sh irt ▁is ▁a ▁T - sh irt ▁that ▁has ▁a ▁political ▁s log an ▁or ▁image ▁printed ▁on ▁it ▁and ▁which ▁is ▁intended ▁to ▁convey ▁a ▁political ▁message . ▁▁▁ ▁The ▁earliest ▁recorded ▁political ▁t - sh irt ▁was ▁created ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 8 ▁by ▁the ▁Governor ▁of ▁New ▁York , ▁Thomas ▁E ▁De we y . ▁He ▁put ▁" D ew - it - with - D ew y " ▁on ▁a ▁t - sh irt ▁to ▁support ▁his ▁political ▁campaign . ▁Although ▁i ▁didn ' t ▁land ▁him ▁he ▁job , ▁the ▁sh irt ▁did ▁have ▁enough ▁of ▁an ▁impact ▁for ▁D w ight ▁D . ▁Eisen h ower ' s ▁supp or ters ▁to ▁adopt ▁similar ▁tact ics ▁four ▁years ▁later . ▁ ▁Kath ar ine ▁Ham nett ▁rev ived ▁the ▁use ▁of ▁such ▁sh ir ts ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 4 . ▁D ress ed ▁in ▁a ▁" 5 8 % ▁Don ' t ▁W ant ▁Pers hing " ▁T - sh irt , ▁she ▁was ▁photograph ed ▁sh aking ▁hands ▁with ▁the ▁then ▁prime ▁minister ▁Margaret ▁Th atch er ▁at ▁a ▁Down ing ▁Street ▁reception ▁for ▁London ▁fashion ▁week ▁design ers ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 4 . ▁( The ▁s log an ▁referred ▁to ▁public ▁opposition ▁to ▁the ▁bas ing ▁of ▁US ▁Pers hing ▁miss iles ▁in ▁the ▁UK ▁at ▁the ▁tail ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁cold ▁war .) ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Category : Pol it ical ▁communication ▁Category : T - sh ir