Richard Nixon at Electoral College

1961-01-06

(1) Ambassador Adlai Stevenson before the UN General Assembly quoting President Kennedy's address to Congress (2/1). (2) Group W reporter Mike Levine describes the launch of the Air Force's Minuteman missile from Cape Canaveral, FL (2/1). (3) Former presidential candidate Richard M. Nixon speaking to members of Congress (at a luncheon or dinner, background noises) about the 1960 election, sends best wishes to Kennedy/Johnson (1/6). (4) Senator Leverett Saltonstall's (R-MA) reaction to President John F. Kennedy's State of Union speech (1/30). (5) Sen. Hugh Scott (R-PA) reaction to Kennedy's State of Union speech (1/30). (6) Rep. Leslie C. Arends (R-IL) reaction to Kennedy's State of Union speech (1/30). (7) Rep. Barratt O'Hara (D-MI) reaction to Kennedy's State of Union speech (1/30). (8) Rep. Thomas C. Abernethy (D-MS) on Kennedy's desire to change the size of the rules committee (1/26). (9) Rep. Kenneth W. Hechler (D-WV) on Kennedy's desire to change the size of the rules committee (1/26). (10) Jerry Landry interviews Connie McCone, wife of Capt. John R. McKone, after receiving news of his release from Soviet custody after seven months (1/26). (11) President-elect John F. Kennedy talks with reporters after a three-hour conference with President Eisenhower at White House (1/19). (12) Defense Secretary Robert S. McNamara on leave his position as president of the Ford Motor Company to accept the post of Secretary of Defense (2/2). (13) Secretary of State Dean Rusk, in his first press conference, on the release of the two jailed RB-47 pilots from Soviet custody (2/6). (14) Sen. A. Welles Robertson (D-VA) challenged the nomination of Robert C. Weaver for federal housing chief, demanding President Kennedy personally give Weaver loyalty clearance: Sen. Robertson on Weaver (2 cuts); Weaver's philosophy on housing problem (2/7).

Westinghouse Broadcasting Company. Group W

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Group W (Westinghouse Broadcasting Company) audio tapes

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