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Motion Picture MP76-97

Profile of Alf Landon

Administrative Information

Original Format(s)
Motion Picture
Footage
165 feet
Running Time
4 minutes 35 seconds
Film Gauge
16mm
Sound
sound
Color
Color
Produced by
CBS News
Restrictions
Restricted
Description

Television program about Alf Landon in which he recalls his presidential campaign in 1936 against Franklin D. Roosevelt. Landon also comments on Harry S. Truman.

Date(s)
August 1971

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Moving Image Type
Motion Picture

Shot List

  • Reel 1
     
0:00   Alf Landon (age 84 riding a horse.)
0:45   Scenes in his home – cartoons of ’36 campaign and around his home.
1:30   Reporter asks about comparison of 1936 and 1971. Landon says they were a lot the same, unemployment, etc.
2:45   Would he have done anything different in 1936: No, would have made no difference.
3:30   Which recent President was greatest? Truman was pragmatic and forceful.
4:15   Will he retire? No.