Burden on the Backs-Muskie, Ed (Edmund Sixtus)-[Democratic], 1972

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Identifier: P-146-10558

Scope and Contents

In this 1972 political advertisement, Democratic candidate Hubert Humphrey criticizes opponent George McGovern’s $72 billion welfare program, emphasizing that welfare should be provided only to those in need. Humphrey underscores his focus on job creation, specifically aiming to provide employment for more than six million unemployed citizens and 500,000 people in California. Agent: Muskie, Edmund Sixtus (Ed).

Dates

Broadcast: 1972

Full Extent

1 Items

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Physical Location

Burtonhall cold storage 1

Transcription

Anybody who is working in this country wants to keep working. Ed Muskie knows how much work it takes to make the country go. And that the people who work are themselves a great national asset. One of the greatest services of this administration has been its use of unemployment as a way of dealing with the inflation problem. Because the effect of that has been to put the burden upon the backs of those least able to bear it. Muskie, for the country.