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Lawmakers - April 26, 1984
Congressman Al Gore (D - Tennessee) Now some people are put ahead of the line because they re able to get national wide publicity or because they re able to get the support of this person or that person. We ought to be concerned about improving the system for all of the patients, not just singling out individuals.
Lawmakers - April 26, 1984
Shot of girl in hospital bed receiving oral medication.
Lawmakers - April 26, 1984
United States Assistant Secretary for Health, Dr. Edward Brandt, The Gore bill would, in effect, replace an existing, functioning, private sector system with a federal system where the federal government set the criteria, determines who s going to go it and so forth. And we don t see any reason t tear down a good functioning system and replace it with that isn t established.
Lawmakers - April 26, 1984
Surgeons severing viscera to remove an organ.
Lawmakers - April 26, 1984
Congressman Charles Stenholm (D - Texas) When an individual calls you and says my granddaughter s life is on the line and Congressman can you help? Then you re going to do everything within your power to help. Then you come in to who s going to pay for it. That s going to take a lot of hours of Congressional time before we decide on a system that is affordable.
Eisenhower inspects the troops
Master 2 - Tape 2 General Dwight D. Eisenhower inspects the troops in a great opening shot, side view walking in between two rows of helmeted soldiers at attention. Good CU (slightly low angle) of Ike joking with a soldier, slapping his shoulder.
News Parade of 1944 - General Eisenhower at Arc de Triomphe
Master 2 - Tape 2 News Parade of 1944 - General Eisenhower at Arc de Triomphe Paris, France MLS of Ike leading a procession of people - including General de Gaulle (in the background) - towards camera to the tomb of the unknown soldier. Row of guardsmen with raised sabers. Ike puts flowers on the tomb. Row of photographers in background snap/roll their cameras. CU flowers on tomb "Un Soldat Francais Mort Pour La Patrie" Overhead shot of soldiers and Gendarmes. Tracking MS of Ike in a motorcade stands on a running board, takes off his cap, and waves it at the crowd.
News Parade of 1944 - Yanks Carry War to German Soil
Master 2 - Tape 2 News Parade of 1944 - Yanks Carry War to German Soil Great combat battle shot of tank in the brush, manned by an American GI. Quick shot of soldier with binoculars, looking on. Tank shells explode, blast. American army smashes through the Seigfried line. Nice shot of tanks loaded with soldiers riding on top of them, rolling through marked border zones into western Germany. Great, dramatic aerial shots of bombing of towns - planes dip down towards targets and back up with the explosions. VO: 9th and 9th Air Force pilots "hit were it hurts." Enemy signals of surrender (a white flag hangs from a building pock-marked with bullet holes and other damage). Two american GIs read some papers together, German signs (Achen-) behind them. Aerials of flooded landscape. Army trucks ride through flooded streets. Incredible shots of American soldiers working in the cold weather, riding together in the streets, etc. Walking through snow in mountains. Red cross on helmet.
Lawmakers - April 26, 1984
Lawmakers - April 26, 1984
Lawmakers - April 26, 1984
Linda Wertheimer with report on steps to protect US shoe industry. (Unemployment, imports, foreign business competition.)
Lawmakers - April 26, 1984
Shot of "Shoe Business" themed show. Audience seated at stage with fashion-show type runway. Female model in cabaret costume sings "no business like shoe business". Various models walking on runway modeling shoes. Voiceover notes that most of the models are members of Congress who have shoe factories in home district.
Lawmakers - April 26, 1984
Representative John McKernan (R - Maine) I m not modeling tonight because I m not as dumb as I look. When you have a 13A shoe, you don t walk around having everybody look at your feet.
Lawmakers - April 26, 1984
Senator Jesse Helms (R - North Carolina) walking down runway. Close up of Helms s, shows his suit cuffs rolled up, wearing burgundy-colored work boots. Senator Jesse Helms, Well I hope that it will emphasize the quality of the products manufactured in this country. Frankly, I don t mind saying, I hope it will encourage the American people to buy American.
Lawmakers - April 26, 1984
Senator William Cohen (D - Maine) walks down runway, does awkward little dance, turns around. Senator William Cohen in office, Maine is hurting pretty badly as a result of the import penetration that we have been the victim of for the past 15 years. We ve lost over 10,000 jobs. We ve seen 22 shoe factories close. And we ve seen a tremendous infliction of pain and suffering on people who have no where else to go.
Lawmakers - April 26, 1984
Inside a shoe factory. Workers at various stations making shoes.
Lawmakers - April 26, 1984
CU of stamp inside shoe "Leather Outsole Balance Manmade Made in Taiwan label on shoe.
Lawmakers - April 26, 1984
Storeroom stock shelves with shoe boxes. Display stand with shoes in shoe store window.
Lawmakers - April 26, 1984
Interior of idle show factory, sewing machines covered with plastic sheeting. (Unemployment)
Lawmakers - April 26, 1984
Shot of pile of shoes, all with large parts of toes cut off. Mutilated shoes sent to Congressmen to demonstrate loss of market share.
Lawmakers - April 26, 1984
Fawn Evenson, Footwear Industries of America, Many members just got 100s and 100s of shoes in their office and were calling down saying - My goodness when is this going to stop; I get your point. But it was effective in bringing the issue to the attention of the Congress.
Lawmakers - April 26, 1984
Senator William Cohen (D - Maine) We have been deluged with shoes, half shoes, and that represents a symbolic frustration and anger that Maine manufactures and workers have and that s shared by those throughout the industry.
Lawmakers - April 26, 1984
Shoe factory in Asia, mostly female workers operate machines, sort shoe parts, etc.
Lawmakers - April 26, 1984
US shoe store display stands. People shopping for shoes. Shoppers walking down long aisle of shoes on racks.
Lawmakers - April 26, 1984
POV from street level, Shot of people's feet walking on city sidewalk.