1960 Democratic Convention

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Date
1960-07-14
Summary
Group W reporters providing news coverage from the 1960 Democratic National Convention in Los Angeles, California, July 11-15. (1) Sid Davis reports on the contested civil rights plank in the 1960 platform (repeats). (2) Comments from Gov. Michael DiSalle of the Ohio delegation. (4) Indiana delegation makes a decision on a second choice (repeats). (5) Reception for Adlai Stevenson. (6) Ann Corrick reports on the civil rights plank and southern reaction (starts at 15:10). (7) Lyndon Johnson’s ambition to win the nomination. (8) Several short news stories for WWDC in Washington from Bob Robinson. (9) Jerry Whitter and Jim Snyder interview Oklahoma Sen. Mike Monroney, spokesman for Adlai Stevenson. (10) Lists of stories from this feed. (11) Portion of a news item about Pennsylvania Gov. David Lawrence.
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-077183; Other: 0492-MMC

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