This is the 17th in a collection of newspaper ads written by Harry Gray, then CEO of United Technologies, that appeared in the Wall Street Journal from the late 1970s through the early 1980s. Can you explain the self-evident truths of our Declaration of Independence? The checks and balances of our Constitution? Do you know … Continue reading If You Think You Know a Lot, Take This Test
Category: United Technologies ads
Would You Hang This Message in Your Work Area?
This is the 16th in a collection of newspaper ads written by Harry Gray, then CEO of United Technologies, that appeared in the Wall Street Journal from the late 1970s through the early 1980s. Here is the ad: I'm a little fed up with the constant criticism of American workmanship. How other people do their … Continue reading Would You Hang This Message in Your Work Area?
How Important Are You?
This is the 15th in a collection of newspaper ads written by Harry Gray, then CEO of United Technologies, that appeared in the Wall Street Journal from the late 1970s through the early 1980s. Here is the original ad. More than you think. A rooster minus a hen equals no baby chicks. Kellogg minus a … Continue reading How Important Are You?
Hold the Phone
This is the 14th in a collection of newspaper ads written by Harry Gray, then CEO of United Technologies, that appeared in the Wall Street Journal from the late 1970s through the early 1980s. Here is the original ad. Most of us will spend two years of our lives on the telephone. They are not … Continue reading Hold the Phone
Reading at the Dinner Table
This is the 13th in a collection of newspaper ads written by Harry Gray, then CEO of United Technologies, that appeared in the Wall Street Journal from the late 1970s through the early 1980s. Here is the original ad. Tonight at the dinner table, read something out loud to your family. Tomorrow night, let another member … Continue reading Reading at the Dinner Table
Have You Looked in Your Backyard Lately?
This is the 12th in a collection of newspaper ads written by Harry Gray, then CEO of United Technologies, that appeared in the Wall Street Journal from the late 1970s through the early 1980s. Here is the original ad. Dr. Russell Cornwell of Temple University once delivered a lecture in which he told of a … Continue reading Have You Looked in Your Backyard Lately?
You Can Help with This Problem
This is the 11th in a collection of newspaper ads from United Technologies that appeared in the Wall Street Journal from the late 1970s through the early 1980s. Here is the original ad. Consider this: Since 1941, including World War II, Korea, and Vietnam, 519,264 Americans were killed in combat. Since 1941, 1,788,400 Americans were … Continue reading You Can Help with This Problem
Find a Leaking Ship
This is the tenth in a collection of newspaper ads from United Technologies that appeared in the Wall Street Journal from the late 1970s through the early 1980s. Here is the original ad. Many a foundering ship could be rescued by your ideas and energy. A failing business, a scout troop, a church choir, a public … Continue reading Find a Leaking Ship
The Dumbest Person in the World
This is the ninth in a collection of newspaper ads from United Technologies that appeared in the Wall Street Journal from the late 1970s through the early 1980s. Here is the original ad. How dumb? Very dumb. It's the American who knocks what he's got. Here's what he's got: A country of unbounded beauty. Almost … Continue reading The Dumbest Person in the World
(General) Doolittle Did a Lot, and So Have Many Others
This is the eighth in a collection of newspaper ads from United Technologies that appeared in the Wall Street Journal from the late 1970s through the early 1980s. Here is the original ad. Who was this skylarking exuberant young eagle who raced across the sky and into the hearts of people everywhere? His name, a … Continue reading (General) Doolittle Did a Lot, and So Have Many Others
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