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Warren Knowles

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Month/Day/Year: January 21, 1965
Segment Description: Special Assignment.  Governor Warren Knowles speaks at the Wisconsin Council of Safety Conference in Madison.  He talks about his seven point drivers' safety program.
Notes: The film is black and white and does have sound. The film has been transferred to videotape; see videotape #66.


Month/Day/Year: July 23, 1965
Segment Number: 1
Segment Description: Daily Footage. Governor Warren Knowles says the delay was unwarranted and that a decision could have been reached sooner if the parties had recognized they had to resolve their legislative differences.  He did not have any way to influence the Democrats.
Notes: The film is black and white and does have sound.  The film has been transferred to videotape; see videotape #40.


Month/Day/Year: August 17, 1965
Segment Description: Special Assignment.  Part two of a six-part series.  Footage of a variety of home built aircraft at the EAA Fly-In at Rockford.  Governor Warren Knowles and Governor Otto Kerner both take rides in home built airplanes.  See script for more names.
Notes: The film is color and does not have sound.


Month/Day/Year: October 22, 1965
Segment Number: 7
Segment Description: Daily Footage.  Footage of the groundbreaking ceremony for the Globe-Union Incorporated Administrative and Research Park.  Governor Warren Knowles flips a switch which sets off a small explosion.
Notes: The film is color and does not have sound. 


Month/Day/Year: November 5, 1965
Segment Number: 3
Segment Description: Daily Footage. Governor Warren Knowles and a crowd of people look on as a huge piece of cheese is cut.
Notes: The film is black and white and does not have sound.  The film has been transferred to videotape; see videotape #26.


Month/Day/Year: December 9, 1965

Segment Number: 2
Segment Description: Daily Footage. Footage of Governor Warren Knowles standing with Arthur Sells, president of the Waukesha Tree Corporation, and an unidentified man next to the state Christmas tree.
Notes: The film is black and white and does not have sound.  The film has been transferred to videotape; see videotape #42.


Month/Day/Year: December 9, 1965

Segment Number: 6
Segment Description: Daily Footage. Footage of Governor Warren Knowles signing a bill into law.  Lloyd Barbee and four unidentified men stand behind him. The Governor signed six bills into law on December 9.
Notes: The film is black and white and does not have sound.  The film has been transferred to videotape; see videotape #42.


Month/Day/Year: December 31, 1965
Segment Number: 2 & 9
Segment Description: Daily Footage. Governor Warren Knowles says he is very optimistic in terms of the state's economic outlook for 1966. He hopes to surpass the  high employment and low unemployment records set in 1965. He comments on the atomic accelerator possibly coming to the state. Knowles talks about the tremendous program of economic growth and development in the state. He says the positive attitudes of citizens and businesses have contributed to this growth and stresses education and keeping workers in the state. 
Notes: The film is black and white and has sound.  


Month/Day/Year: January 4, 1966
Segment Number: 6 & 9
Segment Description: Daily Footage. Governor Warren Knowles talks about an upcoming issue of Fortune magazine about Wisconsin. The magazine will talk about how many industries and businesses have taken full page ads to help tell the "Wisconsin story." The section will have stories and advertising that demonstrate the economic and industrial assets of the state.
Notes: The film is black and white and has sound.


Month/Day/Year: January 21, 1966
Segment Number: 1, 2 & 6
Segment Description: Daily Footage. Governor Warren Knowles addresses the Wisconsin Council of Safety Conference about the need for employers to be concerned about off the job accidents that happen to their employees. Knowles shares some statistics with the group regarding recent accident rates and then presents an unidentified young man an award on behalf of the Wisconsin Council of Safety for saving someone's life on January 9, 1966.
Notes: The film is black and white and has sound.


Month/Day/Year: January 22, 1966
Segment Number: 1 & 2
Segment Description: Daily Footage. Governor Warren Knowles speaks at the Wisconsin Council of Safety Conference. He tells the story of a 21-year old who died in a fatal car accident and how, because of his many violations and his license being revoked, he should not have been on the road. Knowles also talks about the need to remove loopholes in the state's driver education program and to make periodic motor vehicle safety inspections compulsory. 
Notes: The film is black and white and does have sound.


Month/Day/Year: January 25, 1966
Segment Number: 3
Segment Description: Daily Footage. Governor Warren Knowles expresses his frustrations with the Wisconsin Petroleum Association and AAA for their opposition to an accelerated bonding proposal to improve highways and highway safety in the state. 
Notes: The film is black and white and does have sound. 


Month/Day/Year: February 11, 1966
Segment Number: 5 & 6
Segment Description: Daily Footage. Governor Warren Knowles and Virginia Huebner talk about convening a conference on equal opportunity. Huebner emphasizes the efforts of attendees while Knowles talks about how well Wisconsin has done in providing equal opportunities to all people.  He admits there is still a long way to go.   
Notes: The film is black and white and does have sound. 


Month/Day/Year: March 23, 1966
Segment Number: 2 & 6
Segment Description: Daily Footage. Footage of Pat Lucey and Governor Warren Knowles discussing highway expansion in Wisconsin. Lucey states his support for bill 933-A that would increase highway construction in Wisconsin while Knowles discusses the acceleration program for highway expansion in Wisconsin. Knowles states that the state constitution does not allow borrowing more than $100,000 per year in times of war.   
Notes: The film is black and white and does have sound. 


Month/Day/Year: April 19, 1966
Segment Number: 1 & 4
Segment Description: Daily Footage. Footage of a meeting about highway construction. Governor Warren Knowles, in addition to many other state legislators, is present. He supports bonding for the interstate program and acceleration for state highways. Knowles also states that he has not disclosed at anytime his approval of a gas tax or user fees to fund an accelerated highway program.  
Notes: The film is black and white and does have sound.


Month/Day/Year: June 22, 1966
Segment Description: Special Assignment.  Part three of a five-part series.  Gary McCartan is sworn in as governor of Badger Boys State by Wisconsin Supreme Court Chief Justice Bruce Beilfuss.  Governor Warren Knowles delivers a speech to those in attendance.
Notes: The film is color and does have sound.


Month/Day/Year: January 5, 1967
Segment Number: 2
Segment Description: Daily Footage. Governor Warren Knowles discusses the danger of the psychedelic movement. He calls it anti-religious and destructive and claims that LSD is worse than pill-taking because there is an "aroma" of it being safe.
Notes: The film is black and white and does have sound.   


Month/Day/Year: January 5, 1967
Segment Number: 6
Segment Description: Daily Footage. Governor Warren Knowles discusses the budget. He says that he is trying to form a billion dollar budget but that doing so will depend on the revenue and economic budget over the next two years. Knowles has been accused of using fiscal trickery in putting the budget together.
Notes: The film is color and does have sound. 


Month/Day/Year: January 6, 1967
Segment Number: 2
Segment Description: Daily Footage. Governor Warren Knowles says that although the outcome of the Vietnam War is unknown, economic conditions and employment levels are currently a high and meeting the obligations of the budget within the state's revenue structure.  
Notes: The film is color and does have sound. 


Month/Day/Year: January 7, 1967
Segment Number: 4
Segment Description: Daily Footage.  Footage of Governor Warren Knowles' inauguration ball. Mrs. Knowles discusses the dress she is wearing and says that it will be donated to the Mt. Mary College costume museum.
Notes: The film is color and does have sound.   


Month/Day/Year: January 12, 1967
Segment Number: 2 & 5
Segment Description: Daily Footage. Footage of Governor Warren Knowles' state of the state address. Knowles discusses the need to prepare for whatever may come in the future. He suggests amending the 1961 freeway law. Knowles also discusses introducing an air pollution program to the legislature. The program would help conserve the purity of the air.
Notes: The film is Black and White and does have sound. 


Month/Day/Year: January 17, 1967
Segment Number: 2
Segment Description: Daily Footage. Governor Warren Knowles describes the new nine-point traffic law that he is recommending for the state's traffic safety problem. The objective is to have good drivers, cars, and highways. The law states that those under 18 must pass a written exam to get a license.  
Notes: The film is color and does have sound. 


Month/Day/Year: February 1, 1967
Segment Number: 1, 3, & 5
Segment Description: Daily Footage. Footage of Governor Warren Knowles meeting with Michigan Governor George Romney on the preservation of the Great Lakes and Senator Barry Goldwater's run for president. Romney says that he and Knowles discussed tax sharing grants and the effective use of federal funds. Knowles says that the conversation was a good way to formulate discussion with other governors. 
Notes: The film is black and white and does have sound.


Month/Day/Year: February 25, 1967
Segment Number: 5
Segment Description: Daily Footage. Governor Warren Knowles says it is a shame Mr. Rahr of the Rahr Malting Company, a past Conservationist of the Year, is a scapegoat for the charges against the company. Mr. Rahr is doing everything to eliminate the pollution effects of his company.
Notes: The film is color and does have sound.


Month/Day/Year: February 26, 1967
Segment Number: 1
Segment Description: Daily Footage. Governor Warren Knowles reacts to recent demonstrations in Madison. He says any act which interferes with the education process won't be tolerated. An unidentified man talks about the right to free speech, while a second unidentified man says that the legislature resents out of state students who protest. 
Notes: The film is color and does have sound. 


Month/Day/Year: July 6, 1967
Segment Number: 1, 3, 6, 7, & 14
Segment Description: Daily Footage. Footage of Governor Warren Knowles meeting with Lake Geneva officials about the recent civil disorder and the role of the National Guard. Knowles tells Lake Geneva officials that they need to rely on local law enforcement because state level law enforcement cannot interfere but only assist.
Notes: The film is color and does have sound.  The film has been transferred to videotape; see videotape #28.


Month/Day/Year: July 6, 1967
Segment Description: Special Assignment.  Governor Warren Knowles talks about the recent vandalism spree in Lake Geneva.
Notes: The film is color and does have sound.


 
Month/Day/Year: July 12, 1967
Segment Number: 2
Segment Description: Daily Footage. Governor Warren Knowles holds a press conference after signing the Kellett bill into law. The bill will reorganize the executive branch of state government.
Notes: The film is color and does have sound.   The film has been transferred to videotape; see videotape #29.


Month/Day/Year: July 18, 1967
Segment Number: 7
Segment Description: Daily Footage. Governor Warren Knowles speaks to a group who have shown support for his safety bill. Two unidentified women are interviewed about laws governing the drinking age.  
Notes: The film is color and does have sound. The film has been transferred to videotape; see videotape #29.


Month/Day/Year: August 8, 1967
Segment Number: 5
Segment Description: Daily Footage. Governor Warren Knowles is interviewed on the role of state government in riot control and race relations.
Notes: The film is color and does have sound.  The film has been transferred to videotape; see videotape #31.


Month/Day/Year: August 17, 1967
Segment Number: 1 & 12
Segment Description: Daily Footage. Governor Warren Knowles speaks to the press about Mayor Henry Maier's eleven point program. He says that we need to expand the economic base in Wisconsin. Footage of Knowles and Maier responding to each other's statements on recent economic and urban issues.
Notes: The film is color and does have sound. The film has been transferred to videotape; see videotape #32.


Month/Day/Year: January 3, 1968
Segment Number: 1, 2 & 3
Segment Description: Daily Footage. Governor Warren Knowles dismisses rumors that his health is declining.  He says that his recent illness was due to fatigue and a bit of an "exotic bug" he picked up in Bangkok on his recent trip to the Far East.  Knowles and reporter James D. Selk partake in a friendly match of arm wrestling.  They are both smiling and laughing.  The governor wins in the end.  The arm wrestling is Knowles' way of showing he is healthy.  Knowles dismisses a recent Newsweek article that said he had a stroke as being inaccurate and false.  He says that after being in the hospital for a week he is now back to work.  The doctor told him "not to burn the candle at both ends."
Notes: The film is color; segments 1 and 3 have sound; segment 2 is silent.


Month/Day/Year: January 3, 1968
Segment Number: 6
Segment Description: Daily Footage. Governor Warren Knowles sits at his desk with reporters in the foreground.  An unidentified man takes photographs.  Knowles says that if he called the legislature back for a special session, he would be charged with doing it for political purposes.
Notes: The film is color and does have sound.


Month/Day/Year: January 8, 1968
Segment Number: 2
Segment Description: Daily Footage. Footage of Governor Warren Knowles giving a press conference from his office.  At the press conference, Knowles revealed that he is not going to announce his political plans until after the Wisconsin presidential primary on April 2.
Notes: The film is color and does not have sound.


Month/Day/Year: February 28, 1968
Segment Number: 3
Segment Description: Daily Footage. Footage of the Governor's conference being held in a large ballroom.  Governor Warren Knowles addresses the group and later discusses with a reporter the benefits of safety for businesses, individuals, and families.
Notes: The film is color and does have sound.


Month/Day/Year: April 15, 1968
Segment Number: 5
Segment Description: Daily Footage. Footage of Governor Warren Knowles in his office prior to and during a press conference.  He is also seen talking to the media and shaking hands with an unidentified man outside of the Capitol in Madison.  Knowles has announced he will be seeking a third term as governor.
Notes: The film is color and does not have sound.


Month/Day/Year: May 12, 1968
Segment Number: 1
Segment Description: Daily Footage. Sports 10 pm.  Footage of Governor Warren Knowles fishing with Iowa Governor Harold Hughes in a flat bottom boat.  Knowles reels in a fish and then holds up the line with several fish on it.
Notes: The film is color and does not have sound.


Month/Day/Year: June 6, 1968
Segment Number: 5
Segment Description: Daily Footage. Footage of the Conference on Jobs held by the National Association of Businessmen.  Governor Warren Knowles says businessmen must promote social progress and economic advancement.  Milwaukee Mayor Henry Maier says youths can learn about work.  An unidentified man gives a telephone number for people to call for summer jobs.
Notes: The film is color and does have sound.


Month/Day/Year: June 10, 1968
Segment Number: 3
Segment Description: Daily Footage. Footage of the University of Wisconsin graduation ceremony at Camp Randall Stadium in Madison.  Some graduates hold signs protesting the Vietnam War, the military, and the draft.  Governor Warren Knowles tells the graduates to be men and women of action but to be faithful to rational thought and to condemn violence.
Notes: The film is color and does have sound.


Month/Day/Year: July 3, 1968
Segment Number: 6
Segment Description: Daily Footage. An unidentified governor talks about the survey he sent to the governor's of the fifteen states in the Midwest Governor's Conference.  Governor Warren Knowles says the governors discussed many urban problems and says he welcomes the opportunity to meet with other chief executives.
Notes: The film is color and does have sound.


Month/Day/Year: July 9, 1968
Segment Number: 5
Segment Description: Daily Footage. Exterior footage of the Valley power plant located at 1035 W. Canal Street.  Inside, Governor Warren Knowles and an unidentified man throw a large switch which lights a sign that reads "Valley July 9."
Notes: The film is color and does not have sound.


Month/Day/Year: August 13, 1968
Segment Number: 4
Segment Description: Daily Footage. Newsreel.  Governor Warren Knowles presents a mock golden shoe telephone to actor Don Adams for his role in a safe driving campaign.
Notes: The film is color and does have sound.


Month/Day/Year: August 15, 1968
Segment Number: 3
Segment Description: Daily Footage. Governor Warren Knowles says he is impressed with the work, attitude, and spirit of the boys who have been clearing brush and fixing up Kettle Moraine State Park.  An unidentified African American man says the program has given the boys a chance to gain experience, responsibility, and to socialize.
Notes: The film is color and does have sound.


Month/Day/Year: August 15, 1968
Segment Number: 4
Segment Description: Daily Footage. Footage of Governor Warren Knowles placing a cowboy hat on an unidentified man during Beef Day at the Wisconsin State Fair.  They share the stage with a young man and his steer, Alice in Dairyland, and Miss Beef Queen.
Notes: The film is color and does not have sound.


Month/Day/Year: October 13, 1968
Segment Number: 1
Segment Description: Daily Footage. Governor Warren Knowles and Green Bay Packer Boyd Dowler are seen at County Stadium before a Packer game.  They are with a boy and his parents.  Knowles presents Dowler with a certificate.
Notes: The film is color and does not have sound.


Month/Day/Year: October 29, 1968
Segment Number: 2
Segment Description: Daily Footage. Governor Warren Knowles says redistribution of taxes will not solve the problem.  Bronson LaFollette says taxes are not distributed based on need but according to outdated distribution plans.  LaFollette claims Knowles is the chief advocate for keeping the status quo.
Notes: The film is color and does have sound.


Month/Day/Year: October 31, 1968
Segment Number: 1
Segment Description: Daily Footage. Footage of Governor Warren Knowles and Bronson LaFollette speaking to the Milwaukee Common Council.  Some Milwaukee county supervisors are in attendance.
Notes: The film is color and does not have sound.


Month/Day/Year: November 6, 1968
Segment Number: 3 & 4
Segment Description: Daily Footage. Governor Warren Knowles walks to a podium as the crowd applauds.  He thanks the people of Wisconsin for electing him to a third term as governor.  State Attorney General and gubernatorial candidate Bronson LaFollette thanks his supporters and says he has no regrets.  Knowles says the problems of urban areas are important and that he will work with county and local officials to find solutions to the problems.  LaFollette says the differences between himself and Knowles were not sharply defined so he could not overcome Knowles' popularity.
Notes: The film is color and does have sound.


Month/Day/Year: November 6, 1968
Segment Number: 5
Segment Description: Daily Footage. Ed Hinshaw talks about the opening ceremony for the new freeway in Milwaukee.  Governor Warren Knowles says it is a great day for Milwaukee, the state of Wisconsin, and all of its citizens.  Knowles says the freeway will open a new era for the city.  Aerial footage of the freeway is shown.
Notes: The film is color and does have sound.


Month/Day/Year: January 5, 1969
Segment Number: 1
Segment Description: Daily Footage. Mrs. Chanault, widow of the famous "Flying Tiger" general, speaks of attending important events around the world. Governor Warren Knowles will be escorting her to the Nixon inauguration. She says that Governor Knowles is one of her very good friends.    
Notes: The film is color and does have sound.  The film has been transferred to videotape; see videotape #46.


Month/Day/Year: January 6, 1969
Segment Number: 3
Segment Description: Daily Footage. Governor Warren Knowles is sworn in for his third term in office. Members of the Madison Resistance protest the war and burn papers which they say are copies of selective service laws. 
Notes: The film is color and does have sound. 


Month/Day/Year: January 12, 1969
Segment Number: 2 & 4
Segment Description: Daily Footage. Footage of Governor Warren Knowles inaugural ball.  Ed Hinshaw, in a somewhat tongue and cheek editorial on the ball, talks about the problems facing the Governor, how much people paid to get into the ball, and the gossip surrounding Knowles and Mrs. Chanault. 
Notes: The film is color and does have sound.


Month/Day/Year: January 23, 1969
Segment Number: 2 & 4
Segment Description: Daily Footage. Footage of Governor Warren Knowles' third state of the state address. He says that costs will not diminish unless policies are changed and that skyrocketing spending on welfare and teacher's salaries are having an impact on the budget.
Notes: The film is color and does have sound.  The film has been transferred to videotape; see videotape #46.


Month/Day/Year: January 30, 1969
Segment Number: 1-2 & 5
Segment Description: Daily Footage. Governor Warren Knowles talks about his 1969-1971 state budget. Knowles comments on revenue raising measures, expanding the sales tax, and proposes a bill for family sales tax exemption.
Notes: The film is color and does have sound. 


Month/Day/Year: February 21, 1969
Segment Number: 1
Segment Description: Daily Footage. Governor Warren Knowles delivers a special message to a joint session of the State Senate and Assembly where he urges the legislature to accelerate pollution abatement. He says the federal government has not lived up to its commitment in distributing funds to states. 
Notes: The film is color and does have sound.


Month/Day/Year: March 6, 1969
Segment Number: 1 & 4
Segment Description: Daily Footage. Governor Warren Knowles speaks to the state legislature about the Model Cities program. He says that they must have a state/local partnership and that the money from the federal government should flow through the state and then to the cities. Ed Hinshaw comments that this is a departure for Knowles and that "area Democrats were not overjoyed by the speech."
Notes: The film is color and does have sound.


Month/Day/Year: March 28, 1969
Segment Number: 2
Segment Description: Daily Footage. Governor Warren Knowles makes a statement about President Eisenhower's death. He says that Eisenhower's role in history, public service, and peace will be remembered.
Notes: The film is color and does have sound.


Month/Day/Year: April 8, 1969
Segment Number: 5
Segment Description: Daily Footage. Governor Warren Knowles tours La Crosse and Eau Claire, areas that have been hit hard by flooding. Knowles helps in the building of a flood bank and talks to Boy Scouts.
Notes: The film is color and does have sound.


 
Month/Day/Year: June 18, 1969
Segment Number: 4
Segment Description: Daily Footage. Governor Warren Knowles discusses organ donation. He says that we need legislation to clarify laws on the gifting of body parts. He is also pleased to sign assembly bill #4.
Notes: The film is color and does have sound.


Month/Day/Year: July 15, 1969
Segment Number: 2
Segment Description: Daily Footage. Members of the Milwaukee Tenants Union confront Mayor Henry Maier, Governor Warren Knowles and County Executive John Doyne on issues of housing relocation due to urban problems. It is a rare meeting of the three officials.
Notes: The film is color and does have sound.


Month/Day/Year: July 23, 1969
Segment Number: 1 & 3
Segment Description: Daily Footage. The Milwaukee Tenants Union attend a rare meeting between Mayor Henry Maier, Governor Warren Knowles, and County Executive John Doyne. The Union confronts the officials on issues of housing relocation. Mayor Maier and Governor Knowles debate each other.
Notes: The film is color and does have sound.


Month/Day/Year: August 21, 1969
Segment Number: 4-5 & 7
Segment Description: Daily Footage. County Executive John Doyne, Governor Warren Knowles, County Welfare Director Joseph E. Baldwin, and others meet to discuss the state budget. Knowles complains that this has become a partisan political debate.  
Notes: The film is color and does have sound.


Month/Day/Year: August 29, 1969
Segment Number: 5
Segment Description: Daily Footage. Governor Warren Knowles and an unidentified man have a heated debate about the recent state budget cuts in welfare. Knowles says he will call a special session. The man accuses Knowles of acting like an amateur for saying the county was being partisan.
Notes: The film is color and does have sound.


Month/Day/Year: September 6, 1969
Segment Number: 1 & 2
Segment Description: Daily Footage. Governor Warren Knowles faces picketers at his home in Maple Bluff. The picketers are protesting the recent state budget cuts in welfare.
Notes: The film is color and does not have sound.


Month/Day/Year: October 6, 1969
Segment Number: 4
Segment Description: Daily Footage. Governor Warren Knowles and wheelchair bound Herbert Willis Oriatt III look at the plastic map of the Trail for the Handicapped to be built at the Riveredge Nature Center. Knowles then speaks on placement and employment of the handicapped. 
Notes: The film is color and does have sound.


Month/Day/Year: November 27, 1969
Segment Number: 5
Segment Description: Daily Footage. Footage of people waiting at the airport for Governor Warren Knowles and others to return from a three week trade mission to South America. Knowles says that Wisconsin businesses are already well established and known in South America but there are many more opportunities to establish new ties.
Notes: The film is color and does have sound.


Month/Day/Year: December 17, 1969
Segment Number: 3 & 6
Segment Description: Daily Footage. Governor Warren Knowles comments on his veto of the freeway bill. Knowles explains that he favors the additional 1,200 miles but feels the amendments are a step in the wrong direction. He also states that while it may delay the construction of a beltline freeway around Milwaukee, it is a matter that needs further review.
Notes: The film is color and does have sound.


Month/Day/Year: January 19, 1970
Segment Number: 3
Segment Description: Daily Footage. Governor Warren Knowles says the problems of the state as a whole should be viewed objectively and that we cannot pit rural areas against the urban areas.
Notes: The film is color and does have sound.


Month/Day/Year: January 20, 1970
Segment Number: 5
Segment Description: Daily Footage. Governor Warren Knowles talks about why and how he enjoys being governor.  He says he is trying to do the best job he can.
Notes: The film is color and does have sound.


Month/Day/Year: February 6, 1970
Segment Number: 3
Segment Description: Daily Footage. President Richard Nixon and other officials, including Governor Warren Knowles, arrive at the Field Museum in Chicago to discuss pollution.  Nixon says a "total mobilization" of the country's resources is needed to fight pollution.  Knowles says he is optimistic that Wisconsin can make progress in the fight against pollution.
Notes: The film is color and does have sound.

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