Summary Information
Kenneth A. Cox Papers
1962-1970
U.S. Mss 160AF; PH U.S. Mss 160AF
4.8 c.f. (12 archives boxes) and 48 photographs
Wisconsin Historical Society (Map)
Papers, 1962-1970, of former FCC Commissioner Kenneth A. Cox. Included are speeches and articles on FCC policy and the field of telecommunications, concurring and dissenting opinions on matters presented to the FCC, FCC inter-office memoranda, personal and professional correspondence, and subject files concerning FCC policy, particularly license renewal, the responsibility of networks to the public interest, and cable and community television. From March 1964 to November 1967, Cox served as Chairman of the Commission's Advisory Committee for Land Mobile Radio Services, and a good portion of the subject files and opinions focus on this topic.
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Biography/History
Kenneth Allen Cox was born in December 1916 in Topeka, Kansas and graduated from High School in 1934 in Seattle, Washington. He attended the University of Washington and received a bachelor's degree in law from the University of Michigan. In 1941 he began working as a law clerk for Justice William J. Steinert of the Washington Supreme Court, and later worked for the State Attorney General as a lawyer on the staff of the State Tax Commission.
When World War II broke out, Cox's legal career was interrupted to enlist in the Army in 1943. In that same year, he married Nona Fumerton of Seattle and ultimately had three sons. After the war, he returned to the University of Michigan as an assistant professor in the law school. He resigned in 1948 to join the Seattle firm of Little, LeSourd, Palmer, Scott, and Siemmons and later became a partner in 1953. The firm engaged in general law practice in state and federal courts and with administrative agencies, specializing in tax and anti-trust matters. In 1951, Cox was recalled to duty by the Army to serve as a member of the staff of the Army General School at Fort Riley, Kansas. After that tour of duty, he rejoined his law firm in 1952.
In 1955, he was named special counsel for the Senate Commerce Committee and, in that capacity, he helped direct that committee's television inquiry of 1956-1957. He resumed his Seattle law practice in April 1957, but returned to Washington, D.C. for brief periods in 1958, 1959, and in 1960 to conduct additional hearings for the Senate Committee. In April of 1961, the Federal Communications Commission named him Chief of its Broadcast Bureau, and in 1963, President John F. Kennedy appointed Cox FCC Commissioner.
Most commission observers, regardless of their opinion of his regulatory philosophy, generally agree that Cox was an uncommonly able Commissioner. Chairman Dean Burch, President Richard Nixon's choice to lead the Commission, called Cox, “A worthy and noble advocate of his position on the Commission. Although we disagreed frequently, it was not because of a lack of scholarship or candor.”
As a Commissioner, Cox was animated by a liberalism grounded in his faith in the capacity and obligation of government to raise the public-interest quality of programming, by a “mom and pop” attitude toward broadcast ownership, and by a persistent skepticism of the willingness of broadcasters to operate in the public interest without close supervision. Cox said:
I don't think the profit motive provides an incentive for the kind of programming the public needs. So long as they get an audience for what they do, broadcasters will do it, without regard to the needs of significant elements of the population that are not being served.
It was this attitude that propelled him, in 1962, when he was still chief of the Broadcast Bureau, into the center of a major controversy. Acting on authority of the Commission, Cox instructed his staff to question renewal applicants whose proposed local live programming in prime time appeared to be inadequate. To many broadcasters receiving the letters, the staff's questioning suggested that the inclusion of a proposal for sustained local-live programming in prime time would speed Commission action on their renewal applications.
Commissioner Cox was a strong supporter of the Commission's proposal to loosen the network's grip on prime-time programming, believing that the new rules would help stimulate new sources of programming. Cox also believed a multitude of editorial voices enabled the country's democratic system to function best, and strongly supported breaking up multimedia holdings in the same communities.
From March 1964 to November 1967, Cox served as Chairman of the Commission's Advisory Committee for Land Mobile Radio Services, and was a member of its Telephone and Telegraph Committees. On September 1, 1970, Cox retired from the FCC after his seven-year term.
Upon retiring, Cox joined Microwave Communications of America, Inc. (MCI) as a senior vice-president, and worked in association as counsel with the Washington, D.C. law firm of Haley, Bader, and Potts. Cox was also member of the National Advertising Review Board and a director of the National Public Radio Network. Columbia University selected him for the Alfred I. duPont Award in broadcast journalism in 1970.
Scope and Content Note
The papers document the full extent of Kenneth A. Cox's service on the Federal Communications Commission. Most notable in the collection is the selection of speeches and writings documenting Cox's involvement with communications and broadcasting organizations and his public role as a member of the FCC; correspondence with legislators on numerous subjects related to the FCC regulatory responsibility; information in the subject files about his strong opinions on the responsibility of networks, quality of programming in the matters of license renewals, and the emergent technologies of cable television and land mobile communications. There is no material here on his earlier government service, his law career before and after his service on the FCC, or his work as a senior vice-president of MCI. There are also no personal papers in the collection. The papers have been arranged in the following series: Speeches, Writings and Interviews, Biographical Sketches, Correspondence, Subject Files, Opinions, and Photographs.
The SPEECHES of Commissioner Cox run from March 8, 1963 to August 4, 1970 and are arranged chronologically and are listed in full by title (when available), event, and date of delivery. Overall, the speeches document his position in favor of an active FCC, especially in the area of radio and television programming. The speeches of 1963 and 1964 are concerned mainly with explaining the regulatory role of the FCC in radio and television broadcasting to professional organizations and associations having to do with communications. The speeches of 1965 and 1966 continue this theme but also include comments on religious broadcasting and public service responsibilities of broadcasters. From 1967 through 1969, the speeches begin to include opinions on community antenna (or community access or cable) television (CATV) and the public interest as well as remarks on the fairness doctrine and anti-trust issues. In 1970, Cox's speeches look back on his seven years of service to the FCC and the things that have changed in that time and look ahead to developments in the 1970s. There are also a few speeches on one of Cox's pet projects, land mobile communications.
Also included at the end of this series are a number of transcripts from appearances made by Cox on radio programs from 1965 to 1969.
The series WRITINGS AND INTERVIEWS consist of four articles written by Commissioner Cox for communications industry publications and transcripts of two panel discussions. The contents are listed in full in the container list.
The BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES are a handful of brief biographical notes on Commissioner Cox ranging from the announcement of his appointment to the FCC to a copy of his resume after serving in the FCC for several years. They are arranged chronologically.
The CORRESPONDENCE series is arranged by Personal Correspondence, Professional Correspondence, Congressional Correspondence, and Inter-office Memoranda. The correspondence is arranged chronologically by date of the letter or telegram or, if that information is not available, by date of receipt. The personal correspondence consists primarily of letters to the Commissioner congratulating him for various achievements including his receipt of an honorary doctoral degree from the Chicago Theological Seminary in June of 1969 and his retirement from the FCC in 1970.
The Professional Correspondence consists almost entirely of invitations to the Commissioner to attend public functions or to speak at conferences, seminars, workshops, or other events. Most of these are either annotated with Cox's acceptance or decline of the invitation or have a letter of acceptance or decline attached. There are a small number of letters to Cox regarding subjects such as FCC policy, the cancellation of television shows, or other mass communication matters for 1969 and 1970.
The Congressional Correspondence consists of letters to and from United States Senators and Representatives concerning FCC policy and/or actions in their constituent area. Included are letters to and from Sen. John Pastore, head of the Senate Commerce Committee's Subcommittee on Communications, concerning broadcast license renewal and amendment of the Communications Act of 1934. Also included are letters to and from Sen. William Proxmire concerning equal time and political commercials. Other correspondents include Senators E. L. Bartlett, J. Glenn Beall, Carl T. Curtis, Paul Douglas, J. Howard Edmonson, Roman L. Hruska, Henry M. Jackson, Edward Long, and Mike Monroney, and Representatives Brock Adams, Lindley Beckworth, Carl Elliott, Daniel J. Flood, Donald M. Fraser, Oren Harris, George Huddleston, James H. Morrison, and Clark W. Thompson.
The Inter-Office Memoranda consist primarily of further discussion of items from Commission meetings. Some memoranda were distributed to other government offices and some were distributed only within the FCC. A large part of the memoranda written by Commissioner Cox consists of commentary on network policies concerning the cancellation of TV programs. Other memoranda written by Cox include commentary on cable TV, common carrier procedures, construction permits, land mobile radio service, license renewals, open-mike radio programming, quality of network programming, regulation exemptions for broadcasts by educational institutions and hospitals, VHF drop-ins, and violence on TV.
The SUBJECT FILES series consist of notes, correspondence, and informational material on a host of topics related to communications and broadcasting. Most notable are files on Cox's pet projects such as license renewal, competition and responsibility in network broadcasting, and land mobile communications. Also included are small files on interesting subjects such as obscenity complaints, violence on television, equal time and the Fairness Doctrine, religious broadcasting, cigarette advertising, and the ongoing contentious relationship between AT&T and the FCC. The subject files document Cox's commitment to work, his wide-ranging interests, and his desire to have an informed opinion on all matters under consideration by the FCC.
The official OPINIONS of Commissioner Cox on matters before the FCC are arranged by Dissenting, Concurring, and Dissenting in Part and Concurring in Part. When available, the docket numbers for the opinions collected in these folders have been provided. Opinions written by Commissioners were, at the time of Cox's tenure, a very recent development encouraged by Cox's colleague at the FCC, Commissioner Lee Loevinger (whose papers are also held by the Wisconsin Historical Society). Opinions were written in order to suggest further areas of inquiry in a case, to request clarification on a point, or to provide a larger context for decisions made by the FCC. Opinions were not required of the Commissioners, but Cox was an avid writer of them, even though some of his opinions are brief paragraphs of assent.
All opinions of Commissioner Cox are published in the FCC Reports (SUDOC classification number CC 1.12/2), available in Federal Depository Libraries (see http://www.gpoaccess.gov/libraries.html for a list of these libraries). The FCC Reports are not, however, indexed by the name of the Commissioner writing the opinion, so Cox's opinions have been collected here and described by subject, petitioner (when available), locality (when available), docket number (when available), and date in the register for the researcher's convenience.
The PHOTOGRAPHS in this collection consist of photographs of Commissioner Cox performing official duties such as dedications, openings, and public appearances. There is also a photo book commemorating the 15th Annual Dinner of the BMI-NAB Directorate and Officers in 1963 and a portfolio commemorating the FCC Commissioners' tour of Lockheed Aircraft Corporation in Burbank, California in 1963. This portfolio consists of fourteen photographs of the Commissioners touring the Lockheed Briar Summit Radio Station (used for long-range communications with aircraft) and the Lockheed Aircraft facilities and grounds. The portfolio also includes a tour itinerary, list of Lockheed hosts, list of attendees, excerpts from “the past four annual reports on radio facilities and operations,” a transcript of a presentation given during the tour on Telpak (the Lockheed communication network), and comments on industrial security and safety radio usage.
Administrative/Restriction Information
Presented by Kenneth A. Cox, 1967-1970.
Processed by Matt Bailey (Practicum student), 2003.
Contents List
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U.S. Mss 160AF
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Series: Speeches
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“Introduction to Rules and Regulation in Broadcast,” 1963, March 8
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Address at FCC Bar Luncheon, 1963, March 26
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Speech, National Broadcast Editorial Conference, Athens, GA, 1963, July 25-27
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Draft, Discussion of Technical Matters, 1963, September 10
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“Broadcasting - The Regulatory Role,” Reed College, Portland, OR, 1963, October 10
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Address before the Connecticut Association of Broadcasters, 1963, October 24
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Address before the Second Annual Radio Operations Seminar, Oklahoma Center for Continuing Education, 1964, March 7
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Address before the National Association of Educational Broadcasters Region II Conference, Columbia, SC, 1964, April 10
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Speech, National Mobile Radio System, Washington, D.C., 1964, September 15
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“The F.C.C., the Constitution, and Religious Broadcast Programming,” Federal Bar Association, 1965, April 21
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“Some Assorted Views on Broadcast Programming,” Mississippi Broadcasters Association, 1965, April 30
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Speech, Alaska Broadcasters Association, 1965, June 17
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“Public Service Responsibilities of Broadcast Stations,” Boston, MA, Federal Executive Board, 1965, September 9
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Speech, Maine Broadcasters Association, 1965, September 11
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Presentation before panel on “CATV Jurisdictional Problems,” National Association of Railroad and Utilities Commissioners Convention, 1965, September 30
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“The F.C.C., the Networks and Broadcast Programming,” Television Executives Society, Inc., 1965, October 21
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“Private Systems, Common Carriers, and Overall Frequency Management,” 1965, December 10
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“Television, CATV and the Public Interest,” New York State Community Television Association, 1966, January 11
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“The F.C.C., the Constitution, and Religious Broadcast Programming,” National Religious Broadcasters, 1966, January 26
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Speech, Georgia Radio and Television Institute, 1966, January 27
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“Proceedings of the Southeastern Broadcast Station License Renewal Conference,” University of Tennessee, 1966, April 12-13
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Speech, Princeton Broadcasters Services, Inc., 1966, April 22
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“The Forward Thrust in Telecommunications - A Challenge to Both the Regulator and Regulated.” Industrial Communications Association, 1966, May 22
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“Religious Broadcasting and the Public Interest,” Catholic Broadcasters Association, 1966, May 10
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Speech, National Association of Broadcasters, Regional Meeting, San Francisco, California, 1966, October 18
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“Broadcasters as Revolutionaries,” Group W Public Service Conference, 1966, October 24
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Speech, National Association of Broadcasters, Regional Meeting, Charlotte, North Carolina, 1966, November 18
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“Rights and Responsibilities of the Public in Broadcasting,” National Congress on the Rights and Responsibilities of the Public in Commercial Broadcasting, 1966, December 1
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“Current Regulatory Issues,” Annenberg School of Communications, 1967, April 17
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Speech, Kansas Association of Radio Broadcasters, 1967, May 6
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Address delivered at the 20th Annual Summer Convention of South Carolina Broadcasters Association, Myrtle Beach, SC, 1967, July 10
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“Television, CATV and the Public Interest,” Regional National Community Television Association Meeting, Minneapolis, Minnesota, 1967, October 24
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“Some Current Problems in Broadcast Regulation,” Illinois Broadcasters Association, 1967, October 30
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“Broadcasting: Theory or Practice,” National Association of Broadcasters, Regional Conference, Los Angeles, California, 1967, November 17
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Speech, Wisconsin Broadcasters Association, 1968, January 30
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Statement on Behalf of the FCC Before the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Commission on Application no. 425 - WMA Transit Company and Applications nos. 462 and 463 - DC Transit Company, 1968, January 31
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Speech, Wall Street Communications Association, 1968, February 9
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“CATV, the FCC, and the Telephone Industry,” Minnesota Telephone Association, 1968, February 27
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“Broadcasters, Fairness, Cigarettes and Elections,” University of California, 1968, May 3
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Remarks to Conference on Antitrust and Monopoly Policy in the Communications Industries, Washington, D.C., 1968, May 28
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Speech, National Conference of the Associated Public-Safety Communications Officers, Inc., 1968, August 8
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“Broadcasters, the Spectrum and the Public Interest,” Broadcast Symposium, IEEE Group on Broadcasting, Washington, D.C., 1968, September 20
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“Some Observations on the Law - And the Practice - Of Fairness in Handling the Broadcast of Controversial Matter,” New York City, 1968, September 28-29
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Speech, National Retail Merchants Association, 1968, October 8
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“The State of Broadcasting - 1968, National Association of Broadcasters, 1968, October 21
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”Some Challenges to Broadcasting,” National Association of Broadcasters, Regional Meeting, Cincinnati, Ohio, 1968, November 11
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“CATV and Interconnection of Telephone Devices - Where Do We Go From Here,” National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners, 1968, November 13
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“The FCC, the Churches and Public Responsibility in Broadcasting,” National Conference of Christian Broadcasters, 1968, December 5
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“The Telephone Industry and the FCC,” National Telephone Cooperative Association, 1969, January 30
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“Ethical Issues Inherent the Modern field of Communications,” 1969, February 23
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Statement before the Subcommittee on Intergovernmental Operations of the Senate Government Operations Committee on S. 607, 1969, March 11
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“The FCC and the Broadcaster - Regulation vs. Moderation,” National Association of Broadcasters, 1969, March 24
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“Necessary Self-Training for Citizen Effectiveness,” American Council for Better Broadcasts, 1969, April 30
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“ETV - PTV: Opportunity and Responsibility,” 1969, May 9
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“Diversity, Censorship, Responsibility and Stability,” Oregon State University, 1969, May 16
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“The Churches and Broadcast Communications in a Time of Crisis,” Chicago Theological Seminary, 1969, June 12
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“A New Era in the Frequency Assignment Process and Its Impact on the Present Frequency Coordination Procedures,” Annual National Conference of the Forestry-Conservation Communications Association, Seattle, WA, 1969, July 24
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“New Developments in the Frequency Assignment Process,” Annual National Conference of the Associated Public Safety Communications Officers, Des Moines, IA, 1969, August 7
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Speech before the Section of Individual Rights and Responsibilities, Dallas, TX, 1969, August 11
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“Rights and Responsibilities of the Religious Community In Relation to Broadcasting,” New York Board of Rabbis, 1969, October 9
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“Are Things Really as Bad as They Say? Or, Have You Read Any Good Editorials in Broadcasting Lately?” Kentucky Broadcasters Association, 1969, October 14
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Address before the United States Independent Telephone Association, Washington, DC, 1969, October 20
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“The FCC and Religious Broadcasting,” National Religious Broadcasters, 1969, October 21
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“Communication in the Seventies,” Ohio Newspaper Association, 1970, February 13
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“The Broadcaster and his Society,” University of North Carolina, 1970, March 9
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“The Role of Competition in Communications,” Anti-trust Section of the American Bar Association, 1970, April 10
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“Land Mobile Communications and the Public Interest,” American Gas Association, 1970, April 13
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“Communications and Computers - Some Recent Developments and a Look to the Future,” 1970, April 22
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“The View Seven Years Later,” Federal Communications Bar Association, 1970, June 9
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“The Effect of Public Policy on Journalism in the United States,” Association for Education in Journalism, 1970, August 18
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“Land Mobile Radio - A Stock Taking,” 75th Annual Conference of the International Municipal Signal Association, Hollywood, FL, 1970, August 3, and the 36th Annual National Conference of the Associated Public Safety Communications Officers, Clearwater, FL, , 1970, August 4
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Transcripts of broadcasts, 1965-1969
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Series: Writings and Interviews
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FCC panel discussion - National Association of Broadcasters, 1966
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“Where do we go from here?” Communications Magazine panel discussion with FCC Advisory Committee for Land Mobile Radio Services, 1967, November
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“The Land Mobile Radio Services,” article for SIRSA Signals, 1966, January
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“The Upcoming 1968-1969 Television Season,” undated article
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“CATV: Why Is It Such a Complicated and Divisive Issue,” two-part article for TV Age, 1969, March
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“Regulatory Issues in the Development of the CATV Industry,” 1969, August
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Series: Biographical Sketches, 1962-1968
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Series: Correspondence
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Personal correspondence, 1963-1970
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Professional Correspondence
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1963-1964
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1966-1968
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1969-1970
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Congressional correspondence, 1963-1970
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Inter-Office memos, 1963-1970
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Series: Subject Files
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ABC-ITT Merger, 1966
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Access to the Media, 1966, August
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Acquisition and Ownership of TV Stations, 1964-1965
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Airlie House, Conference on the Use and Regulation of the Radio Spectrum, 1967, September 11
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American Advertising Government Affairs Conference, 1969, February 19
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American Council of Better Broadcasts, 1968, April
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AT&T, telephone rates and right to privacy, 1965-1968
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Belmont Cable Meeting, 1968, November
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Bostonian, Armene E., 1967-1968
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Brookings Institute, Executive Leadership Conference, notes 1968, March
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Cable TV, memoranda and reports, 1966-1970
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CATV Task Force, 1967
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Cigarette Advertising, 1969
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Commerce Committee (Senate) notes, 1969, March
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Committee on Communication and Commerce (Senate), testimony, 1969, December
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Commission Committee meetings, notes, 1962-1969
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Common Carrier Procedures, notes, 1969-1970
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Competition and Responsibility in Network Broadcasting, Docket 127829, inter-office memo, 1968, August
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Competition and Responsibility in Network Broadcasting, Docket 127829, correspondence, 1969-1970
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Computers, Communications, and The Public Interest, The Brookings Institution, 1969, January
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Defense and EBS Signaling, 1968-1969
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Equal Time and the Fairness Doctrine, 1963-1967
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KLTV-Texas, 1969-1970
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KREN-Washington, nighttime broadcasting, 1964-1966
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Land Mobile Advisory Committee, reports, 1964-1967
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Land Mobile Advisory Committee, procedures, 1966-1967
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Land Mobile Advisory Committee, notes and releases, 1964-1966
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Mutual Broadcasting System, commercials, 1966
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National Association of Broadcasters/State Associations, resolutions, 1968-1970
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National Association of Manufacturers, docket 16979, 1968, March 4
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Obscenity Complaints, 1968-1969
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Oklahoma Study, Renewals, incoming correspondence, 1968
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Oklahoma Study, Renewals, station data, 1968
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Oklahoma Study, Renewals, notes, memoranda, and outgoing correspondence, 1968
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Open-mike Talk Shows, complaints, 1965-1968
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Overmyer Communications Co., documents and opinions, 1963-1965
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Poor People's Gathering, Marks, MI, 1968, September
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Radio Legislation, correspondence, 1972-1975
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Radio Paging, 1965-1967
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Rev. Edwin Randall, 1967-1968
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Religious Broadcasting, 1965
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Rockford, IL, CATV, 1969
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Rosenbloom, Joel, CATV, conflict of interest, 1965
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Small Market Broadcasting, 1969-1970
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Task Force Reports, 1964-1968
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University of Georgia, broadcasting, 1963-1965
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VHF Drop-ins, 1963
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Violence on Television, 1968
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Westinghouse and NBC, 1970
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WIFE-FM, Indianapolis, IN, complaint, 1966-1970
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Series: Opinions
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Dissenting
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AT&T, telephone rates, docket 16258, 1965-1966
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TV License Renewal Dissent, 1965-1967
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Knoxville, TN, 1967, November 15
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KHBC-TV Denver, permit for UHF TV station 1967, November 22
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KKEY Vancouver, 1967, November 22
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Cosmos Cablevision, CATV, 1967, December 12
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CATV Watertown, NY, 1967, December 20
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Fletcher's TV Service, Rumford, ME, 1968, January 31
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Rumford, Maine, 1968, January 31
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FM stations, Northern Illinois, 1968, February 28
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WAKM Bedford, PA, 1968, February 28
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Revocation, Walla Walla, WA, 1968, March 10
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CATV Menominee, MI, 1968, March 13
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Midcontinent Broadcasting Co., La Crosse, WI, 1968, March 20
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KSAN-TV San Francisco, license, 1968, March 20
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Burbach Broadcasting Co., construction permit, Erie, PA, 1968, March 20
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Riverside TV Inc., construction permit, Idaho, 1968 March 20
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Renewal Group, 1968, March 27
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Vumore Video Corporation, Denver, Colorado Springs, and Pueblo, CO, 1968, April 10
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Teleprompter Corporation, CATV, Santa Cruz, CA, 1968, April 10
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Licensee of WIXY and WDOK, docket 15163 and 15164, Cleveland, OH, 1968, May 22
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Renewal Group, 1968, June 1
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“Broadcasting in America and the FCC's License Renewal Process: An Oklahoma Case Study,” 1968, June 1
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CATV, Vicksburg, MS, 1968, June 5
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Amendment of Part 91 concerning use of 952-960 Mc/s band frequencies, docket 17891, 1968, June 24
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License Renewal, Burley, Idaho, 1968, June 26
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Susquehanna Broadcasting, PA, 1968, July 10
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Network Affiliation in two VHF Markets, 1968, September 5
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License Renewal, KSL, Salt Lake City, UT, 1969, January 15
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Construction Permit, St. James, MN, 1969, February 5
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Oakdale, 1969, April 18
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CATV, dissents, 1965-1970
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Northco Microwave, Bennington, VT, 1965, July 14
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WTID, Newport News, VA, 1965, September 23
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New York-Penn Microwave Corporation, 1966, May 2
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West Texas Microwave Co., Lubbock, TX, 1966, December 20
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Amendment of Section 74-1107, docket 17438, 1967, May 10
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Centre Video Corporation, 1967, October 4
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Tennessee Cablevision, Kingston, TN, 1967, December 29
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Amendment of Parts 2, 21, 74, and 91, docket 16921, 1970, January 29
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Dissents, 1964-1967
: For docket numbers 14231-14238, 15040, 15115, 15201, 15281, 15791, 15983, 16060, 16061, 16081, 16082, 16408, 16454, 16455, 16464, 16533, 16679, 16680, 16947, 17228, 17891.
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Dissents, 1967-1969
: For docket numbers 16017, 16019, 16050, 16073, 16430, 16663, 16785, 17914, 18101, 18175, 18420, 18460, 18463, 18737, 18738.
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Concurring
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KBMT and KPAC, Cable TV, Beaumont, TX, 1965, September 8
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Construction of satellites for INTELSAT System, 1966, June 22
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Chenar Communications, Chenaugo Bridge, NY, 1966, June 29
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Tinker Inc., Richmond, KY, 1966, June 29
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Amendments of Parts 81 and 83 of FCC rules, docket 162-19, 1966, June 29
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Martin County Cable Co., CATV, Florida, 1966, June 29
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Van Curler Broadcasting Co., Albany, NY, transfer of control, 1967, December 20
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Brandywine-Main Line Radio, Media, PA, Personal attack procedures, docket 17141, 1968, March 19
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WBBM, Chicago, IL, broadcast inquiry on “marijuana party,” 1968, March 20
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Inquiries into alleged staging of news by networks, 1968, March 20
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Cosmos Cablevision, construction permit, Darlington, SC, hearing, 1968, April 27
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Petition for construction of new TV station, Medford, OR, 1968, March 27
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AT&T, ITT, RCA and Western Union applications to construct a submarine cable between U.S., Spain, Portugal and Italy, 1968, May 22
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Revision of TV Translator Rules, Part 74, docket 15791, 1968, June 5
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GE and KOA, Denver, CO, 1969, June 5
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Licensee responsibility in news broadcasts, Chet Huntley matter, 1968, September 5
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People's TV Association, construction permit, Othello, WA, 1969, October 30
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Yakima, WA, TV Proceeding, 1969, November 26
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Southern Bell, CATV channel, Rome, GA, 1968, November 26
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License assignment to WMOU, Berlin, NH, 1969, February 11
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Assignment of KRTV, Great Falls, MT, 1969, March 12
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Westinghouse and KFWB, Los Angeles, CA, license renewal, 1969, March 19
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Opinions of others which Cox concurred, 1964-1969
: For docket numbers 15011, 16258, 16612, 16828, 16942, 17073.
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CATV, concurs, 1964-1969
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South Jersey Television Cable Company, dockets 15482 and 15483, 1964, November 25
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Mission Cable TV, Inc., and Trans-Video Corp., Poway, CA, docket 16575, 1966, June 21
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Southern Television System Corp., Cisco and Eastland, TX, 1966, November 9
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Amendment of Parts 21, 74, and 91 and sections 74.1103 and 74.1107(a), dockets 14895, 15233, and 15971, 1967, January 5
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Video Service Company, Atlanta, GA, docket 16864, 1967, June 14
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Southern Video, Inc., Jonesboro, LA, 1967, August 16
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Soo Cable TV, Inc., Sault Ste. Marie, MI, 1967, October 4
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Multivision Northwest, Inc., Dalton, GA, docket 17066, 1967, October 18
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Valley Cablevision Corp., Indiana, 1968, January 24
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Southern Monterey County CATV, King City, CA, 1969, April 2
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V&G Cable Service, Wheeling, WV, docket 18580, 1969, June 25
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Platteville Cable TV Corporation, Platteville, WI, docket 18579, 1969, June 25
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Citizens Cable Co., Inc., and Williamsport TV Cable Company, Williamsport, PA, docket 18581, 1969, June 25
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Concurs, 1963-1967
: For docket numbers 14419, 14615, 15658, 15841, 15842, 15843, 15936, 16073, 16331, 16406, 16473, 16777, 16782, 16783, 16828, 17050, 17051, 17152, 17364, 17918, 17919, 17920
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Concurs, 1968-1970
: For docket numbers 6741, 16430, 18216, 18217, 18495.
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Concurring in Part and Dissenting in Part
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CATV, partial concurs and partial dissents, 1966-1968
: For docket numbers 17135, 17136, 17164, 17200-17208, 17521, 17522, 18093, 18094, 18095, 18139-18166, 18206, 18207, 18397.
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Partial concurs and partial dissents, 1963-1969
: For docket numbers 14251, 16306, 16307, 16308, 16309, 16495, 16991, 17695, 17696, 18216, 18217, 18316, 18686.
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PH U.S. Mss 160AF
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Photographs
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Photo book, 15th Annual Dinner of BMI-NAB (National Association of Broadcasters) Directorate and Officers, 1939-1963, Ambassador West Hotel, Chicago, IL, 1963, April 1
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NAB Panel with FCC Commissioners and Bill Quarton of WMT, Chicago, IL, 1964
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Cox with Senator Magnuson as he talks to a member of the British House of Commons, inauguration of commercial service on Early Bird Satellite, 1965, June 28
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Cox with Senate Communications Subcommittee Counsel Nick Zapple, talking to London, inauguration of commercial service on Early Bird Satellite, 1965, June 28
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Cox on WWDC radio with Steve Allison, 1965, August
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Cox with Jack Mann of ABC Radio West and General Jensen, Commandant, Alaska Air Defense Command, Ketchikan, Alaska, 1965, July
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Cox with FCC Commissioners Loevinger, Lee, Hyde, and Ford, with William Eutzy and J.E. Baudino of Westinghouse, Westinghouse Time Capsule Pavilion, 1965 World's Fair, New York, 1965
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Cox with Washington and Lee University students, official opening of Washington and Lee University 10-watt radio station WLUR-FM, 1967, November 13
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Cox with talk show host and former singer and actress Vivienne della Chiesa on “The Afternoon Show,” Cincinnati, OH, 1968, November 11
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Cox with Mayor Walter E. Washington and P.J. Schenk of Western Union dedicating the opening of Western Union's newest branch office in Washington, D.C., undated
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Cox, headshot, undated
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Cox on WNEW “Wide Wide World,” undated
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FCC Commissioners' Tour of Lockheed Aircraft Corporation, Burbank, CA, 1963, September 30
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