Great American speeches 80 years of political oratory Program three
- Date
1995
- Summary
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A collection of speeches, each with an introductory and concluding segment. Includes: Richard M. Nixon's "Checkers" speech, delivered on Sept. 23, 1952, Joseph McCarthy and Joseph Welch speaking at the Army-McCarthy Controversy hearings in 1954, the impromptu "kitchen" debate between Richard Nixon and Nikita Khrushchev on Jul. 24, 1959, and a campaign address to Wisconsin farmers by Hubert Humphrey on Mar. 14, 1960.
- Contributors
Powell, Jody 1943; Nixon, Richard M. 1913-1994. (Richard Milhous); McCarthy, Joseph 1908-1957; Welch, Joseph N. 1890-1960; Khrushchev, Nikita Sergeevich 1894-1971; Humphrey, Hubert H. 1911-1978. (Hubert Horatio)
- Publishers
Pieri & Spring Productions; Films for the Humanities (Firm)
- Subjects
North American Culture; American Culture; Government, Law, Politics; Government, Law, Politics; Speeches, addresses, etc., American; Political oratory United States; Army-McCarthy Controversy, 1954; United States Politics and government 1953-1961
- Locations
North America; United States
- Collection
Films@UM
- Unit
Distinctive Media Collections
- Language
English
- Rights Statement
- In Copyright
- Terms of Use
Access is restricted to patrons at the University of Maryland.
- Physical Description
51 minutes; color
- Notes
Access
Access condition: campus-only.
Creation/Production Credits
Host, Jody Powell.
- Other Identifiers
Filename: lms-090188; Fedora 2 PID: umd:1818; Handle Identifier: hdl:1903.1/1029; OCLC: ocm38126857; Catalog Key: alephsys002403887; Catalog Key: FFH 6921
Access Restrictions
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