Guerrilla TV, Outside Agitators, Politics, Roots of Video, TVTV, Viewers Choice
0:35 TVTV graphic dissolves into a shot of a TV. 0:45 Young people rehearse “Nixon Now” song. Intro Credits. 2:15 “Right on, Mr. President” button. People cheer for Nixon at the convention, chanting “Four More Years!” 2:54 Young people shout various cheers for Nixon outside building. 3:21 Young protesters chant “Hey Hey Ho Ho Tricky Dicky’s Gotta Go.” 3:33 Young people chanting “Four Mo… Continue reading →
Guerrilla TV, NHPRC, Outside Agitators, Politics, Roots of Video, Tom Weinberg, TVTV
…e that the programs offer. 03:42 TVTV graphic dissolves into a shot of a TV. 04:01 Young people rehearse “Nixon Now” song. Intro Credits. 05:30 “Right on, Mr. President” button. People cheer for Nixon at the convention, chanting “Four More Years!” 06:12 Young people shout various cheers for Nixon outside building. 06:38 Young protesters chant “Hey Hey Ho Ho Tricky Dicky’s Gotta Go.” 07:03 Youn… Continue reading →
Outside Agitators, Performance
…ers, performance artist, talks about Simpson’s work. 21:53 John Hiatt performs his song, ‘Through Your Hands,’ on a rooftop. 25:50 The host shows us an apartment building in New York City where Richard Nixon tried to get an apartment, but was turned away. Buck Henry goes to the newly opened Nixon museum in Nixon’s birthplace, Yorba Linda, California. Henry drives around Yorba Linda, showing us the sights. 26:40 Shots of Y… Continue reading →
Chicago, Kartemquin Films, Politics
…le only 50 percent of American production is BOP. In the last 15-years America’s output of steel per man hour has nearly tripled. “Are they asking us to pay for their mistakes?” 06:07 A clip from the movie: Edwin H. Gott, Chairman of US Steel and AISI, declares that “We have no intention of letting foreign competition take away our market.” He says they’ve invested 10 billion dollars over the last five years in… Continue reading →
…2:23 “90’s Video Poll” by Nancy Cain. In Yorba Linda, California at the birthplace of Richard Nixon, a tourist responds to the question “Who would you trust to be President?” Answer: “I would support whoever supports family values. That is really the bottom line.” 03:12 “Patrick McDougall” by Patrick Creadon. In Chicago: “I don’t know too many politicians I would trust. I might con… Continue reading →
Black, Communities, TVTV, Viewers Choice
…sic “Daley-ism,” he responds, “Oh, I don’t know. You could answer that. You’re a journalist. I’m just an ordinary mayor.” 1:36 1982. Richard M. Daley announces his own candidacy for mayor of Chicago in a press conference. 1:44 Clips from Four More Years by TVTV, the first independent videotape broadcast on television. It covers the 1972 Republican National Convention, cutting between Nixon supporters chan… Continue reading →
Bill Stamets, Black, Chicago, Chicago Politics, Communities, Harold Washington, NHPRC, Politics, Studs Terkel, Viewers Choice
…. I am proud of my family name. I am proud of my mother and father. It was from them that I learned my love for our city. … I look back to my father’s life with pride.” Also included is footage of Richard Nixon calling the elder Daley “tough” but “fair,” and saying, “I can understand why in the minds of many, he is Mr. Chicago.” 00:09:53 Audio of Harold Washington declaring, “There are n… Continue reading →
…to see himself as President. 01:40:20 B-roll, the videographer walks down the streets of Washington, DC, with journalist Jay Peterzell. They go into the Time, Inc offices. Peterzell playfully shows his new shoes that he purchased. He takes the videographer into his office. 01:44:15 Peterzell answers the phone. When he hangs up he introduces himself on camera stating that he is a writer for Time Magazine and cynically says that Nixon was his favo… Continue reading →