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Chiang Kai Shek Press Conference
Chiang Kai Shek during a press conference shortly after his arrival in Taiwan. Seated beside him is Madame Chaing Kai Shek and standing is reporter Cecil Brown of the Mutual radio network.
Chiang Kai-Shek and Madame Chiang Kai-Shek
May 1950
Snapshot of Chiang Kai-Shek and Madam Chiang Kai-Shek as they greet American reporters at their home in Taipei, only a few months after fleeing Mainland China.
Recording History
Journalist Cecil Brown, then with the Mutual Broadcasting Network, carrying the portable recorder that he used for interviewing while he was reporting on overseas news stories. He is standing on a ...
Alistaire Cooke and Colleagues
Alistair Cooke of the BBC broadcasting from the United States to the United Kingdom. On the far left is the American news commentator Cecil Brown, who broadcast the news for CBS, Mutual, ABC, and NBC.
Brown and Telex
Journalist Cecil Brown reading communication being printed on a telex machine.