Democratic Big-Wigs Attend Breakfast Given by Mayor Daley Before Convention
Identifier
F.2012-03-1134
Date Of Production
August 1956
Abstract
A breakfast preceding the 1956 Democratic National Convention, likely to have taken place on August 13.
Description
The film features Tennessee Senator and vice presidential nominee, Estes Kefauver, as he shakes hands with Senator Hubert Humphrey of Minnesota. Subsequent footage includes shots of Kefauver engaging with Mayor Richard J. Daley and former President Harry Truman. There is a scene in which an affable Truman examines a 1956 campaign button pinned to a photographer’s jacket which exclaims, “I Go Pogo,” a reference to the satirical cartoon developed by Walt Kelly, and a contrast to the opposing political party's "I Like Ike." The film concludes with shots of Daley, Truman, and presidential nominee Adlai Stevenson posing together.
Run Time
4 min 29 sec
Format
16mm
Extent
137 feet
Color
B&W
Sound
Silent
Reel/Tape Number
1/1
Has Been Digitized?
Yes
Element
Negatives
Genre
Form
Subject
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Main Credits
Koza, Frank (is filmmaker)
Participants And Performers
Kefauver, Estes (is participant)
Humphrey, Hubert (is participant)
Daley, Richard J. (is participant)
Truman, Harry S. (is participant)
Adlai Stevenson (is participant)
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