Category LBJ

Labor Has A Word On Labor Day – George Meany – 1967

– George Meany – Labor Day Address – Sept. 1, 1967 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – Labor Day in 1967 was on the pessimistic side. Unrest all over the country. Poverty, cities in turmoil, unemployment, the Vietnam War sapping…

Democratic Convention

Democratic Convention Preview – July 5, 1960

– Democratic Convention Preview – NBC Radio Special – July 5, 1960 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – Sixty-three years ago this week, the Democrats got together in Los Angeles to select a standard-bearer. Odds-on favorite was Massachusetts Senator John…

Civil Rights

Juneteenth – Solidarity Day – Coretta Scott-King And The Poor People’s March – June 19, 1968

– June 19, 1968 – Coretta Scott King – Solidarity Day Address – Gordon Skene Sound Collection 1968 saw no end of turmoil and upheaval in the world. In the first six months alone there was the Tet Offensive in…

Kennedy White House

Vietnam: ‘An Urgent Need For Peace’ – December 2, 1967

ABC News Around The World – December 2, 1967 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – Peace seemed to be the illusive goal, this December 2nd in 1967. With fighting in Vietnam continuing, B-52’s staging raids, South Vietnamese incursions into Cambodia…

Robert F. Kennedy - election night 1964

Election Night – November 4, 1964 – Senator-Elect Robert F. Kennedy

Election Results – ABC News – November 4, 1964 – 1:30-2:45 am – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – November 4, 1964 Election night, 1964. As Americans went to the polls on November 3rd, the returns slowly came in. By early…

September 26, 1967 – Vietnam War – Hawks And Doves – Meanwhile: Body Bags –

NBC Radio News Of The World – September 26, 1967 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – As the casualty count continued to rise during the ongoing battle at Con Thien, this September 26th in 1967, the ever-widening gap of opinions…