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A Word Or Two From Robert F. Kennedy – Meet The Press 1968 – Past Daily Weekend Reference Room

Click on the link here for Audio Player – NBC Radio – Meet The Press – Robert F. Kennedy – March 17, 1968 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection Certainly, 1968 ended a lot differently than it started out. Since it…

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April 20, 2014

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Allan Shivers And The World Of 1954 – Past Daily Reference Room

Click on the link here for Audio Player – NBC Radio: Youth Wants To Know – Guest: Governor Allan Shivers (D-Tx) – April 28, 1954 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection At first glance, the year 1954 doesn’t seem like that…

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April 9, 2014

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Funny Things On The Way To The White House – March 10, 1964

Click on the link here for Audio Player – ABC Radio News+ News from WXYZ, Detroit – March 10,1964 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection Fifty years ago today, battle lines were being drawn for the Presidential election of 1964. The…

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March 10, 2014

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Oh, Those Kids . . . . – February 28, 1997

Click on the link here for Audio Player – CBS World News Roundup – February 28, 1997 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection News for this day in 1997 (also a Friday) had much to do with the subject of Teen…

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February 28, 2014

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The World According To 1958 – Past Daily Reference Room

Click on the link here for Audio Player – Youth Wants To Know – Guest: Eric Johnstone – February 23, 1958 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection Maybe it’s always been that way – gripped by upheaval – seized by fear…

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February 27, 2014

1940's, Capitol Hill, Civil Rights, Civil War, Cold War, Commentators, Communists, Congress, Day in history, Democracy, Democrats, economy, Elections, Foreign Policy, Harry S. Truman, Henry Wallace, History, Israel, Middle East, Past Daily, Politics, Presidents, Protest Movements, Red Scare, Republicans, Riots, Social Commentary, Socialists, Society, Soviet Union, The Fourth Estate, The Press, U.S. Intervention, Uncategorized, United Nations, Vintage Recordings, Week In History, World News

Madness For A Year Not Quite Three Months Old . . . . .February 24, 1948

Click on the link here for Audio Player – NBC News of the World – February 24, 1948 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection No world like a world in turmoil, and this February 24th in 1948 was no different. Starting…

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February 24, 2014

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Outrage Over Ocalan – February 18, 1999

Click on the link here for Audio Player – BBC World Service – Newshour – February 18, 1999 – BBC Radio News for this day in 1999 was about the capture and arrest of Abdullah Ocalan, founding member of the…

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February 18, 2014

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A Word Or Two From Julian Bond – Meet The Press 1966 – Past Daily Reference Room

Click on the link here for Audio Player – NBC Radio (Monitor) – Meet The Press – Julian Bond – January 30, 1966 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection Anyone thinking the Civil Rights movement culminated with the March on Washington…

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February 12, 2014

1990s, Capitol Hill, Corruption, Day in history, Democrats, economy, Egypt, Elections, Foreign Policy, Healthcare, Israel, Middle East, Northern Ireland, Pakistan, Past Daily, Politics, Presidents, Radio, Society, The Fourth Estate, The Press, U.S. Intervention, Uncategorized, Vintage Recordings, Violence, Week In History, World News

Times Have Passed And Things Have Changed – February 7, 1992

Click on the link here for Audio Player – CBS World News Roundup – February 7, 1992 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection Political season was upon us, this February 7th in 1992. Incumbent President George Bush (the elder) was touting…

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February 7, 2014

1990s, Capitol Hill, Congress, Day in history, Democracy, Democrats, economy, Elections, History, NPR, Past Daily, Politics, Poverty, Presidents, Radio, Republicans, Social Commentary, Society, The Fourth Estate, The Press, Uncategorized, Vintage Recordings, Week In History

State Of The Union – January 24, 1995

Click on the link here for Audio Player: NPR – State Of The Union Message – January 24, 1995 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection News for this day in 1995, at least in this country, had to do with what…

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January 24, 2014

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