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"Because ignorance of your culture is considered uncool"
– JFK Remarks on Space Program – Sept. 12, 1962 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – With a pledge to put a man on the Moon by the end of the decade, President Kennedy took a keen interest in the…
– JFK – The State Of The Economy – Aug. 13, 1962 – The Economy, it seems, is always the prevailing topic of political conversation. Where are the jobs, where is the stimulus, where are the tax breaks, where is…
On this day in October of 1962 – Day 9 of the Cuban Missile Crisis, there were signs the crisis could have a resolution. This address by Ambassador Adlai Stevenson is not the famous showdown with Soviet Ambassador Zorin, but…
Chet Baker/René Thomas – Live in Bologna – 1962 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – Some Chet Baker this weekend – actually, the attraction for me was Renè Thomas, who was an extraordinary guitarist. But we’ll go with Baker too.…
[laterpay_premium_download target_post_id=”11156″ heading_text=”Download For $1.99:” description_text=”November 20, 1962 – World News Roundup – Emphasis – NBC Radio – Gordon Skene Sound Collection” content_type=”link”] The lingering legacy of the Cuban Missile Crisis was still very apparent, this November 20th in 1962.…
Click on the link here for Audio Player – Johnny Hallyday – In Concert at L’Olympia, Paris – 1962 – Radio France Starting off the week with something unusual, and historic. A concert by France’s answer to Elvis Presley; Johnny…
Click on the link here for Audio Player: Cuban Missile Crisis re-cap Oct. 22, 1962 Today marks the 50th anniversary of the beginning of the Cuban Missile crisis. Undoubtedly one of the scarier periods in history because the threat of…
August 5th will mark the 58th anniversary since the passing of Marilyn Monroe. August 5, 1962, actress/icon/sex symbol/misunderstood/exploited artist checked out via overdose. Conspiracies persist, but the fact of the matter is – Marilyn Monroe was dead and that was…
In 1962 Vietnam was hardly on the map as far as our Next Big Excursion was concerned. It was still largely a matter between the South Vietnamese and “rebel forces”, and we were assured the South Vietnamese had a handle…