Category: Elections
October 26, 2000 – Social Security And Fuzzy Math – School Violence Down Since 1992 – Pickpocket Granny
October 26, 2000 – CBS World News Roundup: Late Edition – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – October 26, 2000 – With Election 2000 days away, the campaign was on the final sprint to the finish line. As one of the main concerns of this election season, the issue of Social
The Liberal Republican: Jacob Javits – 1967 – Past Daily Reference Room
Jacob Javits – Face The Nation: CBS Radio – February 19, 1967 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – Jacob Koppel Javits (May 18, 1904 – March 7, 1986) was an American politician who represented New York in both houses of Congress. He was a liberal Republican allied with Governor Nelson
Long, Long Ago – Far, Far Away – The Republican Convention – August 18, 1976 – Past Daily Reference Room
August 18, 1976 – Republican Convention – Presidential nominations – CBS – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – Forty-two years ago this week, Republicans gathered in Kansas City to select a nominee for the 1976 Presidential election. Like most conventions, it had its fair share of cliff hangers – Gerald Ford,
August 21, 1988 – The Quayle Factor – Flowers On The Front Lines: A Ceasefire Holds Between Iran And Iraq
August 21, 1988 – CBS News On The Hour – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – August 21 1988 – It was election season and eyes were on GOP Presidential Candidate George Bush’s choice for a running mate; Indiana Senator Dan Quayle. Quayle was 41 at the time and was the
July 16, 1992 – Ross Perot Says No . . . .For Now.
July 16, 1992 – Ross Perot Drops Out Of Presidential Election Bid – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – July 16, 1992 – Ross Perot, remember him? If you around, this day in 1992 you certainly did. You heard all about him. He was the self-made Billionaire-businessman-turned-Presidential-Hopeful who pledged to “shake
May 1970 – Secretary Of State Elliot Richardson On Policy, Protest And Public Opinion – Weekend Reference Room
Secretary Of State Elliot Richardson On Issues & Answers – ABC News – May 12, 1970 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – With the tide of opposition to the Vietnam War and our escalation of the war into Cambodia, and with the deaths of four students earlier in the week
March 31, 1936 – Democracy And The Constitution In An Era Of Unrest – Past Daily Reference Room
William Hard: Essay on the Constitution – You And Your Government radio series – March 31, 1936 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – Democracy and the Constitution – periodically, during our nation’s history, the very basis of our democracy and the principles of the Constitution have come under fire and