Description: Photos of Middlesex County district attorney John Droney. Campaign literature for Scott Harshbarger and Guy Carbone. Photo of Albert DeSalvo. Newspaper headlines on fighting organized crime in the sixties.
Collection: Ten O'Clock News
Date Created: 07/25/1978
Description: Based on campaign speeches, mandate for a Bush presidency is unclear. Even his pollsters cannot be specific except to mention voters' confidence in his ability to manage economy and keep a strong defense.
Collection: Ten O'Clock News
Date Created: 11/03/1988
Description: At Parker House press conference, Ray Shamie says he will not run for governor. With wife Edna. Shamie emphasizes issues rather than political aspirations. Says Ed King should become a Republican.
Collection: Ten O'Clock News
Date Created: 10/28/1985
Description: Meeting of the Women's Liberation Movement at the Parker House in Boston. Woman speaking about the experience women have as mothers and housewives and the potential good that could do in the legislative arena. Mike Levitt wraps up story saying that the Women's Liberation Movement is planning a caucus and will try to support as many women's lib candidates for political office as possible.
Collection: WHDH
Date Created: 08/26/1971
Description: Summary of Albert Gore's positions on taxes, defense spending, trade, AIDS, education. He wants to get to "specifics" from other candidates but does not state them himself.
Collection: Ten O'Clock News
Date Created: 12/03/1987
Description: Bush quotes Yogi Berra (“I made the wrong mistakes”) at Nashua Rotary Club luncheon. The conservative business audience spares him questions on Iran contra role. POS on the salience of the issue.
Collection: Ten O'Clock News
Date Created: 02/01/1988
Description: PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATES ON MANDATORY AIDS TESTING. MICHAEL DUKAKIS SAYS "NO SUCH THING AS SAFE SEX." BUSH, BIDEN, JACKSON, KEMP.
Collection: Ten O'Clock News
Date Created: 06/11/1987
Description: Silber and Bellotti oppose secondary treatment plant for harbor cleanup. Julie Belaga explains it is mandated by Clean Water Act. Murphy wants more federal support to alleviate burden on ratepayers.
Collection: Ten O'Clock News
Date Created: 07/13/1990
Description: Gubernatorial candidates speak at forum on veterans' issues. All pledge funding for support programs. Silber proposes ethnic grouping of veterans in shelters. Murphy, Weld, Pierce, Bellotti.
Collection: Ten O'Clock News
Date Created: 07/20/1990
Description: Press conference at Americana Hotel in New York by Democratic presidential candidate Jimmy Carter to announce Walter Mondale as vice presidential running mate. On podium with wives Rosalynn and Joan respectively. Carter acknowledges Mondale's hypertension (high blood pressure), which is under medical control and not a prohibitive concern about his fitness. They agree VP role will not be just ceremonial. Carter admits Mondale was not original choice, but well prepared and compatible.
Collection: Ten O'Clock News
Date Created: 07/12/1976