Archive for the 'Democracy' Category
JFK Would Like A Word With You About Medicare – May 20, 1962 – Past Daily Reference Room
• May 20, 2013 • Leave a CommentPosted in 1960's, Capitol Hill, Corporate America, Corruption, Day in history, Democracy, Deregulation, Disconnect, Disputes, Education, Healthcare, John F. Kennedy, Medicare, Medicine, Mid-Century America, Middle Class, Past Daily, Past Daily Reference Room, Social Commentary, Society, Uncategorized, Unreleased recordings, Vintage Recordings
Tags: Big Pharma, John F. Kennedy, Kennedy, Lyndon B. Johnson, Madison Square Garden, Medicare, New York City, United States Constitution
Having A Continent Despise You – Nixon In South America – May 16, 1958
• May 16, 2013 • Leave a CommentPosted in 1950's, Brazil, Broadcast Journalism, Broadcasts, Civil unrest, Civil War, Cold War, Commentators, Communists, Conflicts, Congress, Corporate America, Corruption, Coup d'Etat, Crime, Day in history, Democracy, Dictator, Disconnect, Disputes, Eisenhower, Emerging Nations, Foreign Policy, History, Mid-Century America, Nixon, Past Daily, Politics, Protest Movements, Pundits, Radio, Red Scare, Riots, Social Commentary, Socialists, Society, Soviet Union, The Fourth Estate, The Press, U.S. Intervention, Uncategorized, United Nations, Unreleased recordings, Vintage Recordings, Violence, Week In History, World News
Tags: CBS, Cuba, Fidel Castro, Foreign Policy, Nixon, Richard Nixon, South America, United States
A Year After Toasts And Hugs; Suspicion – May 8, 1946
• May 8, 2013 • Leave a CommentPosted in 1940's, Broadcast Journalism, Broadcasts, Capitol Hill, Cold War, Commentators, Communists, Conflicts, Congress, Day in history, Democracy, Democrats, Disconnect, Disputes, Egypt, Emerging Nations, Gun violence, Harry S. Truman, History, Independence Movements, Iran, Labor, Mid-Century America, Middle East, News reports, Newscast, Northern Ireland, Past Daily, Police, Politics, Post World War 2, Poverty, Pro-Democracy, Protest Movements, Radio, Red Scare, Social Commentary, Socialists, Society, Solidarity, Soviet Union, The Fourth Estate, The Press, U.S. Intervention, Unions, United Nations, Veterans, Vintage Recordings, Violence, War, Week In History, World News, World War 2
Tags: Britain, British Army, Cold War, David Fleming, Frazier Hunt, Northern Ireland, United Nations, United States
And Then There Was Dien Bien Phu – May 7, 1954 – Past Daily Reference Room
• May 8, 2013 • 1 CommentPosted in Uncategorized, Day in history, Soviet Union, 1950's, Vintage Recordings, Civil War, U.S. Intervention, Vietnam War, Broadcast Journalism, Democracy, Congress, Capitol Hill, Cold War, Post World War 2, Society, World News, Communists, Communist China, Eisenhower, Commentators, Conflicts, War, Veterans, Violence, Broadcasts, United Nations, Past Daily Reference Room, Independence Movements, Red Scare, Social Commentary, The Press, The Fourth Estate, Cambodia, Border wars, Emerging Nations, Socialists, Past Daily, Foreign Policy
Tags: Dien Bien Phu, Domino Theory, Edward R. Murrow, France, Joe McCarthy, May 11th 1954, Red scare, Vietnam, World War II
Killing Season 1970 – Kent State – May 4, 1970
• May 4, 2013 • Leave a CommentPosted in 1970's, Broadcast Journalism, Broadcasts, Cambodia, Capitol Hill, Civil unrest, Commentators, Conflicts, Congress, Corruption, Counterculture, Crime, Day in history, Democracy, Disconnect, Disputes, Foreign Policy, Gun violence, History, News Bulletins, News reports, Newscast, Nixon, Non-Violence, Past Daily, Politics, Presidents, Protest Movements, Riots, Social Commentary, Society, Solidarity, The Fourth Estate, The Press, U.S. Intervention, Uncategorized, Veterans, Vietnam War, Vintage Recordings, Violence, War, Week In History, World News
Tags: Kent State shootings, Kent State University, National Guard of the United States, NBC Nightly News, Ohio, Ohio National Guard, Vietnam, Vietnam War
A Question Of Ethics – A Hotbed Of Trade – April 30, 1979
• April 30, 2013 • Leave a CommentPosted in Uncategorized, Presidents, 1979, Day in history, Soviet Union, Ayatollah, Labor, Unions, American Labor Movement, Vintage Recordings, Middle East, 1970's, Broadcast Journalism, Democracy, Elections, Capitol Hill, Disasters, Society, News reports, World News, Italian Politics, Disputes, Democrats, Broadcasts, Israel, Egypt, Canada, Jimmy Carter, Newscast, Social Commentary, The Press, The Fourth Estate, Radio, Weather, Past Daily, Foreign Policy
Tags: Cairo, Capitol Hill, Egypt, Herman Talmadge, Israel, Suez Canal, Tel-Aviv, White House
“Making A Step Toward A Peaceful World”: LBJ – April 26, 1964
• April 26, 2013 • Leave a CommentPosted in 1960's, American Labor Movement, Americana, Broadcast Journalism, Broadcasts, Capitol Hill, Civil Rights, Civil unrest, Cold War, Communists, Congress, Day in history, Democracy, Democrats, Foreign Policy, Labor, LBJ, Mid-Century America, News reports, Newscast, Past Daily, Politics, Presidential Elections, Presidents, Protest Movements, Quality of Life, Racial unrest, Radio, Republicans, Socialists, Society, Solidarity, Soviet Union, U.S. Intervention, Uncategorized, Unions, Vietnam War, Vintage Recordings, Week In History
Tags: 1939 New York World's Fair, Cold War, Fidel Castro, Gulf of Tonkin, Johnson, LBJ, Lyndon B. Johnson, South Vietnam
Laying The Groundwork – UN Conference Opens – April 25, 1945
• April 25, 2013 • Leave a CommentPosted in Uncategorized, History, Franklin D. Roosevelt, Day in history, Vintage Recordings, Democracy, Cold War, Post World War 2, 1940's, World War 2, Society, Civil Rights, World News, Communists, Conflicts, War, Disputes, Harry S. Truman, Broadcasts, United Nations, War Crimes, Social Commentary, Solidarity, Radio, Emerging Nations, Adolf Hitler, Socialists, Past Daily, Foreign Policy
Tags: April, Franklin D. Roosevelt, Harry Truman, League of Nations, Nazi Germany, Roosevelt, San Francisco, United Nations
Baseball, Cold War, Red Scares – Life On Planet Earth – April 15, 1950
• April 15, 2013 • Leave a CommentPosted in 1950's, Americana, Baseball, Broadcast Journalism, Broadcasts, Broadway, Capitol Hill, Cold War, Commentators, Communists, Conflicts, Congress, Corporate America, Day in history, Democracy, Democrats, Dictator, Disconnect, Disputes, Eleanor Roosevelt, Foreign Policy, History, Interviews, Labor, Mc Carthy era, Mid-Century America, Middle Class, New Technology, News reports, Newscast, Northern Ireland, Past Daily, Popular Culture, Post World War 2, Quality of Life, Radio, Red Scare, Republicans, RIP, Scandals, Social Commentary, Socialists, Society, Soviet Union, Spain, The Fourth Estate, The Press, Tribute, Uncategorized, Unions, Unreleased recordings, Vintage Recordings, Week In History, World News
Tags: coldwar, Francisco Franco, Joe DiMaggio, John D. Rockefeller, NBC, Red scare, United States, WordPress
FDR Has A Few Words On Fiscal Policy – May 22, 1939
• May 22, 2013 • Leave a CommentPosted in Uncategorized, Presidents, Franklin D. Roosevelt, Day in history, economy, Small business, Vintage Recordings, FDR, Democracy, Congress, Capitol Hill, 1940's, Society, Taxes, Middle Class, Corporate America, Americana, Cities, Democrats, Broadcasts, Social Commentary, Past Daily
Tags: Presidents, Franklin D. Roosevelt, Roosevelt, United States, United States Chamber of Commerce, United States federal budget, Public works, Washington D.C