Description: House members on minority leader Steven Pierce's debate on state budget & Republican damage to Dukakis' fiscal management reputation. Tom McGee, Lucile Hicks, Charles Flaherty, Robert Marsh.
Collection: Ten O'Clock News
Date Created: 05/27/1988
Description: Michael Dukakis' (former) campaign manager John Sasso acts in direct contradiction to his own earlier pronouncements on what makes a good chief of staff: keeping the boss fully informed.
Collection: Ten O'Clock News
Date Created: 09/30/1987
Description: National news programs focus on the Dukakis campaign's (i.e. John Sasso's) indiscretion causing demise of Biden candidacy. Predict damage to Dukakis' status.
Collection: Ten O'Clock News
Date Created: 09/30/1987
Description: Dukakis and campaign press secretary Patricia O'Brien defend John Sasso's honor while finding his actions reprehensible. They attempt to dampen further press flack about survival of campaign.
Collection: Ten O'Clock News
Date Created: 10/01/1987
Description: While Dukakis has spent a year on campaign trail & become part-time governor, havoc has occurred in his absence: special interests protest his policies at home. Hale Champion, Brett, Buell, Flood, Schur.
Collection: Ten O'Clock News
Date Created: 04/29/1988
Description: Democratic candidate Bruce Babbitt claims in his campaign to have specific answers & practical approaches. Also claims to be gathering momentum and to be the party's conscience.
Collection: Ten O'Clock News
Date Created: 02/05/1988
Description: George Bush & Robert Dole in NH day before primary. Their campaign ads. Elizabeth Dole.
Collection: Ten O'Clock News
Date Created: 02/15/1988
Description: On State House steps, Sen. Arlen Specter (on behalf of Bush campaign) attacks Michael Dukakis' furlough policy. John Kerry and James Shannon try to mitigate negative effect of the surrogate.
Collection: Ten O'Clock News
Date Created: 07/06/1988
Description: Ways and Means considers bill to require reporting of taxes paid by corporations. Barbara Anderson opposes it; Jim Braude supports it. On campaign trail, Dukakis says he favors 'fair taxes' for business
Collection: Ten O'Clock News
Date Created: 06/13/1988
Description: Michael Dukakis takes questions in front of bleachers filled with students. Asked if he will need to go negative in the presidential campaign, he emphasizes that he wants to keep it “strong, positive, accurate” with a “good solid discussion of issues and candidacies.” But will resort to attack ads if forced. Gore and Gephardt set a bad example. He mills about crowd, poses for photos with high school students.
Collection: Ten O'Clock News
Date Created: 02/24/1988