Census

Clip: 425475_1_1

Year Shot: 1967 (Actual Year)

Audio: Yes

Video: B/W

Tape Master: 1766

Original Film: 040-095-06

HD: N/A

Location: Washington D.C. - Department of Commerce Building

Timecode: -

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While President Johnson speaks at the Department of Commerce Building, census clock indicates that our nation now has a population of two hundred million. A sign outside a building reads, "Department of Commerce." President Johnson stands at a podium in front of a wall that hold four clocks and a counter that is registering new births taking place in the United States. A close-up is made of one of the clocks. A clock flashes when the counter rolls over to 200,000,000.