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Politics 1966: Ronald Reagan, candidate for governor, California
Collection StructurePacific Gas and Electric Company motion picture film > Politics 1966: Ronald Reagan, candidate for governor, California
Item Title Politics 1966: Ronald Reagan, candidate for governor, California
Speaker Reagan, Ronald
Creator Pacific Gas and Electric Company
Date CreatedNovember 03, 1966
Description

Ronald Reagan, the Republican candidate for governor of California, speaks to an audience of Pacific Gas and Electric employees four days before the election. Shermer L. Sibley, president, Pacific Gas and Electric Company, introduces Reagan. Actor Chuck Connors is on the stage as Reagan's guest.

Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) sponsored this nonpartisan series of political forums for the thousands of PG&E employees in northern and central California. The series featured candidates for statewide office in California and discussions of leading issues, and was produced in cooperation with the Pacific Service Employees Association, International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (Local 1245), and the Engineers and Scientists of California.

Sequence: Part I: Slates begin (00:36), camera pans audience, guests on stage (01:05), Sibley begins speaking, introduces guests (01:15), Sibley introduces Reagan (04:45), Reagan begins speaking (08:02), Sibley thanks Reagan on the conclusion of his speech (25:20), first question from audience (26:35).

Part 2: Questions continue (00:12), Reagan concludes, gets a standing ovation, shakes hands of guests on stage, and exits stage (30:06), Sibley thanks Reagan and the audience (30:43), audience exits (31:45), closing credits (31:59).

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Place RecordedCalifornia, United States
FormatMoving Image
Medium moving images
Color
color
Soundtrack
sound
Record Number80177.5
RightsUsed with permission. This copy is provided for educational and research purposes only. No publication, further reproduction, or reuse of copies, beyond fair use, may be made without the express written permission of the copyright owner.

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