Category: Congress
President Ford Talks Tax Cuts – March 29, 1975
Being a subscriber has percs – honest: Become a Patron! – March 29,1975 – President Ford Signs the Tax Cut Bill – CBS Radio News – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – Congress on both sides of the aisle praised President Ford this day for singing the $24.8 billion tax cut,
Kennedy Vs. The Teamsters – March 27, 1957
– NBC Radio – Labor Racketeering Hearings – March 27, 1957 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – News for this March 27th in 1957 had much to do with the ongoing Labor Racketeering Hearings going on in Washington. One of the up-and-coming stars of the hearings was a young Chief
Sen. Abraham Ribicoff And The State Of The American City – 1967 – Past Daily After Hours Reference Room
Subscribing works wonders: Become a Patron! – Sen. Abraham Ribicoff – Meet The Press – January 1, 1967 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – Plight of the American city – Urban decay – urban unrest – poverty – no jobs – no schools – no alternative. These were the issues
El Salvador – The Cold War Frying Pan – March 22, 1981
Become a subscriber: Become a Patron! – CBS Radio – The World This Week – ending March 22, 1981 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – March 22, 1981 – Ending a week of turmoil and uncertainty. The situation in El Salvador, the drumbeat of war and the fear of another
Springtime In Salonika – The Big Four Conference – Aid For Greece – March 21, 1947
Subscribe? Become a Patron! – NBC Radio – News for March 21, 1947 – News for this first day of Spring in 1947 was about the situation in Salonika and economic crisis spreading throughout Europe, with Greece and Turkey in the grips of dramatic political and social upheavals. The Post-War
Iraq: The Itchy Trigger Finger – March 19, 2003
– NPR News On The Hour – March 19, 2003 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection News for this day in 2003 had much to do with the impending invasion of Iraq and the last minute attempts at staving off the inevitable. Even though a number of UN Members of the
View From Tunisia – View From The Bowling Alley – March 18, 1958
Become a Subscriber via Patreon: Become a Patron! – NBC Radio News – Life and The World – March 18, 1958 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – News on this day in 1958 was something of a mixed bag, at least from mainstream media’s point of view. Word from North
Postwar Europe: A Delicate Balance – March 14, 1948
News on this March 14th in 1948 came by way of commentary on the Marshall Plan for reconstruction of Europe. Branded by some as an unwarranted blank check to the former European allies with no obligation to pay back, while looked on by others as competition with the Soviet Union
March 4, 1939 – 150th Anniversary Of Congress – Past Daily Reference Room
Click on the link at the Past Daily site and give a listen to the actual addresses from March 4, 1939 in celebration of the 150th anniversary of the founding of the U.S. Congress.