Profiles In Courage
Episode Guide
compiled by The Classic TV Archive
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PROFILES IN COURAGE
Robert Saudek Associates
for
NBC Sundays 7:00-7:30pm ET (8Nov64-9May65)
Producer Gordon Oliver & Robert Saudek
Based on the Pulitzer Prize winning book, Profiles in Courage, written by John
F. Kennedy.
Original Music by Nelson Riddle
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NBC Sundays 7:00-7:30pm ET (8Nov64-9May65)
1.01 [01] Profiles in Courage: OSCAR W. UNDERWOOD
08-Nov-1964 NBC Sun
Script by David Karp
Directed by Lamont Johnson
guest cast:
Sidney Blackmer ........... Oscar W. Underwood
Victor Jory ............ Charles Carlin
Tol Avery .............. William Jennings Bryan
Woodrow Parfrey ........ Governor William Brandon
Synopsis 1:
Story of Alabama Senator Oscar W. Underwood's opposition to the Ku Klux Klan
during his campaign for the 1924 Democratic presidential nomination. Explains how
this opposition cost him the nomination and, eventually, his Senate seat. [RF]
Synopsis 2:
Arriving at the 1924 Democratic National Convention, Senator Underwood
was a leading candidate for the Presidential nomination. But the Ku Klux Klan,
a power in Democratic Party politics during the Twenties, controlled enough
delegates to block the nomination. [RF]
Synopsis 3:
At the 1924 National Democratic Convention, Sen. Oscar Underwood
has the Presidential nomination---but for a Ku Klux Klan bloc. [RF]
1.02 [02] Profiles in Courage: MARY S. MCDOWELL
15-Nov-1964 NBC Sunday 6:30-7:30 PM Eastern
Script by Peter S. Feibleman
Directed by Jose Quintero
Music by Nelson Riddle
guest cast:
Rosemary Harris ......... Mary S. McDowell
Audrey Christie ......... Mrs. McDowell
Albert Salmi ............ Mr. Schneider
Ralph Williams .......... Fred Simpson
Frances Sternhagen ...... Miss Koeller
Woodrow Parfrey ......... Principal Ralson
Rae Allen ............... Miss Darvon
George Mitchell ......... Mr. Broomell
Katherine Squire ........ Mrs. Simpson
Jason Wingreen ....... Reporter
Synopsis 1:
Story of the pacifist stand taken by Mary S. McDowell, a Quaker teacher at a New York
School during World War I, who refused to sign a loyalty oath or take part in war
activities as a matter of religious principle. [RF]
Synopsis 2:
The year is 1917 and anti-German sentiment is rampant in wartime America.
At a school in Brooklyn, all teachers are asked to sign a loyalty oath,
but Mary S. McDowell, a Quaker refuses - and becomes
the object of pressures and vitriolic attacks. [TA]
Synopsis 3:
At Brooklyn's Manual Training High School, the acting superintendent
of schools announces that all teachers in the area will be
asked to sign a loyalty pledge. One teacher refuses. She's Mary
S. McDowell, a member of the Society of Friends. As a Quaker,
Miss McDowell does not believe in violence of any kind. As
a teacher of Latin, she feels her pupils do not rely on her for
instruction in patriotism. [RF]
Synopsis 4:
In 1917, Quaker Mary S. McDowell refuses to sign the loyalty oath required
of all the faculty at a Brooklyn school. [RF]
1.03 [03] Profiles in Courage: THOMAS HART BENTON
29-Nov-1964 NBC Sun
Script by A.J. Russell
Directed by Lamont Johnson
guest cast:
Brian Keith .......... Thomas Hart Benton
Carl Benton Reid ...... Calhoun
Meg Wyllie ............ Eliza
Russell Collins ....... Foote
Geraldine McEwan ...... Jesse
Lamont Johnson ........ Fremont
Jason Wingreen ........ Hanson
Synopsis:
Story of the role of Missouri Senator Thomas Hart Benton in opposing the extension
of slavery into California and preventing the secession of Missouri from the Union.
Analyzes the varying interpretations of the Constitution that led the country into a Civil War. [RF]
Synopsis 2:
After 30 years in the Senate, Thomas Hart Benton of Missouri is determined
to block the spread of slavery to the West. [RF]
1.04 [04] Profiles in Courage: RICHARD T. ELY
06-Dec-1964 NBC Sun
Script by Walter Bernstein
Directed by Michael O'Herlihy
guest cast:
Dan O'Herlihy ............ Professor Richard T. Ely
Edward Asner .......... Oliver E. Wells
Leonard Nimoy ........... Burr Jones
Marsha Hunt ............ Mrs. Ely
Karl Swenson .......... Chynoweth
Ford Rainey ........... Bird
Synopsis 1:
The story of the 1894 hearing at which Professor Richard T. Ely was examined by the
Board of Regents of the University of Wisconsin on charges that he advocated strikes and
boycotts. Shows how he is suspected of promoting subversive doctrines because he
insists that his students evaluate all ideas. Examines the impact of his acquittal on
American academic freedom. [RF]
Synopsis 2:
Professor Richard T. Ely, head of the Economics Department at the
University of Wisconsin in 1894, decides to take a stand for academic
freedom. An ambitious politician has accused him of teaching radical
ideas to the students and disapproves of free thinkers. [RF]
Synopsis 3:
In 1894, Prof. Richard T. Ely, head of the economics department at the
University of Wisconsin, takes a stand for academic freedom. [RF]
1.05 [05] Profiles in Courage: SAM HOUSTON
13-Dec-1964 NBC Sun
written by A.J. Russell
guest cast:
J.D. Cannon ........... Sam Houston
Warren Stevens ........ Lt. Gov. Edward Clark
Peggy McCay ........... Margaret
Slim Pickens .......... Rogers
Noah Keen ............. Throckmorton
John Hoyt
Synopsis:
Story of the military and political career of Sam Houston, emphasizing his life
as governor and his fight to keep Texas in the Union. [RF]
Synopsis 2:
Because of his anti-slavery stand, Sam Houston is recalled from the Senate.
He responds by running for Texas governor. [RF]
1.06 [06] Profiles in Courage: GOVERNOR JOHN M. SLATON
20-Dec-1964 NBC Sun
written by Don Mankiewicz
guest cast:
Walter Matthau ........ John Slaton
Michael Constantine ... Watson
Betsy Jones-Moreland .. Sally
Frank Marth ........... Grant
Anthony Costello ...... Burley
Whit Bissell
Alan Baxter
Synopsis:
The story of the hysterical atmosphere surrounding the 1913 trial of Leo Frank,
an accused murderer, who is sentenced to death. Shows how John M. Slaton,
governor of Georgia, ignores public sentiment and conducts a personal investigation,
commuting Frank's sentence to life imprisonment. [RF]
Synopsis 2:
With 16 days left in office, Georgia governor John Slaton is asked
to commute the death sentence of a man convicted of murder. [RF]
1.07 [07] Profiles in Courage: JOHN ADAMS
27-Dec-1964 NBC Sun
guest cast:
David McCallum ........ John Adams
Torin Thatcher ........ Sewall
Andrew Prine .......... Josiah Quincy
Gene Lyons ............ Samuel Adams
Paul Comi ............ Samuel Quincy
Russell Collins ....... Dr. Warren
Phyllis Love .......... Abigail Adams
Jeff Cooper ........... Killroy
Synopsis:
A documentary profile of John Adams. Describes how John Adams risked his future
political career by accepting the defense of the British soldiers accused of murder
because of their participation in the Boston Massacre. [RF]
Synopsis 2:
On the evening of March 5, 1770, British soldiers fire into a threatening crowd
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and when the soldiers are charged with murder, young John Adams agrees to
represent them although his hostility toward the Crown is well-known. [RF]
Synopsis 3:
Young John Adams tries to defend British soldiers charged
with murder after firing into a hostile crowd. [RF]
1.08 [08] Profiles in Courage: ROBERT A. TAFT
03-Jan-1965 NBC Sun
guest cast:
Lee Tracy ............. Senator Robert A. Taft
David Opatoshu ........ Professor Goldman
Lou Frizzell .......... Jensen
Sue Randall ........... Joan
Loring Smith .......... Marsden
Louise Lorimer ........ Martha
George Furth
Synopsis:
Dramatizes Senator Robert A. Taft's courage in condemning the Nuremburg war crimes
trials because of his belief that it was unjust to hold the trials under an ex post facto law.
Evaluates Taft's judgment in terms of equal justice under law and the
concept of international law. [RF]
Synopsis 2:
In 1946, Sen. Robert A. Taft risks political suicide by taking a public
stand against the Nuremberg Trials. [RF]
1.09 [09] Profiles in Courage: ANNE HUTCHINSON
10-Jan-1965 NBC Sun
written by Jonathan Killer
directed by Cyril Ritchard
guest cast:
Wendy Hiller .......... Anne Hutchinson
Rhys Williams ......... Hutchinson
Donald Harron ......... Cotton
Michael Pate .......... Wilson
Neil Hamilton ......... Governor Winthrop
Arthur Gould-Porter
Synopsis:
Anne Hutchinson rebelled against religious intolerance in Puritan New England.
A documentary profile of Anne Hutchinson. Describes Anne Hutchinson's
struggle with the Puritan Church hierarchy over rigid theocratic control of Massachusetts
Bay Colony, her conflict with Governor Winthrop in the courts, and her excommunication
from the church. Shows how Anne Hutchinson's stand reaffirmed the principle of separation
of church and state and the guarantee of freedom of religion. [RF]
Synopsis 2:
In 1636, Boston housewife Anne Hutchinson challenges the religious
doctrines of Preacher Wilson and the Massachusetts Bay Colony. [RF]
1.10 [10] Profiles in Courage: GENERAL ALEXANDER WILLIAM DONIPHAN
17-Jan-1965 NBC Sun
written by Don Mankiewicz
guest cast:
Peter Lawford ......... Gen. Alexander W.
Doniphan
Robert Emhardt ........ Governor Lilburn Boggs
Simon Oakland ......... Captain Bogart
Paul Stevens .......... Smith
James Callahan ........ Barnes
Tim O'Connor .......... Rigdon
Don Collier ........... Kinkle
George Lindsey ....... Black
Michael Constantine
Synopsis:
Profile of the frontier lawyer, Alexander William Doniphan. Portrays his courage
in defending the rights of Mormons to vote in the election of 1838. Explores the decisions
that faced Doniphan, as a general in the Army, when his commanding officer ordered him
to execute the Mormon prophet, Joseph Smith. [RF]
Synopsis 2:
In 1838, Gen. Alexander Doniphan lends his support to Mormon
settlers who are being persecuted for their religious beliefs. [RF]
1.11 [11] Profiles in Courage: JOHN PETER ALTGELD
24-Jan-1965 NBC Sun
written by Philip S. Goodman
directed by Daniel Petrie
guest cast:
Burgess Meredith ...... John Peter Altgeld
John Kerr ............. Whitlock
Howard St. John ....... Hinrichsen
John Cassavetes ....... Parsons
Milton Selzer ......... Schilling
Roy Barcroft .......... Judge
Synopsis:
Profile of John Peter Altgeld, one-time Governor of Illinois. Shows how Governor Altgeld
sacrificed his career by granting full pardon to a group of anarchists, whom he believed
had been unfairly convicted in a murder conspiracy trial. Includes scenes of their trial. Traces
the philosophy of anarchism in American history and examines the social pressures of the
new industrialism that led to the Haymarket riots of 1886. [RF]
Synopsis 2:
As judge, John Peter Altgeld felt powerless to intervene for the anarchists
convicted in the Haymarket Riot of 1866. But now he's governor. [RF]
1.12 [12] Profiles in Courage: FREDERICK DOUGLASS
31-Jan-1965 NBC Sun
written by Don Mankiewicz
directed by Sherman Marks
guest cast:
Robert Hooks .......... Frederick Douglass
Harry Townes .......... Coffin
Frederick O'Neal ...... Haines
Alfred Ryder .......... Garrison
Claudia McNeil ........ Mrs. Haines
Synopsis:
Profile of Frederick Douglass. Discusses the contributions of Frederick Douglass,
a former slave, to the Negro movement and to the American government in his roles as
secretary of the Santo Domingo Commission, Marshall and Recorder of Deeds of the District
of Columbia, and as United States Minister to Haiti. Shows Douglass' pre-Civil War activities
-- addressing abolitionist meetings, expounding his views on slavery and slaveholders,
and risking his recapture by publishing the story of his escape from slavery. [RF]
Synopsis 2:
Escaped slave Frederick Douglass risks capture under pressure
by abolitionists to make his antislavery speeches in public. [RF]
1.13 [13] Profiles in Courage: DANIEL WEBSTER
07-Feb-1965 NBC Sun
written by A.J. Russell
directed by Robert Crist
guest cast:
Martin Gabel .......... Daniel Webster
Martine Bartlett ...... Caroline
Robert F. Simon ....... Clay
Sandy Kenyon .......... Webster
Carl Benton Reid ...... Calhoun
Booth Colman .......... Emerson
Synopsis:
Profile of Daniel Webster. Dramatizes the Senate speech Daniel Webster delivered
in support of Henry Clay's Compromise of 1850. Explores the conflicting currents on the
American scene during the first half of the 19th century and evaluates the contributions of
Daniel Webster to the preservation of the Union. [RF]
Synopsis 2:
In 1850, Senator Daniel Webster is pressured by Sen. Henry Clay
to support his compromise or risk civil war. [RF]
1.14 [14] Profiles in Courage: WOODROW WILSON
14-Feb-1965 NBC Sun
written by David Karp
guest cast:
Whit Bissell .......... Woodrow Wilson
Paul Stewart .......... Louis D. Brandeis
John Hoyt ............. Lodge
Philip Ober ........... Anderson
John McMartin ......... Tumulty
William Daniels ....... Attorney General
Synopsis:
Profile of Woodrow Wilson as he appeared in 1916 when he risked his own re-election in
order to nominate Louis Brandeis to the Supreme Court. Presents President Wilson's
defense of Mr. Brandeis before a group of senators who opposed the appointment. [RF]
Synopsis 2:
President Woodrow Wilson incurs the wrath of big business and big politics
when he appoints Louis D. Brandeis, a Jew, to the Supreme Court. [RF]
1.15 [15] Profiles in Courage: PRUDENCE CRANDALL
21-Feb-1965 NBC Sun
written by Andy Lewis
guest cast:
Janice Rule ........... Prudence Crandall
John Ericson .......... Philleo
Robert F. Simon ....... Judson
King Donovan .......... Reverend Mr. May
Gloria Calomee ........ Sarah
Ken Lynch ............. Purdy
Joel Fluellen ......... Harris
Ena Hartman ........... Ann Eliza
Synopsis:
The story of Crandall's fight against school
segregation.
Profile of Prudence Crandall. Examines the stand of
Prudence Crandall, a Connecticut
schoolteacher, in promoting the cause of equal opportunity for every American child,
regardless of color. Describes her efforts for the liberation of a race as evidenced when
she opened her school to "young ladies of color", despite the possible consequences of
her action. Shows how she faced the possibility of being jailed, but maintaining her firm
belief in her Quaker ideals. [RF]
Synopsis 2:
Quaker Prudence Crandall incurs the wrath of the town when she accepts
a black girl at her genteel Connecticut finishing school. [RF]
1.16 [16] Profiles in Courage: ANDREW JOHNSON
28-Feb-1965 NBC Sun
written by Philip S. Goodman
guest cast:
Walter Matthau ........ Andrew Johnson
Alfred Ryder .......... Senator Nicholson
Conlan Carter ......... Robert Johnson
Paul Fix .............. Brownlow
John Abbott ........... Wigfall
Linden Chiles ......... Nelson
Joan Tompkins ......... Eliza
I. Stanford Jolley
Synopsis:
Profile of Andrew Johnson. Studies his senatorial career with emphasis on the motivations
that led him to oppose the secession of Tennessee from the Union. Explores the growth
and development of the State of Tennessee and surveys the conflicts that faced the Frontier
State in its choice either to remain in or secede from the Union. [RF]
Synopsis 2:
Sen. Andrew Johnson, the man who will succeed President Lincoln
five years hence, fights to keep Tennessee from seceding. [RF]
1.17 [17] Profiles in Courage: HAMILTON FISH
07-Mar-1965 NBC Sun
guest cast:
Henry Jones ........... Hamilton Fish
Edward Asner .......... President Ulysses S. Grant
Peter Mark Richman .... Rawlins
Robert Emhardt ........ Davis
Frank Silvera ......... Lemus
Synopsis:
Profile of Hamilton Fish. Examines the factors that motivated Secretary of State
Hamilton Fish's solitary stand opposing American military intervention in the Cuban rebellion
against Spain that began in 1868. Describes his staunch defense of his antiwar policy and
discusses his proposal to give Cuba the financial backing it would need to buy its
freedom from Spain, thus avoiding further violence. [RF]
Synopsis 2:
In 1869, President Grant's Secretary of State, Hamilton Fish, tests a divided
Cabinet on the question of U.S. policy toward the Cuban rebellion. [RF]
1.18 [18] Profiles in Courage: CHARLES EVANS HUGHES
14-Mar-1965 NBC Sun
written by David Karp
guest cast:
Kent Smith ............ Charles Evan Hughes
Harry Bellaver ........ Hale
Strother Martin ....... Senator James Wadsworth
Kevin Hagen ........... Sweet
Arthur Malet .......... Hays
Synopsis:
Profile of Charles Evans Hughes. Examines the legal career of Mr. Justice Hughes and
explains the reasons for his stand in defense of duly-elected Socialists, despite his own
distaste for their party's principles, when the Socialists were denied seats in their State legislature.
Discusses the paradoxical problems involved in protecting basic American rights while
trying to insure the security of the Nation. [RF]
Synopsis 2:
In 1920, Charles Evans Hughes puts his political future on the line by speaking
out against the expulsion of Socialists from the New York Assembly. [RF]
1.19 [19] Profiles in Courage: EDMUND G. ROSS
21-Mar-1965 NBC Sun
written by Andy Lewis
directed by Gerald Mayer
guest cast:
Bradford Dillman ...... Edmund G. Ross
Simon Oakland ......... Fuller
Barry Morse ........... Rep. Thaddeus Stevens
Herschel Bernardi ..... General Sickles
Cyril Delevanti
James Westerfield
Synopsis:
The story of Ross' celebrated anti-impeachment vote for Andrew Johnson.
Profile of Edmund Ross. Depicts the critical position that faced Kansas Senator
Edmund Ross in the impeachment proceedings against President Andrew Johnson
and examines the reasons for the stand which Ross took in voting against impeachment.
Discusses the post-Civil War conflicts between the President and the Congress that
led to the impeachment trial.
Synopsis 2:
Freshman Senator Edmund G. Ross arrives in Washington
in time to be subjected to enormous pressure by a Congress anxious to
impeach President Andrew Johnson. [RF]
Synopsis 3:
Arriving in Washington, freshman senator Edmund G. Ross meets heavy
pressure from a Congress eager to impeach President Andrew Johnson. [RF]
1.20 [20] Profiles in Courage: GEORGE W. NORRIS
28-Mar-1965 NBC Sun
written by Don Mankiewicz
guest cast:
Tom Bosley ............ Sen. George W. Norris
Torin Thatcher ........ Cannon
George Mitchell ....... Ennis
Peter Whitney ......... Gronna
Herbert Voland ....... La Follette
Peter Hobbs ........... Lindbergh
Dan Tobin
Synopsis:
Profile of George W. Norris. Examines the controversial stand which Senator Norris
took on the Armed ships bill, submitted to a lame duck Congress by President Wilson,
and discusses the reasons for his standing by his convictions, despite the
unpopularity of his views. [RF]
Synopsis 2:
In 1917, Sen. George W. Norris is branded a traitor when he
opposes President Wilson's arming of merchant ships. [RF]
1.21 [21] Profiles in Courage: GROVER CLEVELAND
04-Apr-1965 NBC Sun
written by Philip S. Goodman
guest cast:
Carroll O'Connor ...... Grover Cleveland
Barbara Feldon ........ Frances
George Macready ...... General Fairchild
Paul Lambert .......... Whitney
Judson Pratt .......... Lamont
Russ Conway ........... General Drum
Alexander Lockwood .... Mills
Synopsis:
Profile of Grover Cleveland. Explores the motivation of President Cleveland in vetoing
the dependent pensions bill for Civil War veterans in 1887 and in attempting to reduce
the high tariff, despite the warnings of his advisers that the animosity of Civil War veterans
and powerful business interests would hurt his chances for re-election in 1888. [RF]
Synopsis 2:
In 1887, Grover Cleveland, first Democratic President after the Civil War,
opposes any legislation that would unjustly benefit veterans. [RF]
1.22 [22] Profiles in Courage: JOHN QUINCY ADAMS
11-Apr-1965 NBC Sun
written by Andy Lewis
directed by Michael Ritchie
guest cast:
Douglas Campbell ...... John Quincy Adams
Nancy Wickwire ........ Louisa
Laurence Naismith ..... John Adams
Parley Baer ........... Hillhouse
Alan Hewitt ........... Thomas Jefferson
Roland Winters ........ Pickering
Robert Fortier ........ Lewis
Willard Sage .......... Ambassador Rose
Synopsis:
Profile of John Quincy Adams. Examines the stand of John Quincy Adams in support of
an embargo in order to defend America's freedom of the seas, despite its immediate
effect on New England shipping and on his own political and financial fortune. [RF]
Synopsis 2:
In 1807, Senator John Quincy Adams seeks party help in denouncing
the British impressment of American seamen. [RF]
1.23 [23] Profiles in Courage: JOHN MARSHALL
18-Apr-1965 NBC Sun
written by David Karp
guest cast:
Gary Merrill .......... John Marshall
Booth Colman .......... Aaron Burr
Murray Matheson ....... Wickham
Christopher Dark ...... Hay
Alan Hewitt ........... Jeffersonas John Marshall
Synopsis:
Profile of John Marshall. Discusses the stand of Chief Justice John Marshall in the trial
of Aaron Burr for treason. Examines Marshall's views on the right of Americans to criticize their
government, on the independence of the judiciary and on the powers and responsibilities
of the Presidency. [RF]
Synopsis 2:
Chief Justice John Marshall presides over the trial of former Vice President
Aaron Burr
and he's determined to give him a fair hearing. [RF]
1.24 [24] Profiles in Courage: JUDGE BENJAMIN BARR LINDSEY
25-Apr-1965 NBC Sun
written by Don Mankiewicz
guest cast:
George Grizzard ....... Judge Ben B. Lindsey
David Brian ........... Charlton
Edith Atwater ......... Mrs. Andrews
Jimmy Darden .......... Johnny Alonzo
Joseph Ruskin ......... DA
John Crawford
Synopsis:
Profile of Benjamin Barr Lindsey. Examines the legal career of Judge Lindsey and his
attempts to redress the social evils of the early 1900's, despite the threats to his professional
career and to his personal safety. Discusses Judge Lindsey's role in establishing special
court procedures for minors, improving the system of correction for youthful offenders,
and in obtaining laws to protect poor people from unjust and exploitive employers. [RF]
Synopsis 2:
In a Denver courtroom, Judge Benjamin Barr Lindsey is about to pass
sentence on a thief---when he learns the criminal is only 14 years old. [RF]
1.25 [25] Profiles in Courage: GEORGE MASON
02-May-1965 NBC Sun
written by A.J. Russell
directed by Joseph Anthony
producer Gordon Oliver
guest cast:
Laurence Naismith ..... George Mason
Arthur Franz .......... James Madison
John Colicos .......... Patrick Henry
Donald Harron ......... Governor Randolph
Wesley Addy ........... Hellinger
John Graham ........... Thomas Mathews
Herbert Voland ........ Peckham
John Raglin ........... Wheeler
William Bakewell ...... Wythe
Synopsis:
At the Philadelphia convention of 1787, George Mason of Virginia refuses to sign the
Constitution because it lacks a bill of rights and he maintains this position when a
ratifying convention assembles in Richmond the following year.
Profile of George Mason. Examines the role of George Mason, a Virginian statesman,
in the drafting of the Bill of rights. Mason refused to sign the federal Constitution because
it did not contain a bill of rights protecting individuals against abuse by the government.
Discusses constitutional guarantees of freedom, recognition that legitimate power emanates
from the people, and democracy as a process. [TA]
Synopsis 2:
At the Philadelphia convention of 1787, George Mason refuses to
sign the Constitution because it lacks a bill of rights. [RF]
1.26 [26] Profiles in Courage: THOMAS CORWIN
09-May-1965 NBC Sun
written by Don Mankiewicz
directed by Michael Ritchie
guest cast:
George Rose........... Senator Thomas Corwin
John Colicos .......... Senator Davis
Lester Rawlins ........ Webster
John Howard ........... Senator Crittenden
H.M. Wynant
Synopsis:
Profile on Thomas Corwin, former Whig governor of Ohio. Follows his political career to
the U.S. Senate and shows how his career was terminated by his vocal views on American
territorial expansion and by his anti-war convictions. Shows how he ignored popular opinion
and was burned in effigy throughout the country. Explores the problems and pressures of the
impending Mexican War on President James Polk. [RF]
Synopsis 2:
After a Mexican raid on the new state of Texas, Ohio senator Thomas Corwin
leads opposition to President Polk's request for a declared war. [RF]
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