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Olive Branches And Ominous Signs – October 16, 1986

– CBS World News Roundup – October 16, 1986 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – News for this October 16th in 1986 was hopeful at the outset, troubling in perspective. The hopeful part came as feelers for the upcoming Summit conference in Reykjavik, Iceland sounded more and more upbeat. Two

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Past Daily Fall Fundraiser – Communique #14

  Day #15 – We’re at the mid point, and still a long way to go before getting anywhere near our goal for this Fundraiser.  Another week has gone quickly by and another weekend is rapidly approaching. Don’t know about you, but time  is speeding up. I thought as you

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Past Daily Fall Fundraiser – Communique #13

  Day #14 – Approaching the half-way point, but we’re still at 5%. Over the past 24 hours pledges have come trickling in – and that’s great. If we could keep the trickle going maybe, just maybe, it will turn into a flood. I’ve gotten a lot of e-mails from

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The Past Daily Fall Fundraiser – Communique #12

Day #13 – A little under half-way and not past 5% of our funding goal.  Sometimes it’s hard to compete with all the noise. The noise of other sites – the noise of the day – the noise of distraction. I’m trying to offer an alternative to that. History that’s

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An FDR Fireside Chat – October 12, 1937

– President Roosevelt – Fireside Chat – October 12, 1937 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – You can read along while you listen: President Roosevelt: “This afternoon I have issued a Proclamation calling a special session of the Congress to convene on Monday, November 15, 1937. I do this in

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