{"value"=>"Tape 1 of 7. National Gay Conference, Chicago"}
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{"value"=>"<p>Before the conference opens Manford interviews gay delegates and representatives on their expectations and hopes for the conference. Some of the questions he asks are: What do you expect to get out of this conference? Are you expecting the people at the conference to endorse a candidate for President? Is there currently in Chicago any political representation for gays? Do you know of any move in Illinois to guarantee fair housing and employment for gays? Are there any politicians in Illinois who have voiced support for gays? What kind of programs do you want to see come out of the conference? Some responses are: the need for gays to get together on national issues and to come up with a Presidential candidate who will best serve the purposes of the gay rights movement; and a well-devised plan for a coordinated nationwide effort to be hammered out at the conference. Among the topics addressed by the opening speakers on this cassette are: George McGovern, Hubert Humphrey, John Lindsay; the toughening-up process undergone by many gays preceding the conference, \"we are not so naive as we used to be\"; the efficacy of applying persistent pressure on liberal politicians such as Shirley Chisholm, John Lindsay, and George McGovern; the kinds of confrontation tactics individual candidates are most vulnerable to, citing the successful zaps used against John Lindsay. Manford, representing Gay People at Columbia, comments that it is important that before entering the polling booth gays be aware of the position of candidates, and that this information be made available to the nation-wide gay community. He contributes examples of the types of strategy to be used for different candidates and concludes\", disparity between a candidate's civil rights position and refusal to take a position on gay civil rights should be made public\".</p> <p>Billed as \"Strategy Session for Election '72\". Organized to plan strategy and tactics for the Democratic and Republican Party Presidential Conventions to be held in Miami Beach in the Summer. Throughout the seven tapes there is an uneven sound quality. Names of speakers are not always given or audible. Manford, speaking from the floor, is the most distinct because he is holding the tape recorder.</p>"}