There was the “Clinton thumb”–which most likely originated with John F. Kennedy.<\/p>\n

Nixon’s “V for victory” at the helicopter door. Although he used it a few times before 1974.<\/p>\n

And the “Dole pen”–a prop he carried in his right hand. His arm sustained an injury in WWII.<\/p>\n

Now, there’s a new political gesture du jour. Learn more about the Hillary Clinton “Hand over the heart.”<\/a><\/p>\n

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There was the “Clinton thumb”–which most likely originated with John F. Kennedy. Nixon’s “V for victory” at the helicopter door. Although he used it a few times before 1974. And the “Dole pen”–a prop he carried in his right hand. His arm sustained an injury in WWII. Now, there’s a new political gesture du jour.… Read More »Political Gesture du Jour<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"neve_meta_sidebar":"","neve_meta_container":"","neve_meta_enable_content_width":"","neve_meta_content_width":0,"neve_meta_title_alignment":"","neve_meta_author_avatar":"","neve_post_elements_order":"","neve_meta_disable_header":"","neve_meta_disable_footer":"","neve_meta_disable_title":"","_ti_tpc_template_sync":false,"_ti_tpc_template_id":""},"categories":[144],"tags":[301,145,146],"yoast_head":"\n