Year

1955-09-05

Video Details

30:00; b&w; sound; V-196 EA023; S. 828

Description

David Brinkley introduces the show with a brief biography of Sen. George Smathers. The program includes an interview with the senator's parents in Miami, his office staff in Washington, DC, his wife at home and his children in Chevy Chase, Maryland. There is an interview with Sen. Smathers in his office at the Capitol in which he details his life prior to Washington and his decision to enter politics, including anecdotes of his first Congressional office bid.

Corporate Subject

United States Senate

Geographic Subject

Chevy Chase (Md.)
Washington (D.C.)

Personal Subject

Brinkley, David, 1920-2003
Smathers, George, 1913-2007

Subject

Interviews
Politicians
Politics