- [Narrator] Domino theory has very little to do
with dominoes, and even less to do with pizza.
Instead, it deals with the spread of communism
throughout the world.
It was said that if one nation adopted communism,
so too would nearby nations.
One after the other, after the other.
While he never trademarked the term domino theory,
President Dwight D. Eisenhower was the first person
to use the analogy during a 1954 news conference.
In a time when communism was seen in much of the West
as an immense evil,
the idea of country after country falling
to the communists was terrifying to many Americans.
Most fear centered around Southeast Asian countries,
like Vietnam, and domino theory provided a convenient reason
for the United States to get involved in police actions
in the region to prevent the spread of communism.
Although, maybe it'd be better
if we solved our problems over a real game
of dominoes, instead.
(bird squawks)
- Getting elected president
is an expensive business.
Campaign costs add up.
There are advertisements to make, travel expenses,
convention costs, even bumper stickers,
but where does all this money come from?