Abilene Convention and Visitors Bureau unveils world’s largest ‘I Like Ike’ button
The Abilene Convention and Visitors Bureau unveiled the world’s largest “I Like Ike” button in Abilene, Kan.
Officials unveiled the “I Like Ike” button on Friday, June 21. “I Like Ike” was the campaign slogan for supporters of Dwight D. Eisenhower as the five-star general from Abilene who won the presidency in 1952 and 1956.
“Thank you to everyone who attended today’s unveiling ceremony and those who purchased commemorative ‘I Like Ike’ challenge coins,” said Julie Roller Weeks, Director of the Abilene Convention and Visitors Bureau. “We look forward to welcoming visitors to this big attraction for many years to come.”