Henry Wallace Has A Word Or Two About America – October 4, 1948
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Category: Democracy
Corporate America: Death By Mergers – 1955 – Past Daily Reference Room
– NBC Radio – The American Forum – Mergers: Are they Helpful or Harmful? – January 2, 1955 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – In this almost constant state of corporate mergers, leveraged buyouts and hostile takeovers, it’s hard to imagine there was a time this was all considered unusual.
Mao Tse-tung: Recognition Of Red China And A Steel Strike – October 3, 1949
ABC Radio: Baukhage Talking – news for October 3, 1949 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection A nervous October day in 1949. News of China – strikes dragging on, news of a creeping paranoia over Communists, news of Capitol Hill gamesmanship. Starting off was news that Associate Justice William O. Douglas
104th Congress: Petulant And Prone To Tantrums On Capitol Hill – September 28, 1996
– September 28, 1996 – NPR – Weekend Edition News – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – September 28, 1996 – it was billed as the most contentious Congress in recent history. The 104th Congress was about to hit the history books. Early on this morning, legislators and White House aides
‘We’re Well On Our Way To Becoming A Police State’ – 1974 – Past Daily Reference Room
– NBC Radio – Second Sunday – 1984 Minus 10 – February 1974 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – In 1974 the prospect of the world of 1984 as portrayed by George Orwell seemed more real than fantasy. By 1974 we already had police surveillance, government spying on individuals, an erosion
Labor Has A Word On Labor Day – George Meany – 1967
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JFK And The State Of The Economy – 1962 – Past Daily Reference Room
– JFK – The State Of The Economy – Aug. 13, 1962 – The Economy, it seems, is always the prevailing topic of political conversation. Where are the jobs, where is the stimulus, where are the tax breaks, where is the future? In 1962 it was no different and President
America The Violent – 1969 – Past Daily Reference Room
– America The Violent-1969 – NBC Radio – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – Perhaps not as bad as it is now, but violence seems to be just as integral a part of American society as the automobile. The question has always been ‘why?’ and the hand-wringing and breast-beating comes with
March On Washington – The Civil Rights Movement In The 60s – August 28, 1963
August 28th will mark the 60th anniversary of the legendary March on Washington. The largest Civil Rights demonstration of its kind up to this point, the march culminated in a day of speeches in front of the Lincoln Memorial and a general feeling that something had begun. Most people think
Watergate And Cambodia: Putting A Strain On The Constitution – Revisiting Kent State – August 4, 1973
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