Bruce Barton

American advertising executive, politician, and author of the 20th century

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About

Bruce Fairchild Barton (1886-1967) was an American advertising executive, politician, and author. A graduate of Amherst College in 1907, he co-founded the advertising agency Barton, Durstine & Osborne in 1919, which later became BBDO. He is credited with creating the fictional homemaker Betty Crocker and naming General Motors and General Electric. His book 'The Man Nobody Knows' (1925), which portrayed Jesus as a businessman, was a bestseller. A Republican, he served in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1937 to 1941. He is known for popularizing the Salvation Army slogan: 'A man may be down, but he is never out.'

Major works

The Man Nobody Knows (1925)non-fiction

Key milestones

1919Co-founded the advertising agency Barton, Durstine & Osborne.
1925Published 'The Man Nobody Knows', a bestseller portraying Jesus as a businessman.
1937Elected to the U.S. House of Representatives for New York, serving until 1941.

Themes

AdvertisingReligion and businessPoliticsSuccess

Sources: history.house.gov · anb.org · id.loc.gov

“Nothing splendid has ever been achieved except by those who dared believe that something inside them was superior to circumstances.”

— Bruce BartonTheme · Motivation

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“Most successful men have not achieved their distinction by having some new talent or opportunity presented to them. They have developed the opportunity that was at hand.”

— Bruce BartonTheme · Success

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“What a curious phenomenon it is that you can get men to die for the liberty of the world who will not make the little sacrifice that is needed to free themselves from their own individual bondage.”

— Bruce BartonTheme · Politics

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“Nothing great has ever been achieved except by those who dared believe something inside them was superior to circumstances.”

— Bruce BartonTheme · Motivation

Create visual