Category Conventions

Riders Of The Campaign Trail – July 23, 1984

Click on the link here for Audio Player – CBS World News Roundup – July 23, 1984 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection Thirty years ago today we were knee-deep in anticipation of the 1984 Olympics and eye-ball deep in 1984…

Dancing With The One That Brung Ya – Barry Goldwater Gets The Nod And Runs With It – July 16, 1964

Click on the link here for Audio Player – CBS News – Continuous coverage of Republican Convention – July 16, 1964 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection Click on the link here for Audio Player – CBS News – Continuous Coverage…

Meanwhile . . .Outside The Cow Palace – July 15, 1964

Click on the link here for Audio Player – CBS News – Wrap up of days activities – July 15, 1964 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection For all the circus atmosphere inside the Cow Palace, the 1964 Republican Convention in…

The Frenzy Realized – July 15, 1964

Click on the link here for Audio Player – CBS News – Continuous Convention Coverage – July 15, 1964 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection As the 1964 Republican Convention continued on this July 15th, fifty years ago, the day of…

A Desire For Five-Cent Beer And Five-Cent Cigars – July 14, 1964

Click on the link here for Audio Player – NBC News – continuing coverage of 1964 Republican Convention – July 14, 1964 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection Fifty years ago this week, the news was all about the dramatic events…

One Hostage Down – Fifty-Two To Go – And ‘Like Magic, Drunks Have Disappeared From Parks’ – July 11, 1980

Click on the link here for Audio Player – CBS News – Firstline Report – World News Roundup – Newsbreak – July 11, 1980 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection An interesting news day, this July 11th in 1980. It started…

Ike Gives An Earful – Former President Eisenhower Press Conference/Republican Convention Preview – July 13, 1964 – Past Daily Reference Room

Click on the link here for Audio Player – 1964 Convention Preview – Eisenhower Press Conference – NBC Radio – July 13, 1964 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection Coming up in a few days will be the 50th anniversary of…

Passing Of The King Of Torts – July 10, 1996

Click on the link here for Audio Player – CBS World News Roundup – July 10, 1996 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection Busy day, this July 10th in 1996. There was Hurricane Bertha to think about, especially since Cape Hatteras…

Girding Up For A Convention – Senator Everett Dirksen – July 5, 1964 – Past Daily Weekend Reference Room

Click on the link here for Audio Player – Senator Everett Dirksen on Issues and Answers – July 5, 1964 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection Heading into the Republican Convention of 1964, this day 50 years ago American media was…