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Election '80 : Jamie L. Whitten
Identifier
whitten_VHS_11
Creation Date
10-14-1980
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Description
Public service television program featuring candidate Jamie L. Whitten for reelection to the U.S. House of Representatives. Discussion of Whitten's chairmanship of the House Appropriations Committee; U.S. economy; support for small businesses; U.S. budget and continuing resolutions; rural water systems; his hometown Cascilla, Mississippi; rural housing; energy; lignite in Mississippi; Tennessee-Tombigbee Waterway; agriculture; influence of television on politics; staying in touch with constituents; Federal Reserve and interest rates; growth of the Sun Belt
Subject Headings (Library of Congress)
Whitten, Jamie L.; United States. Congress. House. Committee on Appropriations; United States -- Economic conditions; Small business; Budget -- United States; Cascilla (Miss.); Housing, Rural; Energy; Lignite -- Mississippi; Tennessee-Tombigbee Waterway (Ala. and Miss.); Floods -- Mississippi -- Jackson; Agriculture; Television; Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (U.S.); Sunbelt States
Relational Format
video recording
Extent
29:00
Original Format
VHS
Original Collection
Jamie L. Whitten Collection (MUM00732), Archives and Special Collections, University of Mississippi Libraries
Finding Aid
Rights
This media file is owned by the copyright holder and may not be reproduced, re-posted, captured or saved. Due to copyright concerns, the recordings in this collection can only be accessed by arrangement with the Department of Archives and Special Collections.
Comments
Candidate '80 Jamie Whitten 28:30 - VHS label; Candidate '80 Jamie Whitten 28:30" - VHS case label; Candidate '80 Jamie Whitten - VHS case spine label