The Middle East in 1951 – so fragile, that breathing the wrong way could set off a catastrophe. For some weekend listening – here is a discussion, part of the Town Meeting Tonight radio series from June 5, 1951 – The subject was “Is Peace Possible For The Middle East?”
American Forum Of The Air – July 9, 1950 – Do We Need A New Foreign Policy? – Gordon Skene Sound Collection. The endless debate on U.S. Foreign Policy, the political wrangling and the blind-sidedness – it would seem to be our legacy going back to the beginning of
When Iran Nationalized The Oil. Only the beginning – and seemingly never-ending. The atmosphere in the Middle East in 1951 was marked by tension, transition, and the unmistakable sense that an old order was rapidly giving way to a new and uncertain one. The region stood at the crossroads of
– CBS World News Roundup – March 13, 1985 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection This day in 1985 started with a funeral. Soviet Premier Konstantin Chernenko, after only 13 months in office, had died. His successor, a relative unknown (to all except a few Russia-watchers) by the name of Mikhail
March 9, 1991 – CBS World News Roundup – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – March 9, 1991 – Desert Storm was over. The Hundred-hour war was now history. Troops were starting to come home. And hints and revelations it could have gone worse were starting to surface. Before leaving
The Great Challenge – Individual Relationships In A Mass Society -April 22, 1956 By 1956 it would be pretty safe to say America was headed well into nervous breakdown territory. Everything was on the rise – divorce, alcohol abuse, prescription medications, fear, paranoia and irrevocable change. And it wasn’t being
March 6, 1947 – NBC News Of The World – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – March 6, 1947 – Busy news day, 79 years ago. Secretary of State Gen. George Marshall arrived at Orly airfield in Paris on his way to Moscow for the Big Four Conference – he would
– CBS Radio – Eric Sevareid commentary – November 1958 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection Seemingly, the situations never change. In November of 1958 the big concern was the Cold War – the “control of outer space”, the situation in Berlin and the situation in the Middle East. The grumblings
– Chicago University Roundtable of The Air – Emotions And World Problems – Oct. 31, 1948 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection One gets the impression the latest round of violence gripping seemingly everywhere around the world is part of a new phenomenon – the issues and the political climate
A busy news day for February 10, 1982 Starting with Secretary of State Alexander Haig said Wednesday that Western allies are in close agreement on condemning Poland’s martial law, but he voiced “great concern” over European plans to participate in a $25- billion gas pipeline project with the Soviet Union.
