The Beatles August 1966

Title: Press Conference In New York Juniors (ABC News Raw Footage)
Type: TV News
Filming Location: Warwick Hotel, New York City, New York
Filming Date: August 22nd 1966
Broadcast Date: August 22nd 1966
Country Of Broadcast: USA
Duration: 07:53 Minutes
Quality: C-
Source: "The Beatles ABC News 1965-1968" (Klokonos69)
Other Sources: "The Beatles 1966 Vol 8" (FAB Productions)

Notes: Following their press conference at the Warwick Hotel, New York City, The Beatles held a second one attended by young fans.

The junior press conference was The Beatles’ own idea, and was intended as a change from the usual format in the hope that they
would be asked different questions. It was jointly arranged by NYC radio station WMCA, and DJ Gary Stevens invited listeners
to send a postcard with their name, address and telephone number.

Around 50,000 entries were received, and 75 winners were chosen at random. A similar contest was held by the official American
Beatles Fan Club, so 150 fans in total attended the conference at the Warwick Hotel.

Upon their arrival in the conference room each of the children was given a gift pack containing individual signed photographs of
The Beatles. When the group entered the room there were screams, and the excitement continued throughout.

At the end of the conference John Lennon was presented with a guitar, a custom-made gift from the Guild Guitar Company, based in Hoboken, New Jersey.

"ABC News" filmed some of the proceedings.