Guerrilla TV, Outside Agitators, Politics, Roots of Video, TVTV, Viewers Choice
…is way through the crowd, shaking hands and being congratulated by supporters. 57:38 The official nomination of Richard Nixon is announced, camera shows Pat Nixon and daughters applauding. 57:51 Richard Nixon accepts nomination from the podium. Button: “Nixon’s the One!” 58:16 As the crowd applauds, the camera cuts to Ron Kovic (somehow inside the convention). In tight close-up he shouts to the podium, “Stop the bombing! Stop ki… Continue reading →
Guerrilla TV, NHPRC, Outside Agitators, Politics, Roots of Video, Tom Weinberg, TVTV
…ng sung inside the convention hall by some bright-faced young singers onstage. 44:34 The official nomination of Richard Nixon is announced, camera shows Pat Nixon and daughters applauding. 44:46 Richard Nixon accepts nomination from the podium. Button: “Nixon’s the One!” 45:11 As the crowd applauds, the camera cuts to Ron Kovic (somehow inside the convention). In tight close-up he shouts to the podium, “Stop the bombing! Stop ki… Continue reading →
0:00 Color bars and tones. Woman asks speaker box about getting touch with former President Nixon. The speaker tells her to mail something in. 0:47 San Clemente, California. Surfers on the beach talk about what would happen if they encountered Nixon on the beach. A freelance photographer says there are big bucks in a picture of him, so she’s been waiting on the beach for months. 1:18 Man in car talks about waiting for 10 months just to spo… Continue reading →
Image Union, Outside Agitators, Politics, Roots of Video, TVTV
…nal Convention in Miami Beach, FL. The tape focuses on several aspects of the convention, including the support Nixon received from young Republicans, the media coverage of the event, and the protests inside and outside of the convention. The end result of the spectacle was the nomination of Richard Nixon for President and Spiro Agnew for Vice President. 00:55 “Right on, Mr. President.” A young woman exclaims “Yee-haw, right on!… Continue reading →
Outside Agitators, Performance
…6;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 Yorba Linda. Dedication of museum with brief shots of important politicians, such as the Reagans and t… Continue reading →
Bill Stamets, Black, Chicago, Chicago Politics, Communities, Harold Washington, NHPRC, Politics, Studs Terkel, Viewers Choice
…hicago workers assemble a podium. Surprise cameo by a merman. 00:09:13 Black and white TV footage finds a young Richard M. Daley saying, “I make no apology for my name. 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… Continue reading →
…s during off time with his wife. Includes son Ally and future pro player Jim Chones. Dir. Jeffrey Pill, Cin. Gordon Quinn, Ed. Jerry Blumenthal. 55:15 “Burn Baby Burn” by Dana Young. Account of turbulent times following death of Martin Luther King, Jr. Montage of protests, fires, dancing, boxing, birth, Richard Nixon, MLK, KKK, etc. 58:20 Upcoming local “image events.” 59:09 End credits. 59:46 End tape…. Continue reading →
American Way, Guerrilla TV, NHPRC, Roots of Video, Sex, Drugs, & Rock 'N Roll
…ore footage from the train. 21:28 Cut to footage from the street. This is followed by footage of then President Richard Nixon having dinner with a group of Chinese diplomats during his monumental visit to China in 1972. Nixon also gives a speech that is fairly inaudible as a John Lennon song plays in the background. The clip is cross cut with footage from the streets of New York. 24:18 More footage from the streets. We watch as the videomaker gat… Continue reading →