Moving Images Related to Presidential Campaigns in 1960, 1964, and 1968, ca. 1960 - ca. 1968

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Moving Images Related to Presidential Campaigns in 1960, 1964, and 1968, ca. 1960 - ca. 1968

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This series contains moving images related to the Democratic Presidential campaigns of the 1960s, primarily television advertisements and campaign films. The films include campaign materials in support of the John F. Kennedy-Lyndon B. Johnson ticket in 1960; the Lyndon B. Johnson-Hubert H. Humphrey ticket in 1964; and the Hubert H. Humphrey-Edmund S. Muskie campaign in 1968. Most of the materials relate to the 1960 and 1964 campaigns. Republican opponents discussed in the films include Richard M. Nixon and Barry M. Goldwater. Some of the films and advertisements address specific themes, such as poverty, Medicare, education, nuclear weapons, civil rights, and social security. Many of the films contain clips of speeches by the candidates or endorsements from others, including actor Gregory Peck and Mrs. Jacqueline Kennedy. The television advertisements in this series include the famous "Peace, Little Girl," more commonly known as "the Daisy Ad," which shows a child pulling petals from a daisy and a nuclear bomb explosion.

58 linear feet, 12 linear inches

Lyndon Baines Johnson Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 11612770

Lyndon Baines Johnson Library

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Johnson, Lyndon B. (Lyndon Baines), 1908-1973

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Lyndon Baines Johnson, also known as LBJ, was born on August 27, 1908 at Stonewall, Texas. He was the first child of Sam Ealy Johnson, Jr., and Rebekah Baines Johnson, and had three sisters and a brother: Rebekah, Josefa, Sam Houston, and Lucia. In 1913, the Johnson family moved to nearby Johnson City, named for Lyndon''s forebears, and Lyndon entered first grade. On May 24, 1924 he graduated from Johnson City High School. He decided to forego higher education and moved to California with a few ...

Peck, Gregory, 1916-2003

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