George Meany of AFL-CIO Appears Before Democratic Platform Committee
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George Meany of the AFL-CIO attends the Democratic Platform and Resolutions Committee in 1956.
Credits
Frank Koza (filmmaker); George Meany (participant); Adlai Stevenson II (participant); Harry S. Truman (participant)
Complete catalog record
Cfa collection: Frank Koza Collection
Notes: This film shows George Meany, president of the American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations, as he reads a statement concerning AFL-CIO recommendations to the Democratic Platform and Resolutions Committee at the Sheraton Blackstone Hotel in Chicago on August 10, 1956. The film concludes with a press conference wherein reporters ask former Governor Adlai Stevenson and former President Harry Truman to pose for photographs and to comment on the convention activities.
Subjects: Civil rights; Labor unions; Politicians; Politics and government
Places: North America > United States > Illinois > Chicago
Language: English
Cfa elements: Negatives, 300 feet
Cfa records: https://collections.chicagofilmarchives.org/Detail/objects/12808
Notes: This film shows George Meany, president of the American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations, as he reads a statement concerning AFL-CIO recommendations to the Democratic Platform and Resolutions Committee at the Sheraton Blackstone Hotel in Chicago on August 10, 1956. The film concludes with a press conference wherein reporters ask former Governor Adlai Stevenson and former President Harry Truman to pose for photographs and to comment on the convention activities.
Subjects: Civil rights; Labor unions; Politicians; Politics and government
Places: North America > United States > Illinois > Chicago
Language: English
Cfa elements: Negatives, 300 feet
Cfa records: https://collections.chicagofilmarchives.org/Detail/objects/12808
Sources
- Chicago Film Archives · record ↗ — title, year, creator, length, format, color, sound, genre, description, credits, catalog record, video
Record added 2026-11-08 21:25:16