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YouTube Gold: The 1969 NBA All-Star Game

Well this is a pretty cool find: the entire 1969 NBA All-Star Game, including ads. The halftime apparently featured a national address by President Lyndon Johnson which was cut.

However, the ads are pretty interesting. TV advertising was established but not particularly sophisticated and obviously social attitudes have changed immensely since then. Seeing tobacco ads was a bit jarring and when you see the Buick ad, make sure to look for how the baby is kept in the back seat.

You'd be arrested for that today.

Among the All-Stars here are Bill Russell, Wilt Chamberlain, John Havlicek, Elgin Baylor, Willis Reed, Jerry Lucas and former Duke star Jeff Mullins.