Against McNamara
Identifier
F.2005-08-0291
Date Of Production
circa May 1979
Abstract
This finished work documents protests against World Bank leader and former Secretary of Defense Robert McNamara’s reception of the $25,000 Albert J. Pick Jr. Award presented by the University of Chicago on May 22, 1979. Shots depict anti-war activist and Vietnam War veteran Ron Kovic and historian Studs Terkel as they deliver speeches, crowds of campus protesters as they boo at guests who arrive for the reception held at Albert Pick Hall, and the burning of an effigy of Robert McNamara.
Format
Super-8mm
Extent
150 feet
Color
Color
Sound
Mag Stripe
Reel/Tape Number
1/1
Has Been Digitized?
Yes
Language Of Materials
English
Element
Originals
Subject
Preservation Sponsor
Related Collections
Related Places
Main Credits
Stamets, Bill (is filmmaker)
Participants And Performers
Terkel, Studs (is participant)
Kovic, Ron (is participant)
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