On April 24, 1970 Communist China announced its entry into the space age with a 380-pound satellite broadcasting a revolutionary anthem titled “The East is Red” to a world wondering what military use Peking would make of its leap into the heavens – The Chinese who invented the rocket almost
Membership has its percs: Become a Patron! – President Harry S. Truman – Signing The NATO Agreement – April 4, 1949 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – As a reminder of why NATO was an important step in the history of our Foreign Policy and why it was necessary to
Membership has its percs: Become a Patron! – The Eisenhower Years – CBS Radio News – January 8, 1961 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – The Eisenhower Years – the years that started in January of 1953 and ended in January of 1961. Years which saw a Cold War, a
Being a subscriber has percs – honest: Become a Patron! – March 29,1975 – President Ford Signs the Tax Cut Bill – CBS Radio News – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – Congress on both sides of the aisle praised President Ford this day for singing the $24.8 billion tax cut,
Subscribing works wonders: Become a Patron! – Sen. Abraham Ribicoff – Meet The Press – January 1, 1967 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – Plight of the American city – Urban decay – urban unrest – poverty – no jobs – no schools – no alternative. These were the issues
Become a subscriber with Patreon: Become a Patron! – Adlai Stevenson – first Campaign speech of 1956 Campaign – Sept. 13, 1956 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – Adlai Stevenson, probably a name not many remember these days. Former Governor of Illinois who ran for President on the Democratic Party
– Operation Alert 1959 – Conelrad Emergency Broadcast – Gordon Skene Sound Collection If the Cold War period wasn’t frightening enough for the average person, with daily news reports of tensions and takeovers and thinly-veiled threats, there was the extra added bonus of having to deal with the almost constant
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