Kennedy vs. McCarthy / Jack Newfield ; interviewed by Bob Murphy.

PRA Archive #:

BB3133

Evaluatation of the two Democratic Presidential Candidates, Robert Kennedy and Eugene McCarthy.|KENNEDY vs. McCARTHY / Jack Newfield| interviewed by Bob Murphy. – Jack Newfiled, associate editor of the Village Voice and Robert Kennedy supporter, discusses the Democratic Presidential primaries and the political careers of Robert Kennedy and Eugene McCarthy. CONTENT: The Democratic primaries and the machine movement — voting record of Kennedy and McCarthy — comparison of positions on Civil Rights, poverty, minimum wage, and migrant workers — comparing their views of the CIA, FBI, J. Edgar Hoover, the Cold War, American foreign policy, the draft and post-war amnesty — a critique of Hubert Humphrey — Who will support each candidate — positions on labor, welfare, urban policy, and Third World affairs — McCarthy’s Republican support — Kennedy and anti-poverty urban policies — comparing support among New York political leaders and activists — the urban poor and minority support for Kennedy and the potential loss to Nixon. BROADCAST: WBAI, 1968.

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Date Broadcast On:

WBAI, 29 Apr. 1968.

Item Duration:

1 reel (59 min.) : 7 1/2 ips, mono.|59:00

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Program: Kennedy vs. McCarthy / Jack Newfield ; interviewed by Bob Murphy.
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    • PRA Archive #: BB3133
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    • Program: Kennedy vs. McCarthy / Jack Newfield ; interviewed by Bob Murphy.
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      • Distributor: Los Angeles : Pacifica Radio Archive, 1968.
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