Category Democrats

Jan Masaryk

March 10, 1948 – The Death Of Masaryk – Britain’s Economic Downturn – Butter Vs. Margarine.

News for this March 10th in 1948 had much to do with a flood of reports from Prague saying that non-Communist Foreign Minister Jan Masaryk had been found dead from an apparent suicide hours earlier. But even while reports were…

Dr. Klaus Fuchs

March 4, 1950 – “Brilliant Mind – Nasty Person”: The Klaus Fuchs Affair – The Ever-Present Cult Of Doom.

[laterpay_premium_download target_post_id=”7247″ heading_text=”Download For $1.99:” description_text=”March 4, 1950 – Voices And Events – NBC Radio – Gordon Skene Sound Collection” content_type=”link”] News for the week ending on March 4, 1950 had a lot to do with the Cold War and…

The GOP - Primaries 1996

February 26, 1996 – Pat Buchanan And The GOP Hissy-Fit – Primary Season In America.

[laterpay_premium_download target_post_id=”7147″ heading_text=”Download For $1.99:” description_text=”February 26, 1996 – CBS World News Roundup – Gordon Skene Sound Collection” content_type=”link”] It was Primary season, this February in 1996. And the news for this February 26th was the campaign of Senator Bob…

Youth - 1970

1970 – Youth Culture, Society And Protest: Myths And Realities – Past Daily Reference Room

June 12, 1970 – Stephen Hess – Commonwealth Club Of California Lecture – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – As the tide of opposition to the ongoing Vietnam War grew larger, and in 1970 more lethal, the issue of Youth Culture;…

February 5, 1961 – The Economy: In Good Shape At The Moment – In Bad Shape Comparatively –

[laterpay_premium_download target_post_id=”6840″ heading_text=”Download For $1.99:” description_text=”February 5, 1961 – Meet The Press – NBC Radio – Gordon Skene Sound Collection” content_type=”link”] February 5, 1961 – Forever The Economy – even in 1961. It was about jobs, lack of jobs, where…

February 4, 1980 – ABSCAM: New Word In The Dictionary.

[laterpay_premium_download target_post_id=”6822″ heading_text=”Download For $1.99:” description_text=”February 4, 1980 – CBS World News Roundup – Gordon Skene Sound Collection” content_type=”link”] On this February 4th in 1980, a new Acronym entered our Dictionary –ABSCAM, which stood for Abdul Enterprises Scam or Arab…

Tehran protests

January 25, 1979 – Postcards From Tehran

[laterpay_premium_download target_post_id=”6669″ heading_text=”Download For $1.99:” description_text=”January 25, 1979 – CBS World News Roundup – Gordon Skene Sound Collection” content_type=”link”] With no end in sight and protests continuing and becoming more violent, the situation in Iran on this day in 1979…

January 18, 1956 – Looking At The Rose Through World Colored Glasses – John Foster Dulles.

[laterpay_premium_download target_post_id=”6551″ heading_text=”Download For $1.99:” description_text=”January 18, 1956- Keys To The Capitol – NBC Radio – Gordon Skene Sound Collection” content_type=”link”] For the week ending this day in 1956, all attention seemed to be on an interview, conducted by Life…

Jimmy Carter Press Conference -Starting The Political Year – January 12, 1978

This day in 1978 saw President Jimmy Carter give his first Press Conference of 1978. And by the looks and sounds of it, the political year would have enough drama to go around. Taking center stage was the crisis in…