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January 11, 1944 – FDR -The Second Bill Of Rights -A State Of The Union In Wartime –

Recovering from a bad case of the Flu, President Roosevelt delivered the 1944 State of The Union address from the Oval Office, rather than in a Joint Session of Congress. The war had been going on for 3 years and…

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January 11, 2021

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January 7, 1957 – Cold War: Wages Of Fear – Dividends Of Discontent – The World According To January.

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January 7, 2021

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January 1, 1956 – Looking Ahead At A New Year – Is America Changing? Has It Changed? – Past Daily Reference Room.

[laterpay_premium_download target_post_id=”54246″ heading_text=”Download For $1.99:” description_text=”January 1, 1956 – New World – NBC Radio – Gordon Skene Sound Collection” content_type=”link”] 1956 seems so deep in the distant past that to many, any discussion of it would be purely in the…

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January 5, 2021

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December 29, 1958 – Years Of Crisis – 1958 – Recapping A Year In The Life.

[laterpay_premium_download target_post_id=”11783″ heading_text=”Download For $1.99:” description_text=”December 29, 1958 – Years Of Crisis: 1958 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection” content_type=”link”] Since we’re rapidly (and thankfully) approaching the end of 2020, the somewhat pained looks back at the year start now. But…

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December 29, 2020

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November 23, 1970 – A Search Continues, A War Goes On, The View From Folsom – Nixon Overrides A Veto –

[laterpay_premium_download target_post_id=”5747″ heading_text=”Download For $1.99:” description_text=”November 23, 1970 – NBC News – Gordon Skene Sound Collection” content_type=”link”] A day a lot happened. This November 23rd in 1970 heard reports of an unsuccessful attempt to free American prisoners in a North…

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November 23, 2020

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November 18, 1993 – The Morning After NAFTA – Curbing Blunt Language On Capitol Hill.

[laterpay_premium_download target_post_id=”18087″ heading_text=”Download For $1.99:” description_text=”November 18, 1993 – CBS World News Roundup – Gordon Skene Sound Collection” content_type=”link”] As the newscast so aptly put it – a month earlier, everyone on Capitol Hill assumed NAFTA was dead. But on…

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November 18, 2020

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November 13, 1968 – Days Of Confusion, Nights Of Backlash – The World Of 1968

[laterpay_premium_download target_post_id=”11061″ heading_text=”Download For $1.99:” description_text=”November 13, 1968 – Newsfront – EEN – Gordon Skene Sound Collection” content_type=”link”] 1968 was probably the year it came closest to completely falling apart. The sudden violent turn of events that went from assassinations…

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November 13, 2020

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November 8-9, 1960 – Election Night 1960 – America Votes And Waits

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November 3, 2020

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November 3, 1964 – America Votes – Election Night In America

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November 3, 2020

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October 27, 1963 – Shapes Of Things: The View From Bonn – The Streets Of Saigon – A Scene In Dallas.

[laterpay_premium_download target_post_id=”17715″ heading_text=”Download For $1.99:” description_text=”October 27, 1963 – Voices In The Headlines – ABC Radio – Gordon Skene Sound Collection” content_type=”link”] October 27th signaled the end of an ominous week in 1963. Vietnam was frequently taking center stage, more…

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October 27, 2020

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