Category 1940’s

Cold War Chess Match – March 12, 1947

Click on the link here for Audio Player – NBC News Of The World – March 12, 1947 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection As Europe and the rest of the world slowly rebuilt from the ravages of  World War 2,…

Stalin The Terrible – The Life And Times of Joseph Stalin (December 18, 1878 – March 5, 1953)

Click on the link here for Audio Player – BBC Radio 4 – Archive Hour: Stalin The Terrible – March 5, 2003  – BBC Radio 4 It’s interesting, and somewhat ironic, that with all the current attention being foist on…

Eleanor Roosevelt Discusses Human Rights – 1950 – Past Daily Reference Room

Click on the link here for Audio Player – NBC – Today With Mrs. Roosevelt – Human Rights – May 14, 1950 In the early days of the United Nations, one of the tireless advocates for the cause of Human…

Madness For A Year Not Quite Three Months Old . . . . .February 24, 1948

Click on the link here for Audio Player – NBC News of the World – February 24, 1948 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection No world like a world in turmoil, and this February 24th in 1948 was no different. Starting…

A Word From FDR On Washington’s Birthday – February 22, 1943 – Past Daily Reference Room

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Emotions And World Problems – 1948 – Past Daily Reference Room

Click on the link here for Audio Player – Chicago University Roundtable of The Air – Emotions And World Problems – Oct. 31, 1948 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection One gets the impression the latest round of violence gripping seemingly…

Serge Koussevitsky And The Boston Symphony Play The Music Of Walter Piston – 1948 – Past Daily Weekend Gramophone

Click on the link here for Audio Player – The Boston Symphony – Serge Koussevitsky, Conductor – Walter Piston – Symphony No. 3 (Radio Premier) – April 13, 1948 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection More Americana this weekend. The Radio…

Charles Munch And Ania Dorfmann In Rehearsal With The Boston Symphony – 1950 – Past Daily Weekend Gallimaufry

NBC Radio – Boston Symphony In Rehearsal – Charles Munch, cond. Ania Dorfmann, piano – Dec. 30, 1950 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection Become a Patron! Continuing the series of Boston Symphony Rehearsal recordings – this weekend it’s The Boston…

Sassy Speaks – A Chat With Sarah Vaughan – 1974 – Past Daily Weekend Reference Room

Click on the link here for Audio Player – James Day Interviews Sarah Vaughan – March 7, 1974 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection Probably one of the most iconic and recognizable voices in music, Sarah Vaughan soared to the short-list…