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A history of presidential campaign commercials, 1952-2000

tcp — Tue, 15 Jun 2004 04:37:09 -0800

A history of presidential campaign commercials, 1952-2000
In 1968, presidential candidate Richard Nixon was sitting in the office of Roger Ailes, a producer on The Mike Douglas Show, before a taping of the program. Nixon remarked, "It's too bad a guy has to rely on a gimmick like television to get elected." Ailes responded, "Television is no gimmick, and nobody will ever be elected to major office again without presenting themselves well on it." This is an exhibition from the American Museum of the Moving Image which provides the advertising spots of the candidates for US president.
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By: tcp

tcp — Tue, 15 Jun 2004 04:40:37 -0800

I had a packet loss of 50% until a few minutes ago, now the connection seems stable.

By: NekulturnY

NekulturnY — Tue, 15 Jun 2004 06:07:17 -0800

Brilliant site, and great post, tcp. I always wanted to see that 'Daisy Girl' from the Johnson campaign. And if you see the Democratic campaign from '68 and compare that to Nixon's spots, it's no wonder they received a beating. To go with this: 'The Selling of the President (1968)' by Joe McGinnis. A true classic.

By: turaho

turaho — Tue, 15 Jun 2004 11:27:56 -0800

[this is good]

By: tcp

tcp — Tue, 06 Jul 2004 00:29:02 -0800

By: tcp

tcp — Tue, 06 Jul 2004 02:48:24 -0800

doh! I wasn't drunk. It was early in the morning.

By: amberglow

amberglow — Tue, 06 Jul 2004 07:59:30 -0800

i think i doubled yours, no? sorry.