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T’was The Season – Bombs, Balls And Strikes – October 2, 1949

Click on the link here for Audio Player – NBC Radio – Voices & Events – Week ending October 2, 1949 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection A busy week, this first one of October in 1949. Strikes were on the…

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October 2, 2014

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Gold Going Up – DC-9’s Going Down – September 18, 1979

Click on the link here for Audio Player – CBS Radio – The World Tonight – September 18, 1979 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection A day of wild fluctuation and concern, this September 18th in 1979. Starting with the surprising…

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September 18, 2014

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A Personal Appeal To Help Us Preserve History

Click on the link here for our DONATION PAGE – Indiegogo/Past Daily/Gordon Skene Sound Collection Fundraiser As you probably all know by now, we’ve been having a Fundraiser. In connection with Fractured Atlas and Indiegogo, Past Daily is in the…

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September 9, 2014

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Senator John F. Kennedy Talks About Taft-Hartley – June 14, 1953 – Past Daily Weekend Reference Room

Click on the link here for Audio Player – American Forum Of The Air – June 14, 1953 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection This day 61 years ago they were discussing what to do about Taft-Hartley. The controversial and contentious…

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June 14, 2014

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A Word Or Two From Upton Sinclair – 1962 – Past Daily Reference Room

Click on the link here for Audio Player – The Open Mind – interview with Upton Sinclair – May 2, 1962 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection If Upton Sinclair were alive today it would be hard to say what his…

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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

1930's, Americana, FDR, Franklin D. Roosevelt, Great Depression, History, Labor, New Deal, Past Daily, Past Daily Reference Room, Police, Politics, Protest Movements, Radio, Small business, Social Commentary, Society, Solidarity, The Fourth Estate, The Press, Uncategorized, Union Busting, Unions, Unreleased recordings, Vintage Recordings

The State Of Labor – Gov. Frank Murphy Of Michigan – 1937 – Past Daily Reference Room

Click on the link here for Audio Player – CBS Radio Department Of Talks – Governor Frank Murphy: A Fair Deal For Labor – Sept. 24, 1937 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection With all the news in recent years…

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February 19, 2014

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A Penny Chew Is Not What It Used To Be – February 14, 1975

Click on the link here for Audio Player – NBC Nightly News – February 14, 1975 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection Another day of mixed signals, this February 14th in 1975 (also a Friday). The economy was front and center…

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February 14, 2014

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Cesar Chavez Has A Few Words About Organizing And Humanity – 1969 – Past Daily Reference Room

Click on the link here for Audio Player – CBC Radio – Cesar Chavez: The California Grape Boycott – 1969 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection One of those names certainly synonymous with political and human rights movements of the 1960s,…

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January 15, 2014

1990s, Capitol Hill, Congress, economy, Foreign Policy, History, Labor, Mexico, Past Daily, Presidents, Radio, Social Commentary, Society, Uncategorized, Unions, Vintage Recordings, Week In History

NAFTA Plus 20 – January 1994

Click on the link here for Audio Player – NPR – President Clinton Statement on passage of NAFTA – November 18, 1993 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection Amid a storm of controversy, with sides divided on whether or not it…

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January 7, 2014

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