August 19, 1988 – CBS World News Roundup – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – August 19, 1988 – this day in New Orleans, the GOP held their convention and bestowed upon George Bush and his running mate Dan Quayle, the honors of nomination of their party for President in
In the summer of 1959, Vienna became the unlikely meeting place for thousands of young people from around the world. From July 26 through August 4, approximately 18,000 young people representing more than 100 countries gathered for the Seventh World Festival of Youth and Students for Peace and Friendship. There
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July 27, 1982 – CBS World News Roundup – Newsbreak – 9:00 News – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – Juy 27, 1982 – News from Beirut this day. U.S. envoy Philip Habib was on his way to Israel to meet with Menachem Begin in an attempt to fin a solution
– CBS World News Roundup – The World Tonight – July 24, 1979 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – Busy day in the world, this July 24th in 1979. Beginning with the continuing saga of the Middle East. Lebanese Radio reported Israeli troops penetrated 5 miles into Southern Lebanon on
University of Chicago Roundtable – Guilt By Association – March 13, 1949 – NBC Radio – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – Fingers of suspicion, guilt by association – all elements of the era known as The Red Scare. The fear of subversion, the fear that America was going to be
– WCBS News + CBS World News Roundup – July 20, 1965 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – Sixty-one years ago today, we were looking at a Summer awash with gloomy reports, agitated people and uncertain times. After a whirlwind 5-day fact-finding tour of South Vietnam, Defense Secretary McNamara boarded
Address by Julian S. Sawyer – Communist Party Candidate For Lieutenant Governor, New York – Oct. 26, 1936 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – October 26, 1936. No major wars had broken out, yet. But there was a surplus of turmoil and discontent in the world. Europe was slowly easing
Anatoly Sharansky with Natalia – rumors, unfounded claims and death sentences. July 10, 1978 – The World Tonight – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – July 10, 1978. News for this day was about trials in Moscow. The world expected two Dissidents to go on trial. Instead, there were four.
