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The Ugly American, Fail Safe and the Four 80
Simomatox was the first company to use computers for micro targeting voters during the us. Presidential election. Simomatics work on the kennedy campaign, as well as their later work on camelot brought the corporation quite a bit of notoriety by the id 19 sixties. One individual who helped set up simiomatics, but who declined join was a man named eugene berdick. Berdick wore a lot of hats over the course of his life including teacher, ad man and political consultant. What he is most remembered for, however, is as a novelist. Three of his works are especially noteworthy, the ugly american, fail safe and the four 80.
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