Archives - Finding Aid of the Milwaukee Journal Stations Records

Presidential Election: 1968

Month/Day/Year: Early 1968

Segment Description: Special Topic. Richard Nixon gives a press conference in Madison. He talks about the upcoming Wisconsin primary and what might happen depending on who enters. He says if he were President, he would change how the war in Vietnam is being fought.

Notes: The film is color and does have sound. The film has been transferred to videotape; see videotape #25.

Month/Day/Year: January 19, 1968

Segment Number:2 & 4

Segment Description: Daily Footage. Senator Eugene McCarthy gives a press conference. He is campaigning for president. He says the administration's suggestions that the war in Vietnam is to save the United States from Asian Communism is a distortion of the real picture. He says he has heard nothing concrete that the current administration is trying to end the Vietnam War. A group listens to him while people picket outside with signs that read "Victory in Vietnam" and "Peace at what cost."

Notes: The film is color and does have sound.

Month/Day/Year: February 11, 1968

Segment Number: 3

Segment Description: Daily Footage. Mr. Benson says he is not endorsing any presidential candidate at this time because it is too early but he is watching. Benson says if there is a good candidate, the Republicans will make a strong showing in November.

Notes: The film is color and does have sound.

Month/Day/Year: March 4, 1968

Segment Number: 2

Segment Description: Daily Footage. Footage of a Republican fundraising dinner for the 1968 campaign in Wisconsin at the Auditorium on Monday night featuring Congressman Glenn Davis and Governor Warren P. Knowles. Senator Everrett Dirkson is interviewed. Can 1 of 2.

Notes: The film is color and does have sound.

Month/Day/Year: March 16, 1968

Segment Description: Special Assignment. Election Signs. Footage of the campaign headquarters of Richard Nixon, Harold Stassen, Eugene McCarthy, and Lyndon Johnson. Each candidate has a variety of signs featuring their names and faces. George Romney jogs and shoots a basketball at a gym.

Notes: The film is color and does not have sound. This film has been transferred to videotape; see videotape #10.

Month/Day/Year: March 17, 1968

Segment Description: Special Assignment. Footage of the many presidential contenders: Richard Nixon in Stevens Point, Eugene McCarthy at St. Norbert College, Hubert Humphrey at a press conference, Harold Stassen greeting people and George Romney at a press conference. Footage of buttons/stickers for Ronald Reagan.

Notes: The film is color and does have sound. This film has been transferred to videotape; see videotape #10.

Month/Day/Year: March 18, 1968

Segment Description: Special Assignment. McCarthy I. Senator Eugene McCarthy arrives at Mitchell Field and is greeted by a small but enthusiastic crowd. He gives several press conferences during the day. He stops in Oshkosh before heading to Lawrence University in Appleton for a speech.

Notes: The film is color and does have sound. This film has been transferred to videotape; see videotape #10.

Month/Day/Year: March 19, 1968

Segment Description: Special Assignment. McCarthy II. Senator Eugene McCarthy campaigns in Green Bay and De Pere. He comments on Robert Kennedy entering the race for president. McCarthy gives a speech at St. Norbert College where he comments on Vietnam. He then leaves to go to the airport.

Notes: The film is color and does have sound. This film has been transferred to videotape; see videotape #10

Month/Day/Year: March 20, 1968

Segment Description: Special Assignment. LBJ. The headquarters for the Johnson/Humphrey campaign is a busy place. Les Aspin, executive director for the Wisconsin Citizens for Johnson-Humphrey, talks about the different things the organization is doing to help re-elect President Johnson.

Notes: The film is color and does have sound. This film has been transferred to videotape; see videotape #25

Month/Day/Year: March 21, 1968

Segment Number: 2 & 5

Segment Description: Daily Footage. Actor Paul Newman is seen standing outside surrounded by a crowd. Newman signs autographs and distributes buttons supporting Eugene McCarthy for President. He says you can wear the button with pride. Newman says it does not matter if Robert Kennedy runs because he has supported McCarthy from the start. Later, Newman gives a speech.

Notes: The film is color and does have sound. This film has been transferred to videotape; see videotape #44.

Month/Day/Year: March 21, 1968

Segment Number: 3 & 4

Segment Description: Eugene McCarthy states that the campaign to this point has shown something about students and the young people of America. He says they do not want to stand aside but want to be actively engaged and that they have made the hippie movement irrelevant. McCarthy says he last visited Wisconsin in the 1960 Presidential primary to support Hubert Humphrey. He says Humphrey and Orville Freeman probably did not volunteer for the positions of Vice President and Secretary of Agriculture but were asked to serve.

Notes: The film is color and does have sound. This film has been transferred to videotape; see videotape #44.

Month/Day/Year: March 21, 1968

Segment Description: Special Assignment. Nixon I. Richard Nixon arrives at the Steven's Point airport and greets the people waiting there for him. He comments on the large number of votes Senator Eugene McCarthy received in New Hampshire and then makes his way to Marshfield via car for a speech.

Notes: The film is color and does have sound. This film has been transferred to videotape; see videotape #25.

Month/Day/Year:March 22, 1968

Segment Number: 3

Segment Description: Daily Footage. Secretary of Agriculture, Orville Freeman, speaks at the University of Wisconsin--Madison. He stands at a podium. An unidentified man speaks. People with signs supporting Lyndon Johnson and people with signs supporting Eugene McCarthy are seen. Freeman is interrupted whenever he mentions Vietnam and other policies.

Notes: The film is color and does have sound. This film has been transferred to videotape; see videotape #51.

Month/Day/Year: March 22, 1968

Segment Number: 4

Segment Description: Daily Footage. Vice President Hubert Humphrey's plane lands at the airport. Johnson supporters with signs meet Humphrey on the tarmac. Inside the airport, Humphrey is surrounded by supporters. He speaks at a press conference about Senator Eugene McCarthy and President Lyndon Johnson.

Notes: The film is color and does have sound. This film has been transferred to videotape; see videotape #51.

Month/Day/Year: March 22, 1968

Segment Description: Special Assignment. Nixon II. Richard Nixon speaks at the Marshfield Armory. He comments on the large number of votes he received in New Hampshire and Wisconsin's primary tradition. He feels the United States should help countries but not fight their wars for them.

Notes: The film is color and does have sound. This film has been transferred to videotape; see videotape #25.

Month/Day/Year:March 23, 1968

Segment Number: 3

Segment Description: Daily Footage. Vice President Hubert Humphrey speaks at the American Serbian Memorial Hall. he says, "When frustration and disappointment turns to violence, it must be suppressed and it will be." He says the Johnson administration is prepared to give aid to local and state law enforcement.

Notes: The film is color and does have sound. This film has been transferred to videotape; see videotape #51.

Month/Day/Year: March 23, 1968

Segment Description: Special Assignment. Humphrey I. Vice President Hubert Humphrey arrives at Mitchell Field and is greeted by supporters. At the press conference, he comments on winning primaries and President Johnson receiving the Democratic nomination at the convention.

Notes: The film is color and does have sound. This film has been transferred to videotape; see videotape #25.

Month/Day/Year: March 25, 1968

Segment Description: Special Assignment. Humphrey II. Vice President Hubert Humphrey gives a speech at the American Serbian Memorial Hall. He is interrupted by a heckler but handles the situation with humor. Humphrey says President Johnson wants peace in Vietnam. Afterwards, he tapes a show at WTMJ-TV and then heads to Steven's Point.

Notes: The film is color and does have sound. This film has been transferred to videotape; see videotape #25.

Month/Day/Year: March 26, 1968

Segment Description: Special Assignment. Stassen I. Harold Stassen arrives at Mitchell Field. he says President Johnson and Richard Nixon think the same on Vietnam and are both heavily influenced by the military industrial complex. he wants to de-escalate and get the United Nations more involved in Vietnam.

Notes: The film is color and does have sound. This film has been transferred to videotape; see videotape #25.

Month/Day/Year: March 27, 1968

Segment Number: 1

Segment Description: Daily Footage. Lawrence O'Brien says there is potential for a massive crossover of voters from the Republican to Democratic side of the Wisconsin primary. If it is not massive, Governor Warren Knowles and his wife will have failed. Mrs. Knowles has been working to insure crossover and it is not in the best interest of Eugene McCarthy to engage them in this.

Notes: The film is color and does have sound.

Month/Day/Year: March 27, 1968

Segment Number: 3

Segment Description: Daily Footage. Harold Stassen, the former governor of Minnesota, is campaigning for the Republican presidential nomination. He says that for the first time, he has topped Richard Nixon in recent polls taken in northern Wisconsin indicating that there is the potential for an upset victory in the primary on Tuesday.

Notes: The film is color and does have sound.

Month/Day/Year: March 27, 1968

Segment Description: Special Assignment. Stassen II. Harold Stassen speaks to students at Nathan Hale High School. He says Vietnam is hurting the central cities, farmers, and the needy because resources are being taken away from the war. He meets with the Urban League and campaigns on the street.

Notes: The film is color and does have sound. This film has been transferred to videotape; see videotape #25.

Month/Day/Year: March 28, 1968

Segment Number: 6, 7 & 8

Segment Description: Daily Footage. Senator Eugene McCarthy talks to Art Olszyk about his decision to challenge President Lyndon Johnson for the Democratic presidential nomination. He talks about the Vietnam War, domestic issues, and his political future. Vice President Hubert Humphrey arrives at Radio City. Jack Krueger greets him at the door and he is brought to the television set. Ed Hinshaw and John McCullough sit on the set with Humphrey and wait to go on the air. Humphrey leaves Radio City before taking questions from Ed Hinshaw and John McCullough. Mrs. Humphrey talks to Judy Marks. Eugene McCarthy also visits and talks to Ed Henshaw. Includes behind the scenes footage.

Notes: The film is color and does have sound. This film has been transferred to videotape; see videotape #51.

Month/Day/Year: March 28, 1968

Segment Description: Special Assignment. Romney I. Michigan Governor George Romney was the first candidate to campaign in Wisconsin and the first to drop out. Footage of him campaigning, shaking hands, and a press conference. His wife speaks briefly at the end.

Notes: The film is color and does have sound. This film has been transferred to videotape; see videotape #25.

Month/Day/Year: March 30, 1968

Segment Description: Special Assignment. Reagan I. Don Taylor explains why his group is distributing material and information about Ronald Reagan even though Ronald Reagan is not campaigning for the presidency.

Notes: The film is color and does not have sound. This film has been transferred to videotape; see videotape #25.

Month/Day/Year: April 1, 1968
Segment Number: 4 & 5
Segment Description: Daily Footage. Man on the street. Three unidentified men and three unidentified women comment on President Lyndon Johnson's announcement on the night of March 31st not to seek reelection and the effect this will have on Vietnam, the primary, and racial problems. Senator Eugene McCarthy says those planning to vote prior to President Johnson's withdrawal will still do so because the issues are the same. He says he will continue to discuss necessary steps to end fighting in Vietnam. people march in the street carrying signs of support for Johnson in the primary. McCarthy shakes hands in the street and people ride a bus.
Notes: The film is color and does have sound.

Month/Day/Year: April 1, 1968

Segment Description: Special Assignment. Write-In Votes. Thaddeus Stawicki, of the city election commission, shows Jim Schlosser how a person can cast a write-in vote in the primary using a machine. He also shows how the write-in votes will be counted.

Notes: The film is color and does have sound. This film has been transferred to videotape; see videotape #25.

Month/Day/Year: April 2 , 1968

Segment Number: 2 & 3

Segment Description: Daily Footage. McCarthy headquarters. An unidentified man announces to the crowd that at 8:30 PM, NBC has projected a victory for Senator Eugene McCarthy in the Wisconsin primary. McCarthy addresses supporters and says he is thankful to those who helped campaign and to the people of Wisconsin. he says the projected 56% vote would be a significant victory, but President Lyndon Johnson's withdrawal clouds the victory and opens it to interpretation.

Notes: The film is color and does have sound.

Month/Day/Year: April 29, 1968

Segment Number: 1

Segment Description: Daily Footage. Representative Melvin Laird speaks during a press conference. He says New York Governor Nelson Rockefeller's announcement comes late and that Rockefeller should have competed in the primaries if he wanted to be considered in for the Republican presidential nomination in Miami. Laird says Rockefeller should have discussed issues with Richard Nixon.

Notes: The film is color and does have sound.

Month/Day/Year: June 3, 1968

Segment Number: 2

Segment Description: Daily Footage. Nelson Rockefeller speaks at the Pfister Hotel. He says the purpose of his being here is to visit communities and let people know there is optimism within the Republican Party. Operation Breadbasket's Peacemakers are in the audience.

Notes: The film is color and does have sound.

Month/Day/Year: July 2, 1968

Segment Number: 2 & 4

Segment Description: Daily Footage. New York Mayor John V. Lindsay is greeted by a crowd with handheld signs including ones that read "Rockefeller." Lindsay says violence is stopped by ending the condition that has brought about by two societies, one black and one white, as unequal. Lindsay shakes hands with people in a crowd, some holding "Rockefeller for President" signs. Lindsay says if enough people care, Governor Nelson Rockefeller has a good chance to win the Republican Party's nomination.

Notes: The film is color and does have sound.

Month/Day/Year: July 18, 1968

Segment Number: 2

Segment Description: Daily Footage. A crowd at a rally welcomes New York governor Nelson Rockefeller. Some hold "Rockefeller for President" signs and "Rocky" balloons. A Dixieland band plays. Governor Rockefeller is shown entering and shaking hands.

Notes: The film is color and does have sound.

Month/Day/Year: July 19, 1968

Segment Number: 2 & 6

Segment Description: Daily Footage. John Gronouski, former Ambassador to Poland, says Wisconsin is an important state and in November, he thinks Wisconsin will cast its vote for Hubert Humphrey for president. He says it is hard to predict what Wisconsin Democrats will do against the Republican card in November. Gronouski says Humphrey is President Lyndon Johnson's vice president and is part of the team. He says he would not want to see Humphrey take a different direction.

Notes: The film is color and does have sound.

Month/Day/Year: August 27, 1968

Segment Number: 1

Segment Description: Daily Footage. Harvard economist, John Galbraith, says the trouble is that voters would like to have Senator Eugene McCarthy and this is distressing to politicians. He says if Vice President Hubert Humphrey does not make it on the first ballot, George McGovern supporters should go for the man they think would win.

Notes: The film is color and does have sound. This film has been transferred to videotape; see videotape #51.

Month/Day/Year: September 4, 1968

Segment Number: 6 & 8

Segment Description: Daily Footage. A crowd is gathering near an airplane and cheering as Republican Vice Presidential candidate Spiro Agnew disembarks. Agnew says speakers at the Democratic convention did not boast of their achievements and seemed to agree that the country is in a mess and got that way under their leadership. Agnew shakes hands and a sign reads, "Sock it to 'em, Agnew."

Notes: The film is color and does have sound.

Month/Day/Year: September 13, 1968

Segment Number: 2 & 7

Segment Description: Governor George Wallace of Alabama campaigns for president. He says he wants to return control of the public schools of Wisconsin and Alabama back to the people. he says after January first, "not one dime of federal money is going to be used to bus anyone anywhere." Police escort Wallace's motorcade. Members of the Youth Council of the Milwaukee National Association for the Advancement of Colored People ride in a convertible. Wallace says multi-billion dollar tax-exempt foundations keep giving away money. Both supporters and detractors attend the rally.

Notes: The film is color and does have sound.

Month/Day/Year: September 28, 1968

Segment Number: 6,7 & 9

Segment Description: Daily Footage. Republican Vice Presidential candidate Spiro Agnew arrives at the airport. People hold signs that read "SRPSKI CENTNICI ZA NIXON-AGNEW" and "Welcome Mr. Agnew - Ukrainians for Nixon-Agnew" at a rally. Agnew says there is a steady moral decline in the country and a social criminal class of elitists is emerging. He says impartial equal law with respect for all is the kind of law and order that Richard Nixon is talking about and "that's the kind of law and order you are going to get when you put him in office." Agnew shakes hands and says the people of the south side of Milwaukee, whose parents or grandparents sought the freedom of America's democracy, will not want to see it "flushed down the drain" because of "irresponsible dissent."

Notes: The film is color and does have sound.

Month/Day/Year: October 1, 1968

Segment Number: 2

Segment Description: Daily Footage. Democratic Vice Presidential nominee Edmund Muskie speaks at the Pfister Hotel with posters of Hubert Humphrey behind him. Muskie says when you consider taking a step, you evaluate the condition and decide whether it would be productive to move.

Notes: The film is color and does have sound.

Month/Day/Year: October 3, 1968

Segment Number: 1 & 7

Segment Description: Daily Footage. John Gronouski, head of United Democrats for Hubert Humphrey, says it is their judgment that the reason Richard Nixon is not saying anything now is because he intends, after he is elected, to get out of Vietnam. Gronouski says Hubert Humphrey has set forth what his program will look like when he becomes president ten days from now and he has done nothing to undercut what Mr. Harriman and Mr. Van said.

Notes: The film is color and does have sound.

Month/Day/Year: October 15, 1968

Segment Number: 3

Segment Description: Daily Footage. Charlene Mitchell, the Communist Party candidate for president, says they cannot afford a major campaign but they are ready and willing to speak to all kinds of audiences. The Communists do not feel electoral victories affect change in the country.

Notes: The film is color and does have sound.

Month/Day/Year: October 17, 1968

Segment Number: 2

Segment Description: Daily Footage. Mr. Murphy says Americans will not be fooled if the Soviets attempt a phony peace proposal or halt bombing in Vietnam in order to influence the presidential election.

Notes: The film is color and does have sound. This film has been transferred to videotape; see videotape #51.

Month/Day/Year: October 17, 1968

Segment Number: 3

Segment Description: Daily Footage. A group of NBC reporters speak to a large crowd. An unidentified reporter says he does not think the latest peace talks are a political gimmick and that they may come too late to help Hubert Humphrey. A second unidentified reporter says China is completely opposed to any negotiated settlements in Vietnam.

Notes: The film is color and does have sound. This film has been transferred to videotape; see videotape #51.

Month/Day/Year: October 18, 1968

Segment Number: 9

Segment Description: Daily Footage. Vice Presidential candidate Edmund Muskie gets off a plane in Stevens Point. He is greeted by a crowd. A young man holds a sign that reads "In 68 Humphrey + Muskie Victory."

Notes: The film is color and does not have sound. This film has been transferred to videotape; see videotape #51.

Month/Day/Year: October 19, 1968

Segment Number: 1

Segment Description: Daily Footage. Labor reporter Victor Reisel says the Democratic Party is the labor movement and vice versa. He says the alliance between the two has never been stronger. Reisel feels the support George Wallace has gotten represents a "series of irritations."

Notes: The film is color and does have sound.

Month/Day/Year: October 21, 1968

Segment Number: 6

Segment Description: Daily Footage. Mayor Henry Maier asks "who will pay for the reconstruction of long neglected cities" - the people with money or the little guy? He says the Humphrey/Muskie ticket is committed to helping cities rebuild - Richard Nixon, Spiro Agnew, George Wallace, and Curtis LeMay are not.

Notes: The film is color and does have sound.

Month/Day/Year: October 23, 1968

Segment Number: 6 & 7

Segment Description: Daily Footage. Thaddeus Stawicki, of the election commission, says they will adjust the voting machines so people can cast a write-in vote for president and will have instructions on how to do so. They will have to work extra hours to get the machines ready. 72 machines have already been delivered to polling places and approximately 300 have been sealed. There are about 1,005 machines to adjust.

Notes: The film is color and does have sound.

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