Description: Nighttime expressway traffic shots.
Collection: Ten O'Clock News
Date Created: 09/06/1982
Description: Meaning of the ninth amendment to the Constitution ("right to privacy"). POS and Paul Garrity.
Collection: Ten O'Clock News
Date Created: 09/18/1987
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: Interviews with people on the street of Boston about their feelings on the House's impeachment of President Nixon. Mary McKay reporter standup followed by outtakes of more interviews and a couple more takes of the reporter standup.
Collection: WCVB Collection
Date Created: 07/28/1974
Description: Jan von Mehren reports on Henry Hampton's address to students at Boston University. Von Mehren notes that Hampton talked about the importance of campus activism and civil rights. Von Mehren's report includes footage of Hampton speaking to the student audience. Hampton encourage students to make demands on the university administration. Pearl Shelton (community activist) addresses the students from the audience. She encourages them to become involved in the struggle for change in society. Von Mehren's report also includes footage of Rosa Moreno (Boston University law student) and Derek Davis (Boston University law student) talking about the lack of activism on college campuses. Von Mehren discusses the role of campus activism in the civil rights movement in the 1960s. Von Mehren's report includes footage from Eyes on the Prize of Diane Nash (civil rights activist). This edition of the Ten O'Clock News also included the following item: K.C. Jones of the Boston Celtics reacts to racist remarks made by Jimmy "the Greek" Snyder on national television Reactions to comments by Jimmy "the Greek"
1:00:06: Visual: Black and white footage of the Civil Rights Movement from Eyes on the Prize. African American students face off with white police officers during the civil rights movement. African American student demonstrators are marching on a street. Shot of an FBI poster seeking information on the murder of three civil rights activists. Shots of students being escorted into police vehicles; of police using fire hoses on civil rights activists in Birmingham, Alabama. Shots of civil rights activists at city hall in Nashville, Tennessee; of Diane Nash (civil rights activist) standing with Ben West (Mayor of Nashville). Footage of Nash saying that she asked West if he believed that discrimination was wrong. Footage of West saying that he told Nash that discrimination was morally wrong. Shot of Nash applauding as she faces West. Jan von Mehren talks about how students were on the front lines of the civil rights movement of the 1960s. Von Mehren notes that some civil rights activists lost their lives; that some were jailed. Von Mehren talks about the participation of college student Diane Nash in the civil rights movement. Von Mehren says that today's college students have only vague memories of the civil rights movement. Von Mehren reports that Henry Hampton (civil rights activist and filmmaker) addressed a group of high school and college students today at Boston University. V: Shots of students listening to Hampton speak; of Hampton addressing the students. Footage of a white female student asking Hampton how Boston University can increase the enrollment of minority students. Hampton says that students need to be persistent in making demands on the administration. Von Mehren stands at the back of the auditorium where Hampton is speaking. Von Mehren says that the civil rights activists from the 1960s are trying to convince the younger generation to become active. V: Footage of Pearl Shelton (community activist) standing in the audience. She asks how many students are members of the NAACP (National Association for the Advancement of Colored People) or the Urban League. Shelton says that students need to give something back to society. Footage of Shelton being interviewed by von Mehren. Shelton says that Martin Luther King (civil rights leader) would be disappointed in the lack of activity in the current movement for civil rights. Footage of Rosa Moreno (Boston University law student) saying that there is apathy among students today; that some students do not know how to become involved; that civil rights organizations need to distribute information to students. Footage of Derek Davis (Boston University law student) saying that students have not mobilized behind one cause or political candidate; that many students are disillusioned or skeptical; that some students are interested in fighting for change. Shots of Hampton addressing the crowd; of students in the crowd listening to Hampton. Von Mehren says that today's students have not united behind one cause; that many are trying to make a difference. V: Footage of Hampton saying that today's students need to dream like King did. Shot of the audience applauding.
Collection: Ten O'Clock News
Date Created: 01/18/1988
Description: Exeter, NH couple explains why they have no faith in proposed Seabrook emergency evacuation plan. Phillips Exeter Academy. Private school. Road in Exeter town center.
Collection: Ten O'Clock News
Date Created: 01/09/1989
Description: Reps. Sullivan, Ruane propose FY91 spending cuts instead of raising taxes.Voke, Bosley, McDonough oppose it. Human services lobby submits poor people's budget.Blood drive sign.State House exterior.
Collection: Ten O'Clock News
Date Created: 01/25/1990
Description: In keeping with Rep. Chester Atkins' proposal, Dukakis concedes that state cannot afford to provide welfare benefits to illegal aliens.
Collection: Ten O'Clock News
Date Created: 08/21/1989