Vote - Public Service Announcement

Authors

Terry Talbout
Andy Huse

Publication Date

6-9-2008

Abstract

A public service announcement from 1972 found among the Sam Gibbons papers. is presented, featuring spoken appeals by Terry Talbot urging newly enfranchised young Americans to vote and musical messaging by the Mason Proffit band encouraging registration, participation, and political engagement. Andy Huse highlights how these messages promoted youth involvement after the 26th Amendment and includes clippings, imagery, and music used to mobilize voters during the Vietnam era.

Keywords

Sam Melville Gibbons (1920-2012), American politics, Youth--Political activity, Popular music--Political aspects, University of South Florida. Library. Special Collections Department

Extent

00:08:30; 3 page transcript

Series Title

USF Special Collections Podcast

Language

English

Format

Digital Only

Notes

The Sam Gibbons collection can be found here.

Document Type

Video

Was this content written or created while at USF?

Yes

Scholar Commons Citation

Talbout, Terry and Huse, Andy, "Vote - Public Service Announcement" (2008). USF Libraries' Web Archive. 3.
https://digitalcommons.usf.edu/libraries_web_archive/3