My favorite ad from this week was from the 1964 election between Lyndon B. Johnson and Barry Goldwater. The commercial that stuck out to me most showed a little girl eating an ice cream cone. While this little girl was eating her ice cream the narrator began talking about the science behind atomic bombs, highlighting Goldwater’s plans to continue research on the topic. I was shocked during my first watch-through that this was an actual commercial for a presidential election. Taking another look at the commercial I was able to see that the commercial appears to several different audiences. The main audience is parents and those with young children. The action of a child eating an ice cream cone is so innocent as their only care in the world is making sure they don’t get their hands sticky. If Goldwater is elected and funds more research into atomic bombs then there is the potential of war which could involve young children as they grow older. In comparison to modern-day campaigns, I am still shocked at this commercial. It really does not have any significance let alone convey a compelling message at first glance.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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