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Cold War Tinderbox – March 19, 1948

Click on the link here for Audio Player: News for March 19, 1948 Characterized as a tinderbox by the State Department, Turkey, Italy, Greece and the Balkan region were hot in the grips of rioting on this March 19th in…

March 12, 1948 – The Bier In Prague: Questions Over Masaryk – The Carping On Capitol Hill

[laterpay_premium_download target_post_id=”7366″ heading_text=”Download For $1.99:” description_text=”News for March 13, 1948- NBC Radio – Gordon Skene Sound Collection” content_type=”link”] It helps – it really does: Become a Patron! News for this March 12th in 1948 had much to do with the…

Vatican Meltdown – 1964 – Past Daily Reference Room.

Click on the link here for Audio Player: CBS – Drama at The Vatican – Dec. 10, 1964 With the current wave of scandal and turmoil going on at The Vatican, it’s interesting to note that scandal and turmoil are…

March 11, 1966 – Confrontation On Capitol Hill – Senate Foreign Relations Committee Hearings On Southeast Asia.

[laterpay_premium_download target_post_id=”7343″ heading_text=”Download For $1.99:” description_text=”March 11, 1966 – Confrontation On Capitol Hill NBC Radio – Gordon Skene Sound Collection” content_type=”link”]   It helps, it really does: Become a Patron! As the War in Vietnam dragged on, support even among…

File Under: Best Bib And Tucker – March 8, 1947

Click on the link here for Audio Player: News for March 8, 1947 As a more-or-less companion to my post yesterday, which featured news from March 7th as presented by Radio Moscow, here is the U.S. take on the Foreign…

Extended Forecast: Vietnam – Dark With Persistent Mayhem – February 28, 1965

Click on the link here for Audio Player: Meet The Pres – Russell Long – Feb. 28, 1965 As questions began to raise regarding our role in Southeast Asia, it was still early on in the game to see just…

Up To Our Lips Again – February 15, 1971

Click on the link here for Audio Player: News for February 15, 1971 – Laos Invasion Not bad enough public opinion railed against U.S. involvement in Cambodia in 1970, in 1971 the war  now extended to Laos with U.S. and…

“We Are Continuing A War Of Maneuver” – February 13, 1951

Click on the link here for Audio Player: News for February 13, 1951 Despite General MacArthur‘s spin that “we are continuing a war of maneuver”, a new phrase had entered into the Korean War Slang dictionary; “Buggin’ out”. On this…

President Johnson - 1964

January 21, 1964 – The Great Blizzard Of ’64 – Burning Midnight Oil On Capitol Hill – Looking At The Run To The White House

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