"We're Fore Ike" Golf Tees, 1956

Artifact Overview

These golf tees - originally distributed at the 1956 Republican National Convention - belonged to United States Secret Service agent Morgan L. Gies. Gies served from 1941 until 1967. He oversaw the fleet of White House vehicles for five presidents -- Franklin D. Roosevelt, Harry S. Truman, Dwight D. Eisenhower, John F. Kennedy, and Lyndon B. Johnson.

Artifact Details

Artifact

Golf tees

Date Made

1956

Subject Date

August 1956

Creators

Adver Tees

Place of Creation

United States, Vermont, Stowe

Collection Title

Morgan L. Gies Presidential Vehicles Photographs Collection

Location

Not on exhibit to the public.

Object ID

2011.241.11

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Edward L. Gies in Memory of Morgan L. Gies.

Material

Cardboard
Wood (Plant material)

Color

White (Color)
Blue
Red

Dimensions

Height: 2 in (folded)
Width: 1.5625 in (folded)
Length: 0.5 in (folded)

Inscriptions

Obverse: WE'RE / FORE / "IKE" Interior: Tee up / with / "IKE" Verso: SUITS U.S. - / 1956 / G.O.P. NATIONAL / CONVENTION / COW PALACE / SAN FRANCISCO / CALIF. / -TO A "T" Interior flap: copyright 1956 / AdVer / Tees / STOWE, VT.

Keywords	United States, California, San Francisco Golf tees Packaging United States presidents Eisenhower, Dwight D. (Dwight David), 1890-1969 Gies, Morgan L. Republican Party (U.S. : 1854- ) Political campaigns Presidential campaigns Golf