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ContributorsHayden, Carl Trumbull, 1877-1972 (Speaker) / KOOL (Television station : Phoenix, Ariz.) (Contributor)
Created1961-11-17
Description
In this speech, Hayden reflects on his career, including his election as Arizona's first Representative in 1912; his recollections of such prominent figures as Governor George W. P. Hunt and Williams Jennings Bryan; and advice he received, including a Maryland politician's caution against speaking on the House floor because "it will be printed in the Congressional Record and you can never get it out" and Senator Pat Harrison's instruction to "never talk when you have the votes." Hayden finishes his speech by introducing President Kennedy.
ContributorsKennedy, John F. (John Fitzgerald), 1917-1963 (Speaker) / KOOL (Television station : Phoenix, Ariz.) (Contributor)
Created1961-11-17
Description
In this speech, President Kennedy describes his first meeting with Carl Hayden and praises Hayden's service as a legislator, specifically his work with water policy, participation in infrastructure and other projects designed to improve conditions in western states, and his outstanding representation of his constituency. He concludes his remarks by discussing America's role as a world power.
ContributorsColeman, Austin Hughes, 1937-2013 (Host) / Ragsdale, Lincoln Johnson, 1926-1995 (Speaker) / Brooks, G. Benjamin (George Benjamin), 1926-2007 (Speaker) / Kendrick, A. G. (Artis Grant), 1914-2002 (Speaker) / Harless, Richard F. (Richard Fielding), 1905-1970 (Speaker) / KCAC (Radio station : Phoenix, Ariz.) (Contributor)
Created1963-11-11
Description
In this recording, Rev. G. Benjamin Brooks, Lincoln Ragsdale, Ricard F. Harless, and Rev. A. G. Kendrick encourage their listeners to vote for the members of the Action Citizens Ticket, which consisted of Richard F. Harless for Mayor and Robert L. Aden, Charles Ferrell, Ed Korrick, Manuel Peña, Lincoln J. Ragsdale, and Madeline VanArsdale for Council, the following day. Harless describes the election as "[t]he most important election in the history of the City of Phoenix."
ContributorsColeman, Austin Hughes, 1937-2013 (Host) / Ragsdale, Lincoln Johnson, 1926-1995 (Speaker) / KCAC (Radio station : Phoenix, Ariz.) (Contributor)
Created1963-12-15
Description
This broadcast begins with Austin Coleman thanking his listeners for supporting the Action Citizens Ticket. Lincoln Ragsdale identifies Coleman as "one of our campaign managers," thanks his listeners for their support, and reports that he received 98% of all votes cast in South Phoenix. He goes on to thank a number of individuals who supported his campaign.
ContributorsMcLaughlin, Dorothy, 1912-2005 (Photographer) / McLaughlin, Herb, 1918-1991 (Photographer) / McCulloch Bros. (Contributor)
Created1970
ContributorsMcLaughlin, Dorothy, 1912-2005 (Photographer) / McLaughlin, Herb, 1918-1991 (Photographer) / McCulloch Bros. (Contributor)
Created1970
ContributorsMcLaughlin, Dorothy, 1912-2005 (Photographer) / McLaughlin, Herb, 1918-1991 (Photographer) / McCulloch Bros. (Contributor)
Created1970
ContributorsMcLaughlin, Dorothy, 1912-2005 (Photographer) / McLaughlin, Herb, 1918-1991 (Photographer) / McCulloch Bros. (Contributor)
Created1970
ContributorsMcLaughlin, Dorothy, 1912-2005 (Photographer) / McLaughlin, Herb, 1918-1991 (Photographer) / McCulloch Bros. (Contributor)
Created1970
ContributorsMcLaughlin, Dorothy, 1912-2005 (Photographer) / McLaughlin, Herb, 1918-1991 (Photographer) / McCulloch Bros. (Contributor)
Created1970