Carmen Basilio; Robert F. Kennedy; Arthur J. Goldberg; Orville Freeman;[...]

1960-12-07

(1) President-elect John F. Kennedy names G. Mennen Williams, retiring Michigan governor, as assistant secretary of state for African affairs (12/1). (2) Republican national chairman Thruston B. Morton (KY) on alleged voter fraud (5 cuts, 12/1). (3) Kennedy names Abraham Ribicoff as Secretary of Health, Education and Welfare; Ribicoff accepts (12/2). (4) Kennedy pleased with Eisenhower talk; Eisenhower helpful in changeover (12/6). (5) Former world welterweight and middleweight champion Carmen Basilio, "Get gangsters out of boxing." Senate boxing investigation (3 cuts, 12/7). (6) Sen. Stuart Symington (D-MO) discusses his new defense blueprint (3 cuts, 12/7). (7) Pennsylvania Gov. David Lawrence on federal aid to depressed areas (12/9). (8) President-elect Kennedy asks Adlai E. Stevenson to serve as ambassador to the United Nations (2 cuts, 12/9). (9) Lightweight boxing champion Ike Williams remarks on boxing to the Senate Anti-Trust and Monopoly subcommittee (12/12). (10) Kennedy names Robert S. McNamara as Secretary of Defense (3 cuts, 12/13). (11) Frank "Blinky" Palermo refuses to answer, heavyweight boxer Charles "Sonny" Liston responds to questions by Sen. Everett Dirksen (R-IL) and special counsel John G. Bonomi (12/13). (12) Boxing promoter Frankie Carbo before the Kefauver committee (12/14). (13) Kennedy names Arthur J. Goldberg, AFL-CIO special council, as Secretary of Labor (12/15). (14) Kennedy names Orville Freeman, former Minnesota governor, as Secretary of Agriculture (3 cuts, 12/15). (15) Kennedy names his brother, Robert Kennedy, attorney general (3 cuts, 12/15). (16) Douglas Dillon accepts post as Secretary of the Treasury (12/15).

Westinghouse Broadcasting Company. Group W

Special events radio coverage

Group W (Westinghouse Broadcasting Company) audio tapes

Special Collections and University Archives

English

sound tape reel

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

Catalog Key: bcast-077137; Other: 0492-MMC