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Finding Aid of the Milwaukee Journal Stations Records > Subject Guide
Gaylord Nelson
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Month/Day/Year: July 9, 1959
Segment Description: Special Assignment.
Governor Gaylord Nelson reviews the fleet of operation "Inland Sea" led by
Admiral Edmund Taylor. Local and state officials, including Lt.
Governor Phileo Nash join in the review and celebration of the
opening of the St. Lawrence Seaway.
Notes: The film is black and white and does not have sound.
Month/Day/Year: 1959
Segment Number: 1
Segment Description: Year Ender. Governor Gaylord Nelson was sworn in at the beginning
of the year but by July was fighting with the legislature about taxes,
specifically the withholding tax. The fight over taxes continued
through the end of the year.
Notes: The film is black and white and does have sound. The
film has been transferred to videotape; see videotape #10.
Month/Day/Year: 1960
Segment Number: 1
Segment Description: Special Topic. Politics 1960. A review of
politics in 1960 including John Kennedy, Hubert Humphrey and Richard Nixon
campaigning for the presidency, Gaylord Nelson and Phillip Kuehn campaigning
for governor, Frank Zeidler's "retirement" dinner, and Henry Maier being
sworn in as mayor of Milwaukee.
Notes: The film is black and white and does have sound. The
film has been transferred to videotape; see videotape #36.
Month/Day/Year: August 30, 1961
Segment Description: Special Assignment. Footage
of a news conference with Governor Gaylord Nelson and Phillip Kuehn, his
Republican opponent for governor in 1960. Each man shares his views on
the sales tax.
Notes: The film is black and white and does have sound.
Month/Day/Year: October 9, 1965
Segment Number: 1 & 2
Segment Description: Daily Footage. Senator Gaylord Nelson talks
about a bill and whether they have enough votes for cloture. Senator Walter
Mondale sits next to him. Nelson says they did pass a modest pollution bill,
but that they really need $50-100 billion to clean up the country's water.
Nelson says we should not get involved in a massive land war with North
Vietnam and Red China. He feels the president needs the flexibility to
handle the military situation.
Notes: The film is black and white and does have sound.
Month/Day/Year: November 9, 1965
Segment Number: 3
Segment Description: Daily Footage. Congressman Mo Udall of Arizona,
Congressman Everett Dirksen of Illinois, and Senator Gaylord Nelson talk to
people at the airport before boarding a plane.
Notes: The film is black and white and does have sound. The
film has been transferred to videotape; see videotape #26.
Month/Day/Year: March 27, 1966
Segment Number: 2
Segment Description: Daily Footage. Senator Gaylord Nelson speaks about pollution
in Lake Michigan and Lake Superior. He says that Wisconsin has not taken
control of pollution on its own and the southern tip of Lake Michigan was
nearly destroyed before the federal government stepped in.
Notes: The film is black and white and does have sound.
Month/Day/Year: April 24, 1966
Segment Number: 1
Segment Description: Daily Footage. Senator Gaylord Nelson talks about pollution in
Lake Michigan and tire safety. The pollution requires the cooperation of all
involved states and the federal government. The Secretary of Commerce will be
authorized to set minimum safety standards for tires.
Notes: The film is black and white and does have sound.
Month/Day/Year: October 5, 1966
Segment Number: 9
Segment Description: Daily Footage. Senator Gaylord Nelson talks in support of legislation that
will aid Menominee County. He says it will provide $1.8 million to help with the costs of
health care, education, welfare, and to modernize water and sanitation services.
Notes: The film is black and white and does have sound.
Month/Day/Year: January 6, 1967
Segment Number: 1
Segment Description: Daily Footage. Senator Gaylord Nelson announces that
Secretary of the Interior Stewart Udall has approved a grant of over $500,000 to preserve the Wolf River. The Wolf River and its streams will become
part of a national wild river system.
Notes: The film is black and white and does have sound.
Month/Day/Year: January 15, 1967
Segment Number: 1
Segment Description: Daily Footage. Senator Gaylord Nelson announces that he
is starting the St. Croix National Scenic Riverway. The riverway will retain
more than 250 miles of the St. Croix River and protect the river for
posterity.
Notes: The film is black and white and does have sound.
Month/Day/Year: February 20, 1967
Segment Number: 8
Segment Description: Daily Footage. Senator Gaylord Nelson says that there are
now good substitutes available for DDT. He says all pesticides should be
studied and regulated if they are harmful to prevent contamination of our
natural resources.
Notes: The film is black and white and does have sound.
Month/Day/Year: March 10, 1967
Segment Number: 2 & 5
Segment Description: Daily Footage. At the Milwaukee Press Club, Senator
Gaylord Nelson says the United States will be ready to bargain with the
Viet Cong when they cannot fight any longer but the United States will not
try to "liquidate" the North Vietnamese. He says that many people
wonder if there should be exemptions from the draft. He does not feel that
exemptions should be given and that everyone has an obligation to serve.
Notes: The film is color and does have sound.
Month/Day/Year: March 11, 1967
Segment Number: 3
Segment Description: Daily Footage. Senator Gaylord Nelson speaks about Vietnam. He
says there are no benefits or detriments to pulling out of the war now.
Nelson says the pros and cons of the situation balance each other out.
Notes: The film is color and does have sound.
Month/Day/Year: April 11, 1967
Segment Number: 6
Segment Description: Daily Footage. Senator Gaylord Nelson expresses his satisfaction with the Great Lakes Pact. He feels it will not
only help Wisconsin but also the surrounding states.
Notes: The film is black and white and does have sound.
Month/Day/Year: May 1, 1967
Segment Number: 9
Segment Description: Daily Footage. Senator Gaylord Nelson says if the United
States wants to be the preeminent world power, it should capture the
imagination and aspirations of men of all races. Nelson returned from
Washington, D.C. with Mayor Henry Maier after handing in a proposal for the Model
Cities
program.
Notes: The film is color and does have sound.
Month/Day/Year: May 7, 1967
Segment Number: 1
Segment Description: Daily Footage. In a speech, Senator Gaylord Nelson says
President Lyndon Johnson has problems as does the Democratic Party in
Wisconsin. All the delegates, including himself, he feels, will have a tough
fight in the 1968 election.
Notes: The film is color and does have sound.
Month/Day/Year: October 3, 1967
Segment Number: 2
Segment Description: Daily Footage. Vice President Hubert Humphrey speaks at a "Re-Elect Gaylord" function in Clear Lake. He says Senator Gaylord Nelson's dedication to conservation is more than theory
and speeches - it is action. Humphrey also talks about the Apostle Island Bill.
Notes: The film is color and does have sound.
Month/Day/Year: September 12, 1968
Segment Number: 1
Segment Description: Daily Footage. Senator Gaylord Nelson
says the House of Representatives has given final approval to his proposal
to place the St. Croix, the Namekagon, and the Wolf Rivers into a national
scenic and wild river system. He talks about how this will preserve
these assets for the future.
Notes: The film is color and does have sound.
Month/Day/Year: September 27, 1968
Segment Number: 4
Segment Description: Daily Footage. Footage of a "Nelson La Follette Democratic
Party Whistle Stop" sign. Senator Gaylord Nelson and gubernatorial candidate Bronson La Follette speak from the back of a train car to a crowd gathered on the platform of a train station.
Notes: The film is color and does not have sound.
Month/Day/Year: November 6, 1968
Segment Number: 7
Segment Description: Daily Footage. Senator Gaylord Nelson says candidates who run
strong tend to help the rest of the ticket. He says Wisconsin is the most independent state in
the country. State Senator Jerris Leonard, Nelson's opponent, paraphrases
Edmund Burke
saying "My country, may she always be right when dealing with foreign nations, but my
country right or wrong."
Notes: The film is color and does have sound.
Month/Day/Year: March 10, 1969
Segment Number: 1 & 3
Segment Description: Daily Footage. Senator Gaylord Nelson speaks to the press
about the ORAP 200 proposal that would fight pollution and finance sewage
treatment centers and outdoor recreation facilities.
Notes: The film is color and does have sound.
Month/Day/Year: March 10, 1969
Segment Number: 8
Segment Description: Daily Footage. Senator Gaylord Nelson discusses the proposed
ABM system. He says he has heard rumors that President Richard Nixon is going to
recommend a "thin anti-ballistic missile program." He says it
will not work and that is is a "tragic mistake."
Notes: The film is color and does have sound.
Month/Day/Year: October 20, 1969
Segment Number: 1
Segment Description: Daily Footage. Senator Gaylord Nelson speaks about the
recent Vietnam Moratorium. He describes it as a peaceful demonstration of our
opinions about Vietnam. He is in town to attend an appreciation dinner for
consumer lawyer Thomas Jacobson.
Notes: The film is color and does have sound. The film has
been transferred to videotape; see videotape #46.
Month/Day/Year: January 16, 1970
Segment Number: 5
Segment Description: Daily Footage. An unidentified man admits
there is a need for a more coordinated approach to the Manpower Development
program. Senator Gaylord Nelson describes how the Manpower program
should ideally work. Jesus Salas questions the effectiveness of the
program.
Notes: The film is color and does have sound.
Month/Day/Year: March 6, 1971
Segment Number: 4, 5 & 7
Segment Description: Daily Footage. Senator Gaylord Nelson says Birch
Bayh and George McGovern are his friends and he certainly likes them.
Jim Bitterman interviews Senator Gaylord Nelson on the situation in Vietnam.
Nelson says troops in Laos induce more activity there and that we're not going to be able to sever and hold a supply line against the Viet
Cong.
Notes: The film is color. Segment 5 does not have sound. Segments 4
and 7 do have sound.
Month/Day/Year: April 19, 1971
Segment Number: 6
Segment Description: Daily Footage. Senator Gaylord Nelson
gives a speech at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee before students. He is
speaking as part of Earth Week activities at the University.
Notes: The film is color and does not have sound.
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