Nixon in Chicago
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Richard Nixon comments on the U.S. space program’s progress.
Credits
Frank Koza (filmmaker); Richard Nixon (participant)
Complete catalog record
Date: circa 1962
Cfa collection: Frank Koza Collection
Notes: This film begins with Richard Nixon as he deplanes and promptly encounters a group of reporters on the tarmac. The following scene shows Nixon at a press conference where he is asked to comment upon the morning’s “space shot”, and he proceeds to compare the U.S. space program’s progress to that of the Soviet Union.; Most individuals in the film wear heavy overcoats indicating it is likely winter in Chicago. While most of the early U.S. space flights occurred in warmer months, one exception is John Glenn’s flight on February 20, 1962, which may be the date of this press conference.
Distributed by: Telenews (Firm)
Subjects: Space flight; Politicians
Places: North America > United States > Illinois > Chicago
Language: English
Cfa elements: Print, 100 feet
Cfa records: https://collections.chicagofilmarchives.org/Detail/objects/12386
Cfa collection: Frank Koza Collection
Notes: This film begins with Richard Nixon as he deplanes and promptly encounters a group of reporters on the tarmac. The following scene shows Nixon at a press conference where he is asked to comment upon the morning’s “space shot”, and he proceeds to compare the U.S. space program’s progress to that of the Soviet Union.; Most individuals in the film wear heavy overcoats indicating it is likely winter in Chicago. While most of the early U.S. space flights occurred in warmer months, one exception is John Glenn’s flight on February 20, 1962, which may be the date of this press conference.
Distributed by: Telenews (Firm)
Subjects: Space flight; Politicians
Places: North America > United States > Illinois > Chicago
Language: English
Cfa elements: Print, 100 feet
Cfa records: https://collections.chicagofilmarchives.org/Detail/objects/12386
Sources
- Chicago Film Archives · record ↗ — title, year, creator, format, color, sound, genre, description, credits, catalog record
Record added 2026-11-08 21:25:15