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  [Vito Marzullo raw #19]

  Chicago, Chicago Politics, NHPRC, Politics, Roots of Video, Vito Marzullo

  Raw tape #19 for Vito Marzullo documentary. 1978 Democratic Party Dinner in Chicago. President Jimmy Carter delivers his keynote address to an audience of more than 7,000 Chicago democrats, including Alderman Vito Marzullo.

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  [Vito Marzullo raw #5]

  Chicago, Chicago Politics, NHPRC, Politics, Roots of Video, Video Makers Choice, Vito Marzullo

  Raw tape #5 for Vito Marzullo documentary. Ward Office. Continuation of previous footage that chronicles a day in the alderman’s office.

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  [Vito Marzullo raw #26]

  Chicago, Chicago Politics, NHPRC, Politics, Roots of Video, Vito Marzullo

  Raw tape #26 for Vito Marzullo documentary. Vito at home #1. Cute pre-interview banter between Tom Weinberg and the Marzullos. Topics of discussion include the family’s background, successful parenting, and problems among young people in Chicago.

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  [Vito Marzullo raw #20, #21, #22]

  Chicago, Chicago Politics, NHPRC, Politics, Roots of Video, Tom Weinberg, Viewers Choice, Vito Marzullo

  Raw tape #20, #21, #22 for Vito Marzullo documentary. City Hall #1, #2, #3. Political historian Milton Rakove, a professor of political science at University of Illinois-Chicago, interviews Vito Marzullo in his office at City Hall.

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  [Vito Marzullo raw #7]

  Chicago, Chicago Politics, NHPRC, Politics, Roots of Video, Vito Marzullo

  Raw tape #7 for Vito Marzullo documentary. Ward Office. Color bars onscreen until 11:09. A casual chat between Director Tom Weinberg and Marzullo turns into a lengthy interview covering the inner workings of the Chicago “machine.” Though scattered at times, Marzulllo’s responses reveal his opinions of his ward, of fellow politicians, and of corruption in local government.

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  [Vito Marzullo raw #27]

  Chicago, Chicago Politics, NHPRC, Politics, Roots of Video, Vito Marzullo

  Raw tape #27 for Vito Marzullo documentary. Vito at home #2. Continuation of interview with the Marzullos. Vito Marzullo and his wife discuss his career in politics and their family background, occasionally slipping into an entertaining bout of bickering.

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  [Vito Marzullo raw #23, #24, #25]

  Chicago, Chicago Politics, NHPRC, Politics, Roots of Video, Tom Weinberg, Vito Marzullo

  Council #4, Despres #1, #2, City Hall, Ward Ext. This pastiche of a tape begins with a casual conversation in Alderman Vito Marzullo’s office at City Hall before switching to an interview with Alderman Leon Despres, a critic of Marzullo and his practices. A wayward fragment of a black-and-white film cuts into the interview, and after it ends, the crew shoots B-roll footage of City Hall and Ward Office exteriors.

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  [Vito Marzullo raw #8]

  Chicago, Chicago Politics, NHPRC, Politics, Roots of Video, Vito Marzullo

  Raw tape #8 for Vito Marzullo documentary. Ward office. Marzullo talks with Tom Weinberg about a variety of subjects relating to Chicago politics. He demonstrates some of the most characteristically Chicago political opinions – why patronage is good, why one must be loyal to his party and put the city above himself, etc. Other members of Marzullo’s organization, including County Commissioner Matt Ropa and one of Marzullo’s precinct captains, also offer their opinions.