Chicago: The National Democratic Convention, 1956 | Briscoe Center Digital Collections

[Boos from audience]
Rayburn: Well now just a moment. I've taken the ayes and nos many times, and I think I can tell which one has the most. It is the opinion of the chair...the nos have it. The nos have it and the minority report is rejected.
Announcer: With the major race decided, CBS News uses a unique device to bring two of the losers together. In the control studio, Averell Harriman, and at his headquarters in the Blackstone hotel, another erstwhile presidential hopeful, Estes Kefauver, face to face on television.

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Title: Chicago: The National Democratic Convention, 1956
Identifier: dv_00016
Description: VHS copy of 3 reels (16mm) of CBS News' coverage of the 1956 Democratic Convention. The footage includes Sam Rayburn, John F. Kennedy, Adlai Stevenson (the party's nominee), and Walter Cronkite. Documents nomination, controversy over the civil rights plank of the party platform, a surprise delegate vote for the vice-presidential nominee, and a tribute to Sam Rayburn.
Creator: CBS News
Date: 1956/08/14-1956/08/17
Resource: Sam Rayburn papers
Subject Geographic: United States - Illinois - Chicago - Chicago
Collection Strength: Congressional and Political History
Texas History
Military History