Object Details
- Description
- At a campaign event on Labor Day 1952, Bill Gallagher, photographer for the Flint Journal¸ noticed a hole in the bottom of Adlai Stevenson’s shoe. He quickly took a photo which later won the 1953 Pulitzer Prize. The image generated many shoe-themed campaign items for and against the Democratic candidate. Stevenson’s supporters thought the worn shoe made him seem more approachable and partnered this pin with the slogan “Better a hole in the shoe than a hole in the head.” Stevenson lost twice to his Republican opponent Dwight Eisenhower, in 1952 and 1956.
- Data Source
- National Museum of American History
- referenced
- Stevenson II, Adlai E.
- date made
- 1952
- Physical Description
- brass (overall material)
- grey (overall color)
- Measurements
- overall: 1 in x 1/4 in x 1/2 in; 2.54 cm x .635 cm x 1.27 cm
- Object Name
- Pin
