Daniel Webster

Series: PROFILES IN COURAGE.

Duration: 0:18:11

Genre: Biographical | Educational | Historical

Year Published: 1950

Creator: Encyclopaedia Britanica Educational Corporation: Distributor | Indiana University Audio-Visual Center: Distributor

Format: 16mm

Color: B&W

Sound: sound

Description: Traces the development of the qualities and skills which made Webster a teacher, a distinguished lawyer, a member of Congress, the leading orator of his day, and a Secretary of State. Portrays the political events which changed him from a States'-rights man and defender of the trading interests of New England to the nation's most eloquent advocate of strong national power and unity. , Dramatizes the Senate speech Daniel Webster delivered in support of Henry Clay's Compromise of 1850. Explores the political conflicts of the first half of the nineteenth century and evaluates the contributions made by Webster to the preservation of the Union.

Complete Record: , Dramatizes the Senate speech Daniel Webster delivered in support of Henry Clay's Compromise of 1850. Explores the political conflicts of the first half of the nineteenth century and evaluates the contributions made by Webster to the preservation of the Union. , Traces the development of the qualities and skills which made Webster a teacher, a distinguished lawyer, a member of Congress, the leading orator of his day, and a Secretary of State. Portrays the political events which changed him from a States'-rights man and defender of the trading interests of New England to the nation's most eloquent advocate of strong national power and unity.NOTE: Two (or more) records have been merged together to create this data.