Watch Longines Chronoscope Interviews, 1953, v.18: Howard Rusk, Senator Frank Carlson
- NR
- 2007
- 58 min
Experience the American Journey through our country's visual heritage in this historical recording provided by the National Archives of the United States. From the Longines Wittnauer series of television interviews with significant newsmakers of the early l950s. Howard Rusk, chairman, American-Korean Rehabilitation Commission, interviewed by William Bradford Huie and Hardy Burt. Topics- Rehabilitation of Korean civilians, prospects of peace in the Orient, medical care of U.S. soldiers, ammunition shortage in Korea, and South Korean troops.
Senator Frank Carlson (R-KS) interviewed by William Bradford Huie and James Watson. Topics: Appraisal of the first 75 days of the Eisenhower administration, Civil Service Commission policies, reduction in federal employment, and federal employees' pay scale.
Ezra Taft Benson, Secretary of Agriculture, interviewed by William Bradford Huie and Elliott Haynes. Topics- The controversy over Benson's price support decision and current farm policies.
Representative Charles B. Brownson (R-IN) interviewed by William Bradford Huie and Hardy Burt. Topic: U.S. government expenditures in the Federal Republic of Germany.
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