Description: Two advertising consultants to Dukakis presidential campaign lament the decisions about which political ads were used and not used. Examples of unaired ads.
Collection: Ten O'Clock News
Date Created: 12/15/1988
Description: Barry Kaplovitz suggests script for a Dukakis presidential campaign ad, which is simulated with file footage, voice-over and rolling font. Also, actual Dukakis ad on the political packaging of Bush.
Collection: Ten O'Clock News
Date Created: 10/04/1988
Description: Dukakis campaign manager John Sasso resigns after admission of exposing tape which damaged Joe Biden's campaign. Michael Dukakis accepts responsibility. Shady actions jeopardize his candidacy.
Collection: Ten O'Clock News
Date Created: 09/30/1987
Description: Four colleagues of Michael Dukakis from his early political career discuss his hometown roots. Brookline environs. Young Dukakis visuals from early campaigns. '65 legislature photos Dukakis and Bulger.
Collection: Ten O'Clock News
Date Created: 02/08/1988
Description: Frank Bellotti convenes attorneys general and law enforcement officials to defend his record against misleading ad of Silber campaign, which tries to associate Bellotti with "corruption."
Collection: Ten O'Clock News
Date Created: 08/21/1990
Description: Joe Malone, challenging Edward Kennedy for Senate seat, is little known and at fundraising disadvantage. He charges incumbent with taking Mass. for granted. WALE talk radio, Fall River. Campaign ad.
Collection: Ten O'Clock News
Date Created: 09/29/1988
Description: Steve Stark analyzes likability, or lack thereof, of Dukakis as presidential candidate. People like his ideas but find him without charisma. Examples of positive campaign ads f/Kennedy,Eisenhower,Reagan.
Collection: Ten O'Clock News
Date Created: 10/25/1988
Description: Dorchester candidate for State Senate, Stephen Holt, opposes incumbent William Bulger, whom he accuses of abuse of power and misuse of stationery for re-election campaign. B-roll of Holt.
Collection: Ten O'Clock News
Date Created: 09/06/1988
Description: Gov. Michael Dukakis disavows involvement of his campaign in revealing videotape juxtaposing Kinnock speech with Biden's appropriation of unattributed quote. Political analysts comment.
Collection: Ten O'Clock News
Date Created: 09/28/1987
Description: Elizabeth Dole speaks in Boston on behalf of Robert Dole's presidential campaign. Regarding opponent George Bush, she takes softer approach than husband's sharp attacks. Political ads.
Collection: Ten O'Clock News
Date Created: 03/02/1988