At Issue; The Billion Dollar Bird
Item Information
- Title:
- At Issue; The Billion Dollar Bird
- Description:
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Through separate interviews with government, airplane manufacturing, and medical representatives, this program examines the economic, political, and technical problems surrounding the Federal Governments proposed supersonic jet transport. Under the administration of the Federal Aviation Agency, the next phase of the $1 billon program is expected to be announced by wither President Johnson or FAA administrator Najeeb Halaby on May 1, 1964. Appearing on the program will be: Don Bryne, associate editor of Aviation Daily, and an expert on supersonic air transport, who will predict the outcome of the supersonic program; U.S. Senators A.S. Mike Monroney of Oklahoma, Warren G. Magnuson of Washington, and William Proxmire of Wisconsin, all Democrats; Mr. Thomas A. Burhard, executive vice president of Airport Operators Council of Washington, D.C.; Lloyd Goodmanson, supersonic transport project engineer, Boeing Aircraft Co., Seattle, Washington; Dr. Taft Russell, president of Applied Electronics Corporation, New Jersey; Colonel Robert Patterson of the U.S. Air Force Surgeon Generals staff, and jet pilot in supersonic aircraft. Running Time: 28:39 (Description adapted from documents in the NET Microfiche) At Issue consists of 69 half-hour and hour-long episodes produced in 1963-1966 by NET, which were originally shot on videotape in black and white and color.
- Production company:
- National Educational Television and Radio Center
- Producer:
- Perlmutter, Alvin H.
- Producer:
- Stern, Andrew A.
- Producer:
- Hymoff, Edward
- Interviewee:
- Monroney, Mike
- Interviewee:
- Proxmire, William
- Interviewee:
- Patterson, Robert
- Interviewee:
- Goodmanson, Lloyd
- Interviewee:
- Murhard, Thomas A.
- Interviewee:
- Bryne, Don
- Interviewee:
- Russell, Taft
- Interviewee:
- Magnuson, Warren G.
- Date:
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April 27, 1964
- Format:
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Film/Video
- Genre:
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Talk Show
News
- Location:
- Library of Congress
- Collection (local):
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American Archive of Public Broadcasting Collection
- Series:
- Library of Congress > At Issue
- Subjects:
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Economics
News
Technology
Transportation
Politics and Government
- Extent:
- 00:29:07
- Link to Item:
- https://americanarchive.org/catalog/cpb-aacip-512-4j09w09r8p
- Terms of Use:
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Rights status not evaluated.
Contact host institution for more information.
- Notes:
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Episode Number: 30
