Description: Ray Flynn appears on “Cheers” as himself. Casting agents evaluate his performance. Clip from “St. Elsewhere” with Dukakis. Tip O'Neill commercials for hotel chain and beer.
Collection: Ten O'Clock News
Date Created: 11/01/1989
Description: Boston Teachers Union president Edward Doherty is a mayoral candidate. His platform is chiefly schools reform. Acknowledges he is long shot against popular incumbent. Stills with Dukakis, Tip O'Neill, Mondale.
Collection: Ten O'Clock News
Date Created: 03/13/1991
Description: Michael Dukakis honors McDonald's for service to hearing impaired. McDonald's ad showing deaf people. Film clip from Children of a Lesser God with William Hurt.
Collection: Ten O'Clock News
Date Created: 12/17/1986
Description: Memorial service for Golda Meir at temple in Brookline. Elma Lewis and Kitty Dukakis are among the crowded congregation. Gov. Michael Dukakis, wearing yarmulke, on stage with dignitaries. Cantor sings. Dukakis gives tribute. Others, including former US ambassador to Israel Walworth Barbour, offer prayers, poems, remembrances.
Collection: Ten O'Clock News
Date Created: 12/12/1978
Description: Mental health advocates try to regain crisis care funding which they say Dukakis administration has withdrawn. Frank Keefe defends budget "reversions" in mental health services.
Collection: Ten O'Clock News
Date Created: 06/02/1988
Description: House proposes increase in income tax rather than sales tax. POS on tax preference. Michael Dukakis explains advantage of out-of-staters crossing border to make purchases with lower sales tax.
Collection: Ten O'Clock News
Date Created: 05/11/1990
Description: A child runs down the street and gets on a bus. Cuts between an interview with Governor Dukakis and woman refuting what the governor says about the Metco program. Mix of sound and silent. Additional description from the Original WCVB Rundown for this story reads: "Metco [Program] is a hot issue in Newton and Framingham. This is a folo featuring the Metco folk and the [governor] ([yesterday]). Plus [real estate] of [Framingham] and Newton."
Collection: WCVB Collection
Date Created: 07/30/1976
Description: Evelyn Murphy differs from Michael Dukakis on how to balance the budget; she opposes local aid cuts. Frank Bellotti talks about delegates won at Democratic caucuses. Alexander Tennant.
Collection: Ten O'Clock News
Date Created: 02/05/1990
Description: Nine month old memo written by Lt. Gov. Evelyn Murphy to Gov. Dukakis about the impending budget crisis has been made public. Dennis Smith.
Collection: Ten O'Clock News
Date Created: 01/23/1989
Description: Analogies of Jackson, Dukakis, Gore, the Democratic presidential candidates, on eve of New York primary, as found in musicals. film clips.
Collection: Ten O'Clock News
Date Created: 04/18/1988