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  [Abbie Hoffman raw #1]

  Chicago, Outside Agitators

  An interview with political activist Abbie Hoffman at the Chicago Amphitheater on the 20th anniversary of 1968 Democratic National Convention. In the interview, Hoffman talks about the complicating aspects of activism, the applications used to promote and spread messages to wider audiences, and the media’s effect on American daily life.

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  [Chicago Slices raw: M.K. Brody’s, Kids’ Eggment, Palace Grill]

  Chicago, Chicago Slices, Skip Blumberg, Tom Weinberg

  The video features raw footage for the television show “Chicago Slices.” Skip Blumberg visits M.K Brody’s Toy Store in the West Loop and the Palace Grill in West Town. There is also raw footage for a segment entitled “Kids Eggment” involving producer Tom Weinberg’s children, Anna and Jesse.

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  [Inside Spring Training raw #33]

  Chicago, Sports, White Sox

  Raw footage from the documentary “Inside Spring Training,” a look at the 1978 Chicago White Sox Pre-season preparation. St Pete, Bosley #1. Hinton pitch.

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  [Joe Cummings at WBBM #3]

  Chicago, Roots of Video

  Raw tape from the 1978 documentary “Overnight Man,” which follows WBBM/Chicago radio news man Joe Cummings. Similarly enjoyable behind-the-scenes banter with Cummings in the WBBM studio.

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  [Rostenkowski raw #117]

  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. In this tape, Rostenkowski is on a United Airlines flight to Chicago. The plane lands, and Rostenkowski is greeted at the airport by a throng of reporters eager to question him about his new position as Chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee.

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  [Rostenkowski raw: New York Democratic convention #6]

  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. On the floor of the convention center at the 1980 Democratic National Convention. Features footage of Rostenkowski on the speakers’ podium and outside the convention hall. He comments on how well the convention has gone. He goes on to discuss making compromises between competing factions of the Democratic Party when setting the Party’s platform. Later in the video, back inside the convention hall, President Jimmy Carter is giving a speech, presumably his nomination acceptance speech. After Carter’s speech, the hall erupts into celebration (boisterous music, balloon drop, etc.).

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  [Chicago Slices raw: Ed Sadlowski Roast #2 – Parkview Pet Shop]

  Andrew Jones, Black, Chicago, Chicago Slices, Communities, NHPRC, Studs Terkel

  Raw footage for Chicago Slices. The first half of the tape is a continuation of the roast for steelworkers union leader Ed Sadlowski. The second half of the tape features interviews with Julie Fischer and other staff at Parkview Pet Shop in Chicago’s Lincoln Park.

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  [Veeck: A Man For Any Season raw #12]

  Bill Veeck, Chicago, Sports, Tom Weinberg

  Raw footage of Bill Veeck at Murphy’s shot for the documentary “Veeck: A Man for Any Season.” In this tape, Veeck talks about the theory behind baseball promotions and the challenges of rising costs and ownership in baseball today.