Fanny Mlawer
My goal with the video was to portray Monroe as a man who had followed in the footsteps of leaders before him, who was non-partisan and who had followed through on the promises he made to the American people. Continue reading
Author Archives: Adam Marske
John Quincy Adams: Elegance in Action
Taylor Halperin
Madison: Unfit for Command
DJ Taylor
My goal for this video assignment was to effectively convey many of the most damning anti-Madison sentiments of the 1812 election. In order to do just that, I scoured Gordon Wood’s Empire of Liberty for some background on the ‘spirit of the age’ and on the propaganda and political gamesmanship that was used prior to the election. Continue reading
Clinton, Consistency
Andrea Dunchus
Clinton the Flip-Flopper
Tommy Wohlwender
Clinton the Flip-Flopper
The election of 1812 was special in that it challenged a war time President for the first time. The United States’ perceived slow start in the war made this election relatively close. Continue reading
Madison and Union
Rosalia Pembroke
Madison’s main campaign goals for the 1812 election focused on discrediting DeWitt Clinton as a divisive force within the party (and the nation at large) minimizing the damage of the freshly declared War of 1812 and consolidating support within the remainder of his party. Continue reading
Jefferson – Arch Priest of Atheism
Chris Riegg
Video 1: Jefferson – Arch Priest of Atheism
The United States presidential election of 1800 was remarkable in its astonishing viciousness. While President John Adams and his challenger Thomas Jefferson both refrained from public demagoguery to preserve the semblance of an honorable campaign, their supporters decried the opposition as illegitimate. Continue reading
For Jefferson and Liberty
Adrian Castro
For Jefferson and Liberty
In this video, I began with a quote from Jefferson (“The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants.”) to symbolize the message of this platform: the People should be in control, not the government. Continue reading
Continue America’s Allegiance With God
Dylan Dethier
Vote for Adams; Continue America’s Allegiance with God
I had three main goals in producing this Pro-Adams video: to provide a clear message, to leave the viewer with a warm feeling about Adams, and to do so while maintaining the spirit of the election of 1800. Continue reading
Blind, Bald, Crippled, Toothless Man
Robyn Shapiro
Election of 1800 Adams Attack Ad
While certainly a qualified and formative figure of the Revolution, President Adams was unable to hold together burgeoning parties that were increasingly fueled by self-interest and personal vendettas. His first term consisted of a number of mistakes that today would be seen as disastrous public relations failures. Continue reading