1972 Eastland Rally in Tupelo, Mississippi

U.S. Senator James O. Eastland rally in Tupelo, Mississippi: introduction by U.S. Representative Jamie L. Whitten discussing the Mississippi Democratic Party, the importance of seniority, the bright future of Mississippi; U.S. Senator John C. Stennis on Eastland; Eastland discusses how voting for Republicans would decrease the power of the Mississippi delegation because of the loss of seniority, his relationship with the president, Jamie L. Whitten\u27s seniority on the House Appropriations Committee, John C. Stennis as chair of Military Affairs Committee, Eastland as President Pro Tempore of the U.S. Senate and chairman of the Judiciary Committee, the U.S. Supreme Court, and Eastland\u27s seniority on the Agriculture Committee