Pushing An Unpopular Cause, Making An Unconvincing Case – Dean Rusk – July 30, 1967
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Category: Democrats
July 17, 1940 – Alben Barkley Delivers A Message From FDR – 1940 Democratic Convention – Past Daily Reference Room
July 17, 1940 – Sen. Alben Barkley at the 1940 Democratic Convention – NBC Red Network – Gordon Skene Sound Collection. July 17, 1940 – Your typical sweltering day in Chicago, site of the 1940 Democratic Convention. Up until this day, a pretty cut-and-dried affair. By the convention Farley and
JFK At Berkeley – 1962 – Past Daily After Hours Reference Room
– President Kennedy Address to Students at UC Berkeley – March 23, 1962 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection On the occasion of UC Berkeley‘s 94th annual Charter Day celebration, and accepting an honorary Doctor of Law degree, President Kennedy took the opportunity to discuss the important role education played
Punditry And Woo-Woo – Democrats Look To 1976 In 1974 – Past Daily After Hours Reference Room
Democrats and Presidential elections. In 1974 a potential victory was handed to the party on a platter; the resignation of President Nixon and the swearing in of his successor; a man who was not elected, but rather appointed by the President, in the face of a previous scandal involving his
June 10, 1994 – A Stab At Affordable Healthcare
– CBS World News Roundup – June 10, 1994 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection News for this June 10th in 1994 was hopeful, but not optimistic if you were looking for a quick solution to the Health Care problem. The Kennedy Healthcare bill passed an initial hurdle; clearing the Senate
Forever Middle-East – Sen. Wayne Morse Talks About The Suez Canal And American Foreign Policy – 1957 – Past Daily After Hours Reference Room
Youth Wants To Know – Sen. Wayne Morse – 1957 Never one to shy away from controversy or taking a stand, Sen. Wayne Morse (D-Oregon) was interviewed on the NBC Radio Program Youth Wants To Know, regarding the Middle-East in general and the Suez Canal in particular, which was undergoing
June 2, 1954 – Telephone Takes Witness Stand – Ava Gardner To Divorce Frank Sinatra – Situation In Indo-China “Grave, But Not Hopeless”.
Senator McCarthy – even telephones were dragged into the proceedings. Another day of drama on Capitol Hil, this June 2, 1954. Roy M. Cohn said today that Attorney General Herbert Brownell or his assistant “instigated” the Army-McCarthy hearings and that this constituted a “stacked deck” against the McCarthy side if
A Word From Arthur Ashe And A Few Words From Robertson Davies And A Word About Ethics – Past Daily Weekend Reference Room
– CBS Radio – Newsmark – Arthur Ashe, Roberston Davies, Sen. John Tower – May 1989 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection Two interesting and diverse interviews this weekend, and something political to keep it all strange and current. An episode from the weekly CBS Radio series Newsmark. This one,
“Are Our Magazines Living Up To The Responsibility Of Informing And Educating The American Public?” – 1955 – Past Daily After Hours Reference Room
Senator Richard Neuberger (D-Oregon) – Youth Wants To Know – NBC Radio – May 5, 1955 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – We’re here because of Patrons like you: Become a Patron! May 5, 1955 – Although the question wasn’t the general premise of the program, the intent certainly brought
“What Is Your Position On Universal Military Training?” – 1952 – Past Daily After Hours Reference Room.
The issue of Universal Military Training (UMT) occupied an important, if often overlooked, place in American political debate during the early Cold War years. By the time of the 1952 presidential campaign between Dwight D. Eisenhower and Adlai Stevenson II, the United States had already experienced World War II, the