Carroll-Lindsay, John Vliet-[Democratic], 1972
Scope and Contents
In this 1972 political advertisement for presidential candidate John Lindsay, the focus was on his six years in what was described as the “second toughest job” in America. Lindsay was presented as a principled fighter who prioritized conviction over party affiliation and promised immediate property tax relief. The advertisement concluded with an appeal to voters to switch to Lindsay.
Dates
- Broadcast: 1972
Creator
- Garcia Assoc. (Person)
Full Extent
1 Items
Language of Materials
English
Physical Location
Burtonhall cold storage 1
Analog Format
2" videotape
Transcription
Hello, I'm Carol O'Connor. If you're a young American, listen to an old-fashioned one. For 25 years, young Americans have been fighting undeclared wars. We've lost 100,000 of you kids, and a half million more have been wounded. We didn't vote through Congress to fight these wars, as the Constitution requires. Those lives were lost because some president decided to achieve his foreign policy violently, radically, illegally. And we've seen in the last few weeks how quickly a foreign policy can change. But the lives that are lost, the billions of dollars drained from our neighborhoods, we can never bring back. John Lindsay wants a well-defended, secure America. But he knows these radical foreign policy wars make America insecure. He wants our men and money working. He's looking to build America here. So he's my candidate for president. Switch to John Lindsay. He's proved he's independent. He's proved he's a fighter.
Subject
- Lindsay, John Vliet (Person)
Repository Details
Part of the Carl Albert Center Congressional and Political Collections Repository
