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Autographed photographs from Meet the Press radio and television programs, 1947-1975
Call No.: LOT 13026 (F)
Extent: 299 photographic prints : b&w ; 9 x 12 in. or smaller.
Photographs of guests and Lawrence Spivak, producer, moderator, and regular panelist of Meet the Press on the set of the show. Occasionally panel journalists and moderator Ned Brooks appear. The images are autographed by the guests, sometimes with a dedication to Lawrence Spivak. Also includes some autographed publicity photographs of guests. Guests included national and international figures such as heads of state, presidential candidates, members of Congress, mayors, governors, cabinet officers, civil rights leaders, labor leaders, economists, ambassadors and physicians; for example, Eleanor Roosevelt, Roy Cohn, John L. Lewis, Martin Luther King, Roy Wilkins, Dag Hammarskjöld, Robert Frost, Billy Graham, Edward Teller, Herbert Hoover, Robert F. Kennedy, Ronald Reagan. Topics discussed on Meet the Press included international relations, domestic policy, congressional legislation, civil rights, political elections, the Vietnam War, McCarthyism, health care, the Watergate affair, and the Cold War.
Arranged chronologically by Meet the Press show date and numbered individually.
Photographs from Keep Posted television programs, 1951-1953
Call No.: LOT 13027 (F)
Extent: 63 photographic prints : b&w ; 8 x 10 in. or smaller
Photographs of guests, panelists, and host/moderator Lawrence Spivak and moderators Martha Rountree and Ned Brooks, and the television audience on the set of the public affairs television series Keep Posted. Guests on the program debated opposing sides of an issue with questions from the panel of journalists and sometimes the audience. The set featured a large graphic depicting the cover of Saturday Evening Post. Guests included mostly national leaders, members of Congress, and government officials such as Richard Nixon, W. Averell Harriman, Clare Boothe Luce, and John F. Kennedy. Topics of the program included presidential elections, Communism, the Cold War, national defense, and foreign policy.
Arranged chronologically by Keep Posted show date.
FOLDER 1 Spivak with Martha Rountree Keep Posted T.V. program for Saturday Evening Post, July 10, 1951
Extent: 2 photographs
FOLDER 1 "What Went Wrong in China? What Next in China?", October 9, 1951
Guests: Senator W. Knowland; Ambassador N. T. Johnson; Dr. S. Hornbeck
Extent: 2 photographs
FOLDER 1 "Should the Republicans Nominate Eisenhower?", October 16, 1951
Guests: Senator Frank Carlesen; Senator Owen Brewster; Tom Coleman; and Senator Leverett Saltonstall
Extent: 2 photographs
FOLDER 1 "Should the Republicans Nominate Senator Taft for President?", October 23, 1951
Guests: Senator Henry Cabot Lodge; John D. M. Hamilton; William P. Rogers
Extent: 3 photographs
FOLDER 1 "Should the United States Send an Ambassador to the Vatican?", October 30, 1951
Guests: Ambassador Arthur Bliss Lane; Dr. Edward H. Pruden; James M. O'Neill
Extent: 2 photographs
FOLDER 1 "What Next in Korea?", November 6, 1951
Guests: Admiral Ellis Zacharias; Govenor Harold Stassen; Joseph Ballantine
Extent: 3 photographs
FOLDER 1 "Should Congress Adopt the New Universal Military Training Program?", November 13, 1951
Guests: General Lewis B. Hershey; Dr. Alonzo Myers; E. Raymond Wilson
Extent: 2 photographs
FOLDER 1 "Can Controls Halt Inflation?", November 20, 1951
Guests: Eric Johnston; James B. Carey; Raymond Smethurst
Extent: 4 photographs
FOLDER 1 "Should the Democrats Re-nominate Truman?", November 27, 1951
Guests: Governor Sydney S. McMath; Govenor Herman Talmadge
Extent: 1 photograph
FOLDER 1 "Is the United States Heading Toward Socialism?", December 4, 1951
Guests: Vivien Kellems; Normal Thomas
Extent: 2 photographs
FOLDER 1 "Must We Cut Armament Expenditures to Save Our Economy?", December 11, 1951
Guests: Leon Keyserling; Philip D. Reed
Extent: 2 photographs
FOLDER 1 "Should We Legalize Gambling?", December 18, 1951
Guests: Senator Estes Kefauver; Francis J. Mahoney; Edwin Lukas; Barbara Barb
Extent: 6 photographs
FOLDER 2 "Has Senator McCarthly Helped or Hindered the Fight agains Communism?", January 1, 1952
Guests: Senator Joseph McCarthy; Philip F. LaFollette
Extent: 1 photograph
FOLDER 2 "Who's Responsible for Corruption in Government?", January 8, 1952
Guests: Senator John J. Williams; Gong. John McCormack
Extent: 1 photograph
FOLDER 2 "How Much of President Truman's 1952 Program should Congress Adopt?", January 15, 1952
Guests: Senator Paul H. Douglas; Senator Homer E. Capehart
Extent: 1 photograph
FOLDER 2 "Have we Reached the Limit on Taxation?", January 22, 1952
Guests: Senator Styles Bridges; Senator Hubert Humphreys
Extent: 1 photograph
FOLDER 2 "Which Party Can Do the Most for the Country?", February 12, 1952
Guests: Senatory Robert Kerry; Represenative Clarence Brown; Ned Brooks
Extent: 1 photograph
FOLDER 2 "Should Alaska be Admitted to the Union?", February 19, 1952
Guests: Governor Ernest Gruening; Senator George Smathers; Ned Brooks
Extent: 1 photograph
FOLDER 2 "Can the Germans be Trusted to Help Detend Europe?", February 26, 1952
Guests: Represenative Jacob Javits; Represenative Mike Mansfield
Extent: 1 photograph
FOLDER 2 "Should Congressional Hearings be Televised?", March 3, 1952
Guests: Senator Burnet Maybank; Senator Harry Cain
Extent: 1 photograph
FOLDER 2 "Is the Government Stifling Free Enterprise?", March 10, 1952
Guests: Senator George Malone; Hanery H. Fowler
Extent: 1 photograph
FOLDER 2 "Is Mutual Security Worth the Cost?", March 18, 1952
Guests: W. Averell Harriman; Senator Homer Capehart
Extent: 2 photographs
FOLDER 2 "Have We Talked Took Long in Korea?", March 25, 1952
Guests: Senator H. Alexander Smith; Senator Homer Ferguson; Ned Brooks
Extent: 2 photographs
FOLDER 2 "Would Eisenhower be a Good President?", April 1, 1952
Guests: Represenative Walter H. Judd; Represenative Carroll Reece; Ruthe Montgomery; Ned Brooks
Extent: 2 photographs
FOLDER 3 "Is Our European Military Program Sound?", April 8, 1952
Guests: General McLain; Major de Seversky; May Craig
Extent: 2 photographs
FOLDER 3 "Is the Administration's Farm Policy Good or Bad?", April 15, 1952
Guests: Secrectary Charles Brannan; Senator John Williams' Ruth Montgomery
Extent: 1 photograph
FOLDER 3 "Has Our Foreign Policy Worked?", April 22, 1952
Guests: Senator Taft; Senator Russell; Ned Brooks
Extent: 1 photograph
FOLDER 3 "Which Party Can Contribute Most Toward Peace?", April 29, 1952
Guests: Cong. Clarence Brown; Senator Robert Kerr; May Craig
Extent: 1 photograph
FOLDER 3 "Should We Have a Compulsory National FEPC?", May 6, 1952
Guests: Senator John C. Stennis; Senator William Penton; Ruth Montgomery
Extent: 1 photograph
FOLDER 3 "Should the State of the Federal Government Own the Oil Beneath the Ocean?", May 13, 1952
Guests: Senator Russell Long; Sec. Oscar Campan; Warren Franc; Ned Brooks
Extent: 1 photograph
FOLDER 3 "Can We Cut Our Military Budget with Safety?", May 20, 1952
Guests: Senator Paul Douglas; Senator Joseph C. O'Mahoney; May Craig
Extent: 1 photograph
FOLDER 3 "Have We Moved Too Far in the Direction of Centralized Government?", May 27, 1952
Guests: Senator John Bricker; Sec. Maurice Tobin; Robert Riggs
Extent: 1 photograph
FOLDER 3 "Are We Winning the Cold War?", June 3, 1952
Guests: General Wedemeyer; Senator Fulbright; Ruth Montgomery
Extent: 1 photograph
FOLDER 3 "Should We Adopt the Federal Plan for National Health Insurance?", June 10, 1952
Guests: Oscar Owing; Senator Clyde Hoey; Peter Edson
Extent: 1 photograph
FOLDER 3 "Is it Dangerous to Cut Our Air Force Appropriation?", June 17, 1952
Guests: Secretary Thomas K. Finletter; Senator Paul Douglas; Doris Fleeson; Ned Broos, Mod.
Extent: 1 photograph
FOLDER 3 "Should Foreign Policy Be an Issue in the Coming Campaign?", June 24, 1952
Guests: Senator John Sparkman; Senator Styels Bridges; May Craig
Extent: 1 photograph
FOLDER 4 "Is Liberty Versus Socialism a Real Issue in America?", July 1, 1952
Guests: Senator James P. Ken; Senator Warren G. Magnuson; Ruth Montgomery
Extent: 1 photograph
FOLDER 4 "Can the Republicans Break the Solid South?", August 12, 1952
Guests: Charles P. Taft; Ralph McGill; Sarah McClendon; Peter Edson
Extent: 1 photograph
FOLDER 4 "Is Air Power the Key to Survival?", August 19, 1952
Guests: Major De Seversky; Admiral Leland Lovette; Ruth Cowan; Ned Brooks, Mod.
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