Lawrence O’Brien – Meet The Press – March 15, 1970 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – 1970 was a turning point for many things in America. We were slowly getting back on our feet from the 60s, still reeling and no longer innocent. Richard Nixon had narrowly won the Presidency
April 3, 1947 – Radio Moscow – News and Commentary – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – April 3, 1947 – And while we were hearing about Mine safety and disasters from John L. Lewis, if we had Shortwave radios, we were hearing the daily news and commentary from Radio Moscow.
April 2, 1988 – CBS World News Roundup – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – April 2, 1988 – A busy news day and not all of it was happening at home. Starting with news from Panama about dictator Manuel Noriega and considerations over stepping up pressure on the Military strongman
Thelonious Monk Quartet – Sendesaal, Radio Bremen – Bremen, Germany – March 8, 1965 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – The legendary, inimitable, pioneering Thelonious Monk for an Easter Sunday. Can’t think of a better occasion to celebrate this joyous, astonishing and thoroughly captivating music from one of the innovators
NBC Radio – Nightline – March 26, 1958 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – An average day in the average life of the average American – March 26, 1958. Sixty years ago – the dim-distant past. If you were there, you’ve been around the block a few times. If you
President Truman: Jefferson-Jackson Day Address – March 29, 1952 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – President Truman addressing fellow Democrats at the annual Jefferson-Jackson Day dinner on March 29, 1952. Harry S. Truman had the unenviable task of filling the shoes of Franklin Roosevelt when, as vice-President, he was thrust
William Hard: Essay on the Constitution – You And Your Government radio series – March 31, 1936 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – Democracy and the Constitution – periodically, during our nation’s history, the very basis of our democracy and the principles of the Constitution have come under fire and
