Tag 1957

School Integration: The Students Of Central High – October 17, 1957

– Little Rock – Integration – Oct. 17, 1957 – Sixty-Six years ago, starting in September, the controversy and the battle began over Integration in public schools. Nowhere was it more contentious than in the South, where Federal troops were…

The Great Radio Documentaries: Nassar’s Egypt – January 1957 – CBS Radio Update – Past Daily Pop Chronicles.

– CBS Radio – Update- Nasser’s Egypt – Jan. 1957 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – Continuing our series of memorable documentaries of the 50’s, 60s and 70’s; Nassar’s Egypt from CBS Radio – January 23, 1957. 1956 and 1957…

December 23, 1957 – President Eisenhower And The NATO Conference: Putting On The Happy Face.

On this day in 1957 a brief respite from the onslaught of Christmas shopping and Christmas music to get a report from President Eisenhower on the goings-on at the NATO Summit conference in Paris. President Eisenhower: “For the fifth time…

Devy Erlih Plays The Music Of Pierre-Max Dubois – 1957 – Past Daily Weekend Gramophone

I originally ran this post a few years via my old website, but many readers weren’t happy with the sound quality available at the time. So, as promised, I am running it again with new and improved sound and a…

Prepping For An Inaugural, Avoiding A Confrontation – January 14, 1957

Click on the link here for Audio Player: News for January 14, 1957 News for this day was largely relegated to speculation on the new Eisenhower term, since the Inaugural was a little over a week away, this January 14th…

Forever Middle-East – Sen. Wayne Morse Talks About The Suez Canal And American Foreign Policy – 1957 – Past Daily Reference Room

Click on the link here for Audio Player: Youth Wants To Know – Sen. Wayne Morse – 1957 Never one to shy away from controversy or taking a stand, Sen. Wayne Morse (D-Oregon) was interviewed on the NBC Radio Program…