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  [Studs Terkel interview for Charlie Rose, part 1]

  Chicago, NHPRC, Studs Terkel

  This is part one of a 45-minute interview with Studs Terkel that showcases his time in early television and radio. Terkel also speaks of many other social and political issues of the time including: The Gulf War, military spending, George H.W. Bush, and a WWIII scenario.

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  Kulturzeit extra: Studs Terkel

  NHPRC, Studs Terkel

  German video of an interview done with Studs Terkel in Chicago. Terkel talks about various issues, wars, and his books.

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  [Studs Terkel misc]

  NHPRC, Studs Terkel

  This tape is a two-hour compilation video that includes clips and segments of Studs Terkel, including Artbeat with Von Freeman (5/19/97), The Awful Truth (9/24/99), The Dollmaker with Jane Fonda, Studs Terkel and Mike Wallace (4/17/00).

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  [The Way it Works and miscellaneous clips]

  Chicago, NHPRC, Politics, Video Makers Choice

  This tape features various segments, including a powerful opening silent segment on the electric chair; “Chicago: The Way It Works,” a documentary on Chicago Mayor Richard J. Daley and the workings of Chicago City Council; a vintage commercial for “Like” soft drink for girls; short clips of “Chicago Tonight,” including an interview with “Bob” the WTTW Image Union character; various clips of the Frugal Gourmet, Jeff Smith; and a short clip of the Rolling Stones in concert.

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  [Inside Spring Training raw #14]

  Bill Veeck, Chicago, Sports

  Raw footage of Bill Veeck and colleagues in a hotel room during spring training in Sarasota, Florida. Raw footage for “Inside Spring Training.” Motel Fever #1.

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  Image Union, episode 0003

  Guerrilla TV, Image Processing, Image Union, Roots of Video, Tom Palazzolo

  Compilation episode of Image Union featuring “Cold Cows” by Franklin Miller, “Dr. John and Martha Faye” by David Obermeyer, “Christmas Morning in Sister Bay” by Dan Sandin, “The Santa Tapes” by Scott Jacobs, “Another Millionaire” by Tom Palazzolo, and “The Circus” by Jean Sousa.

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  [Rostenkowski raw #114]

  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. Rostenkowski acts as Speaker Pro Tempore of the House in this footage that appears to have been taped off-air. Good footage of the very formal House voting protocol. Rostenkowski acts as an efficient ringleader over the strict rubrics. Throughout the video, you can hear another individual feeding Rostenkowski what to say to the Representatives as they address the House.

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  [Rostenkowski raw #302]

  Chicago, Chicago Politics, Dan Rostenkowski, NHPRC, Politics, Video Makers Choice

  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. This tape takes place on election day, 1980. Rostenkowski is interviewed in his office. Rostenkowski discusses his family’s history in politics. His grandfather and father were both politicians; his father was a Chicago alderman and served in the Illinois State legislature. He then discusses his own history in politics. He discusses how Mayor Richard J. Daley discouraged him from running for a U.S. House seat that was being vacated in his district. Rostenkowski tells how in order to win Daley’s blessing (and the nomination) he had to promise Daley that he would continue to service the Chicago Democratic Party even from Washington D.C. Rostenkowski touches briefly on the new roles that congress has taken on in his 22 years as a member, saying that congress now has revenue sharing deals in place with cities. In an especially progressive moment, Rostenkowski says that if the federal government really wants to conserve natural resources, they must invest in the cities in order to reduce suburban sprawl. He also says that this investment must bring young people who will make roots in the city’s old neighborhoods.