Rare out of print magazine that was sold Just before election day, 236,000 copies of Fact hit the newsstands. Very few remain today
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In 1964 during Goldwater presidential election run Fact created a one-question survey and got hold of a mailing list. The single question was: “Do you think that Barry Goldwater is psychologically fit to serve as President of the United States? Of the more than 12,000 psychiatrists who received the audacious survey, only 2,400 responded. 1,189 said Goldwater was unfit for office, a number that Ginzburg trumpeted in large type on the cover of Fact. Inside, lurid excerpts from the psychiatrists’ comments filled page after page. In light of the leading question and the low response rate, it was hard to argue that the survey was useful or even valid—except for political purposes. Ginzburg complicated matters by editing, heightening, and sometimes combining responses.
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| Category | Books > Nonfiction Books > Politics Books |
|---|---|
| Condition | Good |
