More on Eisenhower 1958 dedication WRC-TV colour videotape

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Originally Posted by RobArist

Hi,

Sorry I was not able to provide you with a copy of the NBC Special, but we have posted on the Archives website the moment the broadcast goes from black and white to color.

I hope you enjoy it.
http://www.nbcuniversalarchives.com/...-02-28-2011.do

Best,
Luis

Luis--

Nice job with the aspect ratio. Was your staff not aware that the television image was 4:3 in 1958, or did they just think that poor Robert Sarnoff was particularly short and stocky (and the Presidential seal is elliptical)?

Jeff Martin