“A TIME TO SPEAK A TIME TO LISTEN“ 1970s U.S. NAVY AFRICAN AMERICAN RECRUITMENT FILM 32680

Want to support this channel and help us preserve old films? Visit Visit our website Directed by Manuel J. Perez, photographed by Conrad Buff and edited by Jerry Hartelban, this U.S. Navy film “A Time to Speak, A Time to Listen“ was created to showcase the Navy’s efforts to recruit minorities, especially African Americans, into the service. It features Lieutenant Commander Melvin Patridge, the Navy’s director of the Office of Information’s Minority Affairs Division, and other naval officers describing the office’s mission of communicating the nature of the “changing Navy“ to both civilian and military audiences. 00:07College student debates US Navy officer as woman and man watch. 00:55 Lieutenant Commander Norm Johnson walks through parking lot. 01:03 Johnson walks into building. 01:11 “The United States Navy presents“ 01:16 “A TIME TO SPEAK A Time to Listen“ title card. This film focuses on Navy minority recruitment efforts to counter the image