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  City Desk: A Look Back

  Chicago Politics, Harold Washington

  A look back at 40 years of City Desk, a political talk show on WMAQ-TV (a local NBC affiliate). As the tape is only a short retrospective, we see clips of many major Chicago figures but do not go in to much detail.

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  Image Union, episode 1102: impressions of Harold

  Bill Stamets, Black, Chicago, Chicago Politics, Communities, Harold Washington, Image Union, NHPRC, Politics, Studs Terkel, Video Makers Choice

  Image Union episode featuring “Impressions of Harold: 1983-1987” by Bill Stamets.

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  [The 90’s Election Specials raw: David Axelrod #1]

  1992 Election, Chicago, Harold Washington, Politics, THE 90's

  Raw footage for The 90’s election specials. This tape features an interview with political consultant David Axelrod, who talks about his work for the Al Hofeld and Bill Clinton campaigns.

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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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  [The 90s Election Specials raw: Chicago politics]

  1992 Election, Andrew Jones, Black, Chicago, Chicago Politics, Harold Washington, Politics

  Footage for The 90’s Election Specials, covering 17th ward elections in Chicago. Interviews with campaign workers for Congressman Charles Hayes and Representative Gus Savage.

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  [The 90s Election Specials raw: Braun at Operation PUSH]

  1992 Election, Andrew Jones, Black, Chicago, Chicago Politics, Communities, Harold Washington, Politics

  Footage for The 90’s Election Specials. In this tape, videomaker Andrew Jones continues to cover South Side politics, visiting the Third Baptist Church, going to a Carol Moseley Braun event at Operation PUSH, and attempting to visit the campaign headquarters of Mel Reynolds.