Every four years the political parties of the United States engage in an internal power struggle in the process of nominating candidates for the presidency. The big effort at the party convention - and in the preconvention campaigns - is to find the man who can win. This film portrays the variety of means a contestant can successfully pursue to become his party’s candidate. Original footage of conventions is used to illustrate the selection process. Narrated by Robert Ryan.
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Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
008673
Language
English
Subject categories
Documentary → Documentary films - United States
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Campaign management - United States
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Electioneering - United States
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Political campaigns - United States
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Political science
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Politicians - United States
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Presidents
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → United States - Politics and government
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Black and White
Holdings
16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)