Category Leonid Brezhnev

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Congress: The Youthquake – January 16, 1975

– NBC Nightly News – January 16, 1975 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – On this day in 1975, something was happening in Congress that hadn’t happened in living memory; rank and file Democrats voted to oust some of the…

“We’re From The Kremlin . . .We’re Here To Help” – Soviet Invasion Of Czechoslovakia -1968 – The End Of Prague Spring

NBC Radio – Second Sunday Series: Revolution In Revolt – 1968 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection Editors Note: This was originally posted in 2014, during another crisis involving Russia and Ukraine (along with Crimea), as an example of history often…

December 29, 1979 – Afghanistan: New Boss Minus Old Boss = Same Boss – Message From Kabul

– CBS World News Roundup – December 29, 1979 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – Coming to the frustrating end of a baffling month in a perplexing decade, this December 29th in 1979 was winding up nowhere near hopeful and…

July 26, 1975 – Apollo-Soyuz: Semi-Conscious And Smiling – Grumblings In Angola

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May 31, 1972 – Nixon In Warsaw

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February 22, 1969 – In Dread Of A Nixon Visit – End Of The Tet Holiday – “George Was A Snappy Dancer”.

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Funeral for Brezhnev - 1982

November 15, 1982 – The View From Red Square – Funeral For Brezhnev

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Schultz and Brezhnev

June 15, 1973 – Brezhnev Holds A Press Conference (Of Sorts) – Nixon Goes To Pekin (Illinois) – Your Gas Hog Lifestyle Is About To Change

June 15, 1973 – NBC Nightly News – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – June 15, 1973 -Busy news day – Starting with President Nixon going to Pekin Illinois to visit the birthplace of the late Everett Dirksen. Nixon and Everrett…