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Biography, Fiorello LaGuardia
produced by Jack Haley, Jr., 1933-2001, in Biography (New York, NY: A&E Television Networks, 1996, originally published 1961), 27 mins
This documentary, produced by A&E Television Networks, is about the life and political career of Fiorello LaGuardia.
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produced by Jack Haley, Jr., 1933-2001, in Biography (New York, NY: A&E Television Networks, 1996, originally published 1961), 27 mins
Description
This documentary, produced by A&E Television Networks, is about the life and political career of Fiorello LaGuardia.
Field of Study
Politics & Current Affairs
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Jack Haley, Jr., 1933-2001, Mike Wallace, 1918-2012
Date Published / Released
1961, 1996
Publisher
A&E Television Networks
Series
Biography
Speaker / Narrator
Mike Wallace, 1918-2012
Person Discussed
Fiorello H. La Guardia, 1882-1947
Topic / Theme
Mayors, Political machines, Politicians, American History, Depression & World War II (1929–1945), 20th Century in World History (1914--2000)
Copyright Message
Copyright 2008 A&E Television Networks
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Biography, Dwight D. Eisenhower
directed by Alan Landsburg, 1933-; produced by David Lloyd Wolper, 1928-2010 and Alan Landsburg, 1933-, in Biography (New York, NY: A&E Television Networks, 1962), 26 mins
From his career as a military commander in both World Wars to his term as a president of the United States, Dwight D. Eisenhower was a natural leader. Learn more about this great man and his many accomplishments.
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directed by Alan Landsburg, 1933-; produced by David Lloyd Wolper, 1928-2010 and Alan Landsburg, 1933-, in Biography (New York, NY: A&E Television Networks, 1962), 26 mins
Description
From his career as a military commander in both World Wars to his term as a president of the United States, Dwight D. Eisenhower was a natural leader. Learn more about this great man and his many accomplishments.
Field of Study
Politics & Current Affairs
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
David Lloyd Wolper, 1928-2010, Alan Landsburg, 1933-, Mike Wallace, 1918-2012
Author / Creator
Alan Landsburg, 1933-
Date Published / Released
1962
Publisher
A&E Television Networks
Series
Biography
Speaker / Narrator
Mike Wallace, 1918-2012
Person Discussed
Dwight D. Eisenhower, 1890-1969
Topic / Theme
Heads of state, Military careers, Political life, Cold War, 1945-1989, World War II, 1939-1945, American History, Post-war Era (1945–1960), Depression & World War II (1929–1945), 20th Century in World History (1914--2000)
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Biography, FDR: Years of Crisis
directed by John Alan Kane; produced by Caleb B. Stratton, in Biography (New York, NY: A&E Television Networks, 2005), 43 mins
Follow the life and career of the famed politician in the years before he became president and explore the forces that shaped his vision.
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directed by John Alan Kane; produced by Caleb B. Stratton, in Biography (New York, NY: A&E Television Networks, 2005), 43 mins
Description
Follow the life and career of the famed politician in the years before he became president and explore the forces that shaped his vision.
Field of Study
Politics & Current Affairs
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Caleb B. Stratton, Harry Chase
Author / Creator
John Alan Kane
Date Published / Released
2005
Publisher
A&E Television Networks
Series
Biography
Speaker / Narrator
Harry Chase
Person Discussed
Franklin Delano Roosevelt, 1882-1945
Topic / Theme
Government policy, Heads of state, New Deal, 1933-1938, American History, Depression & World War II (1929–1945), 20th Century in World History (1914--2000)
Copyright Message
Copyright 2008 A&E Television Networks
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Great Speeches Video Series, Volume 9
produced by Educational Video Group, in Great Speeches Video Series (United States: Educational Video Group, 2009), 1 hour 58 mins
For more than 25 years The Great Speeches Video series has allowed libraries and instructors to archive and preserve some of history's most influential addresses. Now your students can watch, in their entirety, these speeches breathing life and relevancy into our history and clearly demonstrating the power of spee...
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produced by Educational Video Group, in Great Speeches Video Series (United States: Educational Video Group, 2009), 1 hour 58 mins
Description
For more than 25 years The Great Speeches Video series has allowed libraries and instructors to archive and preserve some of history's most influential addresses. Now your students can watch, in their entirety, these speeches breathing life and relevancy into our history and clearly demonstrating the power of speech! More than just speeches, each is accompanied by a biography and analysis of the event and the speech. As Water Cronkite used to say...
For more than 25 years The Great Speeches Video series has allowed libraries and instructors to archive and preserve some of history's most influential addresses. Now your students can watch, in their entirety, these speeches breathing life and relevancy into our history and clearly demonstrating the power of speech! More than just speeches, each is accompanied by a biography and analysis of the event and the speech. As Water Cronkite used to say, "You are there!"
Great Speeches Volume 9 presents: Al Gore – 1992 Vice Presidential Acceptance; Barbara Bush – 1992 RNC Speech; Mikhail Gorbachev – Address to Westminster College; Dwight D. Eisenhower – Presidential Farewell Address; Franklin D. Roosevelt – 1941 Fireside Chat
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Field of Study
American History
Content Type
Speech/Address
Contributor
Educational Video Group
Date Published / Released
2009
Publisher
Educational Video Group
Series
Great Speeches Video Series
Speaker / Narrator
Franklin Delano Roosevelt, 1882-1945, Dwight David Eisenhower, II, 1948-, Mikhail Gorbachev, 1931-, Barbara Bush, 1925-2018, Al Gore, 1948-
Person Discussed
Franklin Delano Roosevelt, 1882-1945, Dwight David Eisenhower, II, 1948-, Mikhail Gorbachev, 1931-, Barbara Bush, 1925-2018, Al Gore, 1948-
Topic / Theme
Speeches, Executive cabinets, Heads of state, Political commentary, Americans
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Harry Hopkins: At FDR's Side
produced by Verne Newton, Educational Film Center (New York, NY: Filmakers Library, 1992), 2 hours 7 mins
During the turbulent times of the Great Depression and World War II, Franklin D. Roosevelt presided over great changes in America and the world - changes that would have been impossible without the efforts of one extraordinary man - FDR's friend and advisor, Harry Hopkins. The son of a harness maker from Iowa, and...
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produced by Verne Newton, Educational Film Center (New York, NY: Filmakers Library, 1992), 2 hours 7 mins
Description
During the turbulent times of the Great Depression and World War II, Franklin D. Roosevelt presided over great changes in America and the world - changes that would have been impossible without the efforts of one extraordinary man - FDR's friend and advisor, Harry Hopkins. The son of a harness maker from Iowa, and for 20 years a social worker in New York, Hopkins was invited by Roosevelt to head the Works Progress Administration (WPA) during the...
During the turbulent times of the Great Depression and World War II, Franklin D. Roosevelt presided over great changes in America and the world - changes that would have been impossible without the efforts of one extraordinary man - FDR's friend and advisor, Harry Hopkins. The son of a harness maker from Iowa, and for 20 years a social worker in New York, Hopkins was invited by Roosevelt to head the Works Progress Administration (WPA) during the Great Depression. Within four weeks, he had put four million people to work. He went on to help Roosevelt establish numerous federal programs that live on today. Despite failing health, he made his greatest impact during World War II. He was Roosevelt's personal envoy to Winston Churchill, executing the Lend-Lease program and helping the country mobilize for war. His unique relationship to Roosevelt, Churchill and Stalin contributed to forging agreements at Teheran and Yalta. This award-winning film shows how one man's unshakable belief in America and in public service was so vital to his country. It is also a tale of grand adventure, of dangerous wartime missions executed at great risk. College Adult
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Field of Study
Politics & Current Affairs
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Verne Newton, Educational Film Center, Walter Cronkite, 1916-2009
Date Published / Released
1992
Publisher
Filmakers Library
Speaker / Narrator
Walter Cronkite, 1916-2009
Person Discussed
Harry Hopkins, 1890-1946, Franklin Delano Roosevelt, 1882-1945
Topic / Theme
Government aid, Heads of state, International relations, Political advice, History curriculums, Politics, New Deal, 1933-1938, World War II, 1939-1945, American History, Depression & World War II (1929–1945), 20th Century in World History (1914--2000)
Copyright Message
Copyright © 1992. Used by permission of Filmakers Library. All rights reserved.
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Herbert Hoover & Huey Long
directed by Alan Landsburg, 1933-; produced by Alan Landsburg, 1933-, A&E Television Networks (New York, NY: A&E Television Networks, 1989, originally published 1989), 46 mins
The Great Depression crashed upon America in 1929. This program profiles Herbert Hoover, president from 1929 to 1933, and Huey Long—governor of Louisiana from 1928 to 1932, senator from 1932 to 1935, presidential hopeful, and victim of assassination—murdered at the height of his popularity.
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directed by Alan Landsburg, 1933-; produced by Alan Landsburg, 1933-, A&E Television Networks (New York, NY: A&E Television Networks, 1989, originally published 1989), 46 mins
Description
The Great Depression crashed upon America in 1929. This program profiles Herbert Hoover, president from 1929 to 1933, and Huey Long—governor of Louisiana from 1928 to 1932, senator from 1932 to 1935, presidential hopeful, and victim of assassination—murdered at the height of his popularity.
Field of Study
American History
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Alan Landsburg, 1933-, A&E Television Networks, Peter Graves, 1926-2010
Author / Creator
Alan Landsburg, 1933-
Date Published / Released
1989
Publisher
A&E Television Networks
Speaker / Narrator
Huey Pierce Long, Jr., 1893-1935, Herbert Hoover, 1874-1964, Thomas Semmes Walmsley, 1889-1942, Peter Graves, 1926-2010
Person Discussed
Huey Pierce Long, Jr., 1893-1935, Herbert Hoover, 1874-1964, Thomas Semmes Walmsley, 1889-1942, Franklin Delano Roosevelt, 1882-1945, Calvin Coolidge, 1872-1933, CarlAustin Weiss, 1906-1935
Topic / Theme
Economic depressions, Government appointees, Heads of state, Humanitarian aid, Political corruption, Political influence, Political intrigue, Political life, Stock market, Economic classes, Great Depression, 1929-1941, World War I, 1914-1918, Mississippi River Flood 1927, Bonus Army Marches on Washington, D.C., 1932, Political and Social Movements, American History, World War I & Jazz Age (1914–...
Economic depressions, Government appointees, Heads of state, Humanitarian aid, Political corruption, Political influence, Political intrigue, Political life, Stock market, Economic classes, Great Depression, 1929-1941, World War I, 1914-1918, Mississippi River Flood 1927, Bonus Army Marches on Washington, D.C., 1932, Political and Social Movements, American History, World War I & Jazz Age (1914–1928), Depression & World War II (1929–1945)
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Copyright Message
Copyright © 1989 by A&E Television Networks
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Illinois History, An Overview, 11, Modern Day Illinois
directed by James A. Edstrom; produced by James A. Edstrom, in Illinois History, An Overview, 11 (Privately Published, 2009, originally published 1971), 27 mins
This documentary, directed by James A. Edstrom, features a modern-day Illinois.
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directed by James A. Edstrom; produced by James A. Edstrom, in Illinois History, An Overview, 11 (Privately Published, 2009, originally published 1971), 27 mins
Description
This documentary, directed by James A. Edstrom, features a modern-day Illinois.
Field of Study
Politics & Current Affairs
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
James A. Edstrom
Author / Creator
James A. Edstrom
Date Published / Released
1971, 2009
Publisher
Privately Published
Series
Illinois History, An Overview
Speaker / Narrator
James A. Edstrom
Person Discussed
Adlai E. Stevenson, II, 1900-1965
Topic / Theme
Agriculture, Environment, Fairs and festivals, Military bases, Oil mines and mining, Politicians, Scientific research, Transportation, Unemployment, Veterans (Armed services), War, Great Depression, 1929-1941, World War II, 1939-1945, First Self-Sustaining Nuclear Chain Reaction is Created, Chicago, 1942, American History, The Sixties (1960–1974), Post-war Era (1945–1960), Depression & World W...
Agriculture, Environment, Fairs and festivals, Military bases, Oil mines and mining, Politicians, Scientific research, Transportation, Unemployment, Veterans (Armed services), War, Great Depression, 1929-1941, World War II, 1939-1945, First Self-Sustaining Nuclear Chain Reaction is Created, Chicago, 1942, American History, The Sixties (1960–1974), Post-war Era (1945–1960), Depression & World War II (1929–1945), 20th Century in World History (1914--2000)
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Copyright © 2009 by James A. Edstrom
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John Doe: Citizen Politician
in Prelinger Collection, of United States. Library of Congress. Motion Picture, Broadcasting and Recorded Sound Collection; produced by Frances Mary Christeson, 1901- (Privately Published, 1939, originally published 1939), 17 mins
Promotional film encouraging citizen activism and voting.
Sample
in Prelinger Collection, of United States. Library of Congress. Motion Picture, Broadcasting and Recorded Sound Collection; produced by Frances Mary Christeson, 1901- (Privately Published, 1939, originally published 1939), 17 mins
Description
Promotional film encouraging citizen activism and voting.
Field of Study
Politics & Current Affairs
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Frances Mary Christeson, 1901-
Date Published / Released
1939
Publisher
Privately Published
Topic / Theme
Citizenship, Municipal government, Petitions, Political corruption, Politicians, Propaganda, Voting, American History, Depression & World War II (1929–1945), 20th Century in World History (1914--2000)
Copyright Message
Copyright owner is unknown. Alexander Street Press is eager to hear from any rights owners who are not properly identified so that appropriate information may be provided in the future. Any information concerning rights to this work can be sent to the editor at the address below.
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Ken Burns's America, Huey Long
written by Ken Burns, 1953-; directed by Ken Burns, 1953-; produced by Ken Burns, 1953-, in Ken Burns's America (Arlington, VA: Public Broadcasting Service, 2004), 1 hour 48 mins
He was a populist hero and a corrupt demagogue, hailed as a champion of the poor and reviled as a dictator. Louisiana’s Huey Long built his remarkable career as Governor and U.S. Senator on a platform of social reform and justice, all the while employing graft and corruption to get what he wanted. Long’s spell...
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written by Ken Burns, 1953-; directed by Ken Burns, 1953-; produced by Ken Burns, 1953-, in Ken Burns's America (Arlington, VA: Public Broadcasting Service, 2004), 1 hour 48 mins
Description
He was a populist hero and a corrupt demagogue, hailed as a champion of the poor and reviled as a dictator. Louisiana’s Huey Long built his remarkable career as Governor and U.S. Senator on a platform of social reform and justice, all the while employing graft and corruption to get what he wanted. Long’s spellbinding personality and political machine might have taken him to the White House had he not been assassinated in 1935. This finely cra...
He was a populist hero and a corrupt demagogue, hailed as a champion of the poor and reviled as a dictator. Louisiana’s Huey Long built his remarkable career as Governor and U.S. Senator on a platform of social reform and justice, all the while employing graft and corruption to get what he wanted. Long’s spellbinding personality and political machine might have taken him to the White House had he not been assassinated in 1935. This finely crafted film by Ken Burns reveals a complex and comprehensive portrait of the man and the era, his politics and the power he so obsessively sought. Extensive archival footage and recollections by Louisianans who knew Long are juxtaposed with candid contemporary interviews with historian Arthur M. Schlesinger, Jr.; the late journalist I.F. Stone; and the late author Robert Penn Warren, whose magnificent novel All the King’s Men was inspired by the rise and fall of Huey Long.
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Field of Study
Politics & Current Affairs
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Ken Burns, 1953-, David McCullough, 1933-
Author / Creator
Ken Burns, 1953-
Date Published / Released
2004
Publisher
Public Broadcasting Service
Series
Ken Burns's America
Speaker / Narrator
David McCullough, 1933-
Person Discussed
Huey Pierce Long, Jr., 1893-1935
Topic / Theme
Political corruption, Politicians, Socialism, American History, Depression & World War II (1929–1945), 20th Century in World History (1914--2000)
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NARA Inaugurations, Franklin D. Roosevelt Inauguration, January 20, 1941
in NARA Inaugurations (District of Columbia: United States. National Youth Administration, 1941, originally published 1941), 16 mins
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in NARA Inaugurations (District of Columbia: United States. National Youth Administration, 1941, originally published 1941), 16 mins
Field of Study
Politics & Current Affairs
Content Type
Documentary
Date Published / Released
1941-01-20, 1941
Publisher
United States. National Youth Administration
Series
NARA Inaugurations
Person Discussed
Franklin Delano Roosevelt, 1882-1945
Topic / Theme
Heads of state, Inaugurations, Parades, American History, Depression & World War II (1929–1945), 20th Century in World History (1914--2000)
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