John F. Kennedy Campaign Commercial

[Rick Plant]

Television Ad for John F. Kennedy. 1960 Presidential Campaign.

An amazing ad for 1960 which was able to excite voters.

Watch:

[Rick Plant]

Kennedy 1960

[David Von Pein]

Here's the longer, 2-minute version:

http://dvp-potpourri.blogspot.com/2010/03/election-1960.html

[John Mytton]

Thanks Rick and David, keep 'em coming.

I like the catchy tune and the stay in your head lyric.

Kennedy Kennedy Kennedy Kennedy Kennedy Kennedy Kenn-e-dy Kennedy Kennedy Kennedy..............

Also the description at the start, of Kennedy "the man is old enough to know and young enough to do" as compared to what's happening now is quite the juxtaposition.



JohnM

[Joe Elliott]

Thanks Rick and David, keep 'em coming.

I like the catchy tune and the stay in your head lyric.

Kennedy Kennedy Kennedy Kennedy Kennedy Kennedy Kenn-e-dy Kennedy Kennedy Kennedy..............

Also the description at the start, of Kennedy "the man is old enough to know and young enough to do" as compared to what's happening now is quite the juxtaposition.



JohnM

I'll go with the old man who, while chronologically older, seems to me, using the eye test, biologically younger. Bad diet, bad exercise, bad habits, maybe bad karma, will age a person beyond their years. Donald Trump has that look. He doesn't smoke or drink. But beyond that, he is not good to his body.

And in any case, the older man is not a threat to establishing authoritarianism and ending democracy in America. But I would like a younger man. Not to be a better President. Biden is doing fine and with his advisors will continue to do fine. But to maximize the odds of Trump losing in November 2024. Because Trump will be the Republican nominee. And any sudden downturn in Biden's health, at the wrong moment, could be disastrous for America.

[John Mytton]

Here's a Republican reply from a 1960 Nixon commercial. This time in history and their(Republican vs Democrat) differing priorities is very interesting.

JohnM