The 1956 Republican National Convention was held by the Republican Party of the United States at the Cow Palace in San Francisco, California, from August 20 to August 23, 1956. U.S. Senator William F.
Entrance ticket, featuring illustrations of both Eisenhower and Abraham Lincoln (the first Republican to be elected president) and featuring a commemoration of the centennial of the party's first presidential convention in (held in 1856)
Back of entrance ticket, with an illustration of the Cow Palace (the main venue of the convention)
Convention-goers at the 1956 Republican National Convention holding signs for Richard Nixon.
Vice President Richard Nixon from California (1953-1961)
The 1952 Republican National Convention was held at the International Amphitheatre in Chicago, Illinois from July 7 to 11, 1952, and nominated Dwight D. Eisenhower of New York, nicknamed "Ike", for pr
1956 Republican National Convention
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Dwight and Mamie Eisenhower watching a television during the convention
MacArthur delivering the keynote address
General of the Army Dwight D. Eisenhower of New York
Governor Earl Warren of California