Washington for Jesus
Identifier
F.2005-08-0262
Date Of Production
April 1980
Abstract
A finished film by Bill Stamets which depicts the “Washington for Jesus” rally held in Washington, D.C.’s National Mall on April 29-30, 1980.
Footage includes the following: Christian evangelist Nicky Cruz and Christian musician Nancy Honeytree both appear on stage at the youth concert held at Robert Kennedy Memorial Stadium on the evening of April 28; anti-nuclear war protestors attend the rally at the National Mall; Christian evangelist Pat Robertson delivers a speech; police display a “COPS FOR CHRIST” banner; Bill Stamets interviews his mother, Patty Stamets; members of the ad hoc coalition April Alliance, including Rev. David H. Eaton, Dr. Charles V. Bergstrom, and Anne B. Turpeau, attend a press conference on the morning of April 29, 1980 to champion the separation of church and state, and to question the “Washington for Jesus” rally organizers’ underlying intentions; rally organizers Pat Robertson, Dr. Bill Bright, and Rev. John Gimenez promote the “Washington for Jesus” rally at a press conference in the afternoon of April 29, 1980.
Footage includes the following: Christian evangelist Nicky Cruz and Christian musician Nancy Honeytree both appear on stage at the youth concert held at Robert Kennedy Memorial Stadium on the evening of April 28; anti-nuclear war protestors attend the rally at the National Mall; Christian evangelist Pat Robertson delivers a speech; police display a “COPS FOR CHRIST” banner; Bill Stamets interviews his mother, Patty Stamets; members of the ad hoc coalition April Alliance, including Rev. David H. Eaton, Dr. Charles V. Bergstrom, and Anne B. Turpeau, attend a press conference on the morning of April 29, 1980 to champion the separation of church and state, and to question the “Washington for Jesus” rally organizers’ underlying intentions; rally organizers Pat Robertson, Dr. Bill Bright, and Rev. John Gimenez promote the “Washington for Jesus” rally at a press conference in the afternoon of April 29, 1980.
Format
Super 8
Extent
244 feet
Color
Color
Sound
Mag Stripe
Reel/Tape Number
1/1
Has Been Digitized?
Yes
Language Of Materials
English
Element
Reversal Positives
Genre
Form
Subject
Preservation Sponsor
Related Collections
Related Places
Main Credits
Stamets, Bill (is filmmaker)
Participants And Performers
Robertson, Pat (is participant)
Bright, William R. (is participant)
Gimenez, John (is participant)
Cruz, Nicky (is participant)
Honeytree, Nancy (is participant)
Eaton, David H. (is participant)
Bergstrom, Charles V. (is participant)
Turpeau, Anne B. (is participant)
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