Paris Calls It Quits – France Surrenders – June 20, 1940
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Category: New Deal
FDR And Four Freedoms – A State Of The Union -January 6, 1941
Eighty-two years ago today, President Franklin Roosevelt delivered the annual State Of The Union Address which has become known as The Four Freedoms Address. FDR: “In the future days, which we seek to make secure, we look forward to a world founded upon four essential human freedoms. The first is
August 31, 1933 – Celebrating In Depression Era America – Past Daily Archeology.
– WKBF-Indianapolis – Dedication ceremony – August 31, 1933 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – On its surface, this broadcast of a radio station dedication ceremony is quaint and strange and most likely hard to listen to for many people – not so much that the quality runs the risk
July 2, 1941 – War In Europe: Attacks, Counter-Attacks And Shakeups –
[laterpay_premium_download target_post_id=”15510″ heading_text=”Download For $1.99:” description_text=”July 2, 1941 – NBC News Of The World – NBC Radio – Gordon Skene Sound Collection” content_type=”link”] NBC News Of The World – July 2, 1941 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – The War in Europe, this day in 1941, was heating up on
April 30, 1939 – New York World’s Fair Opens – The World Of Tomorrow.
WOR – Opening of New York World’s Fair – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – On this day in 1939, all eyes were on New York at the unveiling of the Worlds Fair of 1939. The World of Tomorrow; an idyllic world of peace and technological wizardry. The world where all
March 22, 1964 – Trench Life During The War On Poverty – Sargent Shriver
This day in 1964 (a Sunday), Meet The Press had Sargent Shriver on as guest. As former head of The Peace Corps, he was tagged by President Johnson to head up the newly declared War On Poverty. The War On Poverty, as LBJ unofficially termed it, was first introduced in
February 10, 1995 – About Grilling – The Foster Confirmation Hearings – The Simpson Trial – Airline Bomb Threats
[laterpay_premium_download target_post_id=”12567″ heading_text=”Download For $1.99:” description_text=”February 10, 1995 – CBS World News Roundup – Gordon Skene Sound Collection” content_type=”link”] No end to grilling going on, this February 10th in 1995. On Capitol Hill it was the grilling of Surgeon General Nominee Dr. Henry Foster and the sound of overzealous clucking
January 11, 1944 – FDR -The Second Bill Of Rights -A State Of The Union In Wartime –
Recovering from a bad case of the Flu, President Roosevelt delivered the 1944 State of The Union address from the Oval Office, rather than in a Joint Session of Congress. The war had been going on for 3 years and the tide was turning in the Allies favor. It was
November 2, 1936 – Eve Of An Election 1936 – A Last Word Or Two From FDR Before The Polls Close.
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October 14, 1936 – FDR -‘A Regimentation Of Other People’s Money – A Regimentation Of Other People’s Lives’
With the Presidential Campaign of 1936 in its last weeks and at fevered pitch, President Roosevelt embarked on a coast-to-coast tour to bring his message home. In 1936, America was in better shape than it was in 1932. But detractors clamored to call the New Deal a disaster, that The