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Titicut Follies

Description: Roger Goodrich interviews Elliot Richardson, Massachusetts Attorney General, on the Frederick Wiseman film, Titicut Follies. He explains his objection film based on it's lack of regard for individual rights and privacy. He talks about the situation under former Attorney General Ed Brooke during which the film was made with the understanding that those individuals not able to give consent would not be featured. Cutaways of reporter asking questions. Footage of the Massachusetts Superior Court hearings on the film. A man who worked at Bridgewater State Hospital, where Titicut Follies was filmed, answers many questions. He mentions that his deputy forbade the cameras from going anywhere near Albert DeSalvo, the alleged Boston Strangler. Corrections Commissioner Gavin also answers questions. Outtakes of reporter standup. Silent courtroom scenes. Exteriors of the Massachusetts State House. Silent footage of Frederick Wiseman in the courtroom, talking to reporter Bill Harrington.
Collection: WHDH
Date Created: 10/18/1967

Titicut Follies

Description: Interview with Dr. Alexander on his reaction to the Frederick Wiseman film, Titicut Follies, which he thinks is a genuine depiction of severe mental illness. He discusses censorship of the film. Following the interview there is silent b-roll of the Suffolk County Court House, Superior Court chambers, and court room scenes of the hearings about Titicut Follies.
Collection: WHDH
Date Created: 11/1967

UFO

Description: Interview with many people on whether or not they believe in aliens. One man recounts a UFO sighting.
Collection: WHDH
Date Created: 07/21/1965

United Automobile Workers

Description: Member of the United Automobile Workers speaks about the recent interactions between the UAW and the Nixon administration.
Collection: WHDH

Van Dinh, Ambassador

Description: Vietnamese ambassador Tran Van Dihn is interviewed about his reaction President Johnson's announcement that he won't seek reelection, and Vietnam's support of Eugene McCarthy over Robert Kennedy for president.
Collection: WHDH
Date Created: 04/01/1968

Veterans

Description: Crowd of anti-war veterans and other anti-war protesters on Lexington Green. Police arrest them and escort them into school buses. American flag waving in wind at night. Police officer makes an announcement to the crowd. Man addresses an full auditorium. Men in suits walk with protesters. John Kerry in fatigues talks with men in suits and marches with protesters. They walk into Robert F. Kennedy Hall.
Collection: WHDH
Date Created: 05/29/1971

Viet War

Description: Professor Huntington interviewed on the Vietnam bombing pause and the Democratic presidential nomination. He notes that Senator Robert Kennedy seems like the front runner for the nomination, but that Senator Eugene McCarthy and Vice President Hubert Humphrey are still in the race. He speculates on President Johnson's response to public opinion on the bombing pause, and how successful it might ultimately be.
Collection: WHDH
Date Created: 04/01/1968

Vietnam

Description: Soldiers in Vietnam gearing up. Airplane flying over Vietnam. Parachutes falling. [card lists contents of cans 113061, 113131]
Collection: WHDH

White Racism

Description: Several people address a crowd of clergymen, giving them details on a meeting held that day on the "Mobilization on the white problem in metropolitan Boston." They discuss what churches can and should do to help fight against white racism towards African Americans, especially African American business people. Silent footage of the audience. Reporter standup.
Collection: WHDH

Wilkins, Roy

Description: Roy Wilkins addresses a crowd on the state of the Civil Rights Movement.
Collection: WHDH
Date Created: 1967, 1968