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United States presidential election of 1952: Quick Facts

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Facts

Date November 4, 1952
Location United States
Context Korean War • Red Scare

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Dwight D. Eisenhower
Adlai E. Stevenson
Richard Nixon holding his daughter Julie stands beside Dwight Eisenhower and Arthur Summerfield, all smiling amid a crowd at a campaign headquarters event in Washington, D.C.
Map of the United States showing the 1952 presidential election results by state, with states won by Eisenhower (Republican) shaded in red and states won by Stevenson (Democratic) shaded in blue. Most states are red, indicating a Republican victory in the majority of the country, while a cluster of southern states is blue. Electoral vote numbers are displayed within each state.
Watch “I Like Ike” the animated 1952 U.S. presidential election campaign commercial for Republican presidential candidate Dwight D. Eisenhower
Follow Eisenhower's path to become the Republican nominee in the United States presidential election of 1952
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Key People

Richard Nixon
Richard Nixon
president of United States
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Dwight D. Eisenhower
president of United States
Douglas MacArthur
Douglas MacArthur
United States general
Adlai E. Stevenson
Adlai E. Stevenson
American political leader and diplomat
Taft, Robert A.
Robert A. Taft
United States senator

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