Marketing the Presidency: 125 Years of Presidential Artifacts

Join collector Steve Mihaly on a visual tour of the interesting, whimsical, and sometimes odd promotional items that presidential campaigns have produced to entice folks to vote for them.

Mihaly draws from his massive collection of over 20,000 presidential artifacts to take guests on campaign trails throughout American history. See items such as William McKinley “Soap Baby Dolls,” Teddy Roosevelt “Big Sticks,” Franklin Roosevelt “Glow In The Dark Stove Pot Covers,” Dwight Eisenhower “IKE” sugar cubes distributed at restaurants, and a Richard Nixon shower head where the water comes streaming from his mouth! These are just a few of the 200 or so items that will be shown from his personal collection. 

Mihaly mixes history with fun and entertainment, with some amusing stories about our past presidents sprinkled in.

This program will be hosted in the Overholt Room, the lower level of our Museum.