What is amazing about the 1964 “Daisy” ad — created by Tony Schwartz, who died on Sunday at 84, is that it is so etched in people’s memory, even those who weren’t even born yet. I saw it in a high ...
As the final weeks of the presidential campaign draw to a close and we are being inundated with political ads, International City Theatre is streaming a virtual presentation of DAISY, Sean Devine's ...
The Clinton campaign's "Daisy" ad is playing in a very different political environment than the original, writes Zelizer As part of her closing argument, Hillary Clinton has released an ad that will ...
It’s known as the Daisy Ad. In 1964 as President Lyndon Johnson was facing off against Republican Barry Goldwater, he wanted to send out a message that would activate more people to vote for him. In ...
Revisiting a jarring television commercial from the Cold War era, a grass-roots anti-war group has remade the 1964 "Daisy" ad, warning that a war against Iraq could spark nuclear Armageddon. Like the ...
In 1964, Lyndon Johnson’s presidential campaign against Republican Sen. Barry Goldwater changed the future of U.S. politics by teaming up with a bunch of “Mad Men”-style advertising executives and ...
Hillary Clinton’s campaign has turned to the young girl featured in the iconic 1964 “Daisy” ad in order to question Donald Trump’s ability to handle nuclear weapons. A new ad out Monday – which ...
Barry Goldwater’s famous 1964 remark about using “small, clean nuclear weapons” in “limited wars” was a bombshell. His race for the presidency against Lyndon Johnson was no longer just about ...
WASHINGTON (CNN) -- The screen is black and white. A little girl, no taller than the weeds that surround her, stands in a field and picks petals from a delicate daisy. She quietly counts each one.
NEW YORK — Tony Schwartz, a self-taught, sought-after and highly reclusive media consultant who helped create what is generally considered to be the most famous political ad to appear on television, ...
Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The First Church of Christ, Scientist, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The church publishes the ...
The Republican National Committee is up with a web ad Friday morning that ties President Obama’s position on closing Guantanamo Bay to nuclear warfare. The ad, titled “To Close it? To Close it Not?” ...