Category Jimmy Carter

Investigating Three Mile Island: Faulty Gauges – Faulty Logic – April 10, 1979

– CBS World News Roundup – April 10, 1979 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – Another interesting news day, this April 10th in 1979. Starting with an investigation of Nuclear Power Plants, based on the recent disaster at Three Mile…

March 1, 1980

A World Full Of Drama – An Embassy Full Of Hostages – March 1, 1980

– March 1, 1980 – CBS World News Roundup – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – March 1, 1980 – a lot of drama, going on this day in 1980. Starting with the hostage situation in Colombia, where leftist guerrillas were…

February 9, 1979 - Love Canal

A Canal Called Love – A Day Full Of Why – February 9, 1979

– February 9, 1979 – CBS World News Roundup – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – February 9, 1979 – The ongoing situation in Love Canal, the Niagara Falls area of New York State was escalating on this particular day, 37…

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…

July 8, 1979 – Yours Truly, OPEC – America’s Little Gas Crisis – Here Comes Skylab.

News for week ending July 8, 1979 – CBS The World This Week – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – News for the week ending on this July 8th in 1979 had a lot to do with the Middle East (surprise).…

Ayatollah inspecting the bungled wreckage.

April 26, 1980 – Hostage Rescue Attempt: The Morning After – Pointing Fingers – Rolled Eyes – Frayed Nerves.

April 26, 1980 – CBS World News Roundup – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – April 26, 1980 – Aftermath and morning after for the failed hostage rescue attempt. No shortage of outrage, recriminations and wagging fingers. The blasts from Capitol…

April 25, 1980

April 25, 1980 – A Failed Rescue Attempt – The Hostage Situation In Iran.

Become a Patron! For all intents and purposes, it was a risky attempt from the get-go. On this April 25th, 1980 an attempt to rescue the 53 American hostages, held at the American Embassy in Tehran took place. Admittedly, it…

February 25, 1979 – The Sino-Vietnam War – For A Change, Not In The Frying Pan – But Iran . . .

February 25, 1979 – CBS Radio – The World This Week – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – With grossly inflated casualty and capture claims coming from both sides, the war between China and Vietnam was heating up, this week in…

January 25,1976 – Gloomy, Gloomier, Supersonic

– The World This Week – CBS Radio – January 25, 1976 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – January 25, 1976 – and the end of another week of wild contrasts. The week began with a gloomy assessment of the…

Hostage Release

January 20, 1981 – Upstaging An Inauguration With A Hostage Release – All Eyes On The Tarmac In Tehran.

A busy day, this January 20th. While pre-Inaugural balls were going on in one part of Washington for the upcoming swearing-in of Ronald Reagan, negotiations were reaching a fevered pitch in the final hours of the Carter White House. And…