Abilene, Kansas: World's Largest I Like Ike Button
Six feet across, displayed on a downtown street corner, it's an exact replica of the button with the catchy campaign slogan help propel Abilene native Dwight "Ike" Eisenhower to the presidency in 1952 and again in 1956.
- Address:
- 324 N. Spruce St., Abilene, KS
- Directions:
- Downtown, one block west of KS-15. On the west side of N. Spruce St., just south of its intersection with NW 4th St.
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Abilene is now home to the world's largest "I Like Ike" button. Created by local artist Jason Lahr of Fluters Creek Metalworks, the button measures six feet across and features the pin-back clasp and convex curve of the original 1952 campaign button for Dwight "Ike" Eisenhower. The catchy campaign slogan help propel Abilene native Ike to the presidency in 1952 and again in 1956.
[Julie Roller Weeks, 06/29/2024]
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