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  [Bernard Epton mayoral spots]

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  1983 Bernard Epton mayoral campaign spots. “Epton for Mayor: Before it’s too Late.”

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  [Rostenkowski raw #106]

  Chicago, Chicago Politics, Dan Rostenkowski, Harold Washington, NHPRC, Politics

  Raw footage from the 1981 documentary “Rostenkowski,” a portrait of the House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Dan Rostenkowski, a powerful figure in Chicago (and national) politics. In this tape, Joseph K. Dowley, chief counsel to the Way and Means Committee, is interviewed. He discusses what a “powerful and important position” the Chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee is, and informs us that it has traditionally been a stepping-stone to the House Speakership.

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  [Rostenkowski raw #204]

  Chicago, Chicago Politics, Dan Rostenkowski, NHPRC, Politics, Video Makers Choice

  Raw footage from the 1981 documentary “Rostenkowski,” a portrait of House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Dan Rostenkowski, a powerful figure in Chicago (and national) politics. At a rally for Rostenkowski in the field house in Chicago’s Pulaski Park (which sits in Rostenkowski’s district on Chicago’s northwest side). The tape opens with Nick Melas, President of the Chicago Sanitary District, giving a speech. Dan O’Brien, Illinois state legislator and Democratic Committeeman for Chicago’s 43rd Ward, speaks to the crowd after being introduced by Rostenkowski. After O’Brien, an unidentified speaker, who is not on camera (the camera seems to be pointed toward the ground) urges to the audience vote the straight Democratic ticket, reminding them that: “the party is more important than any of us.” The next speaker is Lester Foreman, candidate for Circuit Court Judge. Then Morgan Finley, candidate for Clerk of Cook County Circuit Court, is introduced by Rostenkowski. His walk down the isle is reminiscent of flamboyant boxing champ, complete with wailing sirens, handshaking, and confetti. At the end of the tape, an unidentified speaker, presumably the emcee, urges the precinct captains in attendance to take the rally signs home, and then display the signs on election day.

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  [Rostenkowski raw: New York Democratic convention #6]

  Chicago, Chicago Politics, Dan Rostenkowski, NHPRC, Politics

  Raw footage from the 1981 documentary “Rostenkowski,” a portrait of House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Dan Rostenkowski, a powerful figure in Chicago (and national) politics. On the floor of the convention center at the 1980 Democratic National Convention. Features footage of Rostenkowski on the speakers’ podium and outside the convention hall. He comments on how well the convention has gone. He goes on to discuss making compromises between competing factions of the Democratic Party when setting the Party’s platform. Later in the video, back inside the convention hall, President Jimmy Carter is giving a speech, presumably his nomination acceptance speech. After Carter’s speech, the hall erupts into celebration (boisterous music, balloon drop, etc.).

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  [The 90’s Election Specials raw: Dick Simpson day 2 #2]

  1992 Election, Chicago, Politics, THE 90's

  Raw footage for The 90’s election specials. This tape follows Dick Simpson, a Chicago alderman and a Democratic congressional candidate running against Illinois incumbent Dan Rostenkowski.

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  [The 90’s raw: kites, Fugazi, El Salvador protest]

  Eddie Becker, Outside Agitators, THE 90's

  Raw footage for the award-winning series The 90’s.

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  The 90’s Next Election Special

  American Way, Outside Agitators, Politics, THE 90's, Video Makers Choice

  The second of three election specials from the award winning series, The 90’s. This episode is called “THE CONVENTION” and features moments from the Democratic National Convention in New York and the Republican National Convention in Houston in 1992. The producers tend to stay away from the regular news type footage and find the human interactions and the moments when the politicians are off their guard.

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  [None of the Above raw #4]

  None of the Above, Politics

  This tape features raw footage for the documentary “None of the Above,” an in depth look at  non-voters during the 1996 election. In this video, we follow Phil Gramm, Pat Buchanan, Alan Keyes, and Bob Dole on the campaign trail in Iowa before the February 12th caucuses.