[The 90’s Election Specials raw: St. Louis airport]
Raw tape for The 90’s election specials. At an airport in St. Louis awaiting President George H.W. Bush’s arrival. Bush supporters from various groups wait to cheer him when he arrives.
Raw tape for The 90’s election specials. At an airport in St. Louis awaiting President George H.W. Bush’s arrival. Bush supporters from various groups wait to cheer him when he arrives.
Raw tape for The 90’s election specials. Bill Clinton visits Mt. Pisgah Missionary Baptist Church on Martin Luther King Drive in the South Side of Chicago. Rev. Joseph Well is the pastor. This tape begins with Clinton’s speech to the congregation. The sound echoes throughout the church and is hard to understand. Afterwards, he stays for more gospel music, looking relaxed and charismatic.
Raw footage for The 90’s election specials. This tape follows George Grey, Illinois campaign manager for independent presidential candidate Pat Buchanan, as he makes travel and appearance arrangements for Buchanan’s Illinois tour. Afterwards, there is an interview with Grey. He is highly critical of both the Republican party and President George H.W. Bush.
Raw tape for the 90’s election specials. This tape covers the filming of a Dick Simpson for Congress commercial. Simpson was running against Dan Rostenkowski in the 5th congressional district. The commercial involves a full studio audience of cheering supporters and some live music.
Footage for The 90’s Election Specials. Continuation of incumbent Congressman Gus Savage’s “Truth Rally,” which takes place at the Third Baptist Church on Chicago’s South Side. He is running for reelection against Mel Reynolds, who ultimately defeats him. Savage gives a very antisemitic speech.
The first of three election specials from the award winning series, The 90’s. This episode focuses on “The Primary” and features moments from the Illinois presidential and senatorial primaries, featuring Bill Clinton, Jerry Brown, Paul Tsongas, and Carol Moseley Braun. The producers tend to stay away from the regular news type footage and find the human interactions and the moments when the politicians are off their guard.
Raw footage for The 90’s election specials. This tape follows UIC political science professor and former Chicago Alderman, Dick Simpson, who is running for a seat in the House of Representatives against Dan Rostenkowski.
Raw footage for The 90’s Election Specials. Journalist Alexander Cockburn talks about the ’92 primaries, the primary process, the candidates, the economy, the JFK myth and Oliver Stone’s movie.