Archive for the 'Red Scare' Category
Getting Ready For the Spring Offensive – May 13, 1951
• May 13, 2013 • 3 CommentsPosted in 1950's, Broadcast Journalism, Broadcasts, Capitol Hill, Cold War, Commentators, Communist China, Communists, Conflicts, Congress, Democrats, Disconnect, Disputes, Foreign Policy, Harry S. Truman, Korea, Mid-Century America, News reports, Newscast, Past Daily, Post World War 2, Presidents, Radio, Red Scare, Republicans, Social Commentary, Society, Soviet Union, U.S. Intervention, Uncategorized, United Nations, Unreleased recordings, Veterans, Vintage Recordings, War, Week In History, World News
Tags: Capitol Hill, Douglas MacArthur, Harry Truman, Korea, Korean War, North Korea, Spring Offensive, White House
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 1950's, Border wars, Broadcast Journalism, Broadcasts, Cambodia, Capitol Hill, Civil War, Cold War, Commentators, Communist China, Communists, Conflicts, Congress, Day in history, Democracy, Eisenhower, Emerging Nations, Foreign Policy, Independence Movements, Past Daily, Past Daily Reference Room, Post World War 2, Red Scare, Social Commentary, Socialists, Society, Soviet Union, The Fourth Estate, The Press, U.S. Intervention, Uncategorized, United Nations, Veterans, Vietnam War, Vintage Recordings, Violence, War, World News
Tags: Dien Bien Phu, Domino Theory, Edward R. Murrow, France, Joe McCarthy, May 11th 1954, Red scare, Vietnam, World War II
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
Cold War Tinderbox – March 19, 1948
• March 19, 2013 • Leave a CommentPosted in 1940's, Border wars, Broadcasts, Capitol Hill, Civil unrest, Civil War, Cold War, Commentators, Communists, Conflicts, Congress, Day in history, Democracy, Disasters, Disconnect, Disputes, economy, Emerging Nations, Foreign Policy, Harry S. Truman, History, Israel, Italian Politics, Italy, Mid-Century America, Middle East, News reports, Newscast, Past Daily, Politics, Post World War 2, Presidents, Radio, Red Scare, Riots, Social Commentary, Socialists, Society, Soviet Union, Uncategorized, Unions, United Nations, World News
Tags: Arab, Balkan, European Union, Palestine, Soviet Union, Turkey, United Nations Partition Plan for Palestine, World News
Living On The Edge In 1956 – Past Daily Reference Room
• March 18, 2013 • Leave a CommentPosted in 1950's, Americana, Beat Generation, Broadcast Journalism, Broadcasts, Cities, Civil Rights, Civil unrest, Cold War, Commentators, Communists, Conflicts, Congress, Counterculture, Dictator, Disconnect, Disputes, Documentaries, Education, Eisenhower, Foreign Policy, Healthcare, History, Independence Movements, Interviews, Mc Carthy era, Mid-Century America, Middle Class, Middle East, Past Daily, Past Daily Reference Room, Politics, Popular Culture, Quality of Life, Racial unrest, Radio, Red Scare, Social Commentary, Society, Soviet Union, Supreme Court, Tabloid newspapers, Uncategorized, Unreleased recordings, Vintage Recordings, War
Tags: 1950's, 1956, 50's, Adolf Hitler, CBS Radio Network, History, Howard K.Smith, Lionel Trilling, Mass society, Red scare, United States
A Delicate Balance – March 14, 1948 – Past Daily Reference Room
• March 14, 2013 • Leave a CommentPosted in 1940's, Africa, Americana, Broadcast Journalism, Broadcasts, Capitol Hill, Civil unrest, Civil War, Cold War, Commentators, Communists, Conflicts, Congress, Coup d'Etat, Day in history, Democracy, Democrats, Disconnect, Disputes, economy, Education, Emerging Nations, Foreign Policy, Immigration, Independence Movements, India, Mid-Century America, Middle Class, Middle East, News reports, Newscast, Past Daily, Past Daily Reference Room, Politics, Popular Culture, Post World War 2, Presidents, Pro-Democracy, Pundits, Quality of Life, Radio, Red Scare, Republicans, Riots, Social Commentary, Socialists, Society, Soviet Union, The Fourth Estate, The Press, U.S. Intervention, Uncategorized, United Nations, Vintage Recordings, War, War Crimes, World News
Tags: Africa, Capitol Hill, Cold War, Communists, France, Italy, Marshall Plan, Soviet Union
The Non-Conforming American – 1955 – Past Daily Reference Room
• March 13, 2013 • Leave a CommentPosted in 1950's, Americana, Beat Generation, Broadcasts, Civil Rights, Civil unrest, Cold War, Commentators, Conflicts, Corporate America, Counterculture, Day in history, Disconnect, Disputes, Eisenhower, Generation Gap, Interviews, Mc Carthy era, Mid-Century America, Middle Class, Past Daily, Past Daily Reference Room, Politics, Pop Music, Popular Culture, Post World War 2, Protest Movements, Quality of Life, Racial unrest, Radio, Red Scare, Rock n' Roll, Social Commentary, Society, Uncategorized, Weekend Talkshows Past
Tags: Alistair Cooke, Behavior, Clifton Fadiman, Cold War, Conformity, Dwight D. Eisenhower, Nonconformism, United States
The Bier In Prague – March 12, 1948
• March 12, 2013 • Leave a CommentPosted in 1940's, Broadcast Journalism, Broadcasts, Cold War, Commentators, Communists, Conflicts, Congress, Day in history, Democracy, Democrats, Disputes, Elections, Foreign Policy, History, Independence Movements, Mid-Century America, News reports, Newscast, Past Daily, Politics, Post World War 2, Presidential Elections, Presidents, Protest Movements, Red Scare, Republicans, Social Commentary, Socialists, Society, Soviet Union, The Fourth Estate, The Press, U.S. Intervention, Uncategorized, United Nations, World News
Tags: Czechoslovakia, Jan Masaryk, Marshall Plan, Moscow, Nazi Germany, Soviet, Soviet Union, United Nations
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