CSPAN3 Lectures In History Dwight Eisenhower And 1950s Political Advertising July 13, 2024
The slogan i like ike. This idea that this pin that so many people wore around the pin campaign of 1952 and 1956 conveys a notion of nostalgia th and simplicity. It really emphasizes this idea of the 1950s as this era offpr prosperity where america was a world leader and American People were happy in their suburban hopes with near nuclear families. I like ike is so simple and it conveys happiness. But this is a myth and a political construction. The 1950s in fact was a time full of racial discrimination, conflict, intense political and social pressures to conform to a suburban ideal that impos...