# Tell It Like It Is: The V.I.P. Story, 1964

"TELEVISION DOCUMENTARY: On the Volunteer Improvement Program for illiterate adults in St. Louis, Mo. Classes are held in the Hamilton School and the St. Regis Catholic Church where volunteers tutor adults in reading, writing and arithmetic to improve their education and help them escape poverty. Students talk about the program and job opportunities after graduation, Directors, volunteers and business associates "tell it like it is" to help people help themselves. Urges businesses, communities and organizations to help these "very important people" by providing space, contributions and scholarships." National Archives Identifier: 72875

- Kind: TV
- Year: 1964
- Runtime: 27 min
- By: United States. Office of Economic Opportunity
- Genres: Education, Religion
- Archive: [Internet Archive](https://archive.org/details/TellItLikeItIs1964)
- Licence or status: [Public Domain Mark 1.0](http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/) (as the archive states it)
- Who can watch: Tweens profiles and older (the archive gives no rating; placed by Invisible Network from its collection and subjects)

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