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  [Rubin’s Party 2]

  CLIR, Guerrilla Television

  Conversations and performances at a party organized to raise money for George McGovern’s 1972 presidential campaign.

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  [Rubin’s Party 1]

  CLIR, Guerrilla Television, Politics

  Conversations at a George McGovern fundraiser about the 1972 presidential election.

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  [Howard Zinn raw #29: Daniel Ellsberg speaks about his life and it was influenced by Zinn]

  Howard Zinn

  Daniel Ellsberg discusses the Pentagon Papers, the anti-war movement, and Howard Zinn.

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  Nixon resigns, August 8, 1974

  Blog

  Forty years ago today, Richard Nixon resigned as President of the United States. Millions tuned in to his televised address to see what Nixon had to say about his presidency and his reasons for resigning. What they didn’t see was the seven minutes of the television pool feed before Nixon went live. It’s a fascinating counterpoint to the gravity of the event and a unique look at Nixon’s mindset at this defining moment of his career. The video also includes […]

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  CamNet, episode 1701

  1992 Election, Communities, Eddie Becker, Home movie, Judith Binder, Nancy Cain, Patrick Creadon, Performance, Politics, Skip Blumberg, THE 90's, Videomakers

  Two hour cable program produced by Nancy Cain and friends in L.A. in the mid-90s.

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  New York, New York, Part 1

  American Way, CLIR, Guerrilla Television, NHPRC, Sex, Drugs, & Rock 'N Roll

  This video aired on a New York TV program called “Perception.” It was recorded in the early seventies and is a lush cityscape that gives the viewer a glimpse into daily life in New York City.

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  Conventions 72

  CLIR, Guerrilla Television, NHPRC, Outside Agitators, Politics, Tom Weinberg, TVTV

  This tape features a portion of the Group W national broadcast version of TVTV’s 1972 convention coverage of the Democratic and Republican National Conventions. (Separately produced as two 60 minute programs: “The World’s Largest TV Studio” on the DNC and “Four More Years” on the RNC.) It includes 45 minutes of FMY and 10 minutes of WLTVS, in addition to providing context for the way the television audience viewed the highly influential programs, including the introduction and commercials. This footage was the first independent video ever shown on national television.

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  The Nixon tape

  CLIR, Guerrilla Television

  Elon Soltes visits San Clemente, California, where photographers have been stationed for months trying to capture the ellusive former president Richard Nixon on film. This group of obsessives endures endless hours of boredom as they seemingly futilely wait for their chance to outsmart Nixon ‘s bodyguards and snap a valuable photograph.