Specialty CollectionGenre: WOMEN'S ISSUES
Description: Episode #54 OBD: Apr-65 TRT: 60 min Description #1: In an hour interview with Tom Wicker, chief of the Washington Bureau of the New York Times, Vice President Hubert H. Humphrey candidly discusses his longtime association with President Lyndon B. Johnson and the emerging role played by Vice Presidents in the 20th Century. Mr. Humphrey tells why he accepted the nomination for the Vice-Presidency after having served 16 years as an outstanding United States Senator from Minnesota. He explains the Constitutional responsibility of his new office as the presiding officer over the Senate and explores the ever increasing statutory responsibilities which have been given to the Vice Presidency -- as a member of the National Security Council, chairman of the Space Council, as a member of the Economic Opportunity Council, and as chairman of the advisory commission of the Peace Crops. Mr. Humphrey explains how the office of Vice President is coming “more in the flow of government: and he examines the continuity of leadership it gives to the Executive branch of government. He reviews the role of various past Vice Presidents and recalls how the late President Kennedy sent the then Vice President Johnson on diplomatic and good-will missions to Berlin, Africa, India, and Pakistan. Vice President Humphrey presents a revealing inside look into his relationship with President Johnson, commenting on the President’s handling of Cabinet meetings, examining Johnson’s philosophy of government, mapping out the Administration’s plans of The Great Society, and reflecting on the Vice President’s responsibilities to the President. Humphrey sketches a typical day in his life as Vice President, singling out his ambitions and goals, baring his fears, and joking about his weight and physical condition. AT ISSUE: A CONVERSATION WITH VICE PRESIDENCT HUBERT H. HUMPHREY A 1965 National Educational Television production Executive producer: Alvin H. Perlmutter Producer-director: Robert D. Squier. Description #2: In the last twenty five years, the office of vice president of the United States – jolted into the world’s spotlight because of the in-office death of two Presidents and the illness of a third – has greatly expanded and has become in reality as well as in title the second highest position in the nation. In an exclusive one-hour National Educational Television interview, Vice President Hubert H. Humphrey will talk about his office, its duties, its responsibilities, its pressures, and its meaning both to himself and to the country. Questioning Vice President Humphrey on N.E.T.’s monthly “At Issue” program will be Tom Wicker, chief of the Washington Bureau of The New York Times. The Vice President will explain both the Constitutional and statutory responsibilities of his office; the change it has brought about in his life and in his relationship with his former Congressional colleagues; and his duties in the Johnson administration. He explores the meaning and compares the differences between being a Senator and member of the Legislative branch of government and being the Vice President and a member of the Executive branch. An ardent admirer and close friend of President Johnson, Mr. Humphrey outlines the concepts behind the goals of the Johnson Administration and discusses the President’s philosophy of government and the meaning of “The Great Society” in terms of wealth , living conditions, culture, and education. The Vice President will reveal how President Johnson conducts Cabinet meetings and talk about the President’s ability to grasp details and bring subjects into focus. Mr. Humphrey will also present an inside look into a day in his life as Vice President, his own working habits, his goals, his fears, and will reflect on the meaning of the Vice Presidency. “At Issue: A Conversation with Vice President Hubert H. Humphrey” is a 1965 National Educational Television production that will be broadcast across the nation on N.E.T.’s network of 90 affiliated non-commercial stations. Alvin Perlmutter is the executive producer. Robert D. Squier is the producer-director.
Keywords: women's rights
