What ONE name comes immediately to mind when you hear "1950's"?

Zeldar · February 8, 2014, 4:36pm

First name that comes to mind, please.

Okay to mention others after that first one, if you like, but make your post start with that first impression.

Motorgirl · February 8, 2014, 4:47pm

Elvis Presley

Zeldar · February 8, 2014, 4:54pm

Good idea with the spoiler. I should have thought of that for the OP.

I’m betting your chosen name will be #1, surely in the Top 5.

Son_of_a_Rich · February 8, 2014, 4:55pm

Eisenhower. Second place is a tie between Howdy Doody and Dave Garroway.

Amateur_Barbarian · February 8, 2014, 4:56pm

Elvis. I’m not even a fan. Followed by Eisenhower.

AncientHumanoid · February 8, 2014, 4:57pm

I simultaneously thought of the two E names already posted.

Jophiel · February 8, 2014, 5:00pm

Eisenhower was my first.

johnpost · February 8, 2014, 5:06pm

Ike

Tim_R.Mortiss · February 8, 2014, 5:07pm

elvis!!!

AuntiePam · February 8, 2014, 5:08pm

Elvis.

If I had to come up with a second, there’d be too many to choose from.

twickster · February 8, 2014, 5:12pm

Elvis.

Then Ike.

Bosda_Di_Chi_of_Tricor · February 8, 2014, 5:16pm

Elvis.

I just bought my old college girlfriend an Elvis Teddy on Amazon for Valentines.

rjk · February 8, 2014, 5:18pm

Johnny B. Goode

What can I say? He’s an old fave, and has been brought to mind recently by a couple of threads here.

Sahirrnee · February 8, 2014, 5:23pm

Elvis

El_Kabong · February 8, 2014, 5:31pm

Eisenhower

(selected before looking at the thread)

Interesting, I Elvis I can see dominating, but I wasn’t quite sure about the other one.

blondebear · February 8, 2014, 5:34pm

Another Elvis

bibliophage · February 8, 2014, 5:36pm

Another vote for Eisenhower.

pravnik · February 8, 2014, 5:36pm

I simultaneously thought of Elvis and Fonzie.

DCnDC · February 8, 2014, 5:36pm

Buddy Holly

cochrane · February 8, 2014, 5:57pm

Oddly enough, I thought of Richard Nixon. Well, maybe not that odd, he was Ike’s Veep. But still, he didn’t do anything noteworthy in the 50s besides his “Checkers” speech.