Presidential
Elections 1952 & 1972
1952 Dwight D.
Eisenhower
1972 Richard N.
Nixon
1950s
F. John Lewis (left) with medical student Maung Kyaw Than, in 1952. Lewis, with
former classmate C. Walton Lillehei, would perform the first open-heart
surgery.
Modern car of the 1950s
Modern television of the 1950s
I Love Lucy reflected the role of women in society in the 1950s. With the
help of Mamie, the Eisenhower campaign was shown as a strong
foundation.
Mam
ie E
isen
how
er
I Love Lucy
Suburbs of the 1950sMany wealthy moved out of the city
Many families were moving to the suburbs and with
televisions and cars less expensive, information was
easier to gain and commuting to a job quicker.
Common American household gathered around the television
Poverty in the US was very high
but Eisenhower
made adjustments to fix this problem.
Poor families lived in deprived city apartments
Percent of Americans below Poverty:
Eisenhower’s plan for poverty:
-support government spending
-expand Social Security benefits
-raise the minimum wage
Korean War
US MarinesDecember 1950
Gen
eral
Dou
glas
Mac
Art
hur
U.S. bombs drop on railway bridges at Seoul in early July, 1950
Koreans were removed from their homes because of the bombs
Extremely crowded POW enclosures on Koje-do
U.S. ordinance teams detonate great stocks of American ammunition at Hungnam
The National
Association for the Advance
ment of Colored
People (NAACP) wanted
integrated schools and many civil right movements began
in the 1950s.
People protesting school systems
McCarthyism in the USA
Senator Joseph McCarthy of
Wisconsin made multiple speeches
to end anticommunism
and known communist party members working
in the State Department.
The Internal Security Act (a.k.a. the McCarran Act)
-Communist members/organizations
-Could not become citizens-Possibly prevented from entering
or leaving the country-Citizen members could be
denaturalized in 5 years
Senator McCarthy (right) meeting with Republican candidate Eisenhower (left)
Political cartoon referring to
McCarthyism
“Vote as you
please, but VOTE!”
Eisenhower greeting the media
Democratic candidate
Stevenson’s election poster:-compared the
1932 presidency to
the 1952-displayed
himself as a Roosevelt
Supporters of Eisenhower
“I Like Ike”
Nominee Dwight D. Eisenhower Adlai Stevenson
Party Republican Democratic
Home state New York Illinois
Running mate Richard Nixon John Sparkman
Electoral vote 442 89
States carried 39 9
Popular vote 34,075,529 27,375,090
Percentage 55.2% 44.3%
1952 Election Results
1970s
The Godfather is a 1972
American gangster film based on
the 1969 novel by Mario Puzo and
directed by Francis Ford Coppola
The Pierre Hotel 1930
New York City, NY
Vietnam War
1959-1975
US Soldier
US tank in combat
US planes bombing Vietnam
Troops in combat
US helicopters flying over Vietnam
Protesting the
Vietnam War
Vietnam Veterans Memorial1982Constitution GardensWashington, DC
The Watergate Scandal-CREEP (Committee to Re-elect
President)-break ins into the Democratic National
Committee headquarters-Watergate Hotel, Washington, DC
Watergate Hotel
Nominee Richard Nixon George McGovern
Party Republican Democratic
Home state California South Dakota
Running mate Spiro Agnew Thomas Eagleton
Electoral vote 520 17
States carried 49 1 + DC
Popular vote 47,168,710 29,173,222
Percentage 60.7% 37.5%
1972 Election Results