Campaign Pledge-McGovern, George Stanley-[Democratic], 1972

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Identifier: P-28-427

Scope and Contents

In this 1972 political advertisement, Democratic candidate George Stanley McGovern criticizes the incumbent president for maintaining a secretive $10 million election fund. McGovern pledges transparency in his own campaign and questions what his opponent is concealing, suggesting that such secrecy undermines the nation’s moral climate. The advertisement features McGovern speaking to audiences in various public settings.

Dates

Broadcast: 1972

Full Extent

1 Items

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Physical Location

Burtonhall cold storage 1

Transcription

They're paying people on welfare today for doing nothing. Why not have them go to work and clean up the dirty streets in our town? Well, I agree. Where's that money? Richard Nixon goes around talking as though I'm some kind of a radical because I believe in guaranteed jobs for people that he's throwing out of work. He said he was going to cut the welfare rolls. He put four million people on welfare. That's not my idea delivering on a campaign pledge. McGovern, Democrat for the people.