WSFA audiovisual item D073.0013

Bill Henry interviewing Senator Stuart Symington of Missouri at WSFA in Montgomery. Among the topics discussed are the upcoming presidential election and the possibility of a third-party candidate in the South; segregation, integration, and potential civil rights legislation; nationalism and communi...

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Format: Electronic
Published: Alabama Department of Archives and History
Online Access:http://cdm17217.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/wsfa/id/1204
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Summary:Bill Henry interviewing Senator Stuart Symington of Missouri at WSFA in Montgomery. Among the topics discussed are the upcoming presidential election and the possibility of a third-party candidate in the South; segregation, integration, and potential civil rights legislation; nationalism and communism in Africa; and Dwight Eisenhower's Republican presidential administration. Symington, himself a contender for the Democratic presidential nomination in 1960, was in town to speak at the Chamber of Commerce's annual dinner at Garrett Coliseum. The segment was produced by the WSFA-TV News and Special Events Department, and it ends with a title card that reads, "Use Your Library / WSFA-TV Montgomery."