1960 Democratic Convention

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Date
1960-07-14
Summary
(1) For WOWO: Interview with Alex Campbell, Democratic National Committeeman from Indiana; James Koons, national delegate from Indiana; Richard Inskeep, delegate from Ft. Wayne (Sid Davis). (2) For KYW: Ohio delegates respond well to Lyndon Johnson’s nomination for vice-president (Sid Davis); Voice cuts from Cleveland Mayor Anthony J. Celebrezze, Ray Miller, Democratic county chairman in Cleveland, Ohio Gov. Michael DiSalle, and “two Negros,” Harvey Johnson, Cleveland attorney, and Charles Kerr, Cleveland councilman. (3) Reaction statements from Florida Sen. George Smathers, Minnesota Sen. Hubert Humphrey, and former New York Gov. Averell Harriman. (4) For KDKA: Reaction statements from delegates David B. Roberts, Dr. William McClelland, James W. Knox, Rep. William Green Jr., Pittsburgh Mayor Joseph M. Barr, Charles J. Sludden (Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen), and James Jordan (Democrats for United Action). (5) Comments from Ohio industrialist Cyrus S. Eaton, Lenin Peace Prize winner, for KYW. (6) Comments from Texas Gov. Price Daniel. (7) Interview with South Carolina Sen. Olin D. Johnston (Anne Corrick). (8) Three Massachusetts gubernatorial candidates – Endicott Peabody, Joseph D. Ward, and Robert F. Murphy – agree that the Kennedy-Johnson ticket is strong (Jerry Landay).
Publisher
Westinghouse Broadcasting Company. Group W
Genre
Special events radio coverage
Collection
Group W (Westinghouse Broadcasting Company) audio tapes
Unit
Special Collections and University Archives
Language
English
Rights Statement
In Copyright
Physical Description
sound tape reel
Notes
A guide to the full collection of Group W (Westinghouse Broadcasting Company) audio tapes is available in our archival collections: https://hdl.handle.net/1903.1/43884
Other Identifiers
Catalog Key: bcast-077238; Other: 0492-MMC

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