The Credit Crisis – CBS Reports – March, 1966 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection Nothing new with the realization that the Credit industry is the second oldest profession on our planet. Offering the chance to get something you can’t afford has been with us since we became a consumer-oriented society.
– Healthcare In America 1941 – America’s Town Meeting Of The Air – December 4, 1941 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – Healthcare in America, affordable Healthcare in America, has been a subject of discussion, debate and attempted legislation going back to 1909 and before. Some of the earliest proposals
America’s Town Meeting – Dec. 18, 1938 1938 was a nervous year in our history. The slow recovery, the looming war in Europe, saber rattling in the Far-East , racism, unemployment, crime – all these elements created an air of tension and fear over the future of America and the
– American Forum – 1956 Election – Jan. 29, 1956 – As the 1956 Presidential election season got underway, the slogan used by the incumbent Republicans most argued was “Peace and Prosperity”. In this debate, part of the American Forum radio series from January 29, 1956, the Governors got into
– FDR – address on signing the Social Security Act – August 14, 1935 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection- Lest we all forget 90 years today, on August 14, 1935, President Roosevelt signed into law the Social Security Act of 1935. Weathering attempts at dismantling, fears it would go broke
– FDR – Taxes and Budget – Nov. 29, 1935 – This day in 1935, President Roosevelt delivered an address to a huge gathering near his “Warm Springs White House“, where he spent the Thanksgiving holiday. The address was straightforward and simple – it was about the state of the
As we get ready to start the 2024 Democratic convention next month, I thought I would run a snapshot from another convention, this one from New York Governor Franklin D. Roosevelt, accepting the party’s nomination for President in that harrowing year of 1932. FDR: “I pledge you, I pledge myself,
– Clifford Odets – Interview for Sum & Substance – Feb. 3, 1963 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – The name Clifford Odets may not ring any bells, unless you have spent time going through the history of Theatre and the Social commentary of 1930s Depression-era America. To many, Clifford
– The Nightmare – Alphonso Trent’s Orchestra – December 5, 1928 – Taking a mini-break and diving into some 20’s Hot Jazz, via Alphonso Trent’s Orchestra in a 1928 recording The Nightmare. Although probably not well known today, in the 1920s Trent was responsible for a number of firsts. His
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