It was all so routine; matter-of-fact – fait accompli. A Primary election – votes were counted. Robert Kennedy had enough votes to win the nomination at the convention in Chicago later on that summer. It was his victory and it was his night. Supporters, field workers; all the people who
– NPR – National Town Meeting – Investigating The CIA – December 5, 1975 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection Seems National Security, Surveillance, The CIA and overdoing it have been matters of concern for a long time. In the 1970s there was that matter of involvement in overthrowing elected governments
Youth Wants To Know – Sen. Wayne Morse – 1957 Never one to shy away from controversy or taking a stand, Sen. Wayne Morse (D-Oregon) was interviewed on the NBC Radio Program Youth Wants To Know, regarding the Middle-East in general and the Suez Canal in particular, which was undergoing
– CBS World News Roundup – June 1, 2000 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection News for this June 1st in 2000 was about drama. Beginning with news of the hostage situation at a Luxembourg Pre-school, where a gunman held some 25 children before being lured into a trap set by
– CBS World News Roundup – May 28, 1994 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection. Scandals and Trade Agreements, this May 28th in 1994. The flap over Helicopters and The White House had heads rolling. The matter known as Choppergate centered around Presidential Helicopters being used for Golf outings. Previously, it
May 25, 1986 – CBS Radio Hourly News – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – May 25, 1986 – Forty years to the day, America held hands with each other in the name of poverty and hunger and it became a huge media lovefest. Hands Across America was the brainchild of
– CBS Radio: Is Cuba Going Red? – May 7 and 13, 1959 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection. With the untimely demise of CBS Radio News, I thought it would a good idea to take a look back at many of the defining moments which CBS Radio covered. Over the
Needless to say, today (May 22) marks the end of an institution. CBS News – CBS Radio – CBS Newsradio, whatever you want to call, it is having its plug pulled after 99 years of keeping people engaged and informed. If any of you have been following Past Daily, these
The ongoing crisis over The Falkland Islands ratcheted up a few more notches, this May 21st in 1982. With British Special Forces landing, and more expected before nightfall, Argentina admitted troops had landed and that Argentine forces were fighting back. Aside from acknowledgements of fighting taking place, not much
– CBS World News Roundup – May 20, 1984 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection It wouldn’t be the 80s without El Salvador and this May 20th in 1984 was no different. Flush from his victory in the election, Salvadoran President-elect José Napoleón Duarte went to Washington, first to have a
