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Korea: Truce Talks – Iran: Bluff Talks – July 10, 1951

  – CBS Radio – Edward R. Murrow News With Don Hollenbeck – July 10, 1951 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – July 10, 1951 was an interesting day – not so much for what it represented in the present,…

War In Korea: Weekly Casualties – America’s Railroads: Strikes And Disasters – February 6, 1951

The news for this February 6th in 1951 began with the worst Passenger train disaster since 1918. The Pennsylvania Railroad 5:10 Commuter Express train The Broker hit a temporary spur and careened over an embankment, killing some 83 passengers (at…

March 18, 1949 – Dean Acheson And The North Atlantic Pact – NATO

[laterpay_premium_download target_post_id=”13247″ heading_text=”Download For $1.99:” description_text=”March 18, 1949 – Dean Acheson – NATO – Gordon Skene Sound Collection” content_type=”link”] This day in 1949 had much to with the ongoing squabble between the the West and the Soviet Union. As the…

Congressional Hearings

March 11, 1950 – The Never-Ending Show; Congressional Investigation – Riots In Berlin – War Games And Diplomacy

With the Cold War in full-bloom, the war of nerves and the hysteria was reaching fever-pitch. From Capitol Hill came a contentious set of Congressional hearings over purported Communist influence in the State Department. In the witness chair was Senator…

Hello to Mao

January 14, 1950 – A Slight Change Of Plans – The Exit Of Chiang – The Entry Of Mao –

[laterpay_premium_download target_post_id=”12070″ heading_text=”Download For $1.99:” description_text=”January 14, 1950 – Voices And Events – NBC Radio – Gordon Skene Sound Collection” content_type=”link”] If it was any indication of how the rest of the decade, let alone year, would go, the week…

Dean Acheson Discusses A ‘New World Order’ – November 21, 1959 – Past Daily Reference Room

  . . . click on the link here for Audio Player – Dean Acheson address – November 21, 1959 (unknown location) – Gordon Skene Sound Collection. Former Secretary of State Dean Acheson, who served under President Truman from 1949-1953…

Squabbles And Bribes – August 2, 1951

Click on the link here for Audio Player: Edward R. Murrow And The News With Don Hollenbeck – August 2, 1951 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection No shortage of global or domestic hotspots, this August 2nd in 1951. Starting with…