| Archie Shepp | Archie Shepp | | Activists
Civil rights
Civil rights activists
Interviews
Jazz music
Politics
Poverty | /fpc/memory/omeka_images/video/thumbnails90px/CA309.jpg |
Archie Shepp
- Date
- 1978
- Description
- This is interview and lecture footage of jazz saxophonist and social activist Archie Shepp at Florida State University. Mr. Shepp comments on jazz music trends, poverty, politics, civil rights, culture and society. The interview segment is conducted by newscaster Lucius Gant. Produced by WFSU-TV.
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| FLORIDA GOVERNORS WITH PROMINENT POLITICAL FIGURES | FLORIDA GOVERNORS WITH PROMINENT POLITICAL FIGURES | | Activists
Economic conditions
Governors-Florida
National Democratic Party
Politicians
Politics
Space program
Speeches | /fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_video.jpg |
FLORIDA GOVERNORS WITH PROMINENT POLITICAL FIGURES
- Date
- 1965 (circa)
- Description
- This film includes still shots of Gov. Claude Kirk with his wife Erika giving speeches and talking with Gov. LeRoy Collins (silent). Gov. Reubin Askew introduces US Sen. Edmund Muskie, who has been invited to attend a Florida Cabinet session. He compares Florida's unique Cabinet system to the executive Cabinet system of Maine. He praises the new progressive Democratic leadership of the south (sound). Farris Bryant introduces first lady Ladybird Johnson, who speaks at Florida State University's Ruby Diamond auditorium. She comments on her "whistle-stop" tour of the south, education issues and Florida's role in the space program. There is additional footage including Luci Baines Johnson, who is pictured wearing an Indian headdress. Sen. Claude Pepper and Sen. George Smathers are also present. Produced by WFSU-TV.
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| MARJORY STONEMAN DOUGLAS | MARJORY STONEMAN DOUGLAS | | Activists
Civil rights
Environmentalism
Governors-Florida
Historically black colleges and universities
Politicians
Politics
Speeches | /fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_video.jpg |
MARJORY STONEMAN DOUGLAS
- Date
- 1980 (circa)
- Description
- This video begins with Gov. Bob Martinez and reporters. It quickly moves on to a Cabinet meeting where James Eaton and Michael Rockland from Florida A&M University's Center For Black Culture are honored. Next, Marjory Stoneman Douglas is honored. Ms. Douglas talks about her commitment to Florida's environment, specifically about the cleanup of Lake Okeechobee. Videotaped by Bradley White.
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| Ralph Nader | Ralph Nader | | Activists
Politicians
Politics
Poverty
Speeches
Unemployment | /fpc/memory/omeka_images/video/thumbnails90px/nader.jpg |
Ralph Nader
- Date
- 1980 (circa)
- Description
- Activist Ralph Nader lectures at Florida State University's Ruby Diamond Auditorium on poverty, unemployment, and the influence of corporate interests on the governmental process in Washington, D.C. Produced by WFSU-TV.
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| RALPH NADER IN TALLAHASSEE | RALPH NADER IN TALLAHASSEE | | Activists
Politicians
Politics
Speeches | /fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_video.jpg |
RALPH NADER IN TALLAHASSEE
- Date
- 1970 (circa)
- Description
- Ralph Nader is seen arriving at the Tallahassee Airport, where he answers a few questions for reporters. There is extensive footage of Ralph Nader speaking at Rudy Diamond Auditorium on the Florida State University campus on the subject of student and social activism and the importance of being an informed citizen. There are several edit points in the body of his speech, but the footage is still very good. Some portions have poor contrast. Produced by WFSU-TV.
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| SENATOR GEORGE SMATHERS REPORTS - STOKELY CARMICHAEL | SENATOR GEORGE SMATHERS REPORTS - STOKELY CARMICHAEL | | Activists
African American
Demonstrations
Politicians
Politics
Protests | /fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_video.jpg |
SENATOR GEORGE SMATHERS REPORTS - STOKELY CARMICHAEL
- Date
- 1966
- Description
- Sen. George Smathers denounces Stokely Carmichael's statements persuading African-Americans to avoid the draft. He also mentions "professional agitators" who have made careers out of inciting riots and stimulating unrest in the South. The segment concludes with material on the Airlines Strike. Produced by the Senate Recording Studios.
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| Vice President Walter Mondale | Vice President Walter Mondale | | Activists
Elections
Environmentalism
Politics
Politicians
Pollution | /fpc/memory/omeka_images/video/thumbnails90px/P93-013.jpg |
Vice President Walter Mondale
- Date
- 1983
- Description
- This is video of Walter Mondale campaigning for the presidency at Lake Jackson, north of Tallahassee. It shows Mondale talking to a fisherman and then talking with Marjory Stoneman Douglas about environmental issues. Mondale addresses the pollution problem in Lake Jackson and argues that his legislation helped turn things around. He accuses the present administration of being "the most reckless, insensitive and uncaring group dealing with the environment we've ever had." Marjory Stoneman Douglas talks about environmental problems in Florida. Videotaped by Bradley White.
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| Fifteen Years with 4-WTVJ | Fifteen Years with 4-WTVJ | | Aerospace industry
College sports
Cuban revolution
Gambling--Florida
Governors--Florida
Hurricanes
Parades
Politics
Presidents--United States
Space program
Space race
United States Senate
Cold War | /fpc/memory/omeka_images/video/thumbnails90px/wtvj.jpg |
Fifteen Years with 4-WTVJ
- Date
- 1964
- Description
- Host Ralph Rennick shows footage and stories that Miami TV station WTVJ collected in its first 15 years on the air. Mitchell Wolfson, co-host, founded the station, as well as Wometco Enterprises.
There are scenes of the 1951 Orange Bowl Parade, the 1951 Senate Crime Hearings in Dade County on gambling, the 1954 LeRoy Collins - Charlie Johns debate, the 1957 Cape Canaveral Satellite launching, the death of an Italian boat racer at the Orange Bowl Regatta, Castro's arrival in Havana after taking power, Hurricane Donna in 1961, Orange Bowl football, return of soldiers from the Bay of Pigs, and President John F. Kennedy's visit to Miami in 1963.
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| GOV. FARRIS BRYANT PRESS CONFERENCE | GOV. FARRIS BRYANT PRESS CONFERENCE | | Aerospace industry
Governors-Florida
Higher education
Politicians
Politics
Space program
Space race
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GOV. FARRIS BRYANT PRESS CONFERENCE
- Date
- 1964-12-05
- Description
- Gov. Bryant responds to press questions regarding such topics as the changing of Cape Canaveral's name to Cape Kennedy, opposition to federal aid for education, the Genesis Report, site selection for a new university in central Florida, the National Governors' Conference and liquor licenses in Polk County. There are several edits. Produced by the Florida Development Commission.
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| GOV. FARRIS BRYANT PRESS CONFERENCE | GOV. FARRIS BRYANT PRESS CONFERENCE | | Aerospace industry
Cold War
Governors-Florida
Politicians
Politics
Space program
Space race | /fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_video.jpg |
GOV. FARRIS BRYANT PRESS CONFERENCE
- Date
- 1964-05-28
- Description
- Gov. Bryant comments on giving assistance to Jacksonville Mayor Haydon Burns in the gubernatorial race, the invasion of US airspace by Cuban jets and Florida 's space industry. This film has several in-camera edits and some issues with contrast fluctuation. This footage also appears on DA109. Produced by the Florida Development Commission.
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