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Nixon Hits Cuba Communist

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Film Identifier: F.2012-03-0197
Run Time
0h 1m 51s
Format
16mm
Color
B&W
Sound
Optical
Date Produced
August 24 1960
Abstract
This film features Richard Nixon's speech delivered at the VFW convention in Cobo Hall in Detroit, Michigan on August 24, 1960.
Description
The film opens with footage of Vice President Richard Nixon and Second Lady Pat Nixon as they enter Cobo Hall and receive welcoming applause from the attendees at the national Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) convention. The footage concludes with a moment in Nixon's speech in which he addresses United States foreign policy regarding Fidel Castro's power and asserts anti-Communist sentiment toward Cuba as well as other Latin American countries.
Distributors
Telenews (Firm)
Main Credits
Koza, Frank (is filmmaker)
Actors, Performers and Participants
Nixon, Richard (is participant)
Nixon, Pat (is participant)
Related Place
Detroit (represents)