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Ten O'Clock News; John Kerry
09/07/1984
Jim Shannon (Democratic candidate for US Senate) holds a press conference to announce the endorsement of his candidacy by Vietnam veterans' leaders. Charles Harris (veterans' leader) and another man criticize the record of John Kerry (Democratic candidate for US Senate) on veterans' issues. Harris says that Kerry has failed to deliver on his promises of leadership made to veterans and other voters. Harris explains that the veterans' leaders are from an umbrella organization called Vietnam Veterans of Massachusetts Incorporated. Harris and others decline to state their affiliation with other veterans' groups. Charles Bennett interviews Shannon after the press conference. Bennett notes that some observers have accused Shannon of pulling a "stunt." Shannon talks about his strong record on veterans' issues. John Kerry campaigns in an African American neighborhood in Boston. Bennett interviews two members of the Black Political Task Force. The members of the Black Political Task Force talk about their endorsement of Kerry's candidacy. Bennett interviews Kerry. Kerry talks about the Black Political Task Force's endorsement of his candidacy. He says that he will fight for the issues important to the African American community. Bennett asks Kerry about the endorsement by some veterans of Shannon's candidacy. Kerry talks about his record on veterans' issues and his opposition to the Vietnam War. Kerry says that Vietnam veterans are not a "monolithic group." Kerry talks about his relations with veterans' groups and his most recent campaign advertisement, which focuses on his record as a soldier in Vietnam and on his opposition to the war.
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- Series
- Ten O'Clock News
- Title
John Kerry
- Series Description
NIGHTLY NEWS WITH CHRISTOPHER LYDON AND CARMEN FIELDS Began January 1976. Replaced evening news show EVENING COMPASS. Original host: Steve Nevas. Other anchors, Christopher Lydon (1977-91) and Gail Harris (1983). In 1980 - hour long. Ended in 1991.
(PREDECESSORS: Louis Lyons began news operations at WGBH in 1952. The News at 10 began in 1966. The Reporters premiered in 1970. The Evening Compass started in 1974.) Series release date: 1/1976
- Duration
00:15:01
- Asset Type
Broadcast program
- Media Type
Video
- Subjects
- Civil rights
- Kerry, John, 1943-
- African Americans -- Politics and government
- Vietnam War, 1961-1975 -- Veterans
- Shannon, James Michael, 1952-
- Segregation
- Political campaigns
- Genres
- News Report
- Topics
- News
- Contributors
- Shannon, James Michael, 1952- (Speaker)
- Bennett, Charles (Reporter)
- Kerry, John, 1943- (Interviewee)
- Citation
- Chicago: “Ten O'Clock News; John Kerry,” 09/07/1984, GBH Archives, accessed October 25, 2024, http://openvault.wgbh.org/catalog/V_E29D4ED3E48B49E5840F81147EC61DDB.
- MLA: “Ten O'Clock News; John Kerry.” 09/07/1984. GBH Archives. Web. October 25, 2024. <http://openvault.wgbh.org/catalog/V_E29D4ED3E48B49E5840F81147EC61DDB>.
- APA: Ten O'Clock News; John Kerry. Boston, MA: GBH Archives. Retrieved from http://openvault.wgbh.org/catalog/V_E29D4ED3E48B49E5840F81147EC61DDB