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  Edge, pilot

  Outside Agitators, Performance

  Pilot for a program called “Edge.” This show focuses on politically controversial artists, including Andrew Dice Clay, Lorna Simpson, Dread Scott Tyler, Karen Finley, John Fleck, Holly Hughes, and Tim Miller.

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  [Jane Byrne’s Easter at Cabrini raw #2]

  Black, Chicago, Chicago Politics, GDDF, NHPRC-2, Voices of Cabrini

  Raw footage of Jane Byrne’s Easter Celebration at Cabrini Green in 1981. This tape begins with a continuation of footage of Byrne at the carnival and riding on a carousel. After she leaves, a protest begins, and demonstrators are quickly arrested. Activist Marion Stamps and reporter Lu Palmer are interviewed.

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  Anna Deavere Smith in conversation with Studs Terkel

  Black, Chicago, Communities, Harold Washington, NHPRC, Performance, Studs Terkel, Viewers Choice

  A videorecording of a live event featuring Studs Terkel and Anna Deavere Smith in conversation at the Harold Washington Library in Chicago. It originally aired on Chicago Municipal Television, Channel 49.

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  [Chicago Slices raw: Rahm Emanuel]

  Chicago, Chicago Slices, Eddie Becker, GDDF, NHPRC-2, Politics

  Raw footage for the TV program Chicago Slices. Eddie Becker visits Rahm Emanuel’s office as Senior Adviser to President Clinton in Washington, D.C. Emanuel does not do an interview and talks on the phone for the duration of Becker’s visit.

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  [Rostenkowski raw #108]

  Chicago, Chicago Politics, Dan Rostenkowski, NHPRC, Politics, Roots of Video

  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. This tape features an interview with Rostenkowski about his past and about soon-to-be President Ronald Reagan.

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  [Rostenkowski raw #303]

  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. The beginning of the tape seems to be a Channel 5 (Chicago’s NBC affiliate) news report about the coming of cable television. At about four and a half minutes, the screen goes to bars & tone. “Rostenkowski” starts at around six minutes. Election day, 1980. Rostenkowski is interviewed in his office. He discusses: public transportation; dealing with the late Mayor Richard J. Daley & President Lyndon B. Johnson, including a funny story of how Daley convinced Johnson to take federal money meant for an “L” line through Rostenkowski’s Northside neighborhood, and reallocate it to a project that put an “L” line through Daley’s Southside neighborhood; and the power that Illinois representatives hold in the U.S. House. Around twenty-one minutes, “Rostenkowski” ends, and is followed by what appears to be a made-for-TV movie starring Richard Chamberlain.

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  [The 90’s Election Specials raw: Senate debate]

  1992 Election, Black, Chicago, Communities, Politics, THE 90's

  Raw tape for The 90’s election specials. This tape covers the 1992 Illinois Senatorial primary between incumbent Alan Dixon, Carol Moseley Braun, and Al Hofeld. After the Senatorial debate at WLS-TV, Alan Dixon speaks to the press about the results of the debate and talks about his record, followed by Braun, then Hofeld. Afterward, reporters talk casually with the candidates.

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  [The 90’s Election Specials raw: New Hampshire and TV shots for opening]

  1992 Election, Politics, THE 90's

  Raw footage for “The 90’s” election specials. Videomaker Scott Jacobs tests the camera. Also included on the tape are a number of campaign commercials for presidential candidates as well as various local New Hampshire candidates.