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January 25,1976 – Gloomy, Gloomier, Supersonic

– The World This Week – CBS Radio – January 25, 1976 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – January 25, 1976 – and the end of another week of wild contrasts. The week began with a gloomy assessment of the…

Lyndon Johnson

January 12, 1969 – The Lyndon Johnson Years – LBJ And America In The 60’s – Past Daily Reference Room

– NBC Radio – Second Sunday: The Johnson Years – January 12, 1969 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – January in 1969 signified the end of one era and the beginning of another. Lyndon Johnson, declining to run for a…

January 3, 1948 – Weather Is Here, Wish You Were Beautiful – The Frigid East.

NBC News Of The World – January 3, 1948 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – The big domestic news for this day was the weather. Snow blanketed the east coast, with downed power lines, stranded commuters, icy roads and frozen…

1953

1953 – A Republican In The White House – Communists Everywhere – Riots In East Berlin – Death In Moscow

– Voices and Events: 1953 – NBC Radio – Dec. 28, 1953 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection. – 1953; a world crammed with extremes. A war in Korea and an armistice, an inquisition on Capitol Hill and threats of Communist…

post-war and Polio

1955 – The Year Of Paranoia And Polio Shots – Past Daily’s Long Look Back: This Was 1955.

– CBS Radio – This Was 1955 – December 30, 1955 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – Starting our look at year-ends gone by – here is what December 30th 1955 sounded like. Another set of notches in the Cold…

October 22, 1934 – President Roosevelt: Mobilization For Human Needs – Years Of Crisis

– President Franklin Roosevelt – Message for the 1934 Mobilization For Human Needs – Oct. 22, 1934 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – In 1934 we were still in the grip of a Depression. Federal, State and Local governments were…

Seventh Coup Attempt

October 4, 1990 – Corazon Aquino And Coup Number 7 – Kuwait Under Saddam – The Bush Budget Plan

For the seventh time since she took office four years earlier, Philippines President Corazon Aquino was faced with yet another military coup. From 1986 to 1990 numerous coup attempts were enacted on the Aquino administration and the new Philippine government.…

Campaign 1964

September 30, 1964 – Promising The Moon In 1964 – Campaign For The White House

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September 17, 1991 – Defusing The Middle-East Flap – Inciting The Media Hype –

[laterpay_premium_download target_post_id=”17010″ heading_text=”Download For $1.99:” description_text=”September 17, 1991 – CBS World News Roundup – Gordon Skene Sound Collection” content_type=”link”] CBS World News Roundup – September 17, 1991 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection A day of tensions and hype. Tensions in…