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Biography, J.F.K.: A Personal Story
produced by Rhys Thomas, in Biography (New York, NY: A&E Television Networks, 2005, originally published 1996), 1 hour 25 mins
Relive the glory moments of John F. Kennedy's life as BIOGRAPHY-® presents the compelling story of this unforgettable leader and the rich dynasty he left behind. John Fitzgerald Kennedy Jr. will always be remembered as the youthful president who inspired America a charismatic leader who gave the nation a sense of...
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produced by Rhys Thomas, in Biography (New York, NY: A&E Television Networks, 2005, originally published 1996), 1 hour 25 mins
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Relive the glory moments of John F. Kennedy's life as BIOGRAPHY-® presents the compelling story of this unforgettable leader and the rich dynasty he left behind. John Fitzgerald Kennedy Jr. will always be remembered as the youthful president who inspired America a charismatic leader who gave the nation a sense of pride and confidence. His sharp mind quick wit and boundless determination won him friends confidantes and devoted followers. A World...
Relive the glory moments of John F. Kennedy's life as BIOGRAPHY-® presents the compelling story of this unforgettable leader and the rich dynasty he left behind. John Fitzgerald Kennedy Jr. will always be remembered as the youthful president who inspired America a charismatic leader who gave the nation a sense of pride and confidence. His sharp mind quick wit and boundless determination won him friends confidantes and devoted followers. A World War II hero respected senator and author of the Pulitzer Prize-winning "Profiles in Courage" Kennedy regarded life as a race against boredom. Through archival footage and interviews with friends famous journalists Hollywood actors and former staffers (including ex-cabinet member John Kenneth Galbraith) BIOGRAPHY-® revisits pivotal moments of Kennedy's life and presidency with amazing clarity and insight.
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Field of Study
Politics & Current Affairs
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Rhys Thomas, Jim Ward, 1959-
Date Published / Released
1996, 2005
Publisher
A&E Television Networks
Series
Biography
Speaker / Narrator
Jim Ward, 1959-
Person Discussed
John F. Kennedy, 1917-1963
Topic / Theme
Family, Heads of state, Political life, John F. Kennedy, Assassination, Dallas, TX, November 22, 1963, World War II, 1939-1945, American History, Depression & World War II (1929–1945), Post-war Era (1945–1960), The Sixties (1960–1974), 20th Century in World History (1914--2000)
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Copyright 2008 A&E Television Networks
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Biography, Pat Nixon, Behind The Smile
produced by Eileen M. Lucas and Maura Minsky, in Biography (New York, NY: A&E Television Networks, 1999), 42 mins
A biographical sketch of Pat Nixon, the wife of U.S. President Richard Nixon, detailing her life as First Lady, her political interests, and her struggle to recover from a stroke that left her half paralyzed.
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produced by Eileen M. Lucas and Maura Minsky, in Biography (New York, NY: A&E Television Networks, 1999), 42 mins
Description
A biographical sketch of Pat Nixon, the wife of U.S. President Richard Nixon, detailing her life as First Lady, her political interests, and her struggle to recover from a stroke that left her half paralyzed.
Field of Study
Politics & Current Affairs
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Eileen M. Lucas, Maura Minsky, Harry Smith, 1951-
Date Published / Released
1999
Publisher
A&E Television Networks
Series
Biography
Speaker / Narrator
Harry Smith, 1951-
Person Discussed
Patricia Ryan Nixon, 1912-1993, Richard Milhous Nixon, 1913-1994
Topic / Theme
First lady, Marriage, Political life, American History, Depression & World War II (1929–1945), The Sixties (1960–1974), 20th Century in World History (1914--2000)
Copyright Message
Copyright 2008 A&E Television Networks
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Chronoscope, Rep. Christian A. Herter (R-MA)
interview by Victor Riesel, 1913-1995 and Donald I. Rogers, in Chronoscope (New York, NY: Columbia Broadcasting System, 1951), 10 mins
DECEMBER 19, 1951 Participants: Representative Christian A. Herter (R-MA) interviewed by Donald I. Rogers and Victor Riesel. Topic: Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower as the Republican nominee for President.
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interview by Victor Riesel, 1913-1995 and Donald I. Rogers, in Chronoscope (New York, NY: Columbia Broadcasting System, 1951), 10 mins
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DECEMBER 19, 1951 Participants: Representative Christian A. Herter (R-MA) interviewed by Donald I. Rogers and Victor Riesel. Topic: Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower as the Republican nominee for President.
Field of Study
Politics & Current Affairs
Content Type
Interview
Contributor
Donald I. Rogers
Author / Creator
Victor Riesel, 1913-1995, Donald I. Rogers
Date Published / Released
1951
Publisher
Columbia Broadcasting System
Series
Chronoscope
Speaker / Narrator
Christian Archibald Herter, 1895-1966, Donald I. Rogers
Person Discussed
Christian Archibald Herter, 1895-1966
Topic / Theme
Legislators, Politics, American History, Post-war Era (1945–1960), 20th Century in World History (1914--2000)
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Chronoscope, Rep. Hugh D. Scott, Jr. (R-PA) (1951)
interview by William Bradford Huie, 1910-1983 and Henry Steeger, 1903-1990, in Chronoscope (New York, NY: Columbia Broadcasting System, 1951), 11 mins
DECEMBER 14, 1951 Participants: Representative Hugh D. Scott, Jr. (R-PA) interviewed by Henry Steeger and William Bradford Huie. Topics: Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower and the 1952 Presidential campaign.
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interview by William Bradford Huie, 1910-1983 and Henry Steeger, 1903-1990, in Chronoscope (New York, NY: Columbia Broadcasting System, 1951), 11 mins
Description
DECEMBER 14, 1951 Participants: Representative Hugh D. Scott, Jr. (R-PA) interviewed by Henry Steeger and William Bradford Huie. Topics: Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower and the 1952 Presidential campaign.
Field of Study
American History
Content Type
Interview
Contributor
Henry Steeger, 1903-1990
Author / Creator
William Bradford Huie, 1910-1983, Henry Steeger, 1903-1990
Date Published / Released
1951
Publisher
Columbia Broadcasting System
Series
Chronoscope
Speaker / Narrator
Hugh Doggett Scott, 1900-1994, Henry Steeger, 1903-1990
Person Discussed
Hugh Doggett Scott, 1900-1994, Dwight D. Eisenhower, 1890-1969
Topic / Theme
Election campaigns, Legislators, American History, Post-war Era (1945–1960), 20th Century in World History (1914--2000)
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Chronoscope, Sen. George A. Smathers (D-FL) (1951)
in Chronoscope (New York, NY: Columbia Broadcasting System, 1951), 15 mins
NOVEMBER 21, 1951 Participants: Senator George A. Smathers (D-FL) interviewed by Donald I. Rogers and William Bradford Huie. Topics: The popularity of President Truman, General Eisenhower, and Senator Taft; and views on the Truman administration's domestic and foreign policies.
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in Chronoscope (New York, NY: Columbia Broadcasting System, 1951), 15 mins
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NOVEMBER 21, 1951 Participants: Senator George A. Smathers (D-FL) interviewed by Donald I. Rogers and William Bradford Huie. Topics: The popularity of President Truman, General Eisenhower, and Senator Taft; and views on the Truman administration's domestic and foreign policies.
Field of Study
Politics & Current Affairs
Content Type
Interview
Contributor
William Bradford Huie, 1910-1983
Date Published / Released
1951
Publisher
Columbia Broadcasting System
Series
Chronoscope
Speaker / Narrator
George Armistead Smathers, 1913-2007, William Bradford Huie, 1910-1983
Person Discussed
George Armistead Smathers, 1913-2007, Dwight D. Eisenhower, 1890-1969, Harry S. Truman, 1884-1972, Robert Alphonso Taft, 1889-1953
Topic / Theme
Elections, Government policy, Political parties, American History, Post-war Era (1945–1960), 20th Century in World History (1914--2000)
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Chronoscope, Sen. Owen Brewster (R-ME)
interview by Thomas J. Hamilton and William Bradford Huie, 1910-1983, in Chronoscope (New York, NY: Columbia Broadcasting System, 1951), 10 mins
OCTOBER 19, 1951 Participants: Senator Owen Brewster (R-ME) interviewed by Donald I. Rogers and William Bradford Huie. Topics: Opposition to the appointment of Philip C. Jessup to the United Nations, possibility of Senator Robert A. Taft as Republican Presidential nominee, and foreign aid to Spain.
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interview by Thomas J. Hamilton and William Bradford Huie, 1910-1983, in Chronoscope (New York, NY: Columbia Broadcasting System, 1951), 10 mins
Description
OCTOBER 19, 1951 Participants: Senator Owen Brewster (R-ME) interviewed by Donald I. Rogers and William Bradford Huie. Topics: Opposition to the appointment of Philip C. Jessup to the United Nations, possibility of Senator Robert A. Taft as Republican Presidential nominee, and foreign aid to Spain.
Field of Study
Politics & Current Affairs
Content Type
Interview
Contributor
Donald I. Rogers
Author / Creator
Thomas J. Hamilton, William Bradford Huie, 1910-1983
Date Published / Released
1951
Publisher
Columbia Broadcasting System
Series
Chronoscope
Speaker / Narrator
Ralph Owen Brewster, 1888-1961, Donald I. Rogers
Person Discussed
Ralph Owen Brewster, 1888-1961
Topic / Theme
Legislators, Politics, American History, Post-war Era (1945–1960), 20th Century in World History (1914--2000)
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Chronoscope, Theodore R. McKeldin (1951)
interview by William Bradford Huie, 1910-1983 and Donald I. Rogers, in Chronoscope (New York, NY: Columbia Broadcasting System, 1951), 8 mins
SEPTEMBER 17, 1951 Participants: Theodore R. McKeldin, Governor of Maryland, interviewed by Donald I. Rogers and William Bradford Huie. Topics: McKeldin's record in Maryland; the Maryland state budget, taxes, and revenue; teachers' salaries and school finance; possible Republican nominees for President; and 1952 e...
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interview by William Bradford Huie, 1910-1983 and Donald I. Rogers, in Chronoscope (New York, NY: Columbia Broadcasting System, 1951), 8 mins
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SEPTEMBER 17, 1951 Participants: Theodore R. McKeldin, Governor of Maryland, interviewed by Donald I. Rogers and William Bradford Huie. Topics: McKeldin's record in Maryland; the Maryland state budget, taxes, and revenue; teachers' salaries and school finance; possible Republican nominees for President; and 1952 elections.
Field of Study
Politics & Current Affairs
Content Type
Interview
Contributor
Donald I. Rogers
Author / Creator
William Bradford Huie, 1910-1983, Donald I. Rogers
Date Published / Released
1951
Publisher
Columbia Broadcasting System
Series
Chronoscope
Speaker / Narrator
Theodore Roosevelt McKeldin, 1900-1974, Donald I. Rogers
Person Discussed
Theodore Roosevelt McKeldin, 1900-1974
Topic / Theme
Governors, State and provincial government, American History, Post-war Era (1945–1960), 20th Century in World History (1914--2000)
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Chronoscope, Dr. Corliss Lamont
interview by Hardy Burt and William Bradford Huie, 1910-1983, in Chronoscope (New York, NY: Columbia Broadcasting System, 1952), 15 mins
OCTOBER 1, 1952 Participants: Corliss Lamont, American Labor Party candidate for U.S. Senate, interviewed by William Bradford Huie and Hardy Burt. Topics: Lamont's candidacy for the U.S. Senate, cease-fire in Korea, purge trials of 1937 in the Soviet Union, organized religion, restoration of civil liberties for Am...
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interview by Hardy Burt and William Bradford Huie, 1910-1983, in Chronoscope (New York, NY: Columbia Broadcasting System, 1952), 15 mins
Description
OCTOBER 1, 1952 Participants: Corliss Lamont, American Labor Party candidate for U.S. Senate, interviewed by William Bradford Huie and Hardy Burt. Topics: Lamont's candidacy for the U.S. Senate, cease-fire in Korea, purge trials of 1937 in the Soviet Union, organized religion, restoration of civil liberties for American citizens, maintenance of U.S. troops in Western Europe, and socialism in America.
Field of Study
American History
Content Type
Interview
Contributor
William Bradford Huie, 1910-1983
Author / Creator
Hardy Burt, William Bradford Huie, 1910-1983
Date Published / Released
1952
Publisher
Columbia Broadcasting System
Series
Chronoscope
Speaker / Narrator
Corliss Lamont, 1902-1995, William Bradford Huie, 1910-1983
Person Discussed
Corliss Lamont, 1902-1995
Topic / Theme
Election campaigns, International relations, Korean Conflict, 1950-1953, American History, Post-war Era (1945–1960), 20th Century in World History (1914--2000)
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Chronoscope, Farrell Dobbs
interview by James H.R. Cromwell and William Bradford Huie, 1910-1983, in Chronoscope (New York, NY: Columbia Broadcasting System, 1952), 15 mins
AUGUST 1, 1952 Participants: Farrell Dobbs, national chairman, Socialist Workers Party, interviewed by William Bradford Huie and James H. R. Cromwell. Topics: Principal issues in the Presidential campaign, disarmament and withdrawal of troops from Korea, and platform for Dobbs's Presidential candidacy.
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interview by James H.R. Cromwell and William Bradford Huie, 1910-1983, in Chronoscope (New York, NY: Columbia Broadcasting System, 1952), 15 mins
Description
AUGUST 1, 1952 Participants: Farrell Dobbs, national chairman, Socialist Workers Party, interviewed by William Bradford Huie and James H. R. Cromwell. Topics: Principal issues in the Presidential campaign, disarmament and withdrawal of troops from Korea, and platform for Dobbs's Presidential candidacy.
Field of Study
Politics & Current Affairs
Content Type
Interview
Contributor
William Bradford Huie, 1910-1983
Author / Creator
James H.R. Cromwell, William Bradford Huie, 1910-1983
Date Published / Released
1952
Publisher
Columbia Broadcasting System
Series
Chronoscope
Speaker / Narrator
Farrell Dobbs, 1907-1983, William Bradford Huie, 1910-1983
Person Discussed
Farrell Dobbs, 1907-1983
Topic / Theme
Elections, Government policy, International relations, Socialism, War, Cold War, 1945-1989, Korean Conflict, 1950-1953, Soviet Union, 1922-1991, American History, Post-war Era (1945–1960), 20th Century in World History (1914--2000)
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Chronoscope, Governor John D. Lodge (March 1952)
interview by William F. Buckley, Jr., 1925-2008 and Henry Hazlitt, 1894-1993, in Chronoscope (New York, NY: Columbia Broadcasting System, 1952), 15 mins
MARCH 28, 1952 Participants: John Lodge, Governor of Connecticut, interviewed by Henry Hazlitt and William F. Buckley. Topics: Support for the Eisenhower Presidential candidacy, Lodge's opinion of Senator Robert A. Taft, and his appraisal of Eisenhower's political views.
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interview by William F. Buckley, Jr., 1925-2008 and Henry Hazlitt, 1894-1993, in Chronoscope (New York, NY: Columbia Broadcasting System, 1952), 15 mins
Description
MARCH 28, 1952 Participants: John Lodge, Governor of Connecticut, interviewed by Henry Hazlitt and William F. Buckley. Topics: Support for the Eisenhower Presidential candidacy, Lodge's opinion of Senator Robert A. Taft, and his appraisal of Eisenhower's political views.
Field of Study
Politics & Current Affairs
Content Type
Interview
Contributor
Henry Hazlitt, 1894-1993
Author / Creator
William F. Buckley, Jr., 1925-2008, Henry Hazlitt, 1894-1993
Date Published / Released
1952
Publisher
Columbia Broadcasting System
Series
Chronoscope
Speaker / Narrator
John Lodge, 1903-1985, Henry Hazlitt, 1894-1993
Person Discussed
John Lodge, 1903-1985, Dwight D. Eisenhower, 1890-1969, Robert Alphonso Taft, 1889-1953
Topic / Theme
Elections, Government policy, Governors, Korean Conflict, 1950-1953, American History, Post-war Era (1945–1960)
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