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" Just Say No " was an advertising campaign prevalent during the 1980s and early 1990s as a part of the U.S.-led war on drugs, aiming to discourage children from engaging in illegal recreational drug use by offering various ways of saying no. The slogan was created and championed by Nancy Reagan during her husband's presidency. [1] Initiation.
May 31, 2017 · President Reagan’s wife, Nancy Reagan, launched the “Just Say No” campaign, which encouraged children to reject experimenting with or using drugs by simply saying the word “no.” The movement...
Feb 28, 2011 · CNN: 1986: Nancy Reagan's 'Just say no' campaign. In September 1986, first lady Nancy Reagan warned Americans about drugs, including a then-new drug called crack. ...more.
Mar 6, 2016 · Nancy Reagan soon became the face of the "Just Say No" campaign. During one of her trips to California, she was reportedly asked by an elementary schoolgirl what to do if someone offered her...
Mar 6, 2016 · Nancy Reagan may best be remembered for three words: "Just say no," the motto of her years-long anti-drug crusade. She had been concerned about drug use prior to her arrival at the White House,...
Apr 29, 2014 · Once a juggernaut, the Nancy Reagan-helmed campaign has almost disappeared. But does that mean opposition to marijuana legalization is gone too?
Reagan gives a speech at a "Just Say No" to drugs rally in Los Angeles, 1987. In 1982, Reagan was asked by a schoolgirl what to do when offered drugs; Reagan responded: "Just say no." The phrase proliferated in the popular culture of the 1980s, and was eventually adopted as the name of club organizations and school anti-drug programs.
