Vintage, ironic, Richard Nixon TV spot from 1952 campaign, in that first year of such advertising on the tube--hitting corruption, of all things...Here's transcript, and vid below:
"Let's take a look at corruption. You know it ranges all the way from
petty political larceny to grand government theft. And as far as
corruption is concerned I want to make this one point very clear. I
worked for the government, for nine months during 1942. Mrs. Nixon
worked for the government in San Francisco while I was in service
overseas. I am proud of the fact that I once worked for the federal
government. I am proud of millions of fine, good, honest, decent, loyal
people that work for the federal government. And I say that the best
thing that can be done for them is to kick out the crooks and the others
that have besmirched their reputations in Washington D.C. and that's
what we're going to do."
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