Category Foreign Policy

Greece - December 1944

The Matter Of Greece And Civil War – December 15, 1944

Reports from Greece – December 15, 1944 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – Greece became a center of attention for a while in December of 1944. With the rest of the world engulfed in fighting in the Pacific and the…

Nuremberg

Nuremberg: Every Passing Minute, New Horror – December 13, 1945

– Nuremberg Trial report – Mutual News – December 13, 1945 – December 1945 marked the continuation of one of the most famous trials in modern history.Starting in November, the Nuremberg War Crimes Trial assembled  high ranking and influential members of…

West Coast: San Francisco newsroom

America At War – America On Edge – December 9, 1941

– News for December 9, 1941 – Reports and bulletins – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – December 9, 1941 and America had a bad case of nerves. Rumors flew of hostile plane sightings all up and down the West Coast,…

Vietnam: ‘An Urgent Need For Peace’ – December 2, 1967

ABC News Around The World – December 2, 1967 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – Peace seemed to be the illusive goal, this December 2nd in 1967. With fighting in Vietnam continuing, B-52’s staging raids, South Vietnamese incursions into Cambodia…

The French Fleet Dies At Toulon – November 28, 1942

– News Of The World – November 28, 1942 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – Dramatic news this day in 1942. Word came from Paris via London that the entire French Naval fleet was destroyed in one exploding catastrophe at…

Hostage Drama: Day 18 – Another Day, Another Mob, Another Burning Effigy – November 21, 1979

– CBS Radio News + Bulletin – November 21, 1979 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – As the hostage drama at the American Embassy in Tehran continued, flare ups were being reported in other places. A bulletin on this November…

Atomic Testing – Things That Go Boom – November 1, 1951

– Edward R. Murrow and The News w/Don Hollenbeck – November 1, 1951 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – Knee-deep in Cold War, this November 1st in 1951. Atomic testing was continuing at a rapid pace, with advances of new…

Sadat-Begin

October 28, 1978 – Sadat-Begin And The Peace Prize

– October 28, 1978 – Sadat-Begin Peace Prize + other news – CBS/NBC Radio – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – October 28, 1978 began on a hopeful note – announced the previous evening, the 1978 Nobel Peace Prize was being…