Vanderbilt Television News Archive

Special News Broadcast recorded from ABC Evening News for Sunday, Aug 19, 1979


Title: Battleground Washington: Politics of Pressure

Abstract:
  • ABC news special report highlighting system of lobbying in Washington, D.C., hosted by Brit Hume.
  • Featuring taped footage of statements and interviews with Charls Walker, Dita Beard, Senators Rudy Boschwitz, Edward Kennedy, and Russell Long, John Dolan, Fred Wertheimer, David Stedman, Richard Viguerie, Howard Phillips, Morton Blackwell, and Representatives John Duncan, James Martin, Les AuCoin, John Anderson, Abner Mikva, Bill Frenzel, Mendel Davis, Ike Andrews, and Carroll Campbell, Jr.

  • Begin Time:06:00:00 pm
    End Time:06:58:40 pm
    TVN Record Number:851632
    Copyright:Abstract and Metadata (c) 1979-2009 Vanderbilt University
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