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WORKING CONDITIONS IN SAN FRANCISCO COW PALACE WERE IDEAL FOR RADIO-TV NEWSMEN. TROUBLE WAS THERE WASN'T
CONVENTIONS: CHANGE
TAKING advantage of errors made by the Democratic opposition, the Republican National Committee in San Francisco last Thursday scored heavily in the battle to win radiotv friends and through them influence people in next November's elections. The GOP unanimously adopted a resolution thanking radio and television and other media for their cooperation in bringing the convention activities to the American people.
At the closing session, immediately preceding the acceptance speeches of the repeat Eisenhower-Nixon ticket, the following resolution, offered by Mrs. Mary Benedict, a delegate from California, was adopted:
"Resolved, that the convention extend its appreciation to the nation's radio stations, the press, the photographers, newsreel companies and tv companies for their cooperation in distributing the news and activities of this convention to the American people."
Earlier in the week the proposal had been made to include in the official platform of the party, a plank calling for freedom of radio and television as part of the press and with equal access to all public events. Because hearings on the platform had been closed and the document printed, the plan was dropped.
At the Democratic Convention in Chicago the preceding week, the resolutions and platform committee was importuned to adopt a radio-tv resolution likewise stressing free access, but the attack of Chairman Paul Butler against CBS for its failure to carry a propaganda film on the opening day produced an unfavorable climate for such action.
The Republicans made the best of a drab, issue-less political convention by putting on an orderly, well-rehearsed, well-mannered performance, grabbing all of the Class A premium time they could get. Where the Democrats kicked around tv at their Chicago convention.
topped by the Butler-CBS incident raising th( question of editorial judgment, the Republicans were all cooperation and sweetness.
President Eisenhower himself chipped in b) shattering precedent once again. He permittee his Wednesday news conference, hurriedlj called at the St. Francis Hotel last Wednesday to be picked up live for both radio and tv (se< story page 31). This was the third time sinct he assumed the presidency three and one-hal years ago that the President has shown his higl regard for the broadcast media. Early las year [B«T, Jan. 24, 1955], he became the firs president to give equal recognition to radi< and television by throwing open his news con ferences for taping or filming, rather than live And in 1955 he personally addressed th NARTB convention in Washington, markin another first.
As was the case in Chicago, everything th Republicans did — and there wasn't much tha
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