Landslide for Ike; Hungarians Fight On in Last Stand 1956/11/8

1) Eisenhower votes in Gettysburg, Adlai Stevenson votes in Illinois, Ike speaks
2) "Last Stand. Hungarians Fight On As Thousands Flee" - fighting in streets of Budapest, flags burn, refugees flee to Austrian border, sad crying faces
3) San Francisco airport, Japanese women board plane
4) Santa Claus arrives in flying saucer in Pennsylvania
5) Fashion Parade - ski resort fashions
6) football: Rams vs Bears (complete newsreel).

Category:

News & Politics

Tags:

• Eisenhower
• Ike
• football

[oldhacks]

back when we had real elections.

[beefnotfish]

Like "George W. Bush" doesn't??

[MIKESOWELL]

@88mphsss If I remember correctly, Eisenhower narrowly carried Missouri in 1952, and I think that state being Harry Truman's home state had something to do with the slim margin. In 1956, although Ike won an even bigger landslide than in 1952 overall, his standing in rural areas declined. I think this decline was just enough to flip Missouri to Stevenson in 1956.

[88mphsss]

How did Stevenson win Missouri? Were they mad at Eisenhower for what he did to the Trumans? Apparently he wouldn't go in the White House for tea like they always do, he wanted to wait until he was President before he went in. He won it in 52 so it wouldn't surprise me if this was the reason, as it was the only state he ever lost, in fact he gained Kentucky and West Virginia in 56.

[zoltenya]

thanks... when you are voting, while we are fighting...

[SaskueItachi23]

thanks for upload

[pannoni1]

Even back then Santa appeared before Thanksgiving!

[Cooman456]

And thank god it was a landslide! Pres. Adlai Stevenson, that just has an awkward ring to it.

[MIKESOWELL]

(1956) Eisenhower 457 Electoral votes 35,585,316 Popular votes 57.4% Stevenson 73 Electoral votes 26,041,322 Popular votes 42.0%