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In Folder: Julian P. Kanter Political Commercial Collection
Political advertisement for Adlai Ewing Stevenson II [D-IL], Democratic candidate for United States President. The video was created in 1952 and entitled, “I Love the Gov". Female entertainer (Jeanne Bach) sings about Stevenson's accomplishments as governor of Illinois. Discusses: peace and corruption. Song: I Love the Gov. I'd rather have a man with a hold in his shoe than a whole in everything he says, I'd rather have a man who knows what to do and he gets to be the president, I love the Gov, the governor of Illinois, He is the gov that brings the dove of peace and joy, In Illinois the GOP double crossed, He is the one who told all the crooks get loss, And we love you madly, And what you did for your own great state, You're going to do for the rest of the forty eight. Didn't know much about him before we came, But now my hearts a ballot that bears his name, “Cause listened to what he had to say, I know that on election day, Where gonna choose the gov that we love, He is the gov nobody can shove, We'll make the gov the president of the the U.S.A, the me and the U.S.A." Creator: Hollywood Committee for Stevenson. There is no evidence any of these were ever aired. They may have been done for submission to the national campaign Location: Illinois, United States Format: ¾” film; video/mp4 Length: 1 minutes 0 seconds
