Yarborough 1-25-90 [Campaign Film for 1970 Senate Race; Composite]; Yarborough 1-25-90 [Campaign Film for 1970 Senate Race; Composite]

  • Beginning of film; Yarborough announces candidacy for U.S. Senate
  • Mentions the Cold War G.I. Bill, Padre Island Seashore Bill, and Bilingual Education Act.
  • "My five years as District Judge of Austin taught me how to cooperate in fighting crime."
  • On his opposition to high-interest rates and "tight money policies" of current administration
  • Commitment to protecting the environment
  • "If we continue to pollute the water we drink and the air we breathe, we'll smother in our own waste."
  • Reminds voters to register by January 31st if they would like to vote this year. [This, along with mentioning legislation passed in 1968 was used to ascertain the date of the film as 1970.]