Collection of excerpts from the Congressional Record
relating to Congressional action for showing the USIA film
Years of Lightning in the United States, Washington, D.C., August 19-October 7, 1965
Creator
United States. Congress (89th: 1965-1966)
Date Created and/or Issued
1965-08
Publication Information
Pepperdine University Libraries Bruce Herschensohn Collection [digital resource], Pepperdine University Special Collections and University Archives
Materials in collection:
Aug. 19, 1965 -po D819 - Announcement of discussion of the
JFK film on the following day's program.
" p. 20378 - Mention in the Senate regarding its "Legislative Program" and the taking up of the motion on the JFK
film the following day.
Aug. 24, 1965 - p. D834 -Committee on Foreign Relations
reporting out H. Con. Res. 285 to allow the showing of he JFK film in
the U.S. with additional provisions relating to John F. Kennedy Center
for the Performing Arts.
Aug. 25, 1965 - p. D840 - Mention of the JFK film under
"Chamber Action, Bills Reported."
-- p. 20851 - "Showing in the United States of
USIA Film 'John F. Kennedy-Years of Lightning, Day ofDrurns' "Report
out ofa Committee (S. Rep!. No. 647)."
Aug. 26, 1965 - pp. 21255-56 - "Showing in the United States of U.S. Information Agency film 'John F. Kennedy-Years of
Lightning, Day of Drums' "with remarks by Senators McGovern,
Mansfield, and Pell.
Sept. 21 , 1965 - p. D947-Notice that the Committee on
Foreign Affairs and ordered to report favorably to the House S.J. Res.
106 to allow the showing in the U.S. of the USIA film on JFK.
Oct. 1, 1965 - p. D986 -Notice on Oct. 5th the House would
act on S.J. Res. 106 (the USIA film on JFK).
Oct. 5, 1965 -pp. 25023-26 - "USIA Film John F.
Kennedy-Years of Lightning, Day of Drums. ' " with remarks by
Congressmen Zablocki, Adair, Gross, Derwinski, Morgan, and Fulton. Oct. 6, 1965 - p. D997 - Notice of the House program for
Oct. 7th which would vote on S.J. Res. 106 regarding the showing in the
U.S. of the USIA's film Years afLighting.
Oct. 7, 1965 - p. 25328 - Passage of S.J. Res. 106 by the
House.
- p. DIOOO - Notice under "Chamber Action"
that th~ Ho~e by voice vote passed SJ. Res. 106, and, thereby, cleared
the legIslatIOn for the President to sign into law.
I. USIA-Films-Years afLightning-U.S. release. 2.
McGovern, George Stanley, 1922- .3. Mansfield, Michael Joseph
1906- . 4. Pell, Claiborne de Borda, 1918-2009. 5. Zablocki, Clement John, 1912-1983. 6. Adair, Edwin Ross, 1907-1983. 7.
Gross, Harold Royce, 1899-1987. 8. Derwinski, Edward Joseph, 1926-
9. Morgan, Thomas Ellsworth, 1906- . 10. Fulton, James Grove
1903-1971. Scanned from original text or image using a Canon Expression 10000XL scanner. Optimized in Adobe Acrobat 9 Pro and saved in .pdf format.
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