Find Yourself in the Air Force

Title

Find Yourself in the Air Force

Subject

American propaganda in the Cold War

Description

[ID: Image of the 1969 moon landing with a saluting astronaut beside an American flag between text that reads, "Find yourself in the Air Force. Scott, Irwin, & Worden did." /end ID]

Analysis
Deliberate: premeditated
Systemic: part of a methodical and regular campaign by the US Air Force  
Attempt: perceptual, cognitive, behavioral 
Shaping Perceptions: language ("yourself" "Air Force" "Scott, Irwin, & Worden"), image (moon landing, American flag)
Achieve a Response: positive perception, sentiment, and behavior towards the Air Force that leads to enlistment

Source

"1971 Find Yourself in the Air Force. Scott, Irwin, & Wordern Did." Propaganda & Advertising. Image. Accessed February 2022. https://propadv.com/1945-1991-cold-war/usa-cold-war-propaganda-collection/1971-find-yourself-in-the-air-force-scott-irwin-worden-did/

Original Format

Image

Physical Dimensions

1000x1359

Files

1971-Find-Yourself-In-The-Air-Force.-Scott-Irwin-Worden-Did-1000x1359.jpg

Citation

“Find Yourself in the Air Force,” American History of Propaganda, accessed November 19, 2024, https://ahop.reclaim.hosting/items/show/44.