Series III: Media

This subseries contains 7 linear feet of press releases and radio beepers sent out by Brademas' office to members of the press, as well as material used by Brademas and his staff to prepare releases and beepers, including news clippings, transcripts of speeches, press releases from other offices on the same issue, and pamphlets and other informational material on the same subject. Files often include several drafts of each press release, ranging from longhand versions by Brademas or his staff, to handwritten or typed revisions. Campaign press releases covering specific campaign issues and events are filed together with regular press releases and beepers. Files are arranged chronologically. An index arranged alphabetically by subject and/or date precedes press releases from 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, and 1978.

Following the Press Releases are Congressional Corners, weekly reports written by John Brademas "exclusively for the weekly newspapers of the Third Congressional District." Beginning on the week of March 16, 1969 and ending the week of October 4, 1976, these weekly press communications detail the events of the past week in Congress, summarizing important issues, votes, and legislation, with commentary by JB. The contents of this sub-series are arranged chronologically by month and year.

The speeches and appearances subseries consists of 13 linear feet of materials related to speeches and appearances made by Brademas, including preparatory notes, outlines, drafts, and transcripts of given speeches. In addition to the texts of the speeches, research material used in the writing of the speeches figures prominently in the subseries, primarily in the form of articles from newspapers, magazines, governmental publications, and scholarly journals. Speeches delivered include testimony and statements in Congress, appearances made at meetings and special events of various organizations, societies, universities, and conferences. Transcripts of speeches made on radio or television are also included here. Each speech or appearance is filed separately, with additional folders dedicated to speech material on a specific subject. The folders are organized chronologically, and those speeches without both dates and titles have been filed in an "Unidentified speeches and speech materials" folder at the end. There is an index of speeches and articles made by Brademas' office from 1952 to 1978, although this list appears to be incomplete.