Capitol Journal - 1985 - Year in Review
Capitol Journal - 1985 - Year in Review
Capitol Journal - 1985: A Year in Review
Capitol Journal - 1985 - Year in Review
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Capitol Journal - 1985 - Year in Review
Opens to TV studio and the ratings of the Congressional performance by MARK SHIELDS of the Washington Post, FRED BARNES of the New Republic, and STEVE ROBERTS of the New York Times, as well in studio Capital Journal host HODDING CARTER introduces show Capital Journal title screen and animation
Capitol Journal - 1985 - Year in Review
Carter standing outside the Capital Building segues to footage of the Congress' year in review
Capitol Journal - 1985 - Year in Review
Comments of FRANK MCCLOSKEY and RICHARD MCINTYRE who both felt themselves the winner of a close congressional race in Indiana, footage of McCloskey being sworn in on the House floor by Speaker of the House TIP O'NEILL, shot Republican congress people walking out of Capital Building - down the front steps - in protest
Capitol Journal - 1985 - Year in Review
Aerial shot of White House, shots of new Chief of Staff DONALD REGAN, new Secretary of the Treasury JAMES BAKER, new Budget Director JAMES MILLER, shot of President RONALD REAGAN with former National Security Adviser ROBERT MCFARLAND, shot of new Attorney General EDWIN MEESE.
Capitol Journal - 1985 - Year in Review
Back outside the Capital Building Carter summarizes the Congressional fight to reduce the deficit and balance the federal budget, on screen statistics display the increase in the national deficit and debt from 1981 to 1985
Capitol Journal - 1985 - Year in Review
Senators PHIL GRAMM (R-TX), WARREN RUDMAN (R-NH), and ERNEST HOLLINGS (D-SC) announce the Senate's passage of their balanced budget bill at a press conference - interspersed with various shots of Senate committee negotiations, shot of man carrying the Gram, Rudman, Hollings Bill down the halls of the White House to the President
Capitol Journal - 1985 - Year in Review
Back outside the Capital Building Carter introduces topic of tax reform and segues to footage, President Reagan asks his large cheering audience about tax reform in outdoor rally in Oshkosh, WI. Representative DAN ROSTENKOWSKI (D-IL) says the Democrats will support Reagan's tax plan, shot of Rostenkowski speaking with James Baker, Baker holds up a copy of the proposed new tax code to a meeting of the House Ways and Means Committee, footage of lobbyists outside the Committee meeting - bustling about the halls and using the phones, at a press conference outside the Committee room Rostenkowski announces the bi-partisan formulation of a new tax code, shot of the Presidential motorcade heading toward the Capital Building, Reagan walks down a long corridor surrounded by an entourage
Capitol Journal - 1985 - Year in Review
Back outside the Capital Building Carter introduces the topic of the new farm bill and segues to footage, shots of a farmer pulling apart a hay bundle from which cattle eat, various unidentified rural townspeople comment on their relationship to the Congress, various long shots of a performance at Farm aid, shot of a tractor harvesting long grain fields, Carter interviews three farmers about their economic woes, shot of a farm house with a realtor's for sale sign in front of it, Secretary of Agriculture JOHN BLOCK says he wants to make farmers more independent from the government. Before a large audience Reagan announces the passage of a bill for financial support of farmers.
Capitol Journal - 1985 - Year in Review
Hodding Carter back outside the Capital Building segues to footage of illegal immigration, shots of immigrants wading across a river and climbing along a chain-link fence, shot of Senator ALAN SIMPSON (R-WY).
Capitol Journal - 1985 - Year in Review
Back outside the Capital Building Carter segues to footage of South Africa, various quick shots of rallying black crowds, military vehicle convoys and white soldiers on patrol; President Reagan signs legislation imposing modified sanctions on South Africa, FRANK WIENER of the State Department states the White House's original position of no sanctions on South Africa on an old Capital Journal
Capitol Journal - 1985 - Year in Review
Footage of the arrival of a Congressional delegation in Nicaragua - Representative EDWARD MARKEY (D-MA) of the delegation explains the intent of the delegation's visit to the press in Nicaragua, shots of Nicaraguans bagging coffee beans
Capitol Journal - 1985 - Year in Review
B/W photo of hijacked TWA plane on runway in Beirut - audio is of plane's pilot who is describing the hostage situation, shots of the office of Representative JOHN GROTBERG (?) where his staff busily receive calls, shots of bodies of three Israelis found aboard a yacht in Cyprus, shot of YASIR ARAFAT surveying the ruins of the PLO headquarters in Tunisia
Capitol Journal - 1985 - Year in Review
Shot of the ocean liner the Achille Lauro, photo of killed American passenger LEON KLINGHOFFER (?), aerial shots of an American aircraft carrier and jet taking off it, shot of downed Egyptian airliner on runway in Sicily, Reagan in a press conference says "you can run but you can't hide", shots of Italian operations surrounding the handling of the terrorists, shots of an angry demonstration in Egypt where a flag is burned and riot police stand ready, Egyptian President HOSNI MUBARAK criticizes the U.S. intrusion, Senator ALFONSE D'AMATO (R-NY) before a crowd outdoors says "shame on you Mr. Mubarak" and goes on to call President Mubarak a liar
Capitol Journal - 1985 - Year in Review
King HUSSEIN of Jordan meets with the U.N. and sits down to talk arms sales with President Reagan
Capitol Journal - 1985 - Year in Review
Shots of an MX missile blasting off into the air leaving a trail of thick white smoke, an animation of Star Wars defense plan - a satellite fires a missile at a Russian missile outside earth's atmosphere and vaporizes it
Capitol Journal - 1985 - Year in Review
Various quick shots of the demolition at Love Canal, NY where an illegal toxic dump was found, shots of a river rapids flowing over large rocks, various quick shots of elderly using walkers to move about a hospital
Capitol Journal - 1985 - Year in Review
Before the press, Senator BOB DOLE (R-KS) and some other unidentified man call the president and ask him if he has any more work for them to do
Capitol Journal - 1985 - Year in Review
Back in studio Carter introduces discussion panel - Mark Shields, Fred Barnes and Steve Roberts - they discuss and evaluate the Congress' and President's performance for the year
Capitol Journal - 1985 - Year in Review
Carter thanks guests and closes out show, credits roll over Representative FORTNEY "PETE" STARK (D-CA)) who satirizes the House Ways and Means Committee's formulation of a new tax code
Capitol Journal - 1985 - Year in Review
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