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[Telenews Highlights from 1956 Republican and Democratic National Conventions]

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Film Identifier: F.2012-03-0602
Run Time
0h 13m 8s
Format
16mm
Color
B&W
Sound
Optical
Date Produced
August 1956
Abstract
This film includes excerpts from the 1956 Republican National Convention and Democratic National Convention.
Description
This film consists of a compilation of comments by politicians at the 1956 Republican National Convention at the Cow Palace in San Francisco, and the 1956 Democratic National Convention at the International Amphitheatre in Chicago. Featured political figures include Republican National Committee Chairman Leonard Hall, John L. Lewis, President of the United Mine Workers of America, Former President Harry S. Truman, New York Governor W. Averell Harriman, Former Illinois Governor Adlai Stevenson II, New Jersey Governor Robert Meyner, North Carolina Governor Luther Hodges, and Michigan Governor G. Mennen Williams.
Distributors
Telenews (Firm)
Main Credits
Koza, Frank (is filmmaker)
Actors, Performers and Participants
Hall, Leonard W. (is participant)
Lewis, John L. (is participant)
Truman, Harry S. (is participant)
Harriman, Averell (is participant)
Adlai Stevenson (is participant)
Meyner, Robert W. (is participant)
Williams, Gerhard Mennen (is participant)
Related Places
San Francisco (represents)
Chicago (represents)