Papers, 1940-1981.

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Papers, 1940-1981.

Papers of Leonard Allen, a television news executive for the National Broadcasting Company (NBC), who later served as a consultant to the Commission on the Operation of the Senate working on issues related to televising Senate proceedings and became managing director of the Radio-Television News Directors Association. The papers document Allen's work at NBC, including information from government sources concerning allowable coverage and NBC's cooperation with other news organizations.

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National Broadcasting Company

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Radio and Television Correspondents Association.

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Radio-Television News Directors Association

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RTNDA is a professional society of heads of news departments for broadcast stations. From the description of Records of the Radio Television News Directors Association, 1947-1995. (University of Iowa Libraries). WorldCat record id: 233131123 ...

United States. Commission on the Operation of the Senate

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Allen, Leonard

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