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A JFK Press Conference – May 8, 1963 – Past Daily Reference Room

Click on the link here for Audio Player – President Kennedy News Conference – May 8, 1963 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection A typical Press conference during the Kennedy Years, this one from May 8, 1963. JFK opens with a…

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May 9, 2014

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Insidious Inflationary Pressures – May 9, 1997

Click on the link here for Audio Player – CBS World News Roundup – May 9, 1997 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection News for this My 9th in 1997 was pretty much status quo for the 90s. The Economy and…

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May 9, 2014

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Arraignments, Surrenders And The Hail Capitol Of America – May 6, 1995

Click on the link here for Audio Player – CBS World News Roundup – May 6, 1995 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection May 6th 1995 was about killer storms in the Dallas area of Texas, the arraignment of Terry Nichols,…

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May 6, 2014

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Down To The Wire In Britain – May 2, 1979

Click on the link here for Audio Player – CBS World News Roundup – May 2, 1979 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection May 2nd in 1979 saw the last full day of campaigning for the Parliamentary elections in Britain. Labour…

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May 2, 2014

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A Word Of Two From Martha Mitchell – May 1, 1974 – Past Daily Reference Room

Click on the link here for Audio Player – The Tomorrow Show – Interview With Martha Mitchell – May 1, 1974 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection The era of Watergate served up more than its fair share of bizarre players.…

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May 1, 2014

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Day 600: World Amok – April 25, 1941

Click on the link here for Audio Player – NBC News Of The World – April 25, 1941 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection News for this day in 1941 had much to do with the War in Europe, going into…

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April 25, 2014

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Not Having Nixon To Kick Around Anymore – Week Ending April 24, 1994

Click on the link here for Audio Player – ABC Radio – World News This Week – April 24, 1994 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection News for the week, ending on this April 24th in 1994, had much to do…

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April 24, 2014

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A Word Or Two From Robert F. Kennedy – Meet The Press 1968 – Past Daily Weekend Reference Room

Click on the link here for Audio Player – NBC Radio – Meet The Press – Robert F. Kennedy – March 17, 1968 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection Certainly, 1968 ended a lot differently than it started out. Since it…

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April 20, 2014

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Flood Of The Century – April 18, 1997

Click on the link here for Audio Player – CBS World News Roundup – April 18, 1997 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection The weather was big news on this particular April 18th in 1997. In what was dubbed “The Flood…

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April 18, 2014

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Scandals And Peace Talks – April 16, 1997

Click on the link here for Audio Player – NPR News – All Things Considered – April 16, 1997 – National Public Radio – Gordon Skene Sound Collection An alternately scandalous and hopeful day, this April 16th in 1997. Starting…

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April 16, 2014

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