Skip to main content

I Love the Gov - Adlai Ewing Stevenson II [D-IL] 1952, 1952

 Item — BurtonHall Cold Storage: 1
Identifier: P-2-32

Scope and Contents

Political advertisement for Adlai Ewing Stevenson II [D-IL], Democratic candidate for United States President. The video was created in 1952 and entitled, “I Love the Gov". Female entertainer (Jeanne Bach) sings about Stevenson's accomplishments as governor of Illinois. Discusses: peace and corruption. Song: I Love the Gov. I'd rather have a man with a hold in his shoe than a whole in everything he says, I'd rather have a man who knows what to do and he gets to be the president, I love the Gov, the governor of Illinois, He is the gov that brings the dove of peace and joy, In Illinois the GOP double crossed, He is the one who told all the crooks get loss, And we love you madly, And what you did for your own great state, You're going to do for the rest of the forty eight. Didn't know much about him before we came, But now my hearts a ballot that bears his name, “Cause listened to what he had to say, I know that on election day, Where gonna choose the gov that we love, He is the gov nobody can shove, We'll make the gov the president of the the U.S.A, the me and the U.S.A." Creator: Hollywood Committee for Stevenson. There is no evidence any of these were ever aired. They may have been done for submission to the national campaign Location: Illinois, United States Format: ¾” film; video/mp4 Length: 1 minutes 0 seconds

Dates

  • Broadcast: 1952

Full Extent

1 Items

Language of Materials

English

Preservica Internal URL

Preservica Public URL

Transcription - Full

I'd rather have a man with a hole in his shoe than a hole in everything he says. I'd rather have a man who knows what to do when he gets to be the president. I love the gov, the governor of Illinois. He is the gov that brings the dove of peace and joy. In Illinois, the GOP double-crossed. He is the one who told all the crooks, get lost. Adlai, love you madly. And what you did for your own great state, you're gonna do for the rest of the 48. Didn't know much about him before he came. But now my heart's a ballot that bears his name. Cause I listened to what he had to say. I know that on election day, we're gonna choose the gov that we love. He is the gov nobody can shove. We'll make the gov the president of the U, the me and the USA.

Repository Details

Part of the Carl Albert Center Congressional and Political Collections Repository

Contact:
630 Parrington Oval
Room 202B
Norman Oklahoma 73109 United States