February 24, 1978 – CBS Radio: The World Tonight – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – February 24, 1978 – 11th hour negotiations for a settlement in the Coal Miners strike brought a cautious sigh of relief to the country, this day 39 years ago. Two hours ahead of Federal intervention
February 22, 1976 – The World This Week – CBS Radio – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – February 22, 1976 – A busy week in the world. On February 21st, former President Nixon returned to China, this time as a private citizen, making his first public appearance in some
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Peter Hammill – in session for John Peel – Top Gear – August 19, 1974 – BBC Radio 1 – Peter Hammill tonight. Not an artist you take or leave, or listen to passively. He just isn’t – he never was. Even when he was part of the groundbreaking Progressive
Impact Of Watergate – NBC Radio: Second Sunday – December 9, 1973 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – With the events of the past week mounting in drama and increasing in intensity almost hourly, many people have recalled another time, another event, where a President of the United States
Spiro Agnew – Attorney General Elliot Richardson Press Conference – October 11, 1973 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – A little less than a year before Richard Nixon left office over the Watergate scandal, vice-President Spiro Agnew left office under a cloud of bribery, income tax evasion and influence peddling.
Coretta Scott King – Character In Politics – NPR National Town Meeting – November 5, 1975 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – With the current furor over the Elizabeth Warren‘s attempt at reading of a letter by wife of Civil Rights leader (and leader in her own right), Coretta Scott
January 31, 1978 – CBS World News Roundup – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – January 31, 1978 – a day to recognize Olive branches in the Middle East. The channels for peace talks were being cleared again, and a new sense of momentum was developing in the peace process. Military
Can – In Session for John Peel – October 8, 1974 – May 14, 1975 – BBC Radio 1 – Can in session tonight, and a tribute to drummer, percussionist and heartbeat of the band, Jaki Liebezeit, who passed away from a brief illness yesterday at age 78. To say
Nelson Rockefeller Confirmation Hearings re-cap – NET/NPR – September 27, 1974 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – Nelson Rockefeller and his confirmation hearings for the office of vice-President, September 1974. Picture this; The President has resigned from office only a month earlier, in the midst of one of the biggest
