August 5, 1962 – Marilyn Monroe: Fame Is Fickle
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Tag: 1960’s
July 15, 1964 – GOP Convention: View From The Cow Palace – Sliding Off The Rails.
CBS-TV audio coverage of 1964 Republican Convention – July 15, 1964 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection News for this day, at least in the U.S., had primarily to do with the Republican Convention and the selection of Barry Goldwater as Presidential Candidate. Long thought to be the turning point
Other Ceasefires, Other Times – The India-China War – November 1962 – Past Daily After Hours Reference Room.
NBC Radio – India-China War – November 1962 The one event that managed to dislodge reports regarding the Cuban Missile Crisis in November of 1962 was the outbreak of hostilities between India and China. Long a hotbed of disputes, the crisis reached boiling point late in October when China
The Kinks – Radio 1 – 1965 – Past Daily Night Session
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The Foundations – Paris – 1968 – Past Daily Night Session
– The Foundations Live on Bouton Rouge – Jan. 30, 1968 When I first heard The Foundations, via their massive hits Baby, Now That I’ve Found You and Build Me Up, Butter Cup, it was assumed they were an American Soul outfit, probably from Memphis – certainly in the Stax mould. It
Culture In A Market Society – 1960 – Past Daily After Hours Reference Room
– The Open Mind: Culture And A Market Society – January 31, 1960 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection In May 1959, President Eisenhower participated in the groundbreaking ceremony which would eventually result in The Lincoln Center For The Performing Arts. It was the first center of its kind and an
The Moody Blues In Concert – 1969 – Past Daily Saturday Brunch
1969-12-17 Dave Symonds BBC In Concert (Moody Blues) Most people have relegated The Moody Blues to a sort of caricature status in recent years – the epitome of the airey-faerie Hippy-love and tie-dye stereotype of the 60’s. Their music has been limited to the almost exclusive playing of Knights In
Land Of The Thieves – Home Of The Slaves – The Credit Crisis – 1966 – Past Daily After Hours Reference Room
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.
March 11, 1966 – Confrontation On Capitol Hill – Senate Foreign Relations Committee: Vietnam
March 11, 1966 -Confrontation On Capitol Hill As the War in Vietnam dragged on, support even among members of the Senate and House was flagging. When Secretary of State Dean Rusk went to Capitol Hill to testify before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee he was confronted, almost from the
February 24, 1960 – Report On The Congo – Independence And Civil War
– CBS – Eyewitness To History w/Walter Cronkite – Report On The Congo – February 24, 1960 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection As a reminder that independence movements are often bloody, endless and convoluted struggles, you only have to look at the Independence movements that went on in Africa, starting