Historical Presidential Campaign Moments (15 items)
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November 18, 2008
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Some highlights of the last Nixon Kennedy debate -- the moment that is widely credited with changing political campaigns forever through the power of TV images.
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Perhaps the most infamous Presidential campaign ad ever made -- aired only once, it created a great deal of controversy and was, arguably, an influential part of LBJ's landslide victory in 1964.
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The '68 Democratic Convention in Chicago became a week of violence when protesters and police clashed.
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From 1980, one of the most famous lines in a Presidential Debate -- it illustrates how Reagan presented himself as a calm, collected candidate rather than the bumbler the Carter campaign hoped to expose him as.
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Walter Mondale quotes a popular Wendy's slogan to rebut Gary Hart in the March 11, 1984 Democratic debate. The original commercial can be seen here: http://www.redux.com/shmeso/y1moiUwUnB
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This ad set the tone for the 1984 Reagan/Mondale election, making the phrase "Morning in America" part of the political lexicon.
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In the 1988 election Michael Dukakis famously appeared in a photo-opp riding a tank. The image ended up hurting him more than helping him, as this ad illustrates.
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In 1988 the Willie Horton meme shaped much of the narrative against Michael Dukakis -- an association he never shook.
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Ross Perot tries the "board room meeting" approach to convincing America to make him the President.
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Bill Clinton, trailing in the polls, went on Arsenio Hall and played Saxaphone on national TV -- some say it was the turning point in his election.
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The "Swift Boat Veterans for Truth" put out a series of ads attacking John Kerry's patriotism in 2004 -- the term "Swift Boat" has now become synonymous with undermining a candidates strength through deceptive means.
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Howard Dean's campaign is undone by 2-second audio clip that was played ad nauseum in the media.
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