Description: Democratic gubernatorial candidates Bellotti, Weld, Evelyn Murphy address abortion rights rally outside State House. Nicki Nichols Gamble.
Collection: Ten O'Clock News
Date Created: 05/01/1990
Description: On his last day in office, Michael Dukakis presides over Governor's Council meeting. He passes bible and key to William Weld. Exits State House with Kitty, waving to cheering crowd. Joseph Langone.
Collection: Ten O'Clock News
Date Created: 01/03/1991
Description: Story on the lack of openly gay republican, focusing on Michael Duffy, a gay Republican running for state representative. Duffy at his house talking to his partner. Interview with Duffy on his position on gay political issues. Duffy holds a candidates night. Interviews with Republicans Steven Pierce, Paul Cronin, and William Weld on their views on gay rights legislation. Weld and Duffy shake hands.
Collection: Ten O'Clock News
Date Created: 02/01/1990
Description: As gubernatorial campaign nears end, John Silber mixes with common folk in Worcester; William Weld speaks to Boston bankers. Silber calls Weld ‘orange headed WASP.’ Weld strolls with standard bearers.
Collection: Ten O'Clock News
Date Created: 11/02/1990
Description: Harvard Business School professor Michael Porter presents an economic recovery plan for Mass. Stresses competitiveness, confidence, and resolving the fiscal crisis at the State House. Weld with Flynn.
Collection: Ten O'Clock News
Date Created: 04/09/1991
Description: Elizabeth Dole comes to Boston in lieu of the president to attend a Republican fundraising lunch. Joe Malone, Jim Rappaport, William Weld on federal tax package.
Collection: Ten O'Clock News
Date Created: 10/04/1990
Description: At Downtown Crossing, campaign volunteers hold Pierce and Weld signs surrounding their respective candidates, who try to attract potential voters.
Collection: Ten O'Clock News
Date Created: 09/17/1990
Description: Advocates for poor protest outside House Ways and Means chair Rep. Thomas Finneran's office against budget cuts; Reps. John McDonough, Stanley Rosenberg. Parcel 18 Ruggles Center in Roxbury to be occupied by Registry of Motor Vehicles; Mayor Raymond Flynn, Gov. William Weld, BRA executive director Stephen Coyle, Rev. Tony Bethel. Architect's scale model of City of Boston development in Coyle's office. Studio interview with Myron Weiner (MIT) and Kishore Mandhyan (BC) on assassination of Rajiv Gandhi and election violence in India. Young Boston children make fanciful, recycled art of objects from industrial surplus bins. Dr. Walter Drew of Institute for Self Active Education encourages this for its free-spirited creativity and joyous expression.
Collection: Ten O'Clock News
Date Created: 05/21/1991
Description: William Weld and Paul Cellucci on inauguration day. Press conference before swearing in. Parade to State House, honor guard, band, mounted police. Receiving line. With families at church singing Amazing Grace.
Collection: Ten O'Clock News
Date Created: 01/03/1991
Description: Silber and Weld are men of means, but Weld denies self-consciousness about it and Silber downplays it. Family backgrounds. BU president's house. Photos of Silber as a boy. Weld home,boathouse,hall at Harvard.
Collection: Ten O'Clock News
Date Created: 10/11/1990
Description: William Weld 1990 campaign compilation: first press conference after election; political ads; shaking hands outside supermarket and downtown; with Cellucci after primary victory; at Foley's bar.
Collection: Ten O'Clock News
Description: Three State House reporters discuss William Weld's honeymoon from the press while all attention in first month of his administration is on the Persian Gulf war.
Collection: Ten O'Clock News
Date Created: 01/24/1991
Description: Weld reiterates he will not raise taxes, but he will shut down state government to save money. Says he is "the easiest guy in the world to get along with." State House exterior with bare trees.
Collection: Ten O'Clock News
Date Created: 02/28/1991
Description: William Weld's last-minute campaigning includes speaking to senior citizens and marching through throngs at Downtown Crossing, shaking hands everywhere.
Collection: Ten O'Clock News
Date Created: 11/05/1990