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Month/Day/Year: October 11, 1950
Segment Number: 4
Segment Description: The Milwaukee Newsreel Program. Vice President Alben Barkley arrives via airplane in Milwaukee. The motorcade takes him to the Auditorium for a gathering of the state's Democrats. Barkley gives a speech.
Notes: The film is black and white and does not have sound; there is a script. The film has been transferred to videotape; see videotape #1.
Month/Day/Year: February 14, 1951
Segment Number: 22
Segment Description: The Milwaukee Newsreel Program. Former Congressman Fred Hartley, Jr. spoke at the American Foundrymen's Society meeting. Hartley co-authored the 1947 labor law. Walter Edens and George Tisdale acted as hosts for Hartley.
Notes: The film is black and white and does not have sound; there is a script. The film has been transferred to videotape; see videotape #3.
Month/Day/Year: March 21, 1951
Segment Number: 1
Segment Description: The Milwaukee Newsreel Program. W. Averill Harriman visited Milwaukee. He came on a visit sponsored by the Milwaukee Foreign Policy Association. Harriman's assistant, James Lanigan, accompanied him to Milwaukee.
Notes: The film is black and white and does not have sound; there is a script. The film has been transferred to videotape; see videotape #4.
Month/Day/Year: May 2, 1951
Segment Number: 12
Segment Description: The Milwaukee Newsreel Program. Oregon Republican Senator Wayne Morse, Assistant Secretary John Hickerson, and Brig. General A. Robert Ginsburg were speakers at a local foreign policy institute. Morse and Hickerson speak.
Notes: The film is black and white and does have sound; there is a script. The film has been transferred to videotape; see videotape #5.
Month/Day/Year: May 30, 1951
Segment Number: 1
Segment Description: The Milwaukee Newsreel Program. Government officials Courtney Johnson and H. M. Ray met with Paul Pratt of the Milwaukee Association of Commerce. Johnson discusses the need for businesses and citizens to produce and conserve materials needed by the military.
Notes: The film is black and white and does have sound; there is a script. The film has been transferred to videotape; see videotape #17.
Month/Day/Year: June 13, 1951
Segment Number: 2
Segment Description: The Milwaukee Newsreel Program. Senator Robert Taft signs a plaque at the Milwaukee Press Club where he talks with Charles Benson and Wayne Hood. He then answers a number of questions including several on foreign policy and the 1952 election.
Notes: The film is black and white and does have sound; there is a script. The film has been transferred to videotape; see videotape #17.
Month/Day/Year: June 27, 1951
Segment Number: 4
Segment Description: The Milwaukee Newsreel Program. Senator Estes Kefauver visits Milwaukee. Charles Benson of the Milwaukee Press Club has him sign a plaque. Kefauver comments on the Malik peace proposal, Eisenhower's foreign policy, McCarthyism and penalties for drug dealers.
Notes: The film is black and white and does have sound; there is a script. The film has been transferred to videotape; see videotape #17.
Month/Day/Year: September 26, 1951
Segment Number: 2
Segment Description: The Milwaukee Newsreel Program. Bernard Hoffman talks with John W. Gibson, the chair of the Displaced Person Commission. Gibson talks about the problem of Germans being displaced and expelled from where they are living. He says many are skilled workers and will be brought to the U.S.
Notes: The film is black and white and does have sound; there is a script. The film has been transferred to videotape; see videotape #19.
Month/Day/Year: October 10, 1951
Segment Number: 5
Segment Description: The Milwaukee Newsreel Program. Congressman Emanuel Cellar and former ambassador to Israel James McDonald visited Milwaukee as part of the bond drive to raise money for Israel. Mrs. Robert Agulnick is the chair of the local drive.
Notes: The film is black and white and does not have sound; there is a script. The film has been transferred to videotape; see videotape #21.
Month/Day/Year: October 24, 1951
Segment Number: 1
Segment Description: The Milwaukee Newsreel Program. As part of United Nations Day, 35 high school students met with Eugenie Anderson who is the U.S. Ambassador to Denmark. Mary Byrnes and Fred Fischer got Anderson's autograph.
Notes: The film is black and white and does not have sound; there is a script. The film has been transferred to videotape; see videotape #21.
Month/Day/Year: October 31, 1951
Segment Number: 4
Segment Description: The Milwaukee Newsreel Program. Senator Everett Dirksen met with Dr. Harvey R. Bullis while he was in Milwaukee. Dirksen commented on the upcoming presidential election.
Notes: The film is black and white and does have sound; there is a script. The film has been transferred to videotape; see videotape #21.
Month/Day/Year: November 28, 1951
Segment Number: 3
Segment Description: The Milwaukee Newsreel Program. Harold Stassen met with Kenosha County Republican chair Roger Gerling. Stassen talked about whether he would enter the presidential race in 1952.
Notes: The film is black and white and does have sound; there is a script. The film has been transferred to videotape; see videotape #21.
Month/Day/Year: December 12, 1951
Segment Number: 2
Segment Description: The Milwaukee Newsreel Program. A testimonial dinner was held for Senator Joseph McCarthy. McCarthy is seen with Idaho's Republican Senator Herman Weiker and Steve Miller, who headed the testimonial group.
Notes: The film is black and white and does not have sound; there is a script. The film has been transferred to videotape; see videotape #21.
Month/Day/Year: December 12, 1951
Segment Number: 5
Segment Description: The Milwaukee Newsreel Program. Wisconsin Congressman Charles Kersten and Minnesota Congressman Walter Judd are seen talking. Judd spoke to the Wisconsin Association of Real Estate Brokers about the war in Korea.
Notes: The film is black and white and does not have sound; there is a script. The film has been transferred to videotape; see videotape #21.
Month/Day/Year: December 12, 1951
Segment Number: 6
Segment Description: The Milwaukee Newsreel Program. Henry Grady, former ambassador to Iran, talks about the "very serious situation" in Iran. He says the Russians are very interested in Iran and its oil supply. Grady emphasizes how important it is for the U. S. and Britain to support Iran.
Notes: The film is black and white and does have sound; there is a script. The film has been transferred to videotape; see videotape #21.
Month/Day/Year: December 12, 1951
Segment Number: 7
Segment Description: The Milwaukee Newsreel Program. Maine's Republican Senator Owen Brewster and Arkansas' Democratic Governor Sidney McMath are seen with M. R. Williams of the Wisconsin Implements' Dealer Association before their debate at the Auditorium.
Notes: The film is black and white and does not have sound; there is a script. The film has been transferred to videotape; see videotape #21.
Month/Day/Year: December 26, 1951
Segment Number: 5
Segment Description: The Milwaukee Newsreel Program. Congressman Clement Zablocki talks about his recent trip to Europe. He says that Europe has done a tremendous amount of rebuilding after World War II and that all European nations hold the U. S. in high regard.
Notes: The film is black and white and does have sound; there is a script. The film has been transferred to videotape; see videotape #21.
Month/Day/Year: January 9, 1952
Segment Number: 2
Segment Description: The Milwaukee Newsreel Program. Former Minnesota Governor Harold Stassen announced he would enter the Wisconsin Republican presidential primary. He is seen with Willis Donnely and Everett Yearly at the Pfister Hotel.
Notes: The film is black and white and does not have sound; there is a script. The film has been transferred to videotape; see videotape #6.
Month/Day/Year: March 5, 1952
Segment Number: 6
Segment Description: The Milwaukee Newsreel Program. Ohio Senator Robert Taft visited Milwaukee before the Wisconsin presidential primary. Taft met with Milwaukee County chairman Thomas Korb at the Schroeder Hotel.
Notes: The film is black and white and does have sound; there is a script. The film has been transferred to videotape; see videotape #6.
Month/Day/Year: May 14, 1952
Segment Number: 7
Segment Description: The Milwaukee Newsreel Program. India Edwards, the national vice chairman of the Democratic Party, visited Milwaukee for the annual Jefferson-Jackson Dinner. She signed a plaque at the Press Club. Marie Brandes is seen with her.
Notes: The film is black and white and does not have sound; there is a script. The film has been transferred to videotape; see videotape #7.
Month/Day/Year: May 14, 1952
Segment Number: 8
Segment Description: The Milwaukee Newsreel Program. Senator Hubert Humphrey arrived at Mitchell Field; he was the main speaker for the Jefferson-Jackson Dinner. He is seen with Robert Hess and a group of people. Humphrey discusses the upcoming presidential campaign and Democratic convention.
Notes: The film is black and white and does have sound; there is a script. The film has been transferred to videotape; see videotape #7.
Month/Day/Year: June 4, 1952
Segment Number: 10
Segment Description: The Milwaukee Newsreel Program. Senator Homer Capehart, a Republican from Indiana, spoke to the Central Retail Feed Association convention. Capehart commented on food prices, government seizure of the steel industry, and Senator Robert Taft's campaign for president. He is seen with Eldon Roesler.
Notes: The film is black and white and does have sound; there is a script. The film has been transferred to videotape; see videotape #7.
Month/Day/Year: June 4, 1952
Segment Number: 11
Segment Description: The Milwaukee Newsreel Program. Joseph Davies, former ambassador to Russia and presidential advisor, stopped at Radio City. Davies is a native of Watertown, Wisconsin.
Notes: The film is black and white and does not have sound; there is a script. The film has been transferred to videotape; see videotape #7.
Month/Day/Year: July 23, 1952
Segment Number: 6
Segment Description: The Milwaukee Newsreel Program. Footage of people attending the funeral for Mrs. Daniel Hoan who was a leader in the Democratic Party. She suffered a heart attack. Among those in attendance were Mayor Zeidler, Bill Proxmire, and Clement Zablocki. See script for other names.
Notes: The film is black and white and does not have sound; there is a script. The film has been transferred to videotape; see videotape #7.
Month/Day/Year: September 3, 1952
Segment Number: 1
Segment Description: The Milwaukee Newsreel Program. President Harry Truman arrives in Milwaukee at the Milwaukee Road depot. Truman travels by motorcade to the Arena where he speaks to a large group. The Labor Day meeting was sponsored by the AFL. See script for names.
Notes: The film is black and white and does not have sound; there is a script. The film has been transferred to videotape; see videotape #8.
Month/Day/Year: September 10, 1952
Segment Number: 1
Segment Description: The Milwaukee Newsreel Program. Eleanor Roosevelt visited Milwaukee. She was greeted at the Milwaukee Road depot by Mayor Zeidler and local Democratic party figures. Mrs. Roosevelt talked about the United Nations.
Notes: The film is black and white and does have sound; there is a script. The film has been transferred to film; see videotape #8.
Month/Day/Year: September 10, 1952
Segment Number: 2
Segment Description: The Milwaukee Newsreel Program. Victorious Democrats Andrew Biemiller, Thomas Fairchild, and Clement Zablocki are seen at the train station with Eleanor Roosevelt. Also, Milwaukee County Republicans are seen at their headquarters on election night. See script for names.
Notes: The film is black and white and does not have sound; there is a script. The film has been transferred to videotape; see videotape #8.
Month/Day/Year: October 8, 1952
Segment Number: 1
Segment Description: The Milwaukee Newsreel Program. Eric Hass, the presidential candidate for the Socialist Party, spoke in Milwaukee at the Wisconsin Hotel. Mark Golubich, Georgia Cozzini, and Theodore Bossie were among those who heard Hass explain his plan for government reform.
Notes: The film is black and white and does not have sound; there is a script. The film has been transferred to videotape; see videotape #8.
Month/Day/Year: October 15, 1952
Segment Number: 6
Segment Description: The Milwaukee Newsreel Program. Vincent Hallinin, The Progressive Party's candidate for president visited Milwaukee. Hallinan called for an immediate end to the Korean War and the withdrawal of troops from not only Korea, but also Europe.
Notes: The film is black and white and does not have sound; there is a script. The film has been transferred to videotape; see videotape #8.
Month/Day/Year: October 15, 1952
Segment Number: 7
Segment Description: The Milwaukee Newsreel Program. The Socialist Party vice presidential candidate Samuel Friedman visited with Stanley Budny and Mrs. Frank Zeidler while he was in Milwaukee. He knows the Socialists won't win but he hopes they will have some influence on the election.
Notes: The film is black and white and does not have sound; there is a script. The film has been transferred to videotape; see videotape #8.
Month/Day/Year: October 22, 1952
Segment Number: 7
Segment Description: The Milwaukee Newsreel Program. James Boulton, the Marxian Socialist Workers Party's candidate for the Senate, introduces their candidate for president, Farrell Dobbs. The party follows the teachings of Leon Trotsky.
Notes: The film is black and white and does not have sound; there is a script. The film has been transferred to videotape; see videotape #8.
Month/Day/Year: October 29, 1952
Segment Number: 3
Segment Description: The Milwaukee Newsreel Program. Assistant Secretary of State John Hickerson visited Milwaukee to help mark the seventh anniversary of the founding of the United Nations. He met with Mrs. Carl Romanik and Mrs. E. D. Dunn.
Notes: The film is black and white and does not have sound; there is a script. The film has been transferred to videotape; see videotape #8.
Month/Day/Year: November 12, 1952
Segment Number: 10
Segment Description: The Milwaukee Newsreel Program. Fifth district Congressman Charles Kersten relaxes at home with his daughter Mary after being elected. Kersten talks about his upcoming term in office.
Notes: The film is black and white and does have sound; there is a script. The film has been transferred to videotape; see videotape #8.
Month/Day/Year: February 11, 1953
Segment Number: 1
Segment Description: The Milwaukee Newsreel Program. Senator Alexander Wiley visits Milwaukee. He is interviewed at the train station where he talks about Europe, what information the President should divulge about foreign policy, and a potential blockade of China.
Notes: The film is black and white and does have sound; there is a script. The film has been transferred to videotape; see videotape #11.
Month/Day/Year: February 18, 1953
Segment Number: 5
Segment Description: The Milwaukee Newsreel Program. Republicans gather at the Antlers' Hotel for a Lincoln Day dinner. National and local members of the party, including Pennsylvania Governor John Fine, spoke. See script for other names.
Notes: The film is black and white and does not have sound; there is a script. The film has been transferred to videotape; see videotape #11.
Month/Day/Year: March 25, 1953
Segment Number: 5
Segment Description: The Milwaukee Newsreel Program. Democratic National Chairman Stephen Mitchell visits Milwaukee and meets with county Democratic official Christ Seraphim. Mitchell is interviewed.
Notes: The film is black and white and does have sound; there is a script. The film has been transferred to videotape; see videotape #11.
Month/Day/Year: June 10, 1953
Segment Number: 1
Segment Description: The Milwaukee Newsreel Program. Governor G. Mennen Williams of Michigan spoke at the Auditorium at the International Association of Personnel in Employment Security meeting. Governor Williams was interviewed about the recent tornado devastation near Flint, Michigan where 139 people died.
Notes: The film is black and white and does have sound; there is a script. The film has been transferred to videotape; see videotape #12.
Month/Day/Year: August 5, 1953
Segment Number: 2
Segment Description: The Milwaukee Newsreel Program. Navy Secretary Robert Anderson and Senator Joseph McCarthy arrive in Milwaukee. They both spoke at the VFW convention. Milwaukee Journal reporter Frank Sinclair interviewed Anderson. Congressman Clement Zablocki was also at the convention.
Notes: The film is black and white and does not have sound; there is a script. The film has been transferred to videotape; see videotape #13.
Month/Day/Year: August 5, 1953
Segment Number: 4
Segment Description: The Milwaukee Newsreel Program. Agriculture Secretary Ezra Benson spoke at the American Poultry and Hatchery convention in Milwaukee. He talked with association president W. S. Grotewold and National Turkey Federation president Roscoe Hill. Hig Murray interviewed Benson.
Notes: The film is black and white and does have sound; there is a script. The film has been transferred to videotape; see videotape #13.
Month/Day/Year: August 12, 1953
Segment Number: 6
Segment Description: The Milwaukee Newsreel Program. Senator Alexander Wiley, Wisconsin's senior senator and chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, comments on developments in Europe, Korea and the rest of Asia.
Notes: The film is black and white and does have sound; there is a script. The film has been transferred to videotape; see videotape #13.
Month/Day/Year: September 16, 1953
Segment Number: 2
Segment Description: The Milwaukee Newsreel Program. Ivy Baker Priest, the Treasurer of the United States, spoke at the Midwest College Placement Association conference at the Pfister Hotel. She is seen with Henry Goehring, John Gammell, and Richard Panlener.
Notes: The film is black and white and does not have sound; there is a script. The film has been transferred to videotape; see videotape #13.
Month/Day/Year: September 23, 1953
Segment Number: 1
Segment Description: The Milwaukee Newsreel Program. Senator Alexander Wiley, Maryland Governor Theodore McKeldin and Leon Keyserling visit Milwaukee to help sell bonds for Israel. They met with local leaders Joseph Free and Bernard Samson.
Notes: The film is black and white and does not have sound; there is a script. The film has been transferred to videotape; see videotape #14.
Month/Day/Year: October 7, 1953
Segment Number: 4
Segment Description: The Milwaukee Newsreel Program. Senator Estes Kefauver spoke at the Young Democrats of Wisconsin dinner in Milwaukee. He visited with Dan Draper, George Secora and Don Worley. Kefauver also spoke with Robert Fleming about his political future.
Notes: The film is black and white and does have sound; there is a script. The film has been transferred to videotape; see videotape #14.
Month/Day/Year: October 21, 1953
Segment Number: 2
Segment Description: The Milwaukee Newsreel Program. Federal public housing administrator Charles Slusser was in town for the national housing convention. He toured the 6th Ward with journalists. He talked about potential federal aid for the city and why Milwaukee didn't get any funds in 1953.
Notes: The film is black and white and does have sound; there is a script. The film has been transferred to videotape; see videotape #14.
Month/Day/Year: October 21, 1953
Segment Number: 4
Segment Description: The Milwaukee Newsreel Program. Congressman Charles Kersten shows his family some of the documents and Soviet propaganda he collected during his seven week tour of Europe. He studied the Communist seizure of Baltic nations. Kersten discusses some of the documents.
Notes: The film is black and white and does have sound; there is a script. The film has been transferred to videotape; see videotape #14.
Month/Day/Year: November 18, 1953
Segment Number: 1
Segment Description: The Milwaukee Newsreel Program. Missouri Congressman Dewey Short arrives at the airport in Milwaukee. He was met by Richard Gardiner of American Airlines. Short comments on the Harry Dexter White case.
Notes: The film is black and white and does have sound; there is a script. The film has been transferred to videotape; see videotape #14.
Month/Day/Year: December 2, 1953
Segment Number: 5
Segment Description: The Milwaukee Newsreel Program. Congressman Garner Winthrow spoke to federal employees, mostly postal workers, at the Eagles' Club. Winthrow supported the union in their wage demands. George Haberman, Michael Nave, Robert Rogers, and Leroy Herbst were also present.
Notes: The film is black and white and does not have sound; there is a script. The film has been transferred to videotape; see videotape #14.
Month/Day/Year: December 9, 1953
Segment Number: 2
Segment Description: The Milwaukee Newsreel Program. Atomic Energy Commissioner Thomas Murray was in town for the dedication of the new library at Marquette University. He talked with Marquette Graduate School Dean Father Edward J. Drummond and Harry S. Pease of the Milwaukee Journal.
Notes: The film is black and white and does have sound; there is a script. The film has been transferred to videotape; see videotape #14.
Month/Day/Year: December 9, 1953
Segment Number: 3
Segment Description: The Milwaukee Newsreel Program. William V. Kelley, executive secretary of the Urban League, was honored at the League's annual meeting. Mrs. Perry Anderson presided over the meeting. Former Arkansas Governor Sidney McMath spoke on the racial work done in that state.
Notes: The film is black and white and does not have sound; there is a script. The film has been transferred to videotape; see videotape #14.
Month/Day/Year: December 16, 1953
Segment Number: 3
Segment Description: The Milwaukee Newsreel Program. Labor Secretary James P. Mitchell spoke on labor policies at Marquette University. Congressman Charles Kersten and Marquette President Father Edward J. O'Donnell listen as Mitchell answers questions.
Notes: The film is black and white and does not have sound; there is a script. The film has been transferred to videotape; see videotape #15.
Month/Day/Year: January 6, 1954
Segment Number: 4
Segment Description: The Milwaukee Newsreel Program. Marge Benson is sworn in as the new chair of the local Democratic Party by Henry Reuss. She is congratulated by retiring chair Leland McParland. She is the first woman to hold this position. She talks about being chosen as chair.
Notes: The film is black and white and does have sound; there is a script. The film has been transferred to videotape; see videotape #15.
Month/Day/Year: January 27, 1954
Segment Number: 2
Segment Description: The Milwaukee Newsreel Program. Mrs. Frederick Truby and Margaret Flood of the Women's Advertising Club of Milwaukee welcome Mrs. Oswald Bates Lord to the Shorecrest Hotel. Mrs. Lord is the U. S. representative to the United Nations Human Rights Commission. She is interviewed.
Notes: The film is black and white and does have sound; there is a script. The film has been transferred to videotape; see videotape #15.
Month/Day/Year: April 14, 1954
Segment Number: 6
Segment Description: The Milwaukee Newsreel Program. The Senate's Foreign Relations Sub-Committee is on the road. The subcommittee meets at the Auditorium to hear opinions at the grass roots level of the revision of the United Nations. Senator Alexander Wiley heads the group. See script for other names.
Notes: The film is black and white and does not have sound; there is a script. The film has been transferred to videotape; see videotape #16.
Month/Day/Year: May 12, 1954
Segment Number: 4
Segment Description: The Milwaukee Newsreel Program. The Democrats hold their annual Jefferson-Jackson Dinner. State chairman Elliot Walstead and vice chairman Horace Wilke talk with Michael DiSalle, the former mayor of Toledo, who talks about the drop in popularity of the Republicans.
Notes: The film is black and white and does have sound; there is a script. The film has been transferred to videotape; see videotape #16.
Month/Day/Year: May 12, 1954
Segment Number: 5
Segment Description: The Milwaukee Newsreel Program. The Socialist Labor Party held their state convention in Jefferson Hall. The Party nominated a candidate for governor and put together a platform. Members present were Georgia Cozzini, Arthur Wepfer and Joseph Pirincin of Cleveland.
Notes: The film is black and white and does not have sound; there is a script. The film has been transferred to videotape; see videotape #16.
Month/Day/Year: July 14, 1954
Segment Number: 2
Segment Description: The Milwaukee Newsreel Program. Wisconsin Democrats held their state convention at the Schroeder Hotel. The main speaker, New Jersey Governor Robert Meyner, talked with Marge Benson. Charles Brannan also spoke. Meyner attacked Joseph McCarthy.
Notes: The film is black and white and does have sound; there is a script. The film has been transferred to videotape; see videotape #22.
Month/Day/Year: October 6, 1954
Segment Number: 6
Segment Description: The Milwaukee Newsreel Program. Oveta Culp Hobby, Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare, spoke at the one day conference on traffic safety in Milwaukee. She is seen with E. Clarke Woodward and John Benson. Hobby discussed highway safety.
Notes: The film is black and white and does have sound; there is a script. The film has been transferred to videotape; see videotape #23.
Month/Day/Year: October 20, 1954
Segment Number: 4
Segment Description: The Milwaukee Newsreel Program. Senator William Knowland, a Republican from California and the Senate's majority leader, visited Milwaukee and spoke to a gathering of Republicans at the Pfister Hotel.
Notes: The film is black and white and does not have sound; there is a script. The film has been transferred to videotape; see videotape #23.
Month/Day/Year: October 27, 1954
Segment Number: 5
Segment Description: The Milwaukee Newsreel Program. Adlai Stevenson and his son Borden take part in a fundraising dinner for the Democrats at the Pfister Hotel. Elliot Walstead talked with the Stevensons. Stevenson accused Vice-President Nixon of waging a campaign of "McCarthyism in a white collar."
Notes: The film is black and white and does not have sound; there is a script. The film has been transferred to videotape; see videotape #23.
Month/Day/Year: October 27, 1954
Segment Number: 6
Segment Description: The Milwaukee Newsreel Program. Joseph Swialto, a former high-ranking security officer in the Polish government, testified before Congressman Kersten and the House Select Committee on Communist domination of Eastern Europe in Milwaukee. Dr. Jan Karski served as interpreter.
Notes: The film is black and white and does have sound; there is a script. The film has been transferred to videotape; see videotape #23.
Month/Day/Year: November 17, 1954
Segment Number: 5
Segment Description: The Milwaukee Newsreel Program. A testimonial dinner was held for Senator Joseph McCarthy at the Pfister Hotel. The Senator and his wife came to Milwaukee during a break in the Senate's censure hearings against McCarthy.
Notes: The film is black and white and does not have sound; there is a script. The film has been transferred to videotape; see videotape #23.
Month/Day/Year: December 22, 1954
Segment Number: 3
Segment Description: The Milwaukee Newsreel Program. Political figures gather for the funeral of Secretary of State Fred Zimmerman. (See script for names.) Zimmerman was to have started his fifth term as Secretary of State and was a former governor.
Notes: The film is black and white and does not have sound; there is a script. The film has been transferred to videotape; see videotape #23.
Month/Day/Year: 1960
Segment Description: Politics 1960. A review of politics in Wisconsin in 1960 including John Kennedy, Hubert Humphrey, and Richard Nixon campaigning for the presidency, Gaylord Nelson and Phillip Kuehn speaking at the Public Affairs Forum, Frank Zeidler's farewell dinner, and Henry Maier being sworn in as mayor of Milwaukee.
Notes: The film is black and white and does have sound; there is no script. The film has been transferred to videotape; see videotape #36.
Month/Day/Year: February 22, 1960
Segment Description: Special Assignment. Senator Hubert Humphrey tells why he wants to be President of the United States. He feels the presidency is the focal point of the government. Humphrey also talks about the pros and cons of dedicating your life to public service.
Notes: The film is black and white and does have sound; there is a script. The film has been transferred to videotape; see videotape #36.
Month/Day/Year: March 24, 1960
Segment Description: Special Assignment. Senator Hubert Humphrey campaigns for president in Wisconsin. He visits with several veterans at the Vet's Hospital in Wood and speaks to members of the Antioch Baptist Church. See script for names.
Notes: The film is black and white and does not have sound; there is a script. The film has been transferred to videotape; see videotape #68.
Month/Day/Year: March 25, 1960
Segment Description: Special Assignment. The Wisconsin campaign headquarters for Hubert Humphrey and John Kennedy are visited. Lt. Governor Philleo Nash visits with Humphrey's campaign manager Gene Foley. Mrs. Foley answers the telephones. The Kennedy headquarters are also very busy.
Notes: The film is black and white and does have sound; there is a script. The film has been transferred to videotape; see videotape #68.
Month/Day/Year: May 11, 1962
Segment Description: Special Assignment. Democratic Party State Chairman Pat Lucey and volunteers LaVerne McCormick, Lucille Kontoulis, and Laura Heaney prepare for the Jefferson-Jackson Dinner in honor of President Kennedy. The dinner is a fundraiser for the Democrats.
Notes: The film is black and white and does have sound; there is a script.
Month/Day/Year: February 5, 1963
Segment Description: Special Assignment. Part 1 of a 2-part series. Governor John Reynolds recently talked about organized crime. Attorney General George Thompson and Fond du Lac D.A. Thomas Massey discuss organized crime in the state.
Notes: The film is black and white and does have sound; there is a script.
Month/Day/Year: February 6, 1963
Segment Description: Special Assignment. Part 2 of a 2-part series. Governor Reynolds suggested organizing law enforcement against organized crime by giving the attorney general's office investigative powers. George Thompson and Thomas Massey were both opposed to the idea.
Notes: The film is black and white and does have sound; there is a script.
Month/Day/Year: June 11, 1963
Segment Description: Special Assignment. One of the controversies of the Cold War is Yugoslavia, a country that is Communist, but not part of the Soviet Union. The U. S. ambassador to Belgrade, George Kennan, shares his thoughts on Yugoslavia while in Milwaukee.
Notes: The film is black and white and does have sound; there is a script.
Month/Day/Year: November 5, 1963
Segment Description: Special Assignment. Walter Heller, President Kennedy's economic advisor, talks about the more humorous aspects of the job, such as letters from citizens and misconstrued public statements.
Notes: The film is black and white and does have sound; there is a script.
Month/Day/Year: October 30, 1964
Segment Description: Special Topic. President Lyndon Johnson and Lady Bird Johnson campaign in Milwaukee. Footage includes Johnson's arrival and departure at the airport, stopping at Balsmiders Food Market, and parts of his speech at Kosciuszko Park. Johnson talks to reporters at the airport.
Notes: The film is black and white and does have sound. The film has been transferred to videotape; see videotape #36.

Month/Day/Year: November 1, 1965
Segment Description: Special Assignment. Undersecretary of Health, Education and Welfare Wilbur Cohen is interviewed. He gives his opinion on treating senior citizens separately.
Notes: The film is black and white and does have sound; there is a script.
Month/Day/Year: November 2, 1965
Segment Number:6
Segment Description: Daily Footage. Congressman Glenn Davis feels that Congress is starting to regain independence and is not being controlled as much by the White House. He says Congress has been controlled by President Johnson because of his landslide victory in 1964 and his knowledge of how Congress works.
Notes: The film is black and white and does have sound. The film has been transferred to videotape; see videotape #26.
Month/Day/Year: November 3, 1965
Segment Number:6
Segment Description: Daily Footage. Senator Ralph Yarborough of Texas says a second political party is necessary and highly desirable in order to preserve the people's liberties and rights.
Notes: The film is black and white and does have sound. The film has been transferred to videotape; see videotape #26.
Month/Day/Year: November 3, 1965
Segment Number:7
Segment Description: Daily Footage. Senator Ralph Yarborough says that if the Republicans continue to follow Barry Goldwater's policies, they will decline. He feels if the Republicans decline too much, a new political party will rise to take its place.
Notes: The film is black and white and does have sound. The film has been transferred to videotape; see videotape #26.
Month/Day/Year: November 4, 1965
Segment Number: 1
Segment Description: Daily Footage. David Carley announces he will seek the Democratic Party's nomination for governor. He talks about the AFL-CIO and its relationship with the Democrats. He highlights how he differs from Pat Lucey.
Notes: The film is black and white and does have sound. The film has been transferred to videotape; see videotape #26.
Month/Day/Year: November 4, 1965
Segment Number: 2
Segment Description: Daily Footage. David Carley talks about the importance of the primary for the Democrats. He feels that the primary will help whoever gets the nomination for governor shape their message and help them be a stronger candidate in the fall election.
Notes: The film is black and white and does have sound. The film has been transferred to videotape; see videotape #26.
Month/Day/Year: November 7, 1965
Segment Number: 4
Segment Description: Daily Footage. Congressman Mo Udall of Arizona talks about the need to study future population growth in the United States. He feels the big test over the next 10 years will be the need to expand the National Park Service and to set aside more public land.
Notes: The film is black and white and does have sound. The film has been transferred to videotape; see videotape #26.
Month/Day/Year: November 8, 1965
Segment Number: 4
Segment Description: Daily Footage. Congressman Mo Udall of Arizona feels that pollution is a problem that will not be fixed by one law; he feels that laws must be enacted at the federal, state, and local levels. Udall also says that the environment has been neglected for too long.
Notes: The film is black and white and does have sound. The film has been transferred to videotape; see videotape #26.
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 an airplane.
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 4, 1965
Segment Number: 6
Segment Description: Daily Footage. Congressman Melvin Laird talks about a conference he helped arrange in Stevens Point. The conference gave educators and high school students a chance to talk about major issues. Laird feels if students have a chance to thoroughly debate issues, and can vent their anger and frustration, they won't demonstrate.
Notes: The film is black and white and does have sound.
Month/Day/Year: January 7, 1968
Segment Number: 9
Segment Description: Daily Footage. George McGhee, Ambassador to West Germany, says that the extreme right wing of the National Democratic Party in Germany is a growing Neo Nazi party and that most Germans are very concerned about this. He says there is a Neo Nazi party in the United States as well.
Notes: The film is color and does have sound.
Year: 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. Nixon feels the Vietnam War can be ended in two years by coordinating military, political, economic, and diplomatic efforts. He believes there must be a lasting peace but a quick withdrawal would be detrimental. Nixon says if he were president, he would work to repair the United States' image and prestige throughout the world.
Notes: The film is color and does have sound. The film has been transferred to videotape; see videotape #25.
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.
Notes: The film is color and does not have sound; there is not a script. The 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 and bumper stickers for Ronald Reagan.
Notes: The film is color and does have sound; there is not a script. The film has been transferred to videotape; see videotape #10.
Month/Day/Year: March 18, 1968
Segment Description: Special Assignment. McCarthy I. 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 College in Appleton for a speech.
Notes: The film is color and does have sound; there is a script. The film has been transferred to videotape; see videotape #10.
Month/Day/Year: March 19, 1968
Segment Description: Special Assignment. McCarthy II. 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; there is a script. The 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 if doing to help re-elect Johnson.
Notes: The film is color and does have sound; there is a script. The film has been transferred to videotape; see videotape #25.
Month/Day/Year: March 21, 1968
Segment Description: Special Assignment. Nixon I. Richard Nixon arrives at the Stevens Point airport and greets the people waiting there for him. He comments on the large number of votes 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; there is a script. The film has been transferred to videotape; see videotape #25.
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 the New Hampshire primary and Wisconsin's primary tradition. Nixon feels the United States should help countries, like Vietnam, but not fight their wars for them.
Notes: The film is color and does have sound; there is a script. The film has been transferred to videotape; see videotape #25.
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; there is a script. The film has been transferred to videotape; see videotape #25.
Month/Day/Year: March 25, 1968
Segment Description: Special Assignment. Humphrey II. Humphrey gives a speech at Serb Hall. He is interrupted by a heckler but handles the situation with humor. Humphrey says the President wants peace in Vietnam. Later, he tapes a show at WTMJ and then heads to Stevens Points where he talks with some college students.
Notes: The film is color and does have sound; there is a script. The 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 concerning Vietnam and are both heavily influenced by the military industrial complex. Stassen wants to descalate and get the United Nations more involved in Vietnam.
Notes: The film is color and does have sound; there is a script. The film has been transferred to videotape; see videotape #25.
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 diverted for the war effort. Stassen later meets with members of the Urban League and campaigns on the street.
Notes: The film is color and does have sound; there is a script. The film has been transferred to videotape; see videotape #25.
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 of the race. Footage of him campaigning, shaking hands, and at a press conference. His wife speaks briefly at the end.
Notes: The film is color and does have sound; there is a script. The 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 Reagan is not campaigning for the presidency.
Notes: The film is color and does have sound; there is a script. The film has been transferred to videotape; see videotape #25.