May 8, 1987 – CBS News + Gary Hart Announcement and Press Conference – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – May 8, 1987. a day of announcements and hearings. In Denver, Presidential hopeful Gary Hart addressed a crowd and took himself out of the race, all due to alleged affairs.
April 21, 1994 – CBS World News Roundup – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – April 21, 1994 – the civil war that raged in the former Yugoslavia was now making a living hell out of the Muslim enclave of Gorazde, as Bosnian Serbs continued a relentless barrage of shelling and
Saturday Night Massacre – CBS Radio News Bulletins – October 19-20, 1973 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – The infamous Saturday Night Massacre. At the height of the Watergate Scandal and the eventual toppling of the Nixon Presidency, the move to oust Special Prosecutor Archibald Cox, which was met by
January 26, 1979 – CBS Hourly News – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – January 26, 1979 – The big news came towards the end of the day. Bulletins hit the airwaves that former four-time New York Governor and vice-President Nelson Rockefeller had died suddenly of a massive heart attack at
January 20, 1989 – CBS Radio News on the Hour – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – January 20, 1989 – inauguration day, and the swearing in of the 41st President. Former vice-President George H.W. Bush was poised to take over the Oval Office, the one being vacated this day by
Nixon And Watergate – Group W Broadcasting – January 1975 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – Richard Nixon and the Watergate scandal. The scandal which led to an impeachment and the impeachment which led to a resignation. Beginning as a seemingly bungled attempt at breaking into the Democratic National Committee’s
– CBS Radio – Washington Week in Review – November 17, 1973 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – In a week consumed by Watergate and the ongoing investigations – the Nixon White House sought to put a positive spin on things – launching, what was called “The President Fights For
– NBC Nightly News – October 15, 1975 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – News for this October 15th, 50 years ago was about yet another mishap/near catastrophe President Ford was involved in. This time the blame was placed squarely on the Police Department in Hartford Connecticut where they failed
– ABC Radio World News This Week – October 3, 1976 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection Hard to say “business as usual” this first week in October, 1976. The Presidential Campaign was officially a month-old and despite widespread yawns from both sides of the political aisle, polls showed the Carter-Ford
On September 23, 1952, vice-Presidential candidate Senator Richard Nixon was fighting for his political life amid charges of misusing campaign contributions, secret bank accounts and dirty tricks. So much were the allegations that it was advised Eisenhower dump the nefarious running mate and look for someone else. In his defense,
