269 16-mm and 8-mm films. The films include campaign spots, speeches and other public appearances by Muskie and other political figures, television interviews, congressional and federal executive agency hearings on federal pollution control legislation, educational films, and Muskie family home movies.
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Film No. 170A: Clips of Muskie for campaign film
Edmund Muskie
Contents: Lobstermen, family cook-out, old newspaper clippings, men loading logs, speech to veterans group, small plane travel. ESM and family.
Date: circa 1970
Length: 17 minutes (no sound).
Color: Color.
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Film No. 170B: Clips of Muskie for campaign film
Edmund Muskie
Contents: Logging with horses, nature shots, ESM at graduation, veterans group, ESM, JGM and Steve Muskie voting. ESM, JGM and family.
Date: circa 1970
Length: 23 minutes (no sound).
Color: Color.
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Film No. 171: Clips of Muskie for campaign film
Edmund Muskie
Contents: Dedication of plaque, swimming, Allagash canoe trip, cook-out. ESM, Don Nicoll.
Date: circa 1970
Length: 16 minutes (no sound).
Color: Color.
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Film No. 183: Your Job - Your Future, 1970
Edmund Muskie
Film No. 183: "Your Job - Your Future."
Inflation and unemployment, minimum wage. 1970 reelection campaign; future presidential candidacy. Muskie and Gov. Kenneth Curtis discuss.
Date: 1970.
Length: 8 minutes.
Color: Color.
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Film No. 192: Campaign Commercial
Edmund Muskie
Film No. 192: Campaign commercial
Contents: Muskie speaking about the crisis of confidence in the U.S. system and the significance of the 1970 election; need to bring peace to Indochina (Vietnam).
Date: Spring 1970.
Length: 4 min., 18 sec.
Color: Color.
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Film No. 193a: Earth Week speech
Edmund Muskie
Film No. 193: Earth Week speech
Contents: Muskie speaking at an Earth Week rally in Philadelphia's Fairmont Park. Includes some crowd shots. No sound.
Date: April 22, 1970.
Length: 10 min., 16 sec.
Color: Color.
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Film No. 193b: Earth Week speech
Edmund Muskie
Film No. 193: Earth Week speech
Contents: Muskie speaking at an Earth Week rally in Philadelphia's Fairmont Park. Includes some crowd shots. No sound.
Date: April 22, 1970.
Length: 10 min., 16 sec.
Color: Color.
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Film No. 31: Honoring President Harry S. Truman
Edmund Muskie
Support for Democrats in this year's elections. Contents: ESM speaking to group meeting in South Carolina via television.
Date: 1970.
Length: 2 minutes.
Color: Color.
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Film No. 52: Senate reelection and presidential election
Edmund Muskie
Contents: ESM considering 1972 presidential race.
Date: 1970.
Length: 2 minutes.
Color: Color.
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Film No. 65: University of Maine Education Bond
Edmund Muskie
In support of education bond issue re University of Maine building construction.
Date: August 1970.
Length: 1 minute, 30 seconds.
Color: Black and white.
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Film No. 149: "Doubts and Certainties: USA." BBC interview by Gerald Priestland
BBC-TV
Contents: Economic problems, military spending, Muskie as Catholic and target of other candidates, McCarthyism, campus unrest, Vietnam war, voting age.
Date: 1969.
Length: 28 minutes.
Color: Color (pink).
Client: BBC-TV.
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Film No. 191: Muskie Spot for GM Managers
Edmund Muskie
Film No. 191: Muskie spot for GM managers
Contents: Muskie speaks about the problems of today, particularly in cities, and how to strengthen confidence in U.S. institutions through cooperation between government and industry.
Date: [1969]
Length: 4 min., 8 sec.
Color: Black and white.
From Canister: "Negative of spot for GM Managers"
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Film No. 51: Vietnam speech
Edmund Muskie
Contents: Vietnam moratorium speech to students at Alumni Gymnasium, Bates College, Lewiston, Maine.
Date: 1969.
Length: 10 minutes.
Color: Black and white.
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Film No. 67: Americans for Children's Relief (Biafra)
Edmund Muskie
Contents: ESM speaking.
Date: 1969.
Length: 30 seconds.
Color: Color.
Client: Americans for Biafran Relief.
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Film No. 48: Ed Muskie: Man from Maine
Sid Aronson
Muskie Biography (Sid Aronson). Importance of vice presidency and Muskie's qualifications. Contents: Citizens speak on the importance of vice presidency, narrator refers to ESM as the "Man from Maine," Jane speaks of his people skills, Ned (7), Melinda (11), Martha (9), Steve (19), Ellen (18) are shown.
Date: 1968.
Length: 15 minutes.
Color: Color (pink).
Sponsor: Citizens for Humphrey/Muskie.
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Film No. 146: "Face the Nation"
CBS
Contents: President Lyndon B. Johnson, polls, bombing-halt request, Hubert H. Humphrey, Nixon-Agnew, Wallace-LeMay, Abe Fortas nomination to U.S. Supreme Court. ESM interview by George Herman, Martin Nolan, and Robert Pierpoint.
Date: October 1968.
Length: 30 minutes.
Color: Color.
Client: CBS.
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Film No. 148: Muskie interviewed by George Herman
CBS
Contents: Scenes from campaign; student spokesman from Washington-Jefferson College; anti-Wallace hecklers; campaign speeches; Jane Muskie remarks. Questions and answer session with Muskie.
Date: 1968.
Length: 10 minutes.
Color: Black and white.
Client: CBS News.
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Film No. 140: Vietnam debate at Democratic National Convention
Edmund Muskie
Contents: ESM speaks for proposed plank of platform.
Date: 1968.
Length: 10 minutes.
Color: Black and white.
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Film No. 141: Jane Muskie and the 1968 campaign
Edmund Muskie
Contents: Henry Magnuson on TV. ESM as possible vice president or president; JGM at home and in campaign; JGM, Melinda, Martha, Ned; JGM at campaign reception (no sound on JGM portion).
Date: 1968.
Length: 15 minutes.
Color: Color.
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Film No. 143: Welcome home rally on election night
Edmund Muskie
Contents: Short speech by ESM, then questions and answers; JGM, Ned, and Ellen appear. (Last part is campaign shots with no sound).
Date: 1968.
Length: 20 minutes.
Color: Color.
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Film No. 145: Webhannet news conference
Edmund Muskie
Contents: News conference after nomination with Maine reporters (parts with no sound). Oceanography, Dickey-Lincoln, fourth parties, and coming election.
Date: 1968.
Length: 10 minutes.
Color: Black and white.
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Film No. 188: Muskie and Lassie
Edmund Muskie
Film No. 188: Muskie and Lassie
Contents: Senators Muskie and George Murphy commend "The Lassie Program," pose with Lassie.
Date: Circa 1968
Length: 2 min., 30 sec.
Color: Color.
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Film No. 142: ESM's nomination and acceptance as vice presidential candidate with Hubert H. Humphrey
Edmund S. Muskie
Film No. 142: ESM's nomination and acceptance as vice presidential candidate with Hubert H. Humphrey.
Contents: Introduction by Walter Cronkite, taped news conferences by ESM and Humphrey. Sen. Fred Harris (Oklahoma) nomination speech; ESM acceptance speech.
Date: 1968.
Length: 35 minutes.
Color: Color
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Film No. 189a: NBC News Program on Steve Muskie
NBC-TV
Film No. 189: NBC News program on Steve Muskie
Contents: Steve Muskie talks about his experience traveling with and photographing his father's 1968 campaign for the White House.
Date: 1968
Length: 4 min., 4 sec.
Color: Black and white.
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Film No. 189b: NBC News Program on Steve Muskie
NBC-TV
Film No. 189: NBC News Program on Steve Muskie
Contents: Steve Muskie talks about his experience traveling with and photographing his father's 1968 campaign for the White House.
Date: 1968
Length: 4 min., 4 sec.
Color: Black and White