“A John Wayne Image Has Emerged” – April 24, 1981
• April 24, 2013 • Leave a CommentPosted in 1980's, 1981, Boat People, Border wars, Broadcast Journalism, Broadcasts, Capitol Hill, Cities, Civil Rights, Civil unrest, Cold War, Communists, Conflicts, Congress, Day in history, Disputes, economy, Education, Elections, Foreign Policy, History, Immigration, Israel, Lebanon, News reports, Newscast, Past Daily, Police, Politics, Presidents, Radio, Reagan Years, Riots, Social Commentary, Society, Soviet Union, The Fourth Estate, The Press, Uncategorized, Violence, World News
Tags: Abortions, American Old West, Beirut, Bobby Sands, Congress, hearings, History, John Wayne, Northern Ireland, Philippine, Ronald Reagan, United States
Living On The Edge In 1956 – Past Daily Reference Room
• March 18, 2013 • Leave a CommentPosted in Uncategorized, History, Soviet Union, 1950's, Vintage Recordings, Middle East, Broadcast Journalism, Supreme Court, Congress, Cold War, Healthcare, Counterculture, Popular Culture, Society, Civil Rights, Middle Class, Quality of Life, Communists, Eisenhower, Commentators, Americana, Mid-Century America, Conflicts, War, Disputes, Politics, Racial unrest, Cities, Broadcasts, Past Daily Reference Room, Independence Movements, Tabloid newspapers, Beat Generation, Documentaries, Mc Carthy era, Red Scare, Social Commentary, Interviews, Civil unrest, Disconnect, Radio, Education, Dictator, Unreleased recordings, Past Daily, Foreign Policy
Tags: 1950's, 1956, 50's, Adolf Hitler, CBS Radio Network, History, Howard K.Smith, Lionel Trilling, Mass society, Red scare, United States
Roe v. Wade – January 22, 1973
• January 22, 2013 • Leave a CommentPosted in 1970's, Americana, Broadcast Journalism, Broadcasts, Civil Rights, Commentators, Day in history, Democracy, Disputes, Education, Gun violence, Healthcare, News reports, Newscast, Past Daily, Protest Movements, Quality of Life, Social Commentary, Society, The Fourth Estate, The Press, Uncategorized, Vintage Recordings, Violence, Women, Women's Rights
Tags: 1973, Abortion, Broadcast, Doctors, Health, History, News, news report, newscast, Past Daily, Roe vs. Wade, Supreme Court, Women, Women's Health, Women's rights
Looking At The Rose Through World Colored Glasses – January 18, 1956
• January 18, 2013 • Leave a CommentPosted in 1950's, Americana, Broadcast Journalism, Broadcasts, Capitol Hill, Cold War, Commentators, Communists, Conflicts, Congress, Democracy, Democrats, Disputes, economy, Eisenhower, Elections, Emerging Nations, Foreign Policy, History, Interviews, Mid-Century America, Middle Class, Middle East, Past Daily, Popular Culture, Post World War 2, Presidential Elections, Presidents, Radio, Red Scare, Republicans, Social Commentary, Society, Soviet Union, The Fourth Estate, The Press, U.S. Intervention, Uncategorized, United Nations, Vietnam War, Vintage Recordings, Week In History, World News
Tags: 1950's, 1956, Dear Abby, History, Indo-China, John Foster Dulles, Key, Life (magazine), Pauline Phillips, United States, Vietnam
Martin Luther King On Meet The Press – 1960 – Past Daily Weekend Talkshows Past
• January 13, 2013 • Leave a CommentPosted in 1960's, Broadcasts, Cities, Civil Rights, Civil unrest, Commentators, Conflicts, Dr. Martin Luther King, Education, History, Holidays, Interviews, Mid-Century America, Past Daily, Popular Culture, Protest Movements, Quality of Life, Racial unrest, Social Commentary, Society, Solidarity, The Fourth Estate, The Press, Uncategorized, Vintage Recordings, Weekend Talkshows Past
Tags: 1960, Civil and political rights, Civil Rights Movement, History, King, Martin Luther King, Meet The Press, People, United States
State Of The Union In Wartime – FDR – January 11, 1944 -The Second Bill Of Rights
• January 11, 2013 • Leave a CommentPosted in 1940's, Americana, Broadcasts, Capitol Hill, Civil Rights, Day in history, Democracy, economy, FDR, Foreign Policy, Franklin D. Roosevelt, Healthcare, History, New Deal, Past Daily, Presidents, Quality of Life, Uncategorized, United Nations, Vintage Recordings, World War 2
Tags: 1944, Economic security, FDR, Franklin D. Roosevelt, History, Oval Office, Past Daily, Roosevelt, Second Bill of Rights, State of The Union, United States
Commenting On The Thousand Yard Stare – 1955-1958 – Past Daily Reference Room
• December 31, 2012 • Leave a CommentPosted in 1950's, Americana, Broadcast Concert, Broadcasts, Civil Rights, Cold War, Commentators, Communists, Conflicts, Congress, Crime, Day in history, Democrats, Dictator, Disasters, Disconnect, Disputes, Documentaries, economy, Education, Egypt, Eisenhower, History, Holidays, Independence Movements, Israel, Mid-Century America, Middle Class, Middle East, News reports, Newscast, Past Daily, Past Daily Reference Room, Popular Culture, Post World War 2, Red Scare, Republicans, Social Commentary, Socialists, Society, Soviet Union, The Fourth Estate, The Press, Uncategorized, Vintage Recordings, Year-end, Year-end Review
Tags: 1955, 1958, Bill Downs, Cold War, Comment, Commentators, Gabriel Heater, Germany, History, Holiday, Middle East, Moscow, New Year, New Year's Eve, News, newscast, Radio, radio broadcast
What Is America’s Greatest Need? – 1938 – Past Daily Reference Room.
• December 20, 2012 • Leave a CommentPosted in 1930's, Adolf Hitler, Americana, Broadcasts, Conflicts, Day in history, Democracy, Disconnect, Disputes, Education, FDR, Franklin D. Roosevelt, Great Depression, History, Interviews, Middle Class, New Deal, Past Daily Reference Room, Politics, Popular Culture, Quality of Life, Radio, Social Commentary, Society, U.S. Intervention, Uncategorized, Unreleased recordings, Vintage Recordings, Week In History, World News
Tags: 1938, Far-East, History, McGuffey Reader, Neville Chamberlain, New England, Twentieth Century, United States, Will Durant
Wall Of Voodoo – 1987 – Nights At The Roundtable: Gettin’ Merry Like Christmas Edition
• December 11, 2012 • Leave a CommentPosted in 1980's, Alternative rock, Americana, Holidays, Nights At The Roundtable, Post-Punk, Uncategorized
Tags: 1987, Christmas, Christmas and holiday season, Craft, History, Holiday, Literature, Opinions, Wall of Voodoo
New York World’s Fair Opens – April 30, 1939
• May 1, 2013 • Leave a CommentPosted in 1930's, Adolf Hitler, Broadcast Journalism, Broadcasts, Day in history, FDR, Festivals, History, New Deal, New Technology, Popular Culture, Social Commentary, Society, The Fourth Estate, The Press, Uncategorized, Vintage Recordings
Tags: April, History, New York, New York City, Robert Moses, United States, World of Tomorrow, World's fair