Day August 20, 2015

1980's, BBC, London, Nights At The Roundtable, Past Daily, Pop Music, Popular Culture, Radio, Social Commentary, Society, The Fourth Estate, The Press, Uncategorized

The (English) Beat – In Session 1980 – Nights At The Roundtable: Session Edition

– The (English) Beat – In Session for John Peel – September 3, 1980 – BBC Radio 1 – More from Two-Tone Records this week, by way of The Beat, or The (English) Beat, if you were in the U.S.…

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August 20, 2015

1970's, Americana, History, Jimmy Carter, Past Daily, Past Daily Reference Room, Politics, Popular Culture, Presidents, Social Commentary, Society, The Fourth Estate, The Press, Uncategorized

Jimmy Carter Fireside Chat – February 2, 1977 – Past Daily Reference Room

– President Jimmy Carter – Fireside Chat – February 2, 1977 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – With the recent news regarding the health of former President Carter, I thought it would appropriate to start running some of his past…

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August 20, 2015

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Private Enrichment At Public Expense – August 20, 1951

– Edward R. Murrow News with Don Hollenbeck – August 20, 1951 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – News for this day had an eerie ring of familiarity to it. The subject of influencing policy based on previous employers, the…

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August 20, 2015