Click on the link here for Audio Player – CBS News On The Hour – February 26, 1989 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection News for this February 26th in 1989 had much to do with President Bush’s tour of China. On this last day of his visit, Bush threw a
Click on the link here for Audio Player – BBC World Service – Newshour – February 18, 1999 – BBC Radio News for this day in 1999 was about the capture and arrest of Abdullah Ocalan, founding member of the Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK), who was seized by Turkish agents
Click on the link here for Audio Player – NBC Nightly News – February 14, 1975 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection Another day of mixed signals, this February 14th in 1975 (also a Friday). The economy was front and center with news that wholesale prices had dropped in January, making
Click on the link here for Audio Player – ABC-Radio News – Sec. of State Dean Rusk – Press Conference – WABC News – February 7, 1964 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection Depending on your age at the time, the big concern for this February 7th in 1964 was either
Click on the link here for Audio Player – Carl Sandburg addresses Congress on occasion of Lincoln’s 150th birthday – February 12, 1959 As no doubt many of you know, next week will mark the 205th birthday of Abraham Lincoln. On February 12th 1959, the great American poet and Lincoln
Click on the link here for Audio Player: NPR – State Of The Union Message – January 24, 1995 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection News for this day in 1995, at least in this country, had to do with what the State of the Union was all about. 1994 saw
Click on the link here for Audio Player – CBS World News Roundup – January 15, 1999 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection Gearing up for a second day of political rock-throwing in the Impeachment trial of President Clinton, this January 15th in 1999. In what was viewed by many as
Click on the link here for Audio Player – President Johnson – State of the Union Address – January 8, 1964 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection This day fifty years ago, President Johnson declared War on Poverty in his first State of The Union Address – January 8, 1964. Debated
Click on the link here for Audio Player – NPR – President Clinton Statement on passage of NAFTA – November 18, 1993 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection Amid a storm of controversy, with sides divided on whether or not it is ultimately a good thing, January marks the 20th anniversary
Click on the link here for Audio Player – CBS Hourly News – December 9, 1980 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection For those who hadn’t hear it, the news of the shooting death of John Lennon the night before reverberated all over the world, this December 9th in 1980. Stunned
