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 Africa between Somalia and Ethiopia, taking place around the Ogaden
Recovering from a bad case of the Flu, President Roosevelt delivered the 1944 State of The Union address from the Oval Office, rather than in a Joint Session of Congress. The war had been going on for 3 years and the tide was turning in the Allies favor. It was
[laterpay_premium_download target_post_id=”54246″ heading_text=”Download For $1.99:” description_text=”January 1, 1956 – New World – NBC Radio – Gordon Skene Sound Collection” content_type=”link”] 1956 seems so deep in the distant past that to many, any discussion of it would be purely in the abstract. But 1956 was a pivotal year on many levels,
[laterpay_premium_download target_post_id=”11844″ heading_text=”Download For $1.99:” description_text=”January 1, 1961 – Projection ’61 – NBC Radio – Gordon Skene Sound Collection” content_type=”link”] Most News programs spend the first day of a new year looking back on the events of the previous one. In 1961 however, January 1st was spent looking ahead. It
[laterpay_premium_download target_post_id=”11783″ heading_text=”Download For $1.99:” description_text=”December 29, 1958 – Years Of Crisis: 1958 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection” content_type=”link”] Since we’re rapidly (and thankfully) approaching the end of 2020, the somewhat pained looks back at the year start now. But rather than mull over 2020 here (since everyone else will
[laterpay_premium_download target_post_id=”11374″ heading_text=”Download For $1.99:” description_text=”December 4, 1947 – News Of The World – NBC Radio – Gordon Skene Sound Collection” content_type=”link”] Another day of drama and upheaval, this December 4th in 1947. Still reeling from the UN partition plan of Palestine, riots were continuing in Jerusalem and all
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[laterpay_premium_download target_post_id=”53563″ heading_text=”Download For $1.99:” description_text=”November 8, 1950 – BBC London Forum – Gordon Skene Sound Collection” content_type=”link”] London Forum – Discussion on the economy in Britain and the elections – November 8, 1950 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – After the end of World War II, the British economy
[laterpay_premium_download target_post_id=”24058″ heading_text=”Download For $1.99:” description_text=”October 23, 1980 – CBS World News Roundup – Gordon Skene Sound Collection” content_type=”link”] A day full of politics, both Domestic and Foreign, this October 23, 1980. Starting with the Presidential election and the race, the rhetoric and the banter back and forth between President
With all the talk about Taxes and Social Security and all the fear being bandied about in recent years, here are a few words on that subject, delivered by President Roosevelt during a campaign stop in Worcester, Massachusetts on October 21, 1936, 79 years ago. President Roosevelt: “I want to
