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Unpublished Concept

Barbara Bush — original unpublished Milk Mustache concept

Release year:1994
Category:Unpublished / prototype
Collections:Unpublished / Prototype
Times published:0
Type:First client-presented Milk Mustache concept; never ran publicly
Printed tagline:MILK. What a surprise!

Ad text

MILK / What a surprise!

Here's a healthcare plan. You've got 25 million Americans suffering from osteoporosis. Solution? Calcium and lots of it. And don't be fooled by all the supplements. They don't have half the nutrients milk does. Want to know where to get your calcium? As my husband says, Read my lips.

Notes

Bernie Hogya identifies this as the very first Milk Mustache ad shown to the Milk Processor Education Program. Barbara Bush liked the idea but declined to participate, so the piece never ran. The concept copy focused on calcium and osteoporosis and ends with the “Read my lips” joke.

Main image

Barbara Bush — original unpublished concept

Published by Milk Mustache co-creator Bernie Hogya as the first concept shown to MilkPEP.

Where it was published

No publication placement documented yet.

Official sources

MilkAdMan / Bernie Hogya — Milk (Side)Bar
Hogya states this was the first Milk Mustache ad shown to MilkPEP and that Barbara Bush declined to participate.
official source