The screen is black and white. A little girl, no taller than the weeds that surround her, stands in a field and picks petals from a delicate daisy. She quietly counts each one. Suddenly an ominous ...

It was a one-minute spot that aired just one time, but with an ominous countdown and a mushroom cloud, Lyndon B. Johnson’s “Daisy” ad marked a new era in American politics. Considered the first attack ...

"Daisy Girl" changed the advertising tactics of American presidential candidates. via YouTube On September 7, 1964, a 60-second TV ad changed American politics forever. A 3-year-old girl in a simple ...

PHOENIX — Fifty years on, the most famous, or notorious, political attack ad in U.S. history hasn't lost its explosive punch. For nearly 30 seconds, a freckled, brown-eyed girl — unmistakably a ...

As a youngster, Frederic J. Gaynor was the rosy-cheeked boy in rolled-up jeans cradling the popular Daisy air rifle. His all-American image in advertisements on the back covers of Boys' Life magazine, ...

The television commercial that changed American politics ran just once — but once was enough. It was 1964 and Lyndon B. Johnson, who had become president only because John F. Kennedy was assassinated, ...

The CBS News Political Unit is tracking the latest campaign commercials. Francesca Gessner analyzes Daisy Girl II, a controversial new ad that, in effect, accuses President Clinton and Al Gore of ...

One evening in early September 1964, a frightening commercial jolted 50 million Americans who were partway through watching “Monday Night at the Movies” on NBC. The ad began with an adorable ...

Jelly Roll is proving that weight loss isn't just about health — it's about style, too. The Grammy-nominated artist has partnered with Zevia for a new commercial which dropped on Monday, March 20, and ...

Monique Luiz, the Phoenix resident who 52 years ago starred in the most famous, or infamous, political TV commercial of all time, is back in a new ad for Democratic presidential nominee Hillary ...