unhistorical:This notorious presidential campaign ad (entitled “Daisy”) appeared in 1964, designed t
unhistorical:This notorious presidential campaign ad (entitled “Daisy”) appeared in 1964, designed to attack incumbent Lyndon B. Johnson’s opponent Barry Goldwater for his comments that appeared to support the use of nuclear weapons in Vietnam. It aired only once, and it was attacked for, one, showing the disturbing image of a girl being blown up by a nuclear weapon, and two, for quite blatantly accusing Goldwater of trying to start nuclear war. Despite criticism, the scare tactic apparently proved effective, and Johnson won the presidency by a landslide. -- source link
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