Rosser Reeves was an American advertising executive and pioneer of television advertising; Reeves generated millions for his clients. The Ted Bates agency, where he rose to chairman, exists today as Bates CHI & Partners.
Rosser Reeves
1952 United States presidential election
The 1952 United States presidential election was the 42nd quadrennial presidential election. It was held on Tuesday, November 4, 1952. Republican Dwight D. Eisenhower defeated Democratic Illinois Governor Adlai Stevenson II in a landslide victory, becoming the first Republican president in 20 years. This was the first election since 1928 without an incumbent president on the ballot.
Image: Dwight David Eisenhower 1952 crop
Image: Adlai Stevenson close up
The incumbent in 1952, Harry Truman. His second term expired at noon on January 20, 1953.
Eisenhower/Nixon poster