Category CIA

The Eisenhower years
El Salvador

El Salvador – The Cold War Frying Pan – March 22, 1981

Become a subscriber: Become a Patron! – CBS Radio – The World This Week – ending March 22, 1981 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – March 22, 1981 – Ending a week of turmoil and uncertainty. The situation in El…

Guatemala Earthquake 1976

Guatemala Earthquake: 12,000 Known Dead – A Successor For Zhao Enlai – Moynihan Resigns – February 8, 1976

Passing the hat: Become a Patron! – February 8, 1976 – The World This Week – CBS News – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – February 8, 1976 – 48 years ago this week, news that a devastating earthquake hit Guatemala…

Capitol Hill

Capitol Hill: A Question Of Ethics, A Matter Of Morals, A Subject Of Scrutiny – February 6, 1980

We’re here because you are: Become a Patron! CBS World News Roundup – Newsbreak – 9:00 CBS Radio News – February 6, 1980 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – This February 6th, 1980 came with a veritable file cabinet stuffed…

Occupied Panama – Overthrown Romania – Frozen Florida – December 26, 1989

– CBS Radio Hourly News – December 26, 1989 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection Even though it was the day after Christmas in 1989, the world was still up to its old tricks; upheavals, invasions and intrigues. Starting with the…

America Held Hostage – U.S. Embassy: Tehran – November 6, 1979

. – CBS Radio: Newsbreak + CBS Radio Hourly News – November 6, 1979 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection When Iran underwent sweeping changes, starting in late 1978 and culminating in the exile (under the pretense of tests for Cancer)…

Vietnam: Ending One Coup, Starting Another – Nazis On The Rise In Bonn – February 20, 1965

– ABC Overseas Assignment – Feb. 20, 1965 – One of those days full of intrigues from Southeast Asia. In this case, an attempted coup on the part of troops loyal to former Premier Diem (who was assassinated and overthrown…