Congressional Clinic: Issues and Trends

Genre: Television

Year Published: 1959

Creator: WNET/13 (Publisher) National Educational Television

Format: 16mm

Description: Presents a discussion of the 85th congress and the issues to come before it. Examines the political make-up of Congress. Outlines the criteria by which to judge what's happening in politics. Uses charts and maps to review and analyze the results of the 1958 Congressional election. Features interviews with senators Paul H. Douglas and John S. Cooper concerning the major problems confronting the 86th congress. Featured hosts are Dr. Harold Laswell, Professor at Yale Law School, and Mr. Richard Scammon, Director of Elections Research of the Governmental Affairs Institute, Washington D.C. (Michael Armine and Potomac Film Producers) Film.

Complete Record: Presents a discussion of the 85th congress and the issues to come before it. Examines the political make-up of Congress. Outlines the criteria by which to judge what's happening in politics. Uses charts and maps to review and analyze the results of the 1958 Congressional election. Features interviews with senators Paul H. Douglas and John S. Cooper concerning the major problems confronting the 86th congress. Featured hosts are Dr. Harold Laswell, Professor at Yale Law School, and Mr. Richard Scammon, Director of Elections Research of the Governmental Affairs Institute, Washington D.C. (Michael Armine and Potomac Film Producers) Film.NOTE: Two (or more) records have been merged together to create this data.