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Newton N. Minow papers

Papers of a Federal Communications Commission chairman (1961-1963) who focused national attention on the responsibilities of the television industry with his "vast wasteland" speech to the NAB in 1961. Correspondence dating from his years as chairman predominates, with chief topics of interest being an abortive reorganization of the commission, development of the government's role in satellite communication, and the expansion of educational television. There is also mail from the general public expressing opinions about broadcasting and letters from educators and publishers concerning public reaction to programs and commercials. Correspondence of significance is present from William Benton, Al Capp, Emanuel Celler, Martin Codel, LeRoy Collins, Everett M. Dirksen, Lawrence S. Fanning, Fred W. Friendly, Harry Golden, Arthur J. Goldberg, James C. Hagerty, Herbert Hoover, Hubert H. Humphrey, Lyndon B. Johnson, Nicholas Katzenbach, C. Estes Kefauver, and John F. Kennedy.

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