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ike -- ♪ joint production of american history tv on c-span3 and c-span's washington journal. author of "daisyroom clouds." take a look at the history of tv political ads. professor mann, thinks are joining us. guest: roe good to be with you. 1952, thetart with first year television was used as a medium for political ads. been usedevision had a little bit in 1948 to broadcast the democratic convention. harry truman made a speech from new jersey at the latter part of the race. it was aired on regional television along the east coast. timey, 1952 was the first you saw candidates advertising in a way that was not just a speech. even though we are going to see a lot of spots, these 30-60 second spots. 1952, 1956, 1960, the candidates saw television as a way to give speeches. and dwight stevenson eisenhower were airing some spot advertising. the vast majority of people who were seeing them, at least stevenson, overseeing the give 30 minutes beaches. minuteon gave 18 30 speeches on 10:30 at night on tuesdays and thursdays. candidates were very reluctant to do this kind of advertising. they saw polit

washington journal." we are pleased to be joined by robert mann, author of "daisy petals and mushroom clouds."ok at the history of tv political ads. professor mann: thank you. good to be here. host: we start with 1952, the first year television was used as a medium for political ads. guest: television had been used a little bit in 1948 to broadcast the democratic convention. harry truman made a speech from new jersey at the latter part of the race in 1948. it was aired on regional television linkup along the east coast. but, really, 1952 was the first time you saw candidates advertising in a way that was not just a speech. even though we are going to see a lot of spots this morning, 60-second spots, 1952, 1956, 1960, the candidates saw television as a way to give speeches. 1952, adlai stevenson and dwight eisenhower were airing some spot advertising. the vast majority of people who were seeing them, at least certainly with stevenson, were seeing them give 30-minute speeches. stevenson gave 18-, 30-minute speeches on 10:30 at night on tuesdays and thursdays. both candidates were very reluctant

washington political advertising and madison avenue. and on the mondale spot, obviously some echoes of the daisy at of 1964, but the use of that sum, it wastimes that a music group gave permission for a campaign to use what was a hit song of theirs. music was clearly from the beginning -- i'm not aware of any other spot. i am not aware of any other spot . -- nixon's campaign used a lot -- to doubt in pennsylvania. caller: wasn't bill moyers strongly associated with ad?loping the daisy right now it's pretty obvious that they are strongly associated with helping the democratic party. bill moyers was one of the most trusted aides that lyndon johnson. he was tangentially involved in the daisy girl add. it was produced by the madison -- still a prominent advertising term -- firm. they produced that ad and brought it to lyndon johnson to to show tought it lyndon johnson and his people. johnson started to get some phone calls from friends who are reacting to the spot, some of them reacting negatively and moyers is called to the second floor of the white house and johnson makes quite a production moyers downing about the spot and telling him to l

washington journal." we are pleased to be joined by professor robert mann, professor of mass communications at louisiana state university and author of "daisymushroom clouds." take a look, these 90 minutes, here at the history of tv political ad -- advertising. professor mann, thanks for joining us here. guest: thank you. good to be with you this morning. host: we start with 1952, so that was the first year television was used as a medium for political ads? yeah, television had been used a little bit in 1948 to broadcast the democratic convention. harry truman made a speech from new jersey at the latter part of the race in 1948. it was aired on a regional television linkup along the east coast. but, really, 1952 was the first time that you saw candidates advertising in a way that was not just a speech. so even though we are going to see a lot of spots this morning, these 30-, 60-second spots, it's important to remember from the beginning, i think, that 1952, 1956, 1960, the candidates still saw television as a way to give speeches. so, in 1952, for example, even though adlai stevenson, the democratic nominee, and dwight eisenhower, the repu

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daisy petals and mushroom cloud." a look into arlington national cemetery's memorabilia bonds placed there by president wilson 1950 a look into arlington national cemetery's memorabilia bonds placed there by president wilson in. 1950 . washingtonournal continues. host: we are back with david shimer, a global fellow at the wilson center and the author of america, russia, and 100 years of covert electoral interference. he is here to discuss his book on the history of russia's electoral interference. good morning. guest: thank you for having me. i'm excited to be here. host: what prompted you to write this book? after i was alarmed when 2016 so many commentators and analysts treated russian interference in the 2016 election as somehow unprecedented. treateden something is as unprecedented, that suggests there is no history behind it, create is easy to myths or lies. i restore history to the subject of covert electoral interference and debunk the myth that this is confined to just the 2016 election. i show how the soviet union interfered in elections, how the cia and kgb went totally tow during the cold war, how is interfering in elections all over the world today, and only then do i examine 2016 and its aftermath. at the present