KAIT covered local, state, and national political events, policy debates, campaigns, and visiting politicians. For questions regarding these clips, please contact the Archives & Special Collections.
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Representative Pryor Discusses Gubernatorial Race
KAIT-TV
U.S. Representative David Pryor speaks with KAIT8 reporter Don Goodwin on why he will not debate Republican nominee for Arkansas governor, Ken Coon, and how the next governor will need to handle the state’s surplus.
Date: 1974
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Vice President Gerald Ford Speaks at Baptist Medical Center Dedication
KAIT-TV
Vice President Gerald Ford visits Little Rock, Arkansas for the Baptist Medical Center dedication. Ford gives a speech and shakes hands with attendees of the event. [No audio]
Date: 1974
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Former Alcoholic Comments on Representative Mills’ Erratic Behavior
KAIT-TV
Reporter Donald Goodwin interviews a former alcoholic about alcoholism and the erratic behavior of Representative Wilbur Mills.
Date: 1974
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People React to Rice Act Failing to Pass
KAIT-TV
KAIT8 reporter Cal Wasson interviews with a man, likely a rice farmer, and Craighead County agricultural extension agent Albert M. Swaty after the Rice Act of 1974 failed to pass Congress. There is also footage of a rice field and mill.
Date: 1974
