Henry Wallace Has A Word Or Two About America – October 4, 1948
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Category: Cold War
Mao Tse-tung: Recognition Of Red China And A Steel Strike – October 3, 1949
ABC Radio: Baukhage Talking – news for October 3, 1949 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection A nervous October day in 1949. News of China – strikes dragging on, news of a creeping paranoia over Communists, news of Capitol Hill gamesmanship. Starting off was news that Associate Justice William O. Douglas
J. Robert Oppenheimer Has A Word About Science And Culture – 1961 – Past Daily Weekend Gallimaufry
– J. Robert Oppenheimer – Lecture at Colorado University – 1961 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – J. Robert Oppenheimer. Often referred to as The Father of The Atomic Bomb, was one of several physicists who were working on the Manhattan Project, the development of a nuclear bomb during World
The Moscow Fair – September 13, 1959
– The Moscow Fair – September 13, 1959 – CBS Radio – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – Before the infamous U-2 incident (the plane, not the band . . .for you who may not know), there was a decided thaw in the Cold War between the U.S. and the Soviet
Indo-China Ceasefires – Miracle Mile In Canada – Death Of A Dionne – Commie Girl Scouts – August 7, 1954
– News for Aug. 7, 1954 – August 7, 1954 – Aside from Indo-China news the other big news (at least for the U.S.) was the weather. Signs that things were turning around in the Midwest for the worst drought in a long time. Much needed rain was predicted. But
Closing Day – Moscow Olympics – August 3, 1980
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President Kennedy: A JFK Press Conference – High School Dropouts – The Test Ban Treaty – August 1, 1963 –
– President Kennedy Press Conference – August 1, 1963 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – A press conference by President Kennedy – given on August 1, 1963. Starting with the subject of Education – Kennedy addressed the growing number of dropouts in High School, and concerns it would only increase
President Kennedy: ‘A Shaft Of Light Cut Into The Darkness’ – Address On Nuclear Test Ban – July 26, 1963
– President John F. Kennedy Address to Nation on Nuclear Test Ban – July 26, 1963 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – As the world slowly recovered from the dangerous closeness of an all-out Nuclear War, as a result of the Cuban Missile Crisis, a step toward banning nuclear weapons
Korean War Truce Talks: 9th Installment – The Iranian Oil Dispute -July 24, 1951
– July 24, 1951 – Edward R. Murrow and The News With Don Hollenbeck – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – July 24, 1951 – Negotiations in the Korean War were continuing this day in their 9th Installment – hopeful, but realistic – demands were on the table and some of
Korea: Truce Talks – Iran: Bluff Talks – July 10, 1951
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