Acapulco 1959 portrait poster: Lopez Mateos and Eisenhower (Spanish poster distributed in Mexico)
A Mexican-distributed poster headed ACAPULCO 1959 that sets two matching crayon-style portraits side by side on an orange ground, Adolfo Lopez Mateos, President of Mexico, and Dwight D. Eisenhower, President of the United States. No other text explains the occasion. The tell is transfer: the equal framing of the two leaders attaches the standing of one to the other.
Propaganda techniques used in this poster
- Date
- January 1, 1959
- Period
- Cold War
- Made by
- U.S. Information Agency (predecessor: State Department International Information and Educational Exchange Program), Propaganda Posters Distributed in Asia, Latin America and the Middle East series
- Region
- North America
- Country
- United States
- Medium
- Poster
- Issuer type
- State
- Regime
- Eisenhower Administration
- Leader
- Dwight D. Eisenhower
- Audience
- Foreign public
- Purpose
- Commemorate
- Theme
- Elections and party politics
- Event
- Cold War
- Source
- Identified Openly sourced: the speaker is who they say they are
- Source
- U.S. National Archives (NARA), RG 306, Posters Distributed in Asia, Latin America, Middle East, retrieved October 4, 2026
- Rights
- Public domain (U.S. government work; NARA RG 306)
U.S. Information Agency / Department of State, January 1, 1959. National Archives, Record Group 306 (NAID 6948892, 306-PPB-69).
Text on the object
ACAPULCO 1959 ADOLFO LOPEZ MATEOS Presidente de México DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER Presidente de los EE. UU. DANIEL NUÑEZ '59 (signature, both portraits) SERVICIO DE INFORMACION DE LOS ESTADOS UNIDOS - MEXICO
ACAPULCO 1959 ADOLFO LOPEZ MATEOS President of Mexico DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER President of the U.S. United States Information Service - Mexico
