Hardy Empire 1945

Chapter 247

Johnson has Hardy's backing, arguably the most support for him since he announced his candidacy.

Of course, he knew that Hardy had a purpose in supporting him. If he could be re-elected, he would definitely support Hardy's career.

Johnson has nothing against this.

It is even said that this is something that every US president must do, and it has become a customary rule at the upper level. If someone wants to break this rule, they will definitely suffer great punishment.

Hardy said goodbye and flew back to Los Angeles overnight by private jet.

It was a huge boost for Johnson to have such a strong backing from Hardy, his confidence increased a bit, and he went back and started making plans.

Instructed the White House Office to prepare materials for him to participate in the Elaine Tonight Show on ABC.

After he's on the show, he's going on a massive national speaking tour, during which he'll ask Hardy to send some stars over to help.

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Before the speaking tour, he also plans to hold a White House reception, inviting all supporters to attend, and conduct a fundraiser.

When Hardy returned to Los Angeles, he immediately summoned ABC television directors William Fox and Irina.

William, let the documentary production department make a documentary about President Johnson, starting from several aspects such as military warfare, people's livelihood, diplomacy, and economy.

As for the content, the White House Office will provide texts, and the film and television materials can be retrieved from the National Archives. The White House has already coordinated.

William Fox is also a shrewd man, and this documentary is clearly meant to be a tribute to President Johnson.

Is the boss ready to support President Johnson?

Hardy looked at Irina again, Elaine, President Johnson will be participating in your 'Tonight Show' in a few days. The White House will communicate with the TV station about the content of the interview. You are solely responsible for this matter.

The president wants to participate in the show? Elaine said with some surprise.

After all, Irina is a woman, and she doesn't have such a strong sense of politics. She is simply excited about the president participating in her show. That is the president. She is the biggest person she has invited since the show started.

Don't worry boss, I will do it well. Elaine replied happily.

After receiving the boss's order, the TV station quickly formed a documentary team of dozens of people. As soon as the text provided by the White House Office was received, it was immediately produced.

After Johnson was appointed to become president in a critical situation, he did make a lot of achievements during his term of office.

After he came to power, Germany surrendered, the atomic bombing of Japan surrendered, the reconstruction of Britain and France, the stabilization of the world situation, various political governance, economic construction and so on.

It is very fulfilling to make a documentary, and because he is the president and has a lot of video materials, it is not difficult to make.

At the end of the documentary, Johnson also made a special appearance. In the White House Presidential Office, sitting behind the presidential desk, he shot a video, summed up his work in the past few years, and made plans for the next step. Finally, he looked forward to the United States. glorious future.

The production of the documentary has been completed. It is divided into three episodes, the first, the middle and the second, over four hours. President Johnson made time to watch the documentary from beginning to end in the White House broadcasting room, and finally expressed his satisfaction.

You must know that it only took 5 days from the project establishment to the completion of the production. It is very rare to be able to achieve this level.

After two days,

Wednesday.

ABC airs its newest documentary, Pride and Dreams ~ President Johnson 1945, part 1, in prime time.

Plays the middle and lower part Thursday and Friday.

Many people watched the documentary and gained a new understanding of President Johnson.

During this period, opponents deliberately smeared Johnson in the newspapers, promoting that Johnson was a lucky man when he came to power. place.

No president is perfect, all of them can find faults, no faults can make you faulty, just put it another way.

This ability is not the patent of the BBC.

But this documentary has allowed many American people to see a lot of content they don't understand, and know that Johnson has been working hard for this country, and he has done very well.

Then ABC TV released an advertisement. Two days later, the president will participate in the Elaine Tonight Show program. At that time, all viewers can call and ask the president questions. Perhaps your questions can be seen and answered by the president.

Today Elaine wore a slightly formal OL women's clothing.

There is a bit of solemnity in the beauty.

The studio hall can accommodate more than 100 spectators, all of which are carefully selected by the TV station.

There are men and women, old people and children, people in military uniforms, Asians and Africans.

Today is the guest we invited. His identity is very noble, but he is very close to the people. We all know him, but we rarely get to touch him. I think everyone already knows who he is. Mr President Johnson.

Johnson came out smiling, with a warm smile on his face, which immediately attracted warm applause from the audience.

President Johnson waved his hand and said with a smile: I have attended many conferences and many speeches, but today's event is very special. To be honest, I have always liked the Tonight Show, and I have always hoped to participate in this show. The show, today is a dream come true.”

The audience laughed softly.

Elaine asked President Johnson to sit down and officially started the show. Elaine asked a few questions, all of which were prepared in advance. Johnson answered very decently, with a bit of humor in it, which made the audience watching the show, right Presidential stereotypes have changed dramatically.

The president is also very funny.

Many people feel a little closer to Johnson.

Next came the audience's question. An old man stood up and said that he felt very relieved to see President Johnson's reform of pension insurance, and felt that he was guaranteed.

Johnson briefly explained the old-age insurance system, which is still a pilot project and will continue to be implemented better.

A soldier in a military uniform stood up and showed his identity. He is a retired soldier from World War II. He came here today wearing a military uniform to express his gratitude to President Johnson. He participated in the battle in the Asian battlefield.

When fighting against the Japanese, many comrades in arms died. He felt that Johnson's decision to bomb Japan with atomic bombs was very wise. Otherwise, more American soldiers would die. Some people criticized Johnson for giving the bombing order, but it was the biggest for the Americans. maintenance, so thanks to him.

As soon as the soldier finished speaking, many people applauded.

Among them are soldiers and their families. Johnson's decision really protects his own soldiers, so this decision is the most correct one.

Immediately afterwards, there were questions from the audience on the phone.

Today, the TV station's phones were all blown up, 10 phones did not stop for a moment, and people kept calling in to ask questions.

Elaine picked a few questions. Of course, these questions were also prepared in advance. It was too easy to get these little hands and feet.

Johnson also answered the question perfectly.

This show was very successful. Tens of millions of people across the United States watched tonight's Elaine Show. President Johnson's answer was either wise or humorous, and many people's perception of Johnson was greatly improved again.

Although there are only two waves of publicity, it has received excellent results.

Not only ordinary people, but even some MPs, politicians and even party members have a new understanding of Johnson.

After the 'Tonight Show' program, Johnson himself also had some feelings, he said to the campaign team: I think that the way of reading the manuscript directly in the past, the people didn't like it, you also saw the effect of today's show, people like it more. A president who speaks humorously and makes them feel that I am closer to them.

When I give a speech in the future, I decide to give an unscripted speech. You just need to write the theme well, and I will add some humorous elements.

The campaign also agreed with Johnson's decision.

Immediately after,

President Johnson hosted a fundraising dinner at the White House.

The dinner invited all his supporters, including Hardy of course. At the dinner, under the introduction of President Johnson, Hardy met President Roosevelt's wife. Although Roosevelt is dead, the Roosevelt family still has a lot of influence.

After Roosevelt's death, Johnson came to power and continued to implement Roosevelt's New Deal. The Roosevelt family and Johnson became natural allies. In the recent election, the Roosevelt family has always been supportive of Johnson.

Hardy also met other businessmen and politicians.

At the dinner, Johnson raised more than $6 million in campaign funds, the largest of which came from Hardy.

$2 million.

accounted for one-third of the total.

Many people looked at Hardy.

Speaking of Hardy, he is considered an upstart in the upper class, young, handsome, rich, powerful, and in control of the media. In fact, many people are very curious about him, why he has made so much money and owns so many industries in a short period of time. .

And now, with the help of ABC TV, President Johnson's situation has now changed significantly. You must know that there was no major media backing him before. Hardy's media group's support for Johnson is simply too important.

With six million campaign funds in hand, Johnson was very happy. He made a decision to conduct a general election expedition, preparing to speak all the way from the east coast to the west coast, and publicity in all the cities he passed.

What happened in the White House can be said to be hidden from anyone.

As soon as the dinner was over, the situation and list of the night were quickly placed on the tables of major financial groups, major forces, and political groups.

Hardy's high-profile support for President Johnson surprised many people. Even within the Democratic Party, many people were not optimistic about Johnson. At the beginning, some people in the party proposed to let others participate in this election.

Hardy's performance this time is regarded by many people as a very immature performance. A new rich man has made some money with some means and brains, but in the eyes of the real upper class, Hardy is a nouveau riche.

This time, he was destined to lose miserably, even to the point of breaking his head.

On the night Hardy returned to Los Angeles after attending the dinner, he received a call from Amadou Giannini, chairman of the Bank of America, who was at the helm of the California consortium.

Hadi, this time you are a bit reckless. You did not discuss with anyone and publicly supported Johnson. You must know that the strategy formulated by the California consortium is to support Dewey. If Dewey takes office, it will be of great benefit to the development of the California consortium. . Giannini said angrily.