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Ad parody targets Fields and politics across 1946 era
A satirical mix targets Claude W. Dakenfeld, W. C. Fields, and RCA head David Sarnoff with quips about propaganda, weather control, and comedy in the White House. Letters from LoyalCitizen to Secretary Snyder and New York Mayor O'Dwyer lampoon budget claims and civic water humor.
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David Sarnoff
RCA
John W. Snyder
Treasury Department
Washington, D. C
White House
Treasury
John W.W. Snyder
William O'Dwyer
City Hall
New York, N.Y
Bellevue Hospital
Foster Kennedy
Croton