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== Career ==
=== Early television ===
Ailes's career in television began in [[Cleveland]] and [[Philadelphia]], where he started as production assistant (1961), producer (1965), and executive producer (1967–68)
In 1967, Ailes had a spirited discussion about television in politics with one of the show's guests, [[Richard Nixon]], who took the view that television was a gimmick.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Flint|first1=Joe |title=Roger Ailes, Former Fox News Chief, Dies at 77 |url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/former-fox-news-chief-roger-ailes-dies-1495112318 |website=[[Wall Street Journal]]|date=May 18, 2018 |access-date=May 18, 2017}}</ref> Later, Nixon called on Ailes to serve as his Executive Producer for television. Nixon's successful presidential campaign was Ailes's first venture into the political spotlight.<ref name="salonmasterdeceivers">{{cite news|last1=McFarland|first1=Melanie |title=Master deceivers: When Roger Ailes met Richard Nixon |url=http://www.salon.com/2017/05/18/master-deceivers-when-roger-ailes-met-richard-nixon/ |access-date=May 20, 2017|work=Salon|date=May 19, 2017}}</ref> His pioneering work in framing national campaign issues was later chronicled in ''[[The Selling of the President 1968]]'' by [[Joe McGinniss]].<ref name="salonmasterdeceivers"/>
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