Monday, August 12, 2013 THE STATE JOURNAL-REGISTER PXX

FLASHBACK SPRINGFIELD — Oct. 8, 1964 New Deal, opposed labor unions and crusaded On this day against the welfare state. Johnson, by contrast, 1913 — Henry Ford Despite the World tried to sell his dream of instituted the moving the Great Society, which assembly line. included federal aid to 1935 — The Detroit education, a wide-scale Tigers beat the Chica- Series, a crowd fight against poverty and go Cubs in six games introduction of Medicare to win the 32nd World and Medicaid. Series. turns out for LBJ Just four weeks be- 1957 — “American fore his appearance in Bandstand” premiered For the Democrats who ed in Dallas. Springfield, the Johnson on television with Dick Clark as host. also happened to be St. Johnson was enor- campaign used a televi- President Johnson’s motorcade stopped briefly at 1960 — The second Louis Cardinals fans, it mously popular at that sion ad that portrayed Fifth Street and North Grand Avenue on its way to a televised debate was must have been a case of moment, possibly in a little girl in a field of rally on the courthouse square. Johnson talked with held between John F. divided loyalties the day part due to the wave of flowers picking petals the crowd for about two minutes. FILE/THE STATE Kennedy and Richard President Lyndon John- grief that still gripped from a daisy, counting JOURNAL-REGISTER son came to town. That’s the nation after Ken- up to 10. Then a male Nixon. because on the same day, nedy’s death. With the voiceover counted down increased American the greatest military 1984 — Walter Payton the Cardinals opened exception of Southern from 10 to zero followed involvement in Vietnam. power on earth. So passed Jim Brown as the 1964 Democrats, a faction of by a visual of a nuclear When Kennedy died, long as I am president, the NFL’s career rush- against the the party that consisted bomb explosion. Known 16,000 military advisers we shall never use this ing leader. Yankees in a day game at of conservative white as the “Daisy Ad,” it was were in Vietnam. By the awesome strength to . voters, he especially had broadcast only one time time Johnson visited start a war.” He promised lost support of his own Or maybe they weren’t support in his effort to but effectively associated Springfield, the number to uphold the policies party and the American baseball fans at all. carry on the fight for a Goldwater administra- had increased to more of past administrations people. On March 31, he Either way, thousands national civil rights legis- tion with the likelihood than 22,000. In March that had used (military) announced to the nation of people chose to line lation that Kennedy had of nuclear war, and it 1965, he committed strength with resolution that he was ordering up early to see Johnson begun. became a deciding factor ground troops to the war but never recklessness, most of the bombing in make a campaign ap- Johnson’s opponent in in the race. and by 1968, 550,000 with courage but never North Vietnam to stop, pearance in Springfield the race was Sen. Barry Johnson won by one American soldiers were carelessness. that he would enter when he sought election Goldwater, an Arizona of the largest landslides in Vietnam. The administration’s peace negotiations and to his first full term as Republican. Known in election history, and The day he was in handling of the war led that he would not seek president. Just 11 months as “Mr. Conservative,” that day might have been Springfield, Johnson told to a backlash and outrage election to another term. earlier, Vice President Goldwater couldn’t have the peak of his approval the crowd, “Our policy against the once popular Johnson had become been more different among voters. for peace rests on two president. By 1968, when — Rich Saal president after John F. from Johnson. He fought During his presi- foundations–strength he could have for a Download this page at Kennedy was assassinat- against the legacy of the dency, Johnson greatly and reason. We are today second full term, he had www.sj-r.com/flashback.