[QuadList] "Nixon-Khrushchev Kitchen Debate" on Amazon

[C. Park Seward]

Ted and I enjoyed seeing the tape at a UCLA/Wilder Theater screening.  
While the recording looked good (no herringbone) the camera was in  
lousy shape. Those TK-41s required a lot of care and this one didn't  
get it. I think a lot of the noise came from the camera. Digital noise  
reduction may help improve the image.

While the main camera for the WRC-TV dedication is the best 41 I have  
ever seen, the recording was marred with herringbone interference due  
to the early color recording.

And yes, Ampex did donate many things to Stanford but I haven't  
searched for that tape.

The original copyright was to Ampex in 1960.

Best,
Park

C. Park Seward
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On Jan 5, 2009, at 7:24 AM, Steve Greene wrote:

> Hi,
> I'm the AV archivist at the Nixon Library.  I'm unsure of the  
> provenance of this particular recording, but we have at least two  
> versions of the "Kitchen Debate".  One is a high-band color copy,  
> presumably from a low-band original or copy.  The tape is about 18  
> minutes and is quite noisy, as the earliest low-band recordings  
> often were when played back from later generation machines.  We also  
> have a shorter black and white copy that contains voice-over  
> translation of the Russian, also quite noisy.
>
> It was my understanding that the original was recorded at the Ampex  
> exhibit at the 1959 Moscow Trade Fair.  Therefore the copyright  
> should reside with the Ampex Corporation (unless they failed to  
> renew it).  I believe the records of the Ampex Corporation were  
> deeded to Stanford University, and are a core collection of its  
> "Silicon Valley Museum".  If anyone knows otherwise, I would be  
> interested to learn more.
>
> Thanks,
>
>
> Steve Greene
> Audiovisual Archivist
> Nixon Presidential Library and Museum
> (301) 837-1772
>
> >>> park at videopark.com 1/3/2009 2:08:26 PM >>>
> http://www.amazon.com/Nixon-Khrushchev-Kitchen-President-Kennedy-Khrushchev/dp/B000XPXUPE/ref=pd_rhf_p_t_3
>
> Studio: National Archives and Records Administration
> DVD Release Date: October 22, 2007
> Run Time: 16 minutes
>
> $10.95
>
> Best,
> Park
>
> C. Park Seward
> Visit us: http://www.videopark.com
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