President Johnson’s ‘Daisy’ commercial airs once on NBC 50 years ago tonight (Sep 7 1964)


Video: '(High Quality) Famous "Daisy" Attack Ad from 1964 Presidential Election'

(Monday, September 7, 1964, 7:30 p.m.-10:00 EDT) — The controversial “Daisy” commercial for President Lyndon Johnson’s election campaign aired once (by the campaign) tonight during David and Bathsheba on The NBC Monday Movie (click here for a clip from American Experience: LBJ at 1:45:23).

The ad, featuring a little girl plucking flower petals followed by footage of a nuclear explosion, was perceived as an attack on Republican nominee Barry Goldwater, who is never shown or mentioned.


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