Presentation from Steve Mihaly, recently retired Vice President of the HJ Heinz Co., Pittsburgh.

Presidential candidates, from George Washington to today, have been marketing themselves, their ideas, or marketing against their opponent, from the beginning. The presentation focuses on the array of “odd” artifacts that candidates have produced to get the candidate’s name and ideas in front of the electorate. Some of the items include a James Monroe snuff box promoting the Monroe Doctrine, a Teddy Roosevelt cast iron door stop, and an Eisenhower bar of soap with Ike’s image on it and the words “Clean Up With Ike”

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