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15561. Ware (01:59)

Date:
2020-01-17
Main contributors:
Eric Ware, Institute for Digital Arts & Humanities
Summary:

15562. Warner's "Stretch Bra" (01:01)

Date:
1962/1964
Main contributors:
Warner's
Summary:
An advertisement for Warner's bras in which the product is shown to stretch in various ways. Submitted for Clio Awards category Apparel.

15563. Warren Miller - A Painting Called Barrier (05:34)

Date:
unknown/unknown
Main contributors:
Indiana Disability History Project
Summary:
“I believed that the barrier of Alexander Graham Bell that he used the word, he can "fix" Deaf people by using speaking language in a speaking world.” Indianapolis artist Warren Miller explains his painting "Barrier" represents Alexander Graham Bell's attempt to prevent Deaf people from using American Sign Language. Warren discusses his early school experience with oralism. Oralism is a method of teaching Deaf people to communicate using speech, lip-reading and recognizing body language. Warren attended the Harrison Oral Elementary School from kindergarten through fourth grade. He says, “I was trained like a boot camp.” Warren was interviewed in 2017.

15564. Washington Conversation: Alf Landon (50:52)

Date:
1961-12-17
Main contributors:
Alf Landon, Paul Niven
Summary:
In this interview former Kansas governor and 1936 Republican presidential candidate Alf Landon reflects on his political career and the presidential election of 1936.

15565. Washington Conversation: Arthur Goldberg & newscast (32:33)

Date:
1962
Main contributors:
Paul Niven, Arthur Goldberg, Michael J. Marlow, Bill Linden, Ned Calmer
Summary:
Secretary of Labor, Arthur Goldberg, discussed labor disputes in the steel industry and his role in settling other labor disputes in the United States. Other topics in the interview include the right of government employees to collective bargaining, the prosecution of James Hoffa, and government support of the arts. Following episode is a segment of Ned Calmer with the News which covered the story of Francis Gary Powers return to America.

15566. Washington Conversation: Arturo Frondizi & WCBS news (35:10)

Date:
1961-10-08
Main contributors:
Paul Niven , Arturo Frondizi, Ned Calmer
Summary:
Argentinian president Arturo Frondizi is interviewed about Argentina political landscape. Some of the topics addressed in the interviewed include the role of students in politics, the political situation of Latin America, and the rise and fall of Perón. Following the Washington Conversation episode is the show Ned Calmer with the News.

15567. Washington Conversation: Arturo Frondizi & WCBS news (34:25)

Date:
1961-10-08
Main contributors:
Stuart Novins, Arturo Frondizi, Ned Calmer, Michael J. Marlow, Robert Quinn
Summary:
Argentinian president Arturo Frondizi is interviewed about Argentina political landscape. Some of the topics addressed in the interviewed include the role of students in politics, the political situation of Latin America, and the rise and fall of Perón. Following the Washington Conversation episode is the show Ned Calmer with the News.

15568. Washington Conversation: Carl Hayden (25:05)

Date:
1962-02-18
Main contributors:
Paul Niven, Carl Hayden, Michael J. Marlow, Bill Linden
Summary:
Senator Carl Hayden is interviewed about his life and his political career. Hayden recounts his time serving as a sheriff in Arizona and how Congress had changed since he first arrived in Washington.

15569. Washington Conversation: Chester Bowles (31:00)

Date:
1961-04-07
Main contributors:
Paul Niven , Chester Bowles
Summary:
Chester Bowles discussed his advertising business and his transition into politics. Bowles shared his experience as Director of the Office of Price Administration during the World War II, governor of Connecticut, Ambassador to India, and Under Secretary of State. Bowles also shared his views and beliefs on international politics and United State foreign policies in particular the United States policy with China.

15570. Washington Conversation: Martin Luther King (26:01)

Date:
1962-05-20
Main contributors:
CBS, WTOP-TV, Paul Niven, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., Bill Linden, Michael J. Marlow
Summary:
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. is interviewed by CBS news correspondent Paul Niven about his goals and reflections on the Civil Rights Movement. Some of the topics MLKJ addressed in the interview are interracial marriages, his childhood experience with racism, his father attitude to racism and segregation, Mahatma Gandhi, and his views on John F. Kennedy response to civil right issues.

15571. Washington Conversation: Senator John C. Stennis (25:11)

Date:
1962-05-27
Main contributors:
Paul Niven, John C. Stennis, Michael J. Marlow, Clark Pangle
Summary:
In this interview John C. Stennis, the senator of Mississippi, discusses the civil right bills being brought forth before Congress and how he considers them to be unconstitutional. Stennis explains his support for racial segregation and and his opposition to the bill that would later become the Voting Rights Act of 1965. Stennis is also questioned about the political realignment in America and the Republicans' growing support in the south.

15572. Washington Conversation: Stewart Udall (32:00)

Date:
1961
Main contributors:
Paul Niven, Stewart Udall, Michael J. Marlow, Bill Linden
Summary:
In this interview Secretary of the Interior, Stewart Udall, discussed issues relating to his role as Secretary of the Interior. He shared his desire to implement conservation policies in the Eastern United States since previous conservation efforts had been concentrated in western states. He also addressed the Republicans’ complaints that the Kennedy administration favored public power over private power. Another topic Udall addressed was the Department of Interior relationship with Native Americans during his administration.

15573. Washington Conversation: Walter W. Heller (26:01)

Date:
1962
Main contributors:
Paul Niven, Walter W. Heller, Bill Linden, Michael J. Marlow
Summary:
Walter W. Heller, the Chairman of Economic Advisors, is interviewed about his entrance into economics and public service . Heller talks about the progress in the field of economics and how the Kennedy Administration is handling the United States’ debt and financing of the government's programs and projects. Heller also shares his opinions about the possibility of a tax cut and the different proposed solutions to fixing the economy.

15575. Washington in war time (09:46)

Date:
1942
Main contributors:
Castle, Eugene W.
Summary:
A review of life in our nation's capital operating under the stress of war. Reports on the sudden increase in the city's population during wartime. Shows President Roosevelt and Secretary of State Cordell Hull receiving visiting dignitaries, including Winston Churchill and Vyacheslav Molotov. Brief appearances and addresses by the following: Secretary of the Treasury Henry Morgenthau Jr., War Production Board Chairman Donald M. Nelson, War Conservation Board Chairman Paul V. McNutt, General George C. Marshall, Secretary of War Henry Stimson, Secretary of the Navy Frank Knox , Admiral Ernest Joseph King, Commissioner of Education Dr. J.W. Studebaker, California Congressman Thomas Rolph, and General James Doolittle. Concludes with an address by President Roosevelt to the 28 Allied nations.

15577. Washington, D.C.: Tour of the Capitol, Pt II (25:55)

Date:
1968
Main contributors:
WNET/13
Summary:
[motion picture] Covers a tour of the Capitol by fifth and sixth graders. Includes the Rotunda, with its statues and fresco on the ceiling and walls, the Senate chamber and gallery, the President's Room, and the Crypt where pictures and models trace the history of the Capitol. Meets briefly with the Speaker of the House and a Senator.

15578. Washington, D.C.: Tour of the Capitol, Pt. I (24:03)

Date:
1968
Main contributors:
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Summary:
Shows a group of fifth and sixth graders touring Washington, D.C. Includes a visit to the Capitol building where they tour the Statuary Hall, the Rotunda, the House chamber within the Capitol building, and meet with the Speaker of the House. Presents rare footage of a joint session of Congress.

15579. Washington, DC 1972 (02:46)

Date:
1972
Main contributors:
Edward R. Feil
Summary:
Home movie of the Feils trip to Washington DC. Footage of driving by the White House, the Lincoln Memorial, and visiting the John F. Kennedy eternal flame at nighttime. Much of the film is very dark and hard to see.

15580. Wastage of human resources (11:19)

Date:
1947
Main contributors:
Encyclopaedia Britannica Films, Inc., Lawrence K. Frank
Summary:
Emphasizing the needless loss of life through a hotel fire, the film discusses various causes of the wastage of human resources at different age levels, such as disease, accidents, juvenile delinquency, unemployment, alcoholic and drug addiction, mental diseases, crime, and war.