Democratic Big-Wigs Attend Breakfast Given by Mayor Daley Before Convention
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A breakfast preceding the 1956 Democratic National Convention, likely to have taken place on August 13.
Credits
Frank Koza (filmmaker); Estes Kefauver (participant); Hubert Humphrey (participant); Richard J. Daley (participant); Harry S. Truman (participant); Adlai Stevenson II (participant)
Complete catalog record
Cfa collection: Frank Koza Collection
Notes: The film features Tennessee Senator and vice presidential nominee, Estes Kefauver, as he shakes hands with Senator Hubert Humphrey of Minnesota. Subsequent footage includes shots of Kefauver engaging with Mayor Richard J. Daley and former President Harry Truman. There is a scene in which an affable Truman examines a 1956 campaign button pinned to a photographer’s jacket which exclaims, “I Go Pogo,” a reference to the satirical cartoon developed by Walt Kelly, and a contrast to the opposing political party's "I Like Ike." The film concludes with shots of Daley, Truman, and presidential nominee Adlai Stevenson posing together.
Subjects: Political conventions; Politicians; Presidents
Places: North America > United States > Illinois > Chicago
Cfa elements: Negatives, 137 feet
Cfa records: https://collections.chicagofilmarchives.org/Detail/objects/12742
Notes: The film features Tennessee Senator and vice presidential nominee, Estes Kefauver, as he shakes hands with Senator Hubert Humphrey of Minnesota. Subsequent footage includes shots of Kefauver engaging with Mayor Richard J. Daley and former President Harry Truman. There is a scene in which an affable Truman examines a 1956 campaign button pinned to a photographer’s jacket which exclaims, “I Go Pogo,” a reference to the satirical cartoon developed by Walt Kelly, and a contrast to the opposing political party's "I Like Ike." The film concludes with shots of Daley, Truman, and presidential nominee Adlai Stevenson posing together.
Subjects: Political conventions; Politicians; Presidents
Places: North America > United States > Illinois > Chicago
Cfa elements: Negatives, 137 feet
Cfa records: https://collections.chicagofilmarchives.org/Detail/objects/12742
Sources
- Chicago Film Archives · record ↗ — title, year, creator, length, format, color, sound, genre, description, credits, catalog record, video
Record added 2026-11-08 21:25:15