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TOMORROW WITH TOM SNYDER {GUEST: JIMMY HOFFA} (TV)

Summary

One in this series of late-night topical interview programs hosted by Tom Snyder. On this show, Snyder is joined by labor union leader Jimmy Hoffa. Topics of discussion include: Hoffa on how the labor movement has changed over the last forty years; his feelings on a labor dispute amongst the New York Police Department; his adamant refusal to give back conditions obtained by labor unions; the differences between working for a city or a private employer; the recent dispute between the garbage worker's union and their administration; the philosophy behind strikes and about giving up conditions; Hoffa on the Penn Central situation; Hoffa on trying to calm down strikers to accept a contract and how a labor leader should act; his mentality at the bargaining table; his desire to once again run the Teamsters and the current state of the union; labor leaders and how unions compare to big business in terms of influence; Hoffa's involvement in a series of bargains involving labor leader Chavez Smith; the popular public image of the Teamsters, including the notion that they employ "hoodlums"; Hoffa's political views; Hoffa's prison sentence and his surprise at what prison life was like; his disgust at "inhumane" prison policies; his experiences with the warden of his prison and his efforts to get jobs for inmates; the stigma of being an ex-convict; and Hoffa's treatment in prison. Includes commercials.

Details

  • NETWORK: NBC
  • DATE: February 25, 1975 1:00 AM
  • RUNNING TIME: 0:58:38
  • COLOR/B&W: Color
  • CATALOG ID: B:41551
  • GENRE: Talk/Interviews
  • SUBJECT HEADING: Talk/Interviews
  • SERIES RUN: NBC - TV series, 1973-1981
  • COMMERCIALS:
    • TV – Commercials – Admiral refrigerators
    • TV – Commercials – American Heart Association
    • TV – Commercials – American Lung Association
    • TV – Commercials – Careers job training
    • TV – Commercials – Congespirin cold tablets
    • TV – Commercials – Easter Seals charity organization
    • TV – Commercials – Endust dusting aid
    • TV – Commercials – Job Service job placement program
    • TV – Commercials – Murine 2 eye drops
    • TV – Commercials – Peace Corps
    • TV – Commercials – Presidential Physical Fitness Award
    • TV – Commercials – U.S. Department of Education and Welfare
    • TV – Commercials – U.S. Savings Plan
    • TV – Promos – "Another World"
    • TV – Promos – "Dean Martin"
    • TV – Promos – "Flip Wilson"
    • TV – Promos – "Mac Davis"
    • TV – Promos – "Today"

CREDITS

  • Tom Snyder … Host
  • Jimmy Hoffa … Guest
  • Chavez Smith