Tag Archives: Harry Truman

Presidential Ad Flashbacks (1956 Adlai-Ike Rematch Edition)

Posted on November 9, 2015 by Campaign Outsider

Among the greatest headscratchers in American history (How did George Custer think he was gonna win the Battle of Little Bighorn? . . . Why did Grady Little leave Pedro Martinez in Game 7 of the 2003 ALCS? . . … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged 1956 presidential ads, 2003 ALCS, Adlai Stevenson, Adlai-Ike Rematch, Chris Matthews, Dustup 2016, Dustup 2016 NostADgia desk, Dwight Eisenhower, Eisenhower Answers America, Estes Kefauver, George Custer, Grady Little, Harry Truman, History Today, hole in his shoe, How's That Again General?, John F. Kennedy, Little Big Horn, Living Room Candidate, Pedro Martinez, The American Presidency Project, The Living Room Candidate, The Man from Abilene, The Man from Libertyville | Leave a comment

White House Historical Association Spanks Hardworking Staff

Posted on February 15, 2015 by Campaign Outsider

As you splendid readers might remember, yesterday the hardworking staff posted the first of what we hope will be an ongoing series: Whiskey Tango Foxtrot Ads in the New York Times. It read, in part: The New York Times is … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged 2015 White House Christmas Ornament, Boston Globe, Calvin Coolidge, Capital, Edward R. Murrow award recipient, Harry Truman, History Channel, Lara M. Kline, National Christmas Tree Lighting, New York Times, Vice President for Marketing and Communications, White House Historical Association | Leave a comment

Whiskey Tango Foxtrot Ads in the New York Times

Posted on February 14, 2015 by Campaign Outsider

First in what we hope will be a long-running series The New York Times is repository for all manner of inexplicable advertising (see our Civilians Who Run Full-Page Ads in the New York Times series for representative samples), so the … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged 2015 White House Christmas Ornament, Boston Globe, Calvin Coolidge, Capital, Harry Truman, History Channel, National Christmas Tree Lighting, New York Times, White House Historical Association | 2 Comments

Howie Carr’s WTKK Drive-By

Posted on December 30, 2012 by Campaign Outsider

Boston Herald columnist/WRKO squawker Howie Carr is experiencing an extreme bout of Howenfreude over the demise of FM talk station WTKK. (Full disclosure: The hardreading staff did a weekly segment on the Jim & Margery show.) Today’s triumphant nyah-nyah from Carr: Talk radio’s not dead, just … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged 96.9, All Things Considered, Boston Globe, Boston Herald, Harry Truman, Howie Carr, It's Good to Live in a Two-Daily Town, Jim & Margery, Jim Braude, Margery Eagan, Namesniks, NPR, WTKK | 2 Comments