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Title: America and Sons, Unlimited
Date(s): 1948
Contributor(s): U.S. Chamber of Commerce (Sponsor), RKO-Pathe (Producer)
Description: Film celebrating American industry, innovation, expansion, and prosperity. Provides a brief overview of American history, focusing on business and technological developments.
Collection ID: Chamber of Commerce of the United States photographs and audiovisual materials (Accession 1993.230)
Hagley ID: FILM_1993230_FC7
Collection: Chamber of Commerce of the United States collections

Title: Living Legends: George Moore, tape 2
Date(s): 1988
Contributor(s): U.S. Chamber of Commerce (Sponsor), Moore, George S. (George Stevens), 1905-2000 (Speaker)
Description: The final part of George S. Moore's interview for the Living Legends series. Moore discusses his book, The Banker's Life.
Collection ID: Chamber of Commerce of the United States photographs and audiovisual materials (Accession 1993.230)
Hagley ID: VID_1993230_S24_ID03
Collection: Chamber of Commerce of the United States collections

Title: Building Better Cities
Date(s): 1960
Contributor(s): U.S. Chamber of Commerce (Sponsor)
Description: Promotional film for Community Development Action, a book series from the U.S. Chamber of Commerce that serves as a step-by-step guide on how to properly develop a city. The film provides a brief history of American cities and details how people can prevent the three major problems facing growing metropolitan areas: sprawl, blight, and congestion. Includes scenes of cities like New York, Boston, San Francisco, and Saint Louis. Sponsored by the Construction and Civic Development Department at...
Show morePromotional film for Community Development Action, a book series from the U.S. Chamber of Commerce that serves as a step-by-step guide on how to properly develop a city. The film provides a brief history of American cities and details how people can prevent the three major problems facing growing metropolitan areas: sprawl, blight, and congestion. Includes scenes of cities like New York, Boston, San Francisco, and Saint Louis. Sponsored by the Construction and Civic Development Department at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce. Photography by Frederick Bashaw, Kenneth H. Goddard, and Edgar Parsons. Graphics by Film Services, Inc.
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Collection ID: Chamber of Commerce of the United States photographs and audiovisual materials (Accession 1993.230)
Hagley ID: FILM_1993230_FC409
Collection: Chamber of Commerce of the United States collections

Title: The atom comes to town
Date(s): 1957
Contributor(s): U.S. Chamber of Commerce (Sponsor), Nebbia, Michael (Director), Muller, Jordan and Herrick, Inc. (production company), Booth, Arch Newell, 1906-1985 (Onscreen presenter)
Description: The U.S. Chamber of Commerce introduces nuclear energy to American audiences. Film explains how atomic power is generated and distributed, and why it's so valuable to numerous industries, including agriculture, medicine, energy, and research. Chamber Vice President Arch N. Booth presents the film.
Collection ID: Chamber of Commerce of the United States photographs and audiovisual materials (Accession 1993.230)
Hagley ID: FILM_1993230_FC404
Collection: Chamber of Commerce of the United States collections

Title: A matter of choice
Date(s): 1955
Contributor(s): U.S. Chamber of Commerce (Sponsor), Hayes, Timothy (Director)
Description: A father explains Social Security to his teenage daughter and argues against its expansion. He claims the program is a "floor of protection" that must not be relied-upon for retirement income. Private savings are essential, and too many government benefits kill individual incentive. Director of Photography: Kenneth Goddard; Sets and Lighting: Rober Moxley; Sound Recording: S. Paul Klein; Editors: Leonard Grossman, Charles G. Bateman; Technical Advisor: Karl Shlotterbeck; Cast: Arch Lustberg,...
Show moreA father explains Social Security to his teenage daughter and argues against its expansion. He claims the program is a "floor of protection" that must not be relied-upon for retirement income. Private savings are essential, and too many government benefits kill individual incentive. Director of Photography: Kenneth Goddard; Sets and Lighting: Rober Moxley; Sound Recording: S. Paul Klein; Editors: Leonard Grossman, Charles G. Bateman; Technical Advisor: Karl Shlotterbeck; Cast: Arch Lustberg, Roberta Hughes, Renny Leps, Bernard Coyne, John Dignan, Richard Burke.
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Collection ID: Chamber of Commerce of the United States photographs and audiovisual materials (Accession 1993.230)
Hagley ID: FILM_1993230_FC446
Collection: Chamber of Commerce of the United States collections

Title: It's Your Business: Workers' Right to Know
Date(s): 1996-07-11
Contributor(s): U.S. Chamber of Commerce (Sponsor), Comer, Meryl (Host), BizNet (Production company)
Description: Episode #880. Meryl Comer moderates a heated debate surrounding the Workers' Right to Know Act. The act, if passed, would allow union members to object to their dues being used for certain political or legislative purposes. Guests are Representative Richard Armey (Republican - Texas, House Majority Leader), Victor Kamber (Consultant and President - Kamber Group), David Jacobs (Associate Professor of Management - American University), and Dr. Richard Lesher (President - U.S. Chamber of...
Show moreEpisode #880. Meryl Comer moderates a heated debate surrounding the Workers' Right to Know Act. The act, if passed, would allow union members to object to their dues being used for certain political or legislative purposes. Guests are Representative Richard Armey (Republican - Texas, House Majority Leader), Victor Kamber (Consultant and President - Kamber Group), David Jacobs (Associate Professor of Management - American University), and Dr. Richard Lesher (President - U.S. Chamber of Commerce). Includes commercials/public service announcements from Charles Schwab, Budweiser, and the Mormon Church.
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Collection ID: Chamber of Commerce of the United States photographs and audiovisual materials (Accession 1993.230)
Hagley ID: VID_1993230_ep880
Collection: Chamber of Commerce of the United States collections

Title: Living Legends: Peter Lynch
Date(s): 1991
Description: All segments of Peter Lynch's interview for the Living Legends series. Lynch, former manager of the Fidelity Magellan Fund, discusses his education, career, investment strategies, decision to retire at 46, and more.
Collection ID: Chamber of Commerce of the United States photographs and audiovisual materials (Accession 1993.230)
Hagley ID: VID_1993230_S24_ID06
Collection: Chamber of Commerce of the United States collections

Title: It's Your Business: Health Costs: Federal Role
Date(s): 1982-04-20
Contributor(s): U.S. Chamber of Commerce (Sponsor), Comer, Meryl (Host), BizNet (Production company)
Description: Episode #138. Meryl Comer moderates a debate concerning President Ronald Reagan's proposed cuts to Medicaid and Medicare for the 1983 fiscal year. Guests are Senator Max Baucus (Democrat - MT), Carolyne K. Davis (Administrator - Health and Human Services), Dr. Ellen Winston (Former President - National Council on Ageing), and Dr. Richard Lesher (President - U.S. Chamber of Commerce). Includes advertisements for Busch Properties, Inc., Goodyear, Amway, and The Wall Street Journal. Director:...
Show moreEpisode #138. Meryl Comer moderates a debate concerning President Ronald Reagan's proposed cuts to Medicaid and Medicare for the 1983 fiscal year. Guests are Senator Max Baucus (Democrat - MT), Carolyne K. Davis (Administrator - Health and Human Services), Dr. Ellen Winston (Former President - National Council on Ageing), and Dr. Richard Lesher (President - U.S. Chamber of Commerce). Includes advertisements for Busch Properties, Inc., Goodyear, Amway, and The Wall Street Journal. Director: Greg Robertson; Executive producer: Robert L. Adams; Technical director: Richard Sowala; Audio engineer: Dick Owen; Video engineer: Jack Farrance.
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Collection ID: Chamber of Commerce of the United States photographs and audiovisual materials (Accession 1993.230)
Hagley ID: VID_1993230_ep138
Collection: Chamber of Commerce of the United States collections

Title: It's Your Business: Liberalism: Political Obituary?
Date(s): 1980-12-09
Description: Episode #68. Karna Small moderates a debate around the future of liberal ideas and policies in the United States. Guests are Hugh Sidey (journalist and syndicated columnist), Dr. Richard Lesher (President - U.S. Chamber of Commerce), Representative Patsy Mink (Democrat - HI and President of Americans for Democratic Action), and Tom Braden (journalist and network commentator).
Collection ID: Chamber of Commerce of the United States photographs and audiovisual materials (Accession 1993.230)
Hagley ID: VID_1993230_ep68
Collection: Chamber of Commerce of the United States collections

Title: It's Your Business: Industrial Homework: Why Not?
Date(s): 1984-01-31
Description: Episode #231. Meryl Comer moderates a debate on whether or not laws banning industrial home work should be revoked. Guests are Senator Orrin Hatch (Republican - UT), Donald Elisberg (Assistant Secretary of Labor), Dr. Richard Lesher (President - U.S. Chamber of Commerce), and Max Zimny (General Counsel - International Ladies Garment Workers Union). Includes advertisements for Amway (featuring comedian Bob Hope), the U.S. Committee for Energy Awareness, Anheuser-Busch, and Goodyear Tire &...
Show moreEpisode #231. Meryl Comer moderates a debate on whether or not laws banning industrial home work should be revoked. Guests are Senator Orrin Hatch (Republican - UT), Donald Elisberg (Assistant Secretary of Labor), Dr. Richard Lesher (President - U.S. Chamber of Commerce), and Max Zimny (General Counsel - International Ladies Garment Workers Union). Includes advertisements for Amway (featuring comedian Bob Hope), the U.S. Committee for Energy Awareness, Anheuser-Busch, and Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company.
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Collection ID: Chamber of Commerce of the United States photographs and audiovisual materials (Accession 1993.230)
Hagley ID: VID_1993230_ep231
Collection: Chamber of Commerce of the United States collections

Title: It's Your Business: Labor Unions: What's the Future?
Date(s): 1984-02-02
Description: Episode #232. Meryl Comer moderates a heated debate on the future of labor unions. Guests are James Booe (Executive Vice President - Communications Workers of America), James Bennett (Editor - Journal of Labor Research), Ray Rogers (Labor Consultant, Director - Corporate Campaigns, Inc.), and Dr. Richard Lesher (President - U.S. Chamber of Commerce). Includes advertisements for the U.S. Committee for Energy Awareness, Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company, Barron's, and Amway (featuring comedian Bob...
Show moreEpisode #232. Meryl Comer moderates a heated debate on the future of labor unions. Guests are James Booe (Executive Vice President - Communications Workers of America), James Bennett (Editor - Journal of Labor Research), Ray Rogers (Labor Consultant, Director - Corporate Campaigns, Inc.), and Dr. Richard Lesher (President - U.S. Chamber of Commerce). Includes advertisements for the U.S. Committee for Energy Awareness, Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company, Barron's, and Amway (featuring comedian Bob Hope).
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Collection ID: Chamber of Commerce of the United States photographs and audiovisual materials (Accession 1993.230)
Hagley ID: VID_1993230_ep232
Collection: Chamber of Commerce of the United States collections

Title: It's Your Business: The New Capitalism: A Piece of the Action
Date(s): 1984-02-21
Description: Episode #234. Meryl Comer moderates a debate on "new capitalism" and its effects on labor management relations. Guests are Senator Russell Long (Democrat - LA), Dr. Richard Lesher (President - U.S. Chamber of Commerce), Sheldon Cohen (Attorney - Former IRS Commissioner), Michael Gordon (Attorney - Former Counsel to the Senate Labor and Public Welfare Committee). Includes advertisements for Amway (featuring comedian Bob Hope), the U.S. Committee for Energy Awareness, Barron's, and Goodyear...
Show moreEpisode #234. Meryl Comer moderates a debate on "new capitalism" and its effects on labor management relations. Guests are Senator Russell Long (Democrat - LA), Dr. Richard Lesher (President - U.S. Chamber of Commerce), Sheldon Cohen (Attorney - Former IRS Commissioner), Michael Gordon (Attorney - Former Counsel to the Senate Labor and Public Welfare Committee). Includes advertisements for Amway (featuring comedian Bob Hope), the U.S. Committee for Energy Awareness, Barron's, and Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company.
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Collection ID: Chamber of Commerce of the United States photographs and audiovisual materials (Accession 1993.230)
Hagley ID: VID_1993230_ep234
Collection: Chamber of Commerce of the United States collections

Title: It's Your Business: Business & The Media: A Question of Balance?
Date(s): 1984-07-17
Description: Episode #255. Meryl Comer moderates a debate concerning anti-business bias in the media. Guests are Donald Rumsfeld (Former Secretary of Defense), Dan Cordtz (Economic Correspondent - ABC News), Dr. Richard Lesher (President - U.S. Chamber of Commerce), and Frank Swoboda (Assistant Managing Editor for Business and Finance - Washington Post). Includes advertisements for Shell gasoline, Amway (featuring comedian Bob Hope), the United States Mint, and Nation's Business magazine.
Collection ID: Chamber of Commerce of the United States photographs and audiovisual materials (Accession 1993.230)
Hagley ID: VID_1993230_ep255
Collection: Chamber of Commerce of the United States collections

Title: It's Your Business: Youth Wage: A Job Maker?
Date(s): 1984-06-19
Contributor(s): U.S. Chamber of Commerce (Sponsor), Comer, Meryl (Host), BizNet (Production company)
Description: Episode #251. Meryl Comer moderates a debate on the youth wage, its role in reducing teenage unemployment, and its effects on the national miniumum wage and employment rates. Guests are Raymond J. Donovan (U.S. Secretary of Labor), Congressman Pat Williams (Democrat - MT), Dr. Richard Lesher (President - U.S. Chamber of Commerce), and Sol Chaikin (President - International Ladies Garment Workers Union). Includes advertisements for the U.S. Committee for Energy Awareness, Amway (featuring...
Show moreEpisode #251. Meryl Comer moderates a debate on the youth wage, its role in reducing teenage unemployment, and its effects on the national miniumum wage and employment rates. Guests are Raymond J. Donovan (U.S. Secretary of Labor), Congressman Pat Williams (Democrat - MT), Dr. Richard Lesher (President - U.S. Chamber of Commerce), and Sol Chaikin (President - International Ladies Garment Workers Union). Includes advertisements for the U.S. Committee for Energy Awareness, Amway (featuring comedian Bob Hope), The Wall Street Journal, and Shell gasoline.
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Collection ID: Chamber of Commerce of the United States photographs and audiovisual materials (Accession 1993.230)
Hagley ID: VID_1993230_ep251
Collection: Chamber of Commerce of the United States collections

Title: It's Your Business: The Stock Market: Where's the Bull?
Date(s): 1984-06-26
Description: Episode #252. Meryl Comer leads a discussion concerning the rise of interest rates and the effects on the stock market. Guests are Eliot Janeway (Political Economist), Ben Laden (Vice President and Chief Economist - T. Rowe Price), Stan Weinstein (Investment Advisor), and Dr. Richard Lesher (President - U.S. Chamber of Commerce). Includes advertisements for Shell gasoline, Amway (featuring comedian Bob Hope), Barron's, and the U.S. Committee for Energy Awareness.
Collection ID: Chamber of Commerce of the United States photographs and audiovisual materials (Accession 1993.230)
Hagley ID: VID_1993230_ep252
Collection: Chamber of Commerce of the United States collections

Title: It's Your Business: Patron of the Arts: Who Pays the Ticket?
Date(s): 1981-04-14
Description: Episode #86. Meryl Comer leads a debate on public vs. private sector funding of arts and humanities programs in the United States. Guests are E. G. Marshall (Actor), Herbert Schmertz (Vice President - Mobil Oil Corporation), Joseph Duffey (Chairman - National Endowment for the Humanities), and Dr. Richard Lesher (President - U.S. Chamber of Commerce). Includes advertisements for Amway, Anheuser-Busch, and Nation's Business.
Collection ID: Chamber of Commerce of the United States photographs and audiovisual materials (Accession 1993.230)
Hagley ID: VID_1993230_ep86
Collection: Chamber of Commerce of the United States collections

Title: It's Your Business: Fiscal '82: Battle of the Budget
Date(s): 1981-03-23
Description: Episode #82. Meryl Comer moderates a debate surrounding the potential consequences of the Reagan administration's proposed budget cuts for the 1982 fiscal year. Guests are Hobart Rowen (Financial Editor - Washington Post), Jules Witcover (Syndicated Political Columnist - Washington Star), Kevin Phillips (Political Commentator), and Dr. Richard Lesher (President - U.S. Chamber of Commerce). Includes advertisements for Anheuser-Busch, Smithsonian Magazine, and Amway.
Collection ID: Chamber of Commerce of the United States photographs and audiovisual materials (Accession 1993.230)
Hagley ID: VID_1993230_ep82
Collection: Chamber of Commerce of the United States collections

Title: It's Your Business: Labor Unions: A New Decade?
Date(s): 1980-05-10
Description: Episode #34. Karna Small moderates a discussion surrounding the political influence of labor unions and the labor movement. Guests are Senator Howard Metzenbaum (Democrat - OH), Senator Orrin Hatch (Republican - UT), William Wynn (President - United Food and Commercial Workers International Union), and Dr. Richard Lesher (President - U.S. Chamber of Commerce). Includes advertisements for Anheuser-Busch, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, Gluematic Pen, and Amway. Filmed in front of a live audience...
Show moreEpisode #34. Karna Small moderates a discussion surrounding the political influence of labor unions and the labor movement. Guests are Senator Howard Metzenbaum (Democrat - OH), Senator Orrin Hatch (Republican - UT), William Wynn (President - United Food and Commercial Workers International Union), and Dr. Richard Lesher (President - U.S. Chamber of Commerce). Includes advertisements for Anheuser-Busch, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, Gluematic Pen, and Amway. Filmed in front of a live audience during the U.S. Chamber of Commerce annual meeting in Washington, D.C.
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Collection ID: Chamber of Commerce of the United States photographs and audiovisual materials (Accession 1993.230)
Hagley ID: VID_1993230_ep34
Collection: Chamber of Commerce of the United States collections

Title: It's Your Business: Heath Care: Costs in Crisis
Date(s): 1981-04-21
Description: Episode #87. Meryl Comer moderates a debate on the Reagan administration's proposed plan to lower health care costs in the United States. Guests are Congresswoman Barbara Mikulski (Democrat - MD), Dr. James H. Sammons (Executive Vice President - American Medical Association), Bert Seidman (AFL-CIO), and Dr. Richard Lesher (President - U.S. Chamber of Commerce). Includes advertisements for Amway, Goodyear, Nation's Business, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, and Washington Report.
Collection ID: Chamber of Commerce of the United States photographs and audiovisual materials (Accession 1993.230)
Hagley ID: VID_1993230_ep87
Collection: Chamber of Commerce of the United States collections

Title: It's Your Business: Minimum Wage: Should Kids Get Less?
Date(s): 1980-12-02
Description: Episode #66. Karna Small moderates a debate on how the federal minimum wage influences employment for younger people. Guests are Sol Chaikin (President - International Ladies Garment Workers Union), Herrington J. Bryce (Consultant - NAACP), Dr. Walter Williams (Professor of Economics - Temple University), and Dr. Richard Lesher (President - U.S. Chamber of Commerce). Includes advertisements for Amway, U.S. Chamber of Commerce, Nation's Business, and Washington Report.
Collection ID: Chamber of Commerce of the United States photographs and audiovisual materials (Accession 1993.230)
Hagley ID: VID_1993230_ep66
Collection: Chamber of Commerce of the United States collections

Title: It's Your Business: Labor: 1981 Agenda
Date(s): 1981-01-27
Description: Episode #75. Virginia Sherwood hosts a discussion surrounding the labor movement's reaction to President Ronald Reagan's victory and its strategies and priorities in 1981. Guests are Congressman John Erlenborn (Republican - IL), Congressman Paul Simon (Democrat - IL), Jay Foreman (Vice President - United Food and Commercial Workers Union), and Dr. Richard Lesher (President - U.S. Chamber of Commerce). Includes advertisements for The Wall Street Journal, Nation's Business, Washington Report,...
Show moreEpisode #75. Virginia Sherwood hosts a discussion surrounding the labor movement's reaction to President Ronald Reagan's victory and its strategies and priorities in 1981. Guests are Congressman John Erlenborn (Republican - IL), Congressman Paul Simon (Democrat - IL), Jay Foreman (Vice President - United Food and Commercial Workers Union), and Dr. Richard Lesher (President - U.S. Chamber of Commerce). Includes advertisements for The Wall Street Journal, Nation's Business, Washington Report, and Amway.
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Collection ID: Chamber of Commerce of the United States photographs and audiovisual materials (Accession 1993.230)
Hagley ID: VID_1993230_ep75
Collection: Chamber of Commerce of the United States collections

Title: Small Business Keeps America Working composite
Date(s): 1980
Contributor(s): U.S. Chamber of Commerce (Sponsor), Lesher, Richard (Depicted)
Description: A composite tape containing a slideshow, film, and commercial spots promoting the United States Chamber of Commerce's "Small Business Keeps America Working" campaign. Sponsored by The Council of Small Business. Small Business Gets It All Together (00:00:00), Small Business Keeps America Working spots (00:21:31), Small Business Keeps America Working film (00:24:14), and additional Small Business Keeps America Working spots (00:52:35).
Collection ID: Chamber of Commerce of the United States photographs and audiovisual materials (Accession 1993.230)
Hagley ID: VID_1993230_B218_ID02
Collection: Chamber of Commerce of the United States collections

Title: It's Your Business: Bureaucracy & Small Business
Date(s): 1995-02-14
Contributor(s): U.S. Chamber of Commerce (Sponsor), Comer, Meryl (Host), BizNet (Production company)
Description: Episode #807. Meryl Comer moderates a discussion on whether or not Congress should reduce the federal rules and regulations that limit small business. Guests are Congresswoman Jan Meyers (Republican - Kansas), Jack Sheehan (United Steel Workers of America), Kathryn Hohmann (Sierra Club), and Dr. Richard Lesher (President - U.S. Chamber of Commerce). Includes advertisements for Invesco (repeated) and AT&T.
Collection ID: Chamber of Commerce of the United States photographs and audiovisual materials (Accession 1993.230)
Hagley ID: VID_1993230_ep807
Collection: Chamber of Commerce of the United States collections

Title: It's Your Business: Women in the Workplace
Date(s): 1991-04-23
Contributor(s): U.S. Chamber of Commerce (Sponsor), Anheuser-Busch, Inc. (Sponsor), Comer, Meryl (Host), BizNet (Production company)
Description: Episode #608. Meryl Comer leads a discussion surrounding women's roles in corporate America and whether or not they face a glass ceiling when it comes to executive positions. Guests are Congresswoman Susan Molinari (Republican - NY), Linda Chavez (Former Director - U.S. Commission on Civil Rights, Congressman George Greks (Republican - PA), and Dr. Richard Lesher (President - U.S. Chamber of Commerce). Sponsored by Budweiser. Includes advertisements for Budweiser (Anheuser-Busch), Norfolk...
Show moreEpisode #608. Meryl Comer leads a discussion surrounding women's roles in corporate America and whether or not they face a glass ceiling when it comes to executive positions. Guests are Congresswoman Susan Molinari (Republican - NY), Linda Chavez (Former Director - U.S. Commission on Civil Rights, Congressman George Greks (Republican - PA), and Dr. Richard Lesher (President - U.S. Chamber of Commerce). Sponsored by Budweiser. Includes advertisements for Budweiser (Anheuser-Busch), Norfolk Southern and Nation's Business Today.
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Collection ID: Chamber of Commerce of the United States photographs and audiovisual materials (Accession 1993.230)
Hagley ID: VID_1993230_ep608
Collection: Chamber of Commerce of the United States collections

Title: It's Your Business: Employee Benefits: Fair Targets for Taxes?
Date(s): 1984-09-11
Description: Episode #263. Meryl Comer and a panel of experts weigh in on the talk surrounding taxing employee fringe benefits, such as health insurance, pension plans, and sickness and accident protection. Guests are Congressman Bill Gradison (Republican - OH), Donald Alexander (Former IRS Commissioner), Mary Hevener (Tax Attorney), and Dr. Richard Lesher (President - U.S. Chamber of Commerce). Includes advertisements for Shell gasoline, Nation's Business, Barron's, and The Wall Street Journal.
Collection ID: Chamber of Commerce of the United States photographs and audiovisual materials (Accession 1993.230)
Hagley ID: VID_1993230_ep263
Collection: Chamber of Commerce of the United States collections

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