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Author of the new book PRESIDENTS OF WAR (Crown). Nine books. @NBCNews Presidential Historian. Contributor PBS @NewsHour. Williams College. Born Chicago.

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    Michael Beschloss‏Verified account @BeschlossDC Nov 16

    Thanksgiving employed to sell cigarettes, 1954:pic.twitter.com/aWFf14Louh

    9:56 PM - 16 Nov 2018
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      2. Vivian Nalbone‏ @FolsomZooFan Nov 16
        Replying to @BeschlossDC

        In the 90's they surgically removed my father's lung, trying to curb the spread of the cancer caused by decades of cigarette smoking. My mother picked a blue/silver casket because that was his favorite color. So, no, I would not say he thanked the day he bought his first carton.

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      3. Kevin Collins‏ @voxkev Nov 16
        Replying to @FolsomZooFan @BeschlossDC

        My dad was able to kick the habit being on a nicotine patch trial at Stanford at the same time, yet he still died an agonizing death tethered to O2 for his last few years. A death I wouldn’t wish on anyone.

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      2. Norman Charles‏ @NormanCharles88 Nov 16
        Replying to @BeschlossDC

        Et tu, Fred & Barney?pic.twitter.com/LL0qMvEBD7

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      3. Curiosity Cat  🙀‏ @CuriosityCaty Nov 16
        Replying to @NormanCharles88 @BeschlossDC

        Whoa ... never seen that one!

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      2. Chris Wesseling‏Verified account @ChrisWesseling Nov 16
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      1. Bob Klemola‏ @BobKlemola Nov 16
        Replying to @BeschlossDC

        “You’ll thank the day you bought your first carton.” Hoo boy.

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      1. JoAnn Coffey‏ @2travel Nov 16
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        That picture grosses me out - ick!

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      1. Rick Reiley‏ @Rickreiley Nov 17
        Replying to @BeschlossDC

        I remember when cigarette cartons came at holiday time decorated with printed ribbons and bows. Just in time for that last minute gift for mom or dad!

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      1. Janie Brewster‏ @janiebrewsters Nov 17
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      1. Alan Andres‏ @ZeitgeistAlanA Nov 17
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        Nearly 50% of adult American men were smokers in the 1950s, including many of the first seven Mercury astronauts. The subject even came up at their first press conference in 1959.pic.twitter.com/ypFT1RpICc

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      1. Steve Daly‏ @SteveDalyDE Nov 17
        Replying to @BeschlossDC

        It wasn't until I left home that I realized that the glaze on the turkey wasn't supposed to be, necessarily, nicotine deposits. (If you've been raised by a smoker, you know that these are real things.)

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      1. Harold Itzkowitz‏ @HaroldItz Nov 16
        Replying to @BeschlossDC

        You should see the smallpox ads.

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      1. Miss Darla‏ @MissMissDarla1 Nov 16
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        You, sir, are a NATIONAL TREASURE!

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      1. A.E. O'Neill‏ @AEONeill2 Nov 17
        Replying to @BeschlossDC

        Why not? The military handed out free coffin nails and got the young soldiers hooked. The tobacco industry never had any shame.

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      1. Jan_01_2019  🌊‏ @_FlowerBeast_ Nov 16
        Replying to @BeschlossDC

        Before the Surgeon General labeled boxes in 1965 and tv ads banned in 1970, ads like this were the norm. Everyone and their mother smoked everywhere, including airplanes. And most actors did in movies. We've come a long way.

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      1. Ellen Palmer‏ @EllenTPalmer Nov 17
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      1. Beemus‏ @BeemusWhatsThis Nov 16
        Replying to @BeschlossDC

        “A treat you can trust”

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      1. Tyler Gorash‏ @TurbidTG1 Nov 16
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        "Thanks for giving me cancer!"

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      1. Ellen Kadin‏ @LNKDin Nov 16
        Replying to @BeschlossDC

        Wow. You can see how people would be sold on that! Be thankful, huh?

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