America's Back/U :60-Reagan, Ronald Wilson-[Republican], 1984

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Identifier: P-291-14328

Scope and Contents

In this 1984 political advertisement, Reagan, Ronald Wilson, uses positive imagery of thriving suburbs, happy families, a restored factory, and patriotic symbols to portray progress and renewed national pride during Reagan’s presidential term. The advertisement culminates by questioning why anyone would want to reverse these improvements, implicitly endorsing Reagan’s reelection.

Dates

Broadcast: 1984

Creator

Reagan, Ronald Wilson, 1911-2004 (Person)

Full Extent

1 Items

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Physical Location

Burtonhall cold storage 1

Transcription

In a town not too far from where you live, a young family has just moved into a new home. Three years ago, even the smallest house seemed completely out of reach. Right down the street, one of the neighbors just bought himself a new truck with all the options. The factory down by the river is working again. Not long ago, people were saying it would probably be closed forever. However, just about every place you look, things are looking up. Life is better. America's back. And people have a sense of pride they never thought they'd feel again. And so it's not surprising that just about everyone in town is thinking the same thing. Now that our country is turning around, why would we ever turn back? The End