Public affairs radio programs

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Senator Peter H. Dominick (R-Colo.) delivers his weekly radio address, Report from Washington, on May 7, 1965. Sen. Dominick discusses the voting rights bill (Voting Rights Act of 1965) currently under debate in the Senate as well as the Clean Elections Amendment to the bill, which would protect ballot integrity and prevent voting fraud. He points out examples of numerous elections decided by a small number of votes and discusses the importance of counting individual votes.

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Senator Peter H. Dominick (R-Colo.) delivers his weekly radio address, Report from Washington, on Apr. 22, 1964. Sen. Dominick discusses the Administration's proposals for a War on Poverty, the adverse effect of this publicity on foreign perception of conditions in the U.S., the current high points of the U.S. economy, the inadequacy of the funding proposed, and the Congress's previous rejection of parts of the plan.

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Congressman Peter H. Dominick (R-Colo.) delivers his weekly radio address, Report from Washington, in Aug. 1962. Rep. Dominick discusses topics including absurd research topics funded by the federal government, the large increase in the NIH appropriations requested by the President, and the even larger increases added by the Congress, despite the agency's inability to spend its full appropriation from the preceding year.

Abstract Senator Peter H. Dominick (R-Colo.) delivers his weekly radio address, Report from Washington, on Apr. 22, 1963. Sen. Dominick discusses the upcoming Wheat Referendum, noting that the main issue is whether farms will continue to be subject to governmental controls or whether farmers will manage their crops in a free enterprise system. He reviews several economic scenarios depending on the bill's passage or defeat, including installing price supports, gradual relaxation of price controls,...

Abstract Senator Peter H. Dominick (R-Colo.) delivers his weekly radio address, Report from Washington, on May 23, 1963. Sen. Dominick announces the defeat of the Wheat Referendum by American farmers and pledges that the U.S. Congress will enact new wheat legislation. He also discusses his view that the Kennedy administration is attempting to control the production of the agricultural and livestock industries, reducing the need to export farm surpluses to European markets, in an effort to gain...

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Senator Peter H. Dominick (R-Colo.) delivers his weekly radio address, Report from Washington, on Sept. 2, 1965. Sen. Dominick discusses topics including the labor movement, the possible steel industry strike, union workers, and his proposal for the Working Man's Bill of Rights.

Abstract Senator Peter H. Dominick (R-Colo.) delivers a radio address, Report to Colorado, on the aftermath of the riots in Washington, D.C. on April 11, 1968. Sen. Dominick discusses his tour of the city as a member of the Senate District of Columbia Committee, reporting the types of stores that were looted, the number of fires that had been set, as well as the number and types of arrests that had been made during the riots. Dominick also gives his opinion on the reasons for the looting as well as...

Abstract Senator Peter H. Dominick (R-Colo.) answers questions during a telephone interview for KREX Radio in Grand Junction, Colorado on March 4, 1974. Sen. Dominick discusses the Emergency Energy Bill, the extension of royalties on oil and gas leases, the Watergate scandal, the proposed impeachment proceedings against President Richard M. Nixon, and whether he would prefer being a Democrat instead of a republican up for re-election. In a second interview, Dominick answers questions related to the...

Abstract Senator Peter H. Dominick (R-Colo.) answers questions from an unidentified interviewer on June 30, 1971. Sen. Dominick discusses the federal oil shale program including oil leases and the development of environmental safeguards. Dominick talks about his opposition to the Emergency Employment Act of 1971 and how he would reduce unemployment through skills re-training and revenue sharing to promote business growth instead. He also talks about the Mansfield Amendment, which would require...

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Series 10 of 11 Includes foreign relations trip materials, newsletters, radio scripts, press releases, weekly reports, and audio and video tapes.