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Reagan for President - "Margin of Safety" (Political Ad, 1980)

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Here's a political ad from GOP Presidential candidate Ronald Reagan, which ran four days before the election. Here he speaks about the need to maintain a "margin of safety" to preserve the peace in the world through more than one means - economic, through alliances among other nations, and militarily.

Ending voiceover by Robert Stack (yes, folks, the Robert Stack of The Untouchables, Unsolved Mysteries and "Airplane!" fame).

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The Oprah Winfrey Show - "Staff Christmas Talent Show" (Part 6, 1985)

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Here's Part 6 of a fairly early episode of The Oprah Winfrey Show - back when they were still producing it in the WLS-TV studios, and when they were still using the old AM Chicago music as the theme. On this day they had a Christmas Talent Show featuring staff members from WLS Channel 7. This part includes:

WLS-TV Electronic Graphics Engineer Cortella "Corky" Mitchell sings "It's Impossible", then network news courier Bob Dillon sings "Danny Boy".

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WTTW Channel 11 - Bleacher Bums (Part 6, 1984)

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In honor of opening day for the Chicago Cubs, here's the long-unseen WTTW Channel 11 production of Bleacher Bums. Originally produced in 1979, and set in 1977, this broadcast is from 1984 (the last time it was shown on TV), when the Cubs had a good run at the pennant. Enjoy!

And if you're interested, be sure to visit friend of the museum Kasey Ignarski's website where you can purchase his book, Cu...