Capital Journal - Federal Budget and City Programs
Capital Journal - Federal Budget and City Programs
(20:02:00) WETA logo, PBS funding credits (20:00:15) Opens to footage of Speaker of the House TIP O'NEILL presiding over a vote rejecting the President's budget, quick display of the Senate and House vote counts on Reagan's budget, shot of Republican Congressmen - including NEWT GINGRICH walking out on a round table meeting of the House Administration Committee, long shot of the White House, President RONALD REAGAN in a national address from the oval office calls on the American people for support of his budget, several quick shots of New Orleans - old street with lines of second floor terraces, shots of young people walking and playing on sidewalks in housing project, New Orleans mayor surrounded by entourage in speech says the proposed budget will not work for the city (20:01:21) Capital Journal host HODDING CARTER in tv studio introduces program (20:01:29) Capital Journal title screen and animation (20:01:38) In studio Carter explains shows topic - the 1986 budget, during explanation graphics illustrate the rapid sharp increase of the national debt and the reduction of the national deficit by proposed budget plans (20:03:15) Segment on social security - medium shot of senior citizens seated outside a grocery store on a bench, various shots of senior citizens shopping in grocery store - one shot shows several seniors in line at the check out with one lady paying cashier for her groceries, shot of seniors playing cards outside - they are seated in lawn chairs, shot of old man feeding pigeons, shot of several old people walking on the sidewalk (20:03:52) Back in studio Carter speaks with DONALD W. MORAN Executive Assistant Director at the Office of Management and Budget about the proposed budget (20:05:50) Segment on New Orleans - nice montage of shots of Bourbon Street - happy tourists walk down the center of the street, various signs - many of them neon - for bars, clubs, and strip joints, a jazz band performs on stage with a trumpet soloing, a Bourbon street sign, long shot of city from across bay of water at twilight, shot of the New Orleans dock, shot of the Super Dome, the New Orleans Symphony applauded after performance, shot of defunct world's fair ground, shot of old paddle boat passing a huge barge going the opposite way up stream (20:07:01) PBS reporter ANDREA FLEISCHER on a quaint New Orleans street with a Southern mansion behind her explains New Orleans economic woes, a street trolley cruises the streets of New Orleans, b/w footage of President LYNDON JOHNSON signing the Civil Rights Act in front of a large audience, clip of Johnson at podium urging for funds to rebuild American cities, in speech President RICHARD NIXON claims to have renewed American cities, quick clip of President JIMMY CARTER speaking, aerial shot of New Orleans downtown, comments of MOON LANDRIEU former New Orleans mayor on federal funding of the city, city councilman BRIAN WAGNER criticizes federal funding, another aerial downtown New Orleans shot, more footage of barges on water, aerial shots of oil rigs off New Orleans' coast, shots of a couple of old Southern mansions surrounded by gates in the city, shot of poor people waiting outside doorway, quick shot of teacher teaching public school class, shots of new down town development and renovation, SCOTT DITCH of the Rouse Company explains why they are able to renovate the New Orleans' world fair ground (20:10:46) Shots of a rally on the steps of the Capital to protest domestic spending cuts, New Orleans mayor DUTCH MORIAL speaks out against proposed budgets that he says will damage city economies, shots of the construction of an apartment complex in New Orleans, comments of HENRY LAMBERT - apartment complex developer (20:12:08) Footage of a housing project in New Orleans - various shots of adults and kids hanging around and playing outside the project buildings, State legislator JOHN JACKSON visits the housing project - his former home - and recieves a warm welcome from residents, Legislator Jackson says funding cuts are "the height of insensitivity", footage of an elderly man picking up a check from a Catholic charity - he smokes a cigarette as he waits inside the charity building and says social security has not been helping him, further comments of Moon Ladrieu (20:13:25) Footage of a class reunion of the McGee (?) Girls school - an affluent white private school - shots of giggling women socializing within a circle, MUZZIE LABOUISSE - school director criticizes federal funding of cities - calling the needy undeserving, comments of J. PETER LABOUISSE on the inability to fund city social programs (20:14:18) More shots of New Orleans tourists riding horse and carriage and street trolley - at the back of street trolley a man plays jazz saxophone (20:14:40) Back in tv studio Carter introduces second guest - St. Paul Minnesota Mayor GEORGE LUTIMER - he and guest Donald Moran talk about federal funding of city programs (20:17:55) Carter introduces Senator PHIL GRAMM and Senator ERNEST HOLLINGS - they join the discussion group from Capital Hill and are broadcast in the studio on a large monitor - the group discusses federal budget priorities (20:26:00) Carter thanks guests and closes out show (20:26:30) Credits roll over footage of jazz band playing New Orleans club (20:27:33) PBS funding credits