Reddy for the Political Conventions

Seventy-two years ago this month, both the Republican and Democratic political parties held their nominating conventions at the International Ampitheatre in Chicago, Illinois – just a few weeks apart.

And our old pal Reddy Kilowatt was there, circling high above the convention center on his patented flying carpet equipped with a TV set and apparently the world's longest extension cord.

The ad above, which ran in the Lorain Journal on July 18, 1952 puts Reddy in position to catch the action at the Democratic convention, which ran from July 21 to 26.

Unlike Reddy, I don't watch either party's convention. 

As you probably remember, in 1952 the Republicans nominated Dwight D. Eisenhower. One of the tactics used to promote his candidacy was this animated "I Like Ike" commercial. (Here's the story behind its creation, which involved some Walt Disney staffers.)

As for Reddy, he had his own promotional commercial too.