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A curated selection of moving picture content from Hagley's Audiovisual Collections
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- Depicts the progress of computing with ENIAC, BIMAC, UNIVAC including Nike Zuess and Athena military computers. New computer techniques and parts are shown. Also depicted are the LARC and UNIVAC III computers. Also mentioned are Ford instrument and Vickers. J. Presper Eckert explains the future of computers.
- Edited with title cards introducing the men who designed and built the plant. Footage of office building, construction, temporary quarters, first smoke from the smokestack, driving in downtown Seaford, Delaware, slow moving shot entering the plant through the front gates. Next section dated December 12, 1939, workers in the factory, nylon being produced. Exterior plant.
- Episode Number 933. Moderator Meryl Comer interviews experts on their speculation for the future of the stock market. Guests include Dr. Richard Lesher (U.S. Chamber of Commerce), James Glassman (American Enterprise Institute), Charles Allmon (Growth Stock Outlook) and Robert Mewshaw (Van Sant & Mewshaw, Inc.).
- Episode Number 935. Moderator Meryl Comer interviews experts on air pollution and new EPA regulations. Guests include Dr. Richard Lesher (U.S. Chamber of Commerce), Representative Ron Klink (Democrat, Pennsylvania), Representative Dennis Kucinich (Democrat, Ohio), Paul Billings (American Lung Association).
- Episode Number 964. Exclusive interview with George Soros (Chairman, Soros Fund Management). Guests include James Glassman (American Enterprise Institute), Jurek Martin (Financial Times), Edward Yingling (American Bankers Association) and William Beach (The Heritage Foundation). Walter Murphy (Senior Market Analyst, Merrill Lynch) gives a stock market forecast. Lastly, an interview with Nicholas Negroponte (Director, The Media Lab, MIT).
- Episode Number 276. A look back on 1984 topics as reported on "It's Your Business". Meryl Comer interviews a panel including Mark Shields, Richard Lesher, U.S. Chamber of Commerce, Vic Kamber, Political Consultant, David Gergen American Enterprise Institute. Discussion with Senator Dennis DeConcini. Debates on various topics including the dollar with Beryl Sprinkel (U.S. Department of Treasury) and Tom Downey (Republican from New York); Industrial Policy with Rep. John Lafalce (Democrat from New York) and Representative Steven Simms (Republican from Idaho); Election results with Kevin Phillips and Jim Dickenson (Washington Post), Richard Lesher (U.S. Chamber of Commerce) and Morton Kondrake (The McLaughlin Group); Taxes with Rep. Barber Conable (Republican from New York). A report on resignations for the second term of Ronald Reagan's administration, with clips from and William D. Ruckelshaus (EPA). Statements from Rep. John Murtha (Democrat, Pennsylvania) and Amb. William Brock (U.S. Trade Representative). Immigration reform is discussed by Sen. Alan K. Simpson (Republican, Wyoming). Walter Williams (Economist), Richard Lesher (U.S. Chamber of Commerce) and John Palmer (Urban Institute) debate the subject of poverty. Sen,. John Heinz (Democrat, Pennsylvania) and Robert Thompson (Attorney) debate senior citizens in the workplace. Women in the workplace discussion with Robert Townsend (Business) and Kay Koplovitz (USA Network). A 5th anniversary tribute to "It's Your Business" from President Ronald Reagan.
- Episode Number 485. A look back on 1988 topics as reported on "It's Your Business". A discussion on the presidential election results with Hodding Carter, III (Broadcast Commentator), R. Emmett Tyrell (The American Spectator), Richard Lesher (U.S. Chamber of Commerce) and Haynes Johnson (The Washington Post). A debate on supply side economics with Robert Matsui (Democrat, California), Jack Kemp (Republican, New York) and Robert Kuttner (The New Republic). Bush's Tax freeze with William H,. Gray, III (Democrat, Pennsylvania) and Dean Kleckner (American Farm Bureau Federation). The Stock Market with Jim Cooper (Democrat, Tennessee), Richard Lesher (U.S. Chamber of Commerce) and Edward Markey (Democrat, Massachusetts). Bank Deregulations with Dennis Eckhart (Democrat, Ohio), Rep. Bruce Morrison (Democrat, Connecticut) and Sen. John Chafee (Republican, Rhode Island). Foreign investors and Taxes with Elliot Richardson (Washington Attorney), Sheldon Cohen (Washington Attorney) and Susan Tolchin (George Washington University). The U.S. Canada Trade Pact with Byron Dorgan (Democrat, North Dakota) and John LaFalce (Democrat, New York). U.S. Congress with Trent Lott (Republican, Mississippi) and William Schneider (American Enterprise Institute). Parental Leave discussed by Howard Berman (Democrat, California), Donna Lenhoff (Women's Legal Defense Fund), Richard Lesher (U.S. Chamber of Commerce), Sen. Thad Cochran (Republican, Mississippi) and Sen. Orrin Hatch (Republican, Utah). Educational Reform with Adam Urbanski (American Federation of Teachers) and William Bennett (Former Secretary of Education). Long Term Healthcare with Mary Rose Oakar (Democrat, Ohio) and Hal Daub (Republican, Nebraska). Environmental concerns with Donna Fitzpatrick (Under Secretary Dept of Energy), Gordon MacDonald (V.P. & Chief Scientist, Mitre, Corp.) and James Wolf (Alliance to Save Energy). The 100th Congress with Dick Cheney (Republican, Wyoming), Barbara Kenelly (Democrat, Connecticut) and Byron Dorgan (Republican, North Dakota). A look ahead to 1989 for President Bush with David Gergen (U.S. News & World Report), Jim Dickenson (The Washington Post) , Richard Lesher (U.S. Chamber of Commerce) and William Grieder (Rolling Stone Magazine). An assessment of the Reagan years with Robert Mitchel (Republican, Illinois), Christopher Matthews (San Francisco Examiner), Richard Lesher (U.S. Chamber of Commerce) and Thomas Foley (Democrat, Washington).
- Episode #159. Moderator Meryl Comer interviews experts on whether Professional Sports should be treated the same as other businesses. Guests include Mark Murphy (Washington Redskins, N.F.L.), Berl Bernhard (Washington Federals, U.S.F.L.), Dr. Richard Lesher (U.S. Chamber of Commerce) and Morrie Siegel (Sportswriter).
- Collection of Teflon B-Roll. 1960's Commercial for Du Pont Teflon, Shots of Du Pont's Jackson Laboratory and Punkett's original lab notes. John Glenn climbing into the Friendship 7 space capsule, which had a heat shield coated with Teflon. Shots of various Du Pont researchers exploring new uses of Teflon. Fly by of the Statue of Liberty whose copper skin is protected by an insulator made of Teflon. Soundbites by Roy Plunkett, the man who discovered Teflon.
- 13 DuPont commercials: 'Permacep Permeators'(:02), 'Plant Growth'(1:07), 'Noise'(2:12), 'Exhaust Manifold System'(3:17), 'Luminescence Biometer'(4:21), 'Diamond Knife'(5:25), 'Oven'(6:29), 'Metroliner'(7:34), 'Man-Made Fibers-Sheep'(8:37), 'Luminescence Biometer'(9:42), 'Alcoholism'(10:47), 'Mass Spectrometer'(11:54).
- Press Conference coverage from Washington DC. The conference introduces, explains and demonstrates the MCI Mail product. Also features new MCI Mail commercials and is followed by a question and answer session. End of program includes beginning of segment shown in the middle of program explaining the MCI Mail service.
- Press conference coverage from Washington DC. The conference introduces, explains and demonstrates the MCI Mail product. Also features new MCI Mail commercials and is followed by a question and answer session. End of program includes beginning of segment shown in the middle of program explaining the MCI Mail service.
- Cue Sheet notes Quaker, Cavalier, Chester Harding, Adabelle Lykes, New York-ferry, Florioda-ferry, Haines-dredge, Cape Henlopen, Cape Nome, P.H. Glatfelter Paper Mills-erecting paper making machine, Cape Farewell, Cape Mohican, Cape Horn, Cape Charles, Cape Douglas, Cape Bon, Cape Breton. Includes footage of Lykes Lines ship being launched as well as many other ship launches.
- Program featuring Lavoisier Medal recipients Nathaniel Wyeth, Edward Howard and Daniel Gintis, W. Hale Charch and Elmer Bolton. Interviews with Jack Belou, Norton Higgins, Stephanie Kwolek, Fred Sweeney and Marjorie Orr. Announces 1992 Lavoisier Awards recipients: Carl John Heffelfinger, Howard Wayne Jacobson, Hein Louis Klopping and Herman Elbert Schroeder.
- Begins with "Qualities That Endure," program featuring Lavoisier Medal recipients Nathaniel Wyeth, Edward Howard and Daniel Gintis, W. Hale Charch and Elmer Bolton. Interviews with Jack Belou, Norton Higgins, Stephanie Kwolek, Fred Sweeney and Marjorie Orr. Announces 1992 Lavoisier Awards recipients: Carl John Heffelfinger, Howard Wayne Jacobson, Hein Louis Klopping and Herman Elbert Schroeder. Award presentation follows with speaker Ed Willard, award presentation and comments from the recipients.