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Fight for the Whitehouse DVD

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Episodes Comprise: Disc 1 - The Early Years: 1950's This collection provides a fascinating retrospective on the early years of televised campaigns and debates. These years saw presidential politics emerge into the living rooms of America for the first time and changed the nature of campaigns forever. 1. Eisenhower vs Stevenson 10 Commercials (1952) 2. A Look At Presidential Nominations (1952) 3. Eisenhower-Nixon Campaign Commercial (1952) 4. Eisenhower-Nixon: Nixon's Checkers Speech (1952) 5. Eisenhower vs Stevenson Campaign Commercials (1956) Bonus Feature: Campaign... Posters Disc 2 - Change Begins: 1960's & 70's As the influence of television grows politicians and their advisors adopt their strategies to capitalize on the new media. This collection of commercials and speeches highlights the evolution of presidential campaigns on TV as they emerged into a new era. 1. Kennedy vs Nixon: 10 Commercials (1960) 2. The Election Of John F. Kennedy (1960) 3. Kennedy - Nixon Debates (1960) 4. Johnson vs Goldwater: 10 Commercials 5. The Daisy Commercial (1964) 6. Nixon vs Humphrey: 10 Commercials (1968) 7. Nixon TV Commercials 8. Nixon's Acceptance Speech 9. Nixon vs McGovern 10 Commercials (1972) 10. Carter vs Ford 10 Commercials (1976) 11. President Gerald Ford Campaign (1976) Bonus Features: Campaign Button Gallery Disc 3 - Refining The Process: 1980's - 2000 Welcome to the new world of presidential campaigns one which examines the role of writers camera men stylists and marketing experts in the selling of the president on TV. This collection of modern day presidential commercials showcases how far Washington has come since the early days of television. 1. Reagan vs Carter 10 Commercials (1980) 2. Carter - Reagan Debate 3. Ronald Reagan - A Vision For America 4. Regan vs Mondale 10 Commercials (1984) 5. Bush vs Dukakis 10 Commercials (1988) 6. Clinton vs Bush 10 Commercials (1992) 7. Clinton vs Dole 10 Commercials (1996) 8. Bush vs Gore 10 Commercials (2000) 9. Bush vs Kerry 10 Commercials (2004) Bonus Feature: Radio Bonus [show more]

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Released
22 September 2008
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Format
DVD 
Publisher
St. Clair Vision 
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Box set, Collector's Edition, Colour, Dolby, DVD-Video, PAL 
Barcode
0777966922690 
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A three-volume collection of speeches and television advertisements from 48 years of US election campaigns. From the Eisenhower v Stevenson battle of 1952 to George W Bush's controversial victory in 2000, the collection shows how much Washington has changed since the early days of television. Volumes comprise: 'The Early Years: 1950s', 'Change Begins: 1960s and 70s' and 'Refining the Process: 1980-2000'.