| Capitol Journal - Indiana Elections - Newt Gingrich | ||
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| This clip is not available for streaming at this time. Please contact WPA. | Tape Master: | 10156 |
| Catalog #: | 460941 | |
| Clip Number: | 460941-1 | |
| Orginal Film: | 31-2172 | |
| Timecode: | ||
| Location: | N/A | |
| Year Shot: | 1985 (Actual Year) | |
| Audio: | Yes | |
| Color: | Yes | |
| Headings: | ELECTIONS: Misc | |
| Description: | (01:00:00) WETA logo, PBS funding credits (01:00:13) Opens to long shot of House Republicans walking down the Capital Building steps in a protest walk out on the House of Representatives, shot of horses grazing on grassy hills in Indiana, shot of man mowing lawn with riding tractor, Representatives BOB MCEWEN and MARTY RUSSO speak about a "stolen" Congressional election in Indiana, Capital Journal host HODDING CARTER in tv studio introduces show (01:01:02) Capital Journal title screen and animation (01:01:10) In tv studio Carter segues to footage of election turmoil in Indiana - the two candidates FRANK MCCLUSKEY and DAN MCINTYRE express their own respective beliefs that they have won the election, shots of the swearing in of Democrat winner FRANK MCCLUSKEY to the House of Representatives - Speaker of the House TIP O'NEILL leads the swearing in as a packed gallery looks on to the House floor and applauds (01:02:03) An unidentified Representative speaks passionately on the House floor about voting one's own consciousness, loser Dan McIntyre stands on the Capital Building steps surrounded by Republican congressmen who sing the National Anthem, an unidentified Representative cuts off the speech of another unidentified representative on the House floor, Speaker Tip O'Neill presides over a vote on the House floor, various shots of Congressmen walking to and up the steps of the Capital Building (01:02:50) Carter narrates a summary of the chain of events leading up to the swearing in of Frank McCluskey - shots of Dan McIntyre after the election being celebrated by a crowd as the winner, long shot of the House in session, shot a three person election task force set up to recount the vote sitting at a table in Indiana, Representative WILLIAM THOMAS complains about unfair play to other members of the election task force, Speaker Tip O'Neill says he is shocked by the tactics of the Republican leadership, Representative ROBERT MICHEL complains passionately before the House about the Democratic leadership, at a meeting of the House Administration Committee Representatives LEON PANETTA and William Thomas scream across a table at one another about the vote count (01:04:32) Representatives DANTE FASCELL and TRENT LOTT challenge each other on the floor of the House with hoots and boos of other congressmen in the background, shot of a Democratic Strategy Group meeting - various prominent House Democrats crowd a room filled with couches and easy chairs, Representative JIM WRIGHT condemns partisan accusations, an excerpt from a Republican ad in which graphics on screen display picture of each candidate - McIntyre and McCloskey - with vote counts underneath them, another long shot of the Republican walk out down the Capital Building steps, shot of winning candidate Representative McCloskey walking down the steps of the Capital (01:05:45) Carter standing outside the Capital Building segues to interviews he conducted with Congressmen, in interviews in their respective offices Representatives William Thomas and Leon Panetta give their differing opinions about Democratic control of the House, Representative PAT ROBERTS talks about the scar left by this rift between Democrats and Republicans, long shot of the Capital Building (01:07:19) Back in studio Carter segues to an examination of new wave Republican NEWT GINGRICH - in his office Representative BILL ALEXANDER expresses mixed views about Gingrich, shot of Gingrich riding down escalator and speaking intensely to an underling about how to sway public support in favor of McIntyre in the contested election - they move from the escalator to an elevator where Gingrich holds the door for the following camera crew, in interview in his office Gingrich explains his mission in the McIntyre/McClosky contest, and his general mission to attack Democrats and Liberals at every opportunity--a good prediction of the 1994 "Republican Revolution" election results when conservatives in the Gingrich style took over both houses of Congress--shot of Gingrich and fellow Republicans walking out of House Task Force meeting upon hearing their decision regarding the election, back in interview Gingrich talks about the "corrupting force of power" , the "stolen" election in Indiana, and how the "Democratic Machine" "sickens" him and makes him want to quit politics - interview is interspersed with footage of Representative ROBERT WALKER speaking on the House floor saying "something stinks" in the House and Speaker O'Neill leading a vote on the House floor *****TIME CODE CHANGE (20:39:45) Back in studio Carter segues to segment on Indiana district where election was held, various quick shots of the district's industry - farms, limestone factory, coal factory, grazing cows, various footage of McIntyre and McCloskey each thinking they have won the election, in interviews McIntyre and McCloskey talk about the partisanship involved in deciding the election and the turmoil afterwards, KIT WAGAR of the Evansville Courier give a description of the average district voter - shots of various people on the streets of Evansville Indiana, various people in Evansville say who they think should have won and why, shots of the several vote counts that followed the election - various shots of men sitting at tables going through boxes of cardboard ballots (20:43:20) In interview McIntyre expresses his belief that the vote recount was unconstitutional, TED LOCHYEAR an Attorney supports McIntyre's belief, various shots of McIntyre and McCloskey campaigning during 6 month period when election was up in the air, shots of a rally in Evansville - "the Evansville Tea Party" - to protest their lack of House representation - some people at the rally wear period dress and hold tea bags, Kit Wagar talks about the future of both candidates, more Evansville residents give their opinions of the election decision and candidates, various shots of Evansville Indiana (20:45:12) Back in studio Carter interviews Representatives TONY COELILO and JERRY LEWIS - they sit in office on Capital Hill and are broadcast into the studio on a large monitor - they squabble over the election results and partisan turmoil surrounding them - was it worth it, could it have been approached in a different way (20:54:00) Carter closes out program, credits roll over Political Satirist Mark Russell on stage before a live unseen audience makes fun of the election contest and the fact that Washington DC has no Federal representation (20:55:54) PBS funding credits | |
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