Category Elections

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…

British Elections – February 1950 – Past Daily After Hours Reference Room

Make a huge difference: Become a Patron! CBS Reports – The British Elections – February 1950 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – There was a time, right after World War 2, and well into the 1960s, where America expressed great…

The Troubles – Northern Ireland: Using Real Bullets – Killing Real People – January 30, 1972

We need subscribers: Become a Patron! – NBC Nightly News (audio version) – January 30, 1972 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – News for this day in 1972 began with reports from Northern Ireland of deadly force used against demonstrators…

Nixon

Nixon And The Milk Fund – Drilling In Shale And Wounded Knee – January 8, 1974

News for January 8, 1974 News on this January 8th in 1974 continued with goings-on at The White House. Watergate was not going to go away, much to the Nixon Administration’s wishes it would. The White House did issue a…

Walter Cronkite and kittens

Walter Cronkite Has A Word About 1980 – Past Daily Reference Room

– Walter Cronkite – News and Commentary – November 5, 1980 – CBS Radio – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – Walter Cronkite – the last election he covered before his retirement was the 1980 Presidential campaign. The Most Trusted Man…

Election '62

Election ’62: Mid-Term Postmortem – November 7, 1962

– Lowell Thomas And The News – Nov. 7, 1962 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – This is the week for election postmortems, it seems. This day, November 7th, was a day-after in the 1962 Mid-term election cycle. Not as…

Berlin

Berlin: Traffic Jams – Capitol Hill: Log Jams – November 3, 1989

– CBS World News Roundup – November 3, 1989 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – Berlin and Capitol Hill: For all intents and purposes, the start of a historic week, this November 3rd in 1989. Starting with the showdown on…

Mike Dukakis

Election ’88: Two Weeks To Know If It’s Bush Or Dukakis – October 26, 1988

October 26, 1988 – CBS World News Roundup – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – October 26, 1988 – Two weeks until Election Day. Only this particular October 26th the election was between Michael Dukakis and George H.W. Bush. News from…