Category History

Day Of Infamy + 73 – December 7, 1941

Reports from Mutual Broadcasting – December 7, 1941 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection. – This day; this Sunday 73 years ago, we joined the rest of the world engulfed in War. For the U.S., World War 2 had officially begun.…

Eisenhower – Science And National Security – 1957 – Past Daily Reference Room

. . . or click on the link here for Audio Player – President Eisenhower Address: Science And National Security – November 7, 1957 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection As the Cold War intensified and the Space Race was roaring…

Race Relations In America In 1968 – Past Daily Reference Room

. . . or click on the link here for Audio Player – NET: Newsfront – Discussion on Race Relations – March 1968 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection As was pointed out earlier today via the Blog Concourse, the question…

The Battle In Seattle – Week Of December 4, 1999

. . . or click on the link here for Audio Player – CBS Radio Weekend Roundup – December 4, 1999 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection Fifteen years ago this week, the streets of Seattle were awash in teargas and…

Bobby Keys And The Suffering Bastards – Live In Nashville 2012 – Nights At The Roundtable: Tribute Edition RIP: Bobby Keys (1943-2014)

. . . or click on the link here for Audio Player – Bobby Keys And The Suffering Bastards – live at The Cannery Ballroom, Nashville – Feb. 11, 2012 – Band soundboard. And another loss today. This time it’s…

Sonny & Cher, Godfrey Cambridge And Irv Kupcinet Talk About Youth In 1970 – Past Daily Reference Room

  . . . or click on the link here for Audio Player – Kup’s Show – May 20, 1970 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection Two things to consider – the people in the photo above are mostly all in…

Dean Acheson Discusses A ‘New World Order’ – November 21, 1959 – Past Daily Reference Room

  . . . click on the link here for Audio Player – Dean Acheson address – November 21, 1959 (unknown location) – Gordon Skene Sound Collection. Former Secretary of State Dean Acheson, who served under President Truman from 1949-1953…

A Capitol Hill Faux Pas – November 27, 1982

. . .or click on the link here for Audio Player – CBS World News Roundup – November 27, 1982 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection November 27th in 1982 fell on a Saturday. Thoughts of Thanksgiving were now fading into…

‘A New Kind Of War’ – Neville Chamberlain Addresses The World – November 26, 1939

[laterpay_premium_download target_post_id=”18207″ heading_text=”Download For $1.99:” description_text=”Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain address – November 26, 1939 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection” content_type=”link”] Become a Patron! This day in 1939 marked the second time since the war began that Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain…