Nutcracker, Woodrow Wilson, 1912

Description:

Woodrow Wilson was governor of New Jersey when he became the 1912 Democratic presidential nominee. The only US president to hold a Ph.D., Wilson had previously been a professor of Political Science and president of Princeton University. This wooden nutcracker was an attempt to add a lighter touch to Wilson’s reputation as an intellectual and academic. He won a four-way race in 1912 defeating former president Theodore Roosevelt (Progressive), incumbent president William Howard Taft (Republican), and labor activist Eugene V. Debs (Socialist) who finished in that order.

Associated Person: Wilson, Woodrow

General Subject Association: Political Campaigns

Subject:

See more items in: Political and Military History: Political History, Campaign Collection, Government, Politics, and Reform, American Democracy: A Great Leap of Faith

Exhibition: American Democracy

Exhibition Location: National Museum of American History

Credit Line: Ralph E. Becker

Data Source: National Museum of American History

Id Number: PL.227739.1912.X01Catalog Number: 227739.1912.X01Accession Number: 227739

Object Name: Nutcracker

Physical Description: wood (overall material)carved (overall production method/technique)Measurements: overall: 8 3/4 in x 2 1/2 in x 3 1/2 in; 22.225 cm x 6.35 cm x 8.89 cm

Guid: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a3-6255-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record Id: nmah_529389

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