Rick Reed, G.O.P. Adman of 'Swift Boat' Campaign, Dies at 69
In helping to create a series of ads attacking the Democratic presidential candidate John Kerry’s military record, he added a new term to the political lexicon.
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Rick Reed, who crafted Swift boat ads attacking John Kerry, dies at 69
Rick Reed, a Republican media strategist who helped create controversial ad campaigns during the 2004 presidential race that accused Sen. John Kerry of lying about his Vietnam War record and betraying his former comrades, has died. He was 69.
Source: stripes.com