Smear: The Game of Dirty Politics

Series: Twentieth Century Series

Duration: 0:25:00

Creator: CBS News.

Format: 16mm

Color: B&W

Sound: sound

Description: Presents printed and audio examples of political smear activities used from the time of George Washington to the campaigns of John F. Kennedy and Richard Nixon. Defines a smear as an argument that contains untruths or statements that cannot be substantiated and suggests that health as well as careers are often affected by malicious attacks. Warns the public not to believe all information that is read or heard before comprehensive investigations are made since much information is created by professional propagandists. Narrated by Walter Cronkite.

Complete Record: , Presents printed and audio examples of political smear activities used from the time of George Washington to the campaigns of John F. Kennedy and Richard Nixon. Defines a smear as an argument that contains untruths or statements that cannot be substantiated and suggests that health as well as careers are often affected by malicious attacks. Warns the public not to believe all information that is read or heard before comprehensive investigations are made since much information is created by professional propagandists. Narrated by Walter Cronkite.NOTE: Two (or more) records have been merged together to create this data.