Description: Overview of the history of presidential debates in advance of the debate between Walter Mondale and Ronald Reagan. Footage of debates between John Kennedy and Richard Nixon, Gerald Ford and Jimmy Carter, Reagan and Carter, and Mondale and Gary Hart. Interview with a man about televised debates. Some video problems. Reporter voice-over throughout reel. Sound.
Collection: WCVB Collection
Date Created: 09/06/1984
Description: Story #1490. Exteriors and interiors of Nixon Massachusetts headquarters. Campaign workers in the office. Press conference, with man speaking about the challenge of the Nixon campaign in Massachusetts. Reporter standup. Additional footage of press conference and campaign headquarters. Mix of silent and sound.
Collection: WCVB Collection
Date Created: 08/18/1972
Description: Interview with a local Boston professor about the technical analysis of the Nixon Tapes and the missing 18 minutes. Followed by b-roll of the interview. Mix of sound and silent.
Collection: WCVB Collection
Date Created: 01/15/1974
Description: Story #2221. Richard Nixon campaigning for reelection with Governor John Chafee and candidate for Governor Herb DiSimone in Warwick, RI. Crowds of Nixon supporters. Nixon makes speech from steps of plane on agreements to end the war in Vietnam. Reporter standup. Silent b-roll of the Nixon campaign event, including closeups on the crowd, secret service, pro-Nixon and anti-Nixon signs. Several takes of reporter standup. Nixon and wife, Pat Nixon, wave as they get off Air Force One. Nixon introduces DeSimone and Chafee, who thank the president and make short speeches. Mix of silent and sound.
Collection: WCVB Collection
Date Created: 11/03/1972
Description: Overview of Tip O'Neill's career. Interview with O'Neill on President Lyndon Johnson, the Vietnam War, Watergate and Richard Nixon, Jimmy Carter, Ronald Reagan, and the Contras in Nicaragua. Some static in the soundtrack. Reporter voice-over through reel. Sound
Collection: WCVB Collection
Date Created: 03/17/1986
Description: Different men speaking at a Richard Nixon rally, including Governor Sargent and John Volpe. B-roll of people in a gymnasium before and during the rally, different politicians mingling with the crowd, Volpe and other politicians talking to people on the street. Edited footage followed by cuts. Mix of sound and silent.
Collection: WCVB Collection
Date Created: 09/15/1972
Description: Ralph Nader discusses the auto industry, including their record profits and Richard Nixon's price control program,their safety record, car recalls, and the need for politicians to focus on consumer interests. Also discusses the meat industry and consumer prices, the failures of the Nixon Administration to serve the needs of the consumer, and the need for more consumer protections. Silent b-roll of Nader and others sitting on a couch being interviewed, Nader giving a speech at a luncheon, and the audience. Mix of sound and silent.
Collection: WCVB Collection
Date Created: 09/13/1972, 09/14/1972