U.S. Senator James O. Eastland Campaign Advertisement for 1972 Election

Creator

James O. Eastland

Other Form of Name

Eastland, James O. (James Oliver), 1904-1986

Identifier

eastland_cassette_5_A

Creation Date

1972

Document Type

Open Access Recording

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Description

Campaign advertisement with James O. Eastland and a narrator discussing Eastland's involvement with the Disaster Relief Act after Hurricane Camille in 1969; home loans; federally funded rural water systems; Mississippi economy; crime & law enforcement; Social Security; support for President Nixon's Vietnam policy; Eastland's reputation in Congress; and Eastland's belief in the American system and laws.

Subject Headings (Library of Congress)

Eastland, James O. (James Oliver), 1904-1986; Elections -- Mississippi; Political television commercials; Hurricane Camille, 1969; Disaster relief; Water-supply -- Mississippi; Mississippi -- Economic conditions -- 20th century; Law enforcement; Social security; Vietnam; Nixon, Richard M. (Richard Milhous), 1913-1994; United States. Congress. Senate;

Relational Format

audio recording

Extent

29m32s

Original Format

audiocassettes

Original Collection

James O. Eastland Collection, Archives and Special Collections, University of Mississippi Libraries

Finding Aid

http://purl.oclc.org/umarchives/MUM00117/

Rights

This media file is for personal and research use only. This file may not be reproduced, re-posted, captured or saved. For publication and professional uses, please contact the Archives and Special Collections at the University of Mississippi Libraries.

Comments

[1972]