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. 17: Rising cost of living (JFK campaign ad)
Citizens for Kennedy
Contents: Sen. John F. Kennedy attributes this to the current administration's reliance on high interest rates. He feels government must establish economic price stability.
Date: 1960.
Length: 4 minutes.
Color: Black and white.
Client: Citizens for Kennedy/Johnson.
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Film No. 18: John F. Kennedy's presidential campaign rally in Lewiston via Portland
Edmund Muskie
Contents: No sound in middle--shows a sign: "REGISTRATION DUNFEY FAMILY BUISNESS ASSOCIATES/GUIDED TOURS OF EMH 4-7 PM." After 7 minutes of Kennedy and his wife Jackie greeting the crowd at the Portland Jetport (with ESM) and participating in a rally, the sound returns after the sign flashes. ESM explains that there is a caravan from Aroostook/Franklin County heading to Lewiston to see JFK/ESM; then the rally.
Date: 1960.
Length: 8 minutes.
Color: Black and white.
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Film No. 23A: Senate Democratic Issues Conference
Edmund Muskie
Contents: policy machinery; space exploration; politics (John F. Kennedy, Lyndon B. Johnson, Stuart Symington); Maine elections (Frank M. Coffin, Lucia Cormier). Interview of ESM by Tom [?].
Date: 1960.
Length: 15 minutes.
Color: Black and white.
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Film No. 23B: Saturday Evening Post with ESM
Edmund Muskie
Contents: Maine lobsterman; beauty of Maine coast for vacationers. Features ESM speaking and hypnotizing a lobster.
Date: 1960.
Length: 2 minutes.
Color: Black and white.
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Film No. 132 & 133 - Meet the New Senators, Class of 1958 Freshman U.S. Senators
CBS
Film No. 132 & 133: Meet the New Senators, Class of 1958 freshman U.S. senators.
Date: 1959
Reel 1 Contents: Sen. Bartlett, Byrd, Howard Cannon, Thomas Dodd, Ernest Gruening, Vance Hartke, Kenneth Keating, Gale McGee. Introduction by Walter Cronkite.
Length: 30 minutes. Color: Black and white. Client: CBS.
Reel 2 Contents: Sen. Gale McGee, Moss, ESM, Winston Prouty, Jennings Randolph, Scott, and Stephen Young.
Length: 20 minutes. Color: Black and white. Client: CBS.
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Film No. 12: "Governor Muskie" ferry christening
Edmund Muskie
Contents: Shows ESM speaking on the ferry, surrounded by family and others in celebration.
Date: June 30, 1959.
Length: 2 minutes and 30 seconds.
Color: Black and white.
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Film No. 22: Thirty-sixth Annual Rehabilitation Conference
Edmund Muskie
Contents: President Jay Moor states goals: liberalize pensions for disabled unemployed veterans, more funds for veterans hospitals, and equalization of pensions; annual Maine Lobster Feast. George Friedman, American Legion Department Commander of Maine, and Bill Rogers join ESM and Maine delegation for the event. After 5 minutes, welcome to ESM; Jim Day, American Legion public relations director; Chauncy Robins; U.S. Representative Clifford McIntire (3rd District, Maine); and president of National Press Club for Maine Lobster Feast at Legion post.
Date: 1959.
Length: 10 minutes.
Color: Black and white.
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Film No. 10: National welfare and impact on Maine
Edmund Muskie
Film No. 10: National welfare and impact on Maine.
Date: 1958.
Length: 45 seconds.
Color: Black and white.
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Film No. 187: Senate Campaign Commercial
Edmund Muskie
Film No. 187: Senate campaign commercial
Contents: Muskie speaks about using government to help people and private enterprise, and his plans for improving life in Maine.
Date: 1958
Length: 5 min., 6 sec.
Color: Black and white.
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Film No. 1: Impacts of economic development/improvements on Maine; new industries and jobs; agriculture, new schools and teachers, and highway system to Bangor.
Edmund Muskie
Contents: Narrator presents Edmund S. Muskie [ESM] as a "state of Maine" family with scenes from his Rumford home and camp on China Lake. Also promotes his election to U.S. Senate with clips of ESM at Maine Papers Co.
Length: 20 minutes.
Color: Black and white.
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Film No. 3: Same issues as no. 1, with more emphasis on agriculture (beef, dairy, and poultry)
Edmund Muskie
Contents: Clips of events in no. 1 in addition to ESM engaged in informal talks with dairy, beef, and poultry farmers.
Length: 5 minutes.
Color: Black and white.
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Film No. 4: Same issues as nos. 1-3.
Edmund Muskie
Contents: Similar clips as films 1 and 3; ESM explains candidacy for U.S. Senate because of interest in Maine and the people.
Length: 5 minutes.
Color: Black and white.
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Film No. 5: Maine highways, welfare, institutions and programs for conservation
Edmund Muskie
Contents: ESM speaks on economic problems from his office.
Length: 5 minutes.
Color: Black and white.
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Film No. 8: Maine/economic hardships
Edmund Muskie
Contents: Personal message from ESM explaining his candidacy for U.S. Senate.
Length: 45 seconds.
Color: Black and white.
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Film No. 185: Sunday River Ski Development
Edmund Muskie
Film No. 185: Sunday River Ski Development
Contents: Governor Muskie becomes the first stockholder in the Sunday River Ski Development in Bethel, Maine.
Date: [1956]
Length: 1 min., 7 sec.
Color: Black and white.
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Film No. 186: Waterville Industrial Park
Edmund Muskie
Film No. 186: Waterville Industrial Park
Contents: Governor Muskie becomes the first stockholder in the Sunday River Ski Development in Bethel, Maine. Muskie speaks briefly about the importance on such projects to Maine.
Date: [1956]
Length: 1 min., 7 sec.
Color: Black and white.
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Film No. 199: Bates Class of 1936 Reunion
Edmund Muskie
Film No. 199: Bates class of 1936 reunion.
Contents: Images of Muskie and other Bates alumni at 20th reunion party. No sound.
Date: 1956.
Length: 3 min., 30 sec.
Color: Color.
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Film No. 198: Office Scenes at the State House
Edmund Muskie
Film No. 198: Office Scenes at the State House.
Contents: Scenes of Muskie and staffers in the State House offices. No sound.
Date: [1955]
Length: 2 min., 17 sec.
Color: Color.
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Film No. 175: Muskie 1st Inauguration as Governor, 1955
WGAN-TV
Film No. 175: Muskie's first inauguration as governor; speech on industrial development, pollution, education, health and welfare, building program. Muskie sworn in by Sen. Robert Haskell. Attending: Muskie family, Gov. Burton Cross, Gov. Percival Baxter, David Nichols, Maine Speaker of the House Willis Trafton. Second part is inaugural ball, no sound.
Date: 1955.
Length: 20 minutes.
Color: Black and white.
Client: WGAN-TV, Portland. Peter Damborg, commentator. Nunzi Casavala, announcer.