Election Day 1966 Voters Decisions Climax Campaigns Footage

Election Day 1966: Voters' Decisions Climax Campaigns
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	Catalog #:	426102
	Clip Number:	426102-1
	Orginal Film:	039-091-01
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	Location:	Michigan, Illinois, California and New York
	Year Shot:	1966 (Actual Year)
	Audio:	No
	Color:	No
	Headings:	CROWDS: Queue (Line), Misc ELECTIONS: Voting LOCATIONS/NORTH AMERICA: USA, Illinois LOCATIONS/NORTH AMERICA: USA, Michigan POLITICS: Political Party, USA, Republican
	Description:	NO AUDIO Voters flood the polls to elect Governors, Senators, Congressmen and other state and local leaders. Republicans gain 47 House seats, three Senate seats, and eight Governorships. Among the Key Victories: Romney in Michigan, Percy in Illinois, Reagan in California, and Rockefeller in New York. Establishing shot - People casting their votes in Michigan. CUS - An Asian man signing the voters register at the polling place. MS - Men and Women going into the voting booth's to cast their votes. MS - People queued in line and waiting to cast their votes. CUS - Ballots put into the ballot box. MS - George W. Romney and his wife signing the voter register book at the polling place. MS - Governor George W. Romney going into a voters booth to cast his vote. MS - Governor George W. Romney coming out of the voters booth. MS - Governor W Romney and his wife leaving the polling place. George W. Romney of the Republican Party won the 1966 election to a third consecutive term as Governor of Michigan. MS - Charles Harding Percy getting out of a political car; "Percy for Senate" painted on the side of the car. He ran as a Republican for Senate and won in 1966, representing the state of Illinois. CU - Charles Percy enters the polling place, registers and followed up by him casting his vote. CUS - Charles H Percy exiting the voters booth. Ronald W Reagan announced his candidacy for governor of California in 1966 and won. MS - On his ranch with his wife Nancy and son and followed by his entourage of supporters. CUS - Ronald Reagan and his wife laughing. In New York Nelson A. Rockefeller's re-election in 1966. CUS - Nelson A. Rockefeller exiting the voting booth. MS - Campaign headquarters, his loyal supporters are very happy. MS - Ronald W Reagan and his wife Nancy at Republican Headquarters. in Calfornia. CUS - A smiling Mr. & Mrs. George Wallace of Alabama as he runs for Governor in 1966 as a Democrat MS - Mrs. Wallace walks up the steps of a polling place and is greeted by a political friend giving her a greeting of a kiss on the cheek. CU - Mrs. Wallace registering to vote. CU - Mrs. Wallace walking out of a voting booth, all smiles. MS - Governor George Wallace and his wife standing on the steps of the polling place. CU - Governor Wallace holding his wife’s arm up, her fingers giving the sign for victory. CUS - Brooke US Senator, posters. MS - In Massachusetts Republican State Attorney General Edward Brooke and his wife in a polling place casting their votes. MS - State Attorney General Edward Brooke standing at the podium. High Angle Shot - Throngs of political supports crowd the streets. CUS - Bobby Kennedy and unidentified politician (?) CUS - Another angle of (?) and Bobby Kennedy. ( MS - Nelson A. Rockefeller at Republican Headquarters making his acceptance speech. There is a band playing music, and Nelson is walking holding his wife's hand.