Category: Elections
March 9, 2000 – Horserace 2000 – The White House Looms.
March 9, 2000 – CBS World News Roundup – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – March 9, 2000 – In case you forgot, it was an election year and it was a race to the White House. And on this day, candidates were dropping out – from the Democrats came Bill
February 27, 1980 – Word From New Hampshire
News for this day in 1980 – the New Hampshire Primaries – click on the link at Past Daily and listen to the original newscast from that day.
Jeb Magruder: Watergate – Face The Nation – 1975 – Weekend Talkshows Past
Jeb Magruder – Face The Nation – January 12, 1975 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – For those of you not familiar with the name Jeb Magruder, or why he’s an important historic figure, here’s what Wikipedia has to say: Jeb Stuart Magruder (November 5, 1934 – May 11, 2014)
February 5, 2000 – Surprises On The Campaign Trail – Tragedy Falls From The Sky – The Name Is Amadou Diallo
February 5, 2000 – CBS Radio Weekend Roundup – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – February 5, 2000 – news on this day spotlighted the events of this week in 2000. Election 2000 was up and running, with primaries in New Hampshire bringing a stunning victory for John McCain and signaling
John Anderson: Presidential Candidate 1980 – Past Daily Weekend Reference Room
John Anderson – Face The Nation – Feb. 3, 1980 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – John Anderson, upon hearing of his death last year, many people had forgotten who John Anderson was, and what was significant about him. Anderson was running for President in 1980. As a Republican, he
Report Card On Black America – Black Journal – January 27, 1969 – Past Daily Reference Room
Black Journal – Report Card on Black America – January 27, 1969 – NET-TV – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – Fifty years ago, we were still very much in the midst of a long and contentious Civil Rights battle in America. This program, a monthly news feature of the pre-PBS
January 1, 1989 – Dawning Of The Age Of Bush – Where We Stood In 1989
January 1, 1989 – CBS Radio – Where We Stand 1989 – Hourly News – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – January 1, 1989 – As the world slowly rolled out of bed, partly hung-over, partly staring at just another day, it was clear we were heading into the last
Eric Hass And The Socialist View Of Things In 1956 – Past Daily Reference Room
Eric Hass – Campaign Address – Socialist Labor Party Candidate For President – Nov. 3, 1956 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – We’ve always thought that American politics was essentially about a two-party system; Republicans and Democrats. The others, which ones they were, had been relegated to such obscurity that
A Thomas E. Dewey Campaign Address – Sept. 25, 1944 – Past Daily Reference Room
Thomas E. Dewey – Campaign address – September 25, 1944 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – Thomas E. Dewey – probably not a name that rings a lot of bells these days, but in 1944 and 1948 he was the Republican Candidate for President, running first against Franklin Roosevelt and