Daily 70s Spot (Bicentennial Week): ABC Political Conventions Promo With Harry Reasoner (1976)

“Get to the heart of the convention.” Daily 70s Spot incoming. Here we have newscaster Harry Reasoner in an ABC promo for the 1976 summer political conventions. Spot aired in early July, 1976. The Democratic National Convention ran July 12 … Continue reading

America’s Bicentennial: July 4th, 1976

Happy 4th of July, folks! From 1974 throughout 1976 America was gripped with a “Bicentennial fever” of sorts. It started with the government unveiling the official Bicentennial logo (above) and went on to encompass TV commercials featuring Ben Franklin and … Continue reading