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20.09.26-DUKE-Discussion with ROBERTS/WERTHEIMER-PUBLIC thinks REAGAN is going TOO FAR on DEFENSE and being too belligerent and intransigent on FOREIGN POLICY. DEMOCRATS are delighted to be able to paint the REPUBLICANS as the Pro-War party. REAGAN'S speeches have not helped his causes. Also, on DOMESTIC BUDGET, REAGAN'S agenda of BUDGET CUTS has been denied by the Senate, and REAGAN'S TAX CUT PROGRAM is in jeopardy as well. 20.11.33-C/S Sen. JAMES EXON (D-NE), says the Senate has the responsibility to the public to be honest and admit that BUDGET PROGRAMS require TAXATION. C/S Sen. HOWARD METZENBAUM in debate, says that the BALANCED BUDGET was a huge ELECTION ISSUE, Congress and Senate are obligated to work toward one by increasing REVENUE. METZENBAUM and BUDGET COMMITTEE CHAIR PETE DOMENICI have a spat. C/S Sen. SLADE GORTON (R-WA) says that he doesn't want to INCREASE TAXES by an amount greater than the amount of SPENDING REDUCTION. WERTHEIMER-CONSERVATIVES wanted no change to REAGAN'S TAX CUT agenda. C/S ORRIN HATCH says TAX INCREASES are useless for DEFICIT REDUCTION, and the TAX CUTS were intended as a disciplinary measure to CONTROL SPENDING [which REAGAN did not do]. C/S Sen. LAWTON CHILES (D-FL) rebuts that TAX CUTS won't help BALANCED BUDGET, notes that REAGANOMICS has led to the highest deficits in history. HATCH starts to respond angrily about "tax and spend" DEMOCRATS, DOMENICI interrupts to demand an end to the argument. WERTHEIMER v.o.-DOMENICI proposed a compromise of small TAX HIKES for short term and larger TAX HIKES later on to cut DEFICITS. DOMENICI chastising his committee for taking path of argument instead of compromise, says this will never lead to a BALANCED BUDGET. 20.15.44-WERTHEIMER-discussion of proposals in BUDGET COMMITTEE for TAX INCREASES, none of which were approved, discussion of REAGAN'S loss of control over SENATE REPUBLICANS in BUDGET DEBATE. ROBERTS-report on death of 19 year Congressional veteran PHIL BURTON (D-CA).
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20.17.39-TIP O'NEILL in well of House, speaking in tribute to PHIL BURTON, C/S PHIL BURTON speaking on campaign trail, denouncing REAGAN'S agenda as trampling on the unfortunate and powerless. C/S Rep. GEORGE MILLER (D-CA) in office, recalling BURTON'S love of the legislative fighting. Shots of BURTON campaigning in San Francisco, C/S street signs Haight/Ashbury, Senior Citizens. C/S Rep. MILLER, says BURTON was a key player in California REDISTRICTING that gave advantage to LIBERALS in 1982 elections, compares BURTON to BILLY MARTIN, the New York Yankees manager. C/S Rep. TOM FOLEY, says BURTON was highly knowledgeable about DISTRICTING process. C/S MILLER, says BURTON did much in Congress to take away the privileges of SENIORITY system and allow all members to participate fully. 20.20.23--C/S BURTON in debate. C/S Rep. DON EDWARDS (D-CA) discussing BURTON'S ability to generate COALITIONS of disparate interests. C/S Rep. JOHN ERLENBORN (R-IL) says BURTON could be a tough opponent or valued ally. C/S Rep. MILLER, says BURTON'S threats were taken very seriously in Congress, more than any other Congressman's threats. ROBERTS v.o.-BURTON attracted enemies as well as friends through his style, missing a bid for MAJORITY LEADER, but still pressed for his legislative agenda. C/S Rep. EDWARDS with Capitol in background, says BURTON was a legislative genius. 20.22.13-AERIAL of GOLDEN GATE with S.F. in foreground, hills in back, bridge shrouded in fog. M/S BURTON in office with NATIONAL PARK RANGERS, discussing a PARKS PROJECT. C/S Rep. JAMES WEAVER (D-OR) advocating a PARKS BILL as a posthumous tribute to its author, PHIL BURTON. Rep. DAVID OBEY (D-WI) remarking on passage of the bill, jokes that if BURTON had known he was going to die, he would have put a lot more in the bill. C/S Rep. FOLEY, praising BURTON as a compassionate and memorable legislator. L/S Capitol Dome with flag at half mast. 20.23.54-DUKE-intro commentary. 20.24.17-Commentary by Charles McDowell on INCOME TAX FILING, holds up a form 1040, notes that the voluntary contribution to PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION FUND is the one easy question on the form, which raised $100 million for 1980 elections. Discusses PUBLIC FINANCING of campaigns and concerns about influence of CAMPAIGN CONTRIBUTIONS by POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEES, however, only 25% of TAXPAYERS have been voluntarily donating to the election funds. Perhaps the PUBLIC FINANCING appeal would work more if it wasn't attached to the INCOME TAX FORM, which tends to frustrate and enrage the public. 20.26.13-DUKE-signs off Closing Credits/transcript order information/WETA credit/sponsor credits/PBS ID 20.27.50-OUT
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WETA "LAWMAKERS" 7/21/1983 IN 20.00.00-WETA credit/sponsor credits/title sequence 20.00.55-PAUL DUKE/COKIE ROBERTS/LINDA WERTHEIMER-on program-Controversy over LATIN AMERICA POLICY and the MX MISSILE, the censure of two Congressmen for Sexual Misconduct, and REAGAN'S effort to change leadership of CIVIL RIGHTS COMMISSION. REAGAN announcing that it wants much more aid to EL SALVADOR and CONTRAS in Nicaragua-House went into a very rare SECRET SESSION to debate COVERT AID to CONTRAS. 20.02.10-M/S TIP O'NEILL on rostrum of House, announcing the Secret session, shots of HOUSE security workers closing and locking the doors of House Chamber. DUKE v.o.-this kind of session, for which members had to take oath of secrecy, has happened only four times. Shots of Congressmen entering the House. C/S Rep. HENRY HYDE (R-IL) outside Capitol, says the secrecy wasn't warranted by the small volume of classified info discussed. C/S Rep. CLARENCE LONG (D-MD) says he wishes that it was conducted in PUBLIC, since the taxpayers' money and the reputation of the U.S. is involved. Rep. GEORGE MILLER (D-CA), says the evidence of COVERT ACTIVITIES presented by the HOUSE INTELLIGENCE COMMITTEE was compelling, and many members weren't previously aware of the nature of COVERT AID to CONTRAS. 20.03.24-C/U newspaper clippings regarding Rep. MILLER'S visit to NICARAGUA, DUKE v.o.-MILLER among 4 DEMOCRATS who went to NICARAGUA on fact finding mission. C/S Rep. MIKE LOWRY (D-WA) in debate, says NICARAGUAN people all agree that the CIA'S actions with CONTRAS was aimed at OVERTHROWING SANDINISTA GOVERNMENT. Regardless of opinion of Sandinistas, this is intolerable. C/S Rep. MILLER outside Capitol, says voting to cut off the secret war in NICARAGUA will be his most important vote since VIETNAM. DUKE v.o.-opponents of COVERT CIA ACTION don't seem to have the votes to cut it off. C/S HENRY HYDE, discusses partisan polarization, says the issue should transcend "politics" [obviously HYDE'S definition of "politics" is pretty narrow]. 20.04.55-C/Us of newspaper articles. L/S-M/S exterior of WHITE HOUSE. DUKE v.o.-REAGAN beginning media offensive to reverse PUBLIC OPINION. Clip of CNN footage, C/S REAGAN giving address, asking for a "bipartisan commission" to study ways to promote anticommunism in LATIN AMERICA. C/S HYDE, says that the commission method has helped resolve other acrimonious debates in past. Still HENRY KISSINGER, DUKE v.o.-KISSINGER is controversial. C/S Rep. CLARENCE LONG, says the Administration made a mistake by packing the commission with REAGAN SUPPORTERS. C/S Sen. CHARLES MATHIAS (R-MD), says KISSINGER is reputed figure, he can be independent and objective based on his reputation. C/S Rep. MIKE BARNES (D-MD), hopes commission will calm the debate, but KISSINGER is making things more heated. 20.07.10-CLIP of REAGAN address, defends choice of KISSINGER to lead commission. DUKE v.o.-REAGAN having similar problems with MX MISSILE. M/S well and rostrum of House chamber. C/S Rep. RON COLEMAN (D-TX) says he's reconsidering his position on MX MISSILE because it's too expensive. C/S Rep. ROBERT MICHEL (MINORITY LEADER), says the MX must be built regardless of cost.
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20.08.54-DUKE-House did endorse MX, but only by 13 votes. Senate MX DEBATE is being FILIBUSTERED by DEMOCRATS. ROBERTS-REAGAN'S appointment of KISSINGER to the CENTRAL AMERICA commission worries even REPUBLICANS it might be a political blunder. Intro report on REAGAN replacing leadership of CIVIL RIGHTS COMMISSION. WERTHEIMER-CIVIL RIGHTS advocates suspect that REAGAN wants to replace commissioners who have criticized his CIVIL RIGHTS record. 20.10.09-c/s CIVIL RIGHTS COMMISSIONER MARY FRANCES BERRY, says she never would have accepted appointment if she knew that she would be fired for dissenting from the REAGAN line. C/S RALPH NEAS, a Civil Rights advocate, says REAGAN'S policies are threatening the independence of CIVIL RIGHTS COMMISSION. C/S REAGAN speaking, advocating the qualifications of his candidates for the commission. M/S of REAGAN'S past nominees to commission at confirmation hearing. C/S Sen. HOWARD METZENBAUM, says the issue is not the "qualifications" of the nominees, but the independence of the commission. C/S Sen. JOSEPH BIDEN, says that REAGAN'S actions have tainted the nominations and the commission. C/S Sen. PATRICK LEAHY (D-VT), arguing the independence of the commission is being weakened by REAGAN. 20.12.29-C/S BOB DOLE in committee, says Black and Hispanic groups have taken a knee-jerk reaction to all of REAGAN'S actions and doubt the President's sincerity regardless of the facts. C/S ORRIN HATCH, says it's ridiculous to have lifetime nominations to the CIVIL RIGHTS COMMISSION and to say that a President can never change the commission. C/S a nominee JOHN BUNZEL gives the standard "color-blind society" argument, implying that AFFIRMATIVE ACTION is responsible for holding back racial equality. C/S nominee MORRIS ABRAM giving the same line. WERTHEIMER v.o.-DEMOCRATS did manage to win a delay of the confirmation, because REPUBLICANS are wary of bad political baggage due to REAGAN'S CIVIL RIGHTS RECORD. 20.14.24-c/s NEAS, says he's never seen an administration as inept and self-defeating on CIVIL RIGHTS as REAGAN's, due to not listening to moderate elements. C/S MARY FRANCES BERRY, says it's an important "litmus test" of Senator's CIVIL RIGHTS priorities. Says that REAGAN ADMINISTRATION is out of touch with the realities that discrimination continues against minorities and women.
Steam Trains
Steam Trains TLS steam engine locomotive moving through mountainous landscape. TLS 'White Pass' (White Pass and Yukon Route, WP&YR) passenger steam engine train chugging through Alaskan mountains, passengers wave from the rear platform. Elevated LS of steam engine freight train rolling across flat semi-arid landscape dotted with sage brush.
Florida
134-5 Family at beach
Horse drawn wagon
Horse drawn wagon MS field of tall grass. A horse drawn cart moves from right to left.
Speed races on beach (Daytona car race)
Speed races on beach (Daytona car race) Daytona Beach, Florida Spectators with their parked cars, line up on the beach. Shot of the banner hanging over the Start / Finish line. CU of sign on beach "Famous Measured Mile" list of speed records. Pan across spectators gathered on the beach. Flagger waves his flag. POV looking out the rear window as a car speeds down the beach. Car speeds past camera. POV of spectators' parked cars zooming past. Car cross finish. Man waving checkerd flag.
Burlesque dancers
Burlesque dancers Women perform a floor show in a club. They wear typical showgirl costumes, with lots of skin but these girls also have sombero hats. Perhaps this is their variation on the Mexican Hat Dance. A few nice CU of just their legs.
Audience Crowds
Audience Crowds Various quick shots of different audience groups. MS of a man and woman laughing. More shots of different people laughing. Woman laughing. Children laughing. Man laughing and waving his arm.
Entertainment - Country Club
Entertainment - Country Club - People arrive at club Day. Stationwagon pulls up to the entrance of a country club. 2 couples get out. They are wearing evening clothes. MS as doorman opens the car door for the lady.
Accordion Musicians
Accordion Musicians - Accordionist and crowds MS of a group of several boys playing the accordion. Only the conductor's hands can be seen. Pan across an audience of parents and siblings. A few wave to the camera. CU of young boy playing the accordion. MS of a boy and girl playing the accordion. CU of audience members. A group of young adults stands around a man who is talking into a microphone. More shots of audience. Some young children sit on their father's shoulders.
Amusements - Roller coaster- Cyclone Racer
Amusements - Roller coaster- Cyclone Racer The Pike Amusement Park, Long Beach, Clifornia, United States of America MS of roller coaster coming towards the camera. Camera tracks as coaster turns corner. Camera is on one of the dual cars, tracking the car opposite. LS of the entire coaster structure. MS of cars going over a hill. LS track over entire coaster.
Alaska
Alaska CU of road sign "Island Highway". Lot of pedestrians on the street of a small town. Lady carries shopping. A single car goes down a very wide Main Street in a small town. Lot of pedestrians on the street of a small town. CU of sign "Fairbanks City Limits. 15 miles per hour speed limit." Pan across quiet street in a small town. Sign for souvenier shop "The Nugget Shop".
WWII Pearl Harbor
WWII Pearl Harbor Entrance to Hickam Field (Hickam Air Base), Oahu, Hawaii. Men working on a plane. Looking up into the sky, a formations of planes overhead. Cut to sailors relaxing on the deck of a ship. Re-enacting of the bombing of Pearl Harbor. Bombs falling. Large explosions. Men rusing about. More explosions.
US Capitol building and Richard Nixon
US Capitol building and Richard Nixon Washington DC Police cars drive past camera. Pan to cars pulling up in front of Capitol. More cars. Sign "Four Star Drivers". Nixon surrounded by politicians and standing with Capitol dome in the background. Various shots of crowds on the Capitol steps. Cars approaching. Nixon and politicians on the steps. Pan across the traffic in front of the Capitol. Nixon surrounded by politicians and standing with Capitol dome in the background.
Pedestrians
Pedestrians New York, NY Ground level, people crossing street in front of Chrysler Building.
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20.15.18-WERTHEIMER-discussion with DUKE of the debate. ROBERTS-intro report on CENSURE of two Congressmen, Rep. DANIEL CRANE (R-IL) and Rep. GERRY STUDDS (D-MA) for sexual misconduct with congressional pages. Both were required to appear in the Well of the House for public reading of their Censure. 20.16.18-M/S House rostrum and well, STUDDS standing in well while TIP O'NEILL reads CENSURE RESOLUTION. Wipe to similar shot with Rep. CRANE. ROBERTS v.o.-only 21 previous censures in House. C/S of a member of House ETHICS COMMITTEE presenting findings, ROBERTS v.o.-committee recommended milder response of reprimand. M/S Rep. STUDDS taking well of House to speak. ROBERTS v.o.-STUDDS spoke to defend his conduct and announced publicly that he is gay. C/S STUDDS speaking, says that voluntary and private relationships between adults that occurred 10 years ago should not be investigated by Congress. 20.17.18-Shot of Rep. CRANE with family in Illinois, giving press conference in front of his house while holding his young daughter. CRANE, tearful, admits he made a mistake, asks for forgiveness. C/S NEWT GINGRICH in office, says that CRANE has admitted his mistake but STUDDS has been arrogant and denied wrongdoing, so Studds should be punished and Crane should not be [It's only coincidental that Gingrich has an ideological affinity for Crane and opposition to Studds...}. ROBERTS v.o.-GINGRICH pressed the issue to try to make political points. M/S GINGRICH taking podium in well of house. C/S GINGRICH, says the conduct of both congressmen warrants expulsion. C/S former Rep. ROBERT BAUMAN, says GINGRICH definitely wants to make REPUBLICANS seem like the party of MORALS. ROBERTS v.o.-BAUMAN lost an election after being charged with soliciting a teenaged boy for sex. BAUMAN says that the publicity of the case will allow voters to decide the issue, Congress shouldn't take it upon itself to vote for EXPULSION. 20.19.36-C/S TIP O'NEILL in speaker's seat. C/S Rep. DAN CRANE giving apology in well, gets applause. C/S Rep. FLOYD SPENCE (R-SC), arguing that Congress has to protect it's reputation. C/S HENRY HYDE arguing that Congress can "hate the sin" but should back off of punishing the sinners. [whoa, what a difference 15 years can make, eh Henry?] C/S Rep. GEORGE O'BRIEN (R-IL) argues that he can't tell his constituents that there shouldn't be punishment. Rep. STEWART McKINNEY (R-CT), says he can't vote for expulsion because it would amount to Congress overriding the people's votes in each district. ROBERTS v.o.-no CENSURED member of Congress has won re-election in 50 years. C/S BAUMAN, says the voters are the proper decision-makers as to whether STUDDS of CRANE should remain in Congress. 20.21.55-Shots of a bundle of Massachusetts newspapers rolling into back of truck. ROBERTS v.o.-early on, STUDDS' constituents seem to be giving him some support. C/S a woman from district, says she's a REPUBLICAN but she supports STUDDS. A man says he's disappointed, but "not surprised". A man in his car says STUDDS is a smart guy in Congress and it would be bad to throw out anyone who ever did anything wrong. Shots of an ILLINOIS COUNTY FAIR. C/S a very fat man says that someone in prominent position "shouldn't be doin' things like that". Another man concurs. C/S BAUMAN, says it's a silly myth that the people's representatives should somehow be morally better than the people. BAUMAN says that there are no moral absolutes in the lives of Members of Congress, some slip, they're only human. 20.24.23-DUKE-intro commentary. Commentary by Charles McDowell, on the trend of "commissions" to study all tough issues-it shouldn't be surprising that REAGAN is trying to hedge a bit off his conservative rhetoric on LATIN AMERICA by appointing KISSINGER commission, after all, Congress has to vote on any recommendation that comes out of it. 20.26.12-DUKE-signs off Closing credits/transcript order information/WETA credit/sponsor credits/PBS ID 20.27.47--OUT
A Happy Day
02:26:57:- Opening slow motion shots of kids frolicing in swimsuits on a sunny summer beach in the Ukraine. Panning MS of a drum corps made up of children (Children's Pioneer Campers, wearing Boy Scout type uniforms). EST shots of a Summer Pioneer Camp situated in the Crimmean, on the Black Sea. MS's of campers playing in the ocean. MS's and CU's of kids making sand castles (who has the best imagination? the prize is a pie, in CU, to be divided equally among all... such good socialists). MS of boys playing a game of catch volleyball (don't ask). MS kids playing ping pong. CU and MS of boys playing chess. MS's of kids playing dodgeball. MS's of kids participating in some peculiar track and field events. 02:31:41:- MS's and CU's of girls playing with arts and crafts in a classroom. MS's of boys making models of boats, followed by MS's of them sending the fine models out to sea. MS's of Pioneer Campers visiting sites commemorating Soviet killed in World WarTwo, defending Crimmean freedom; good shot of kids with cameras, snapping shots; kids walking with wreaths and/or flowers, placing them on memorials or out to sea (honoring the memory of fallen heroes). MS's and CU's of kids drawing on sidewalk with colored chalk. 02:36:17:- Montage of kids celebrating Neptune Day, a day where they go to the beach dressed like water princesses and sea devils in honor of the Roman God, Neptune; nice MS of several sea devils carrying an adult to the water, tossing him in (the rapscallions); slo mo shots of kids frolicing on the beach. MS's of kids in uniform, breaking bread in a cafeteria. MS of a doctor listening to a boy's chest with a stethoscope. MS's of kids in an exercise room , using weights, doing calesthenics, riding stationary bicycles. LS of kids diving into indoor swimming pool; MS's of kids playing in the pool. Montage of kids at a nighttime gathering, dancing, clapping, having a grand ol time. CU's of kids saying goodbye, many crying. More slo mo shots of kids frolicing by the sea.
Universal Newsreel -
VO: In Bell Hall in Boaston, Dr. Carl T. Compton, Chairman of Pres. Trumans commission on Universal Military ttraining tells why he believes in a program of preparedness for the United States." CU Compton speaking at podium on military preparedness.
Universal Newsreels -
Silent MS of unidentified man standing, facing camera and looking directly into it.
Universal Newsreels - Truman Asks Peace for All Time
Silent shots of crowds awaiting or listening to truman's speech. Speech cuts in at 19:05. "I believe that the US is living up to s responsibilities for creating the economic conditions of peace. We must realize that these responsibilities are continuous. Even ithe emergency aspects of the job are not yet behind us. (film cuts and picks up later in speech) ...on the grounds that this would mean interference by nations in the internal affairs of others. This is as fallacious as a refusal of man to enter a profitable business partnership on the grounds that it would interfere with his private affairs. Surely after two world wars nations would have learned the folly of a nationalism so extretme as to block economic planning among nationas for peaceful reconstructions. In the spirit of truth spread throughout the world so shall there be understanding and justice among men. This is the foudnation for peace. A Peace which is not merely the absence of war but a deep lasting peace built upon mutual respect and tolerance. Our goal must be not peace in our time but peace for all time.
Universal Newsreels -
Silent newsreel showing Japanese prisoners being taken from prison to the place where they are to be executed. Two men sign papers (execution orders?). Prisoners are driven through crowds to the execution place. Huge crowds line the street as they pass. The two prisoners stand with signs held up behind them . An amazing shot from behind a kneeling prisoner, hands tied behind his back, as the gun is aimed at the back of his head. Just as the shot is fired, someone moves in front of the camera but moves away, revealing the body slumping forward. Police break up crowds.
Universal Newsreels - Princess Elizabeth Betrothed
Various shots of British royals, some good ones of Elizabeth and George. Elizabeth as a child, and at 21 years old. Various shots of Elizabeth, driving a car, walking alone on lawn.