Scope and Contents Senator Proxmire was the first senator to address the oil industry. He is seen doing so. He says that oil tax privileges mean higher taxes for all others.; Notes:

Scope and Contents Proxmire pinpointed where waste could be cut from the space program. Scenes are shown of a rocket, the senate, and Proxmire speaking.; Notes:

Scope and Contents Proxmire is shown at work in the senate. He opposes the Glenn Elder Dam in Kansas. He does not want to create additional feed grain surplus.; Notes:

Scope and Contents Proxmire is shown on the street talking with small businessmen, and in a study addressing the viewer. He wrote a book, Can small business survive? He feels that small business is in trouble. The business must learn to adapt and change.; Notes:

Scope and Contents Proxmire visits a farm, then addresses the viewer. He is fighting hard for the dairy farmer. He wants farmers to earn a decent living.; Notes:

Scope and Contents Proxmire addresses the viewer from the door of the Senate Appropriations Committee. He got a seat on the committee because of his hard work. He wants to keep spending down. Includes scenes of Washington D.C.; Notes:

Scope and Contents Proxmire is interviewed outside about his stormy past with Lyndon B. Johnson. Proxmire wants all senators to have a voice on the senate. He says Johnson is a good president and everyone is happy.; Notes:

Scope and Contents Scenes of Washington, D.C. and Proxmire outside the Appropriations Committee room. He was chosen because his hard work had made him a top senate economic expert.; Notes:

Scope and Contents No one tells Proxmire what to do. Not the news papers, any economic group, or the president. Proxmire speaks from his desk. Newspaper headlines are shown.; Notes: