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November 12, 1943 – Anticipating A United Nations – Anticipating Repairing A Broken World. An Interview With Herbert Lehman

[laterpay_premium_download target_post_id=”53672″ heading_text=”Download For $1.99:” description_text=”November 12, 1945 – Sydney Mosely – News and Comment – Mutual Radio – Gordon Skene Sound Collection” content_type=”link”] Perhaps, the world having already been down this road before, it was all too painfully clear that, once the war was over, there would be a

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Britain In 1950 – New Government, New Outlook, Hopeful Economy – Past Daily Reference Room

[laterpay_premium_download target_post_id=”53563″ heading_text=”Download For $1.99:” description_text=”November 8, 1950 – BBC London Forum – Gordon Skene Sound Collection” content_type=”link”] London Forum – Discussion on the economy in Britain and the elections – November 8, 1950 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – After the end of World War II, the British economy

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America Votes – 1948 – Past Daily Reference Room

[laterpay_premium_download target_post_id=”5521″ heading_text=”Download For $1.99:” description_text=”October 30, 1948 – America Votes – NBC Radio – Gordon Skene Sound Collection” content_type=”link”] Harry Truman had ascended to the presidency in April 1945 after the death of Franklin D. Roosevelt. Defeating attempts to drop him from the ticket, Truman won the presidential nomination

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October 30, 1939 – Closing The New York World’s Fair (For The Winter)

[laterpay_premium_download target_post_id=”35811″ heading_text=”Download For $1.99:” description_text=”October 30, 1939 – Closing New York World’s Fair For Winter – Mutual – Gordon Skene Sound Collection” content_type=”link”] It was October 30, eighty-one years ago that the 1939 New York World’s Fair came to a close for the winter. Scheduled to re-open in May

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Earl Warren Campaigns For VP – October 28, 1948 – Past Daily Reference Room

[laterpay_premium_download target_post_id=”53436″ heading_text=”Download For $1.99:” description_text=”October 28, 1945 – Earl Warren Campaign Address – CBC Radio – Gordon Skene Sound Collection” content_type=”link”] Earl Warren – GOP vice-Presidential Nominee addresses crowd at the Civic Auditorium in San Francisco – October 28, 1948. The 1948 Presidential election season was an interesting one.

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October 26, 1972 – Henry Kissinger: “We Believe. . .That Peace Is At Hand”

Part 1: [laterpay_premium_download target_post_id=”53407″ heading_text=”Download For $1.99:” description_text=”October 26, 1972 – Henry Kissinger Press Conference – Part 1 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection” content_type=”link”] Part 2: [laterpay_premium_download target_post_id=”53408″ heading_text=”Download For $1.99:” description_text=”October 26, 1972 – Henry Kissinger Press Conference -Part 2- Gordon Skene Sound Collection” content_type=”link”] October 26, 1972. A

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September 30, 1975 – Cities On The Edge – The Economic Downturn In America – Past Daily Reference Room

[laterpay_premium_download target_post_id=”53067″ heading_text=”Download For $1.99:” description_text=”September 30, 1975 – NPR: Options – Problems for cities – Gordon Skene Sound Collection” content_type=”link”] September 30, 1975 – Options: Growing Economic Problems For U.S. Cities – National Public Radio – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – Cities on the Edge and in crisis. 1975

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1940 And The Big Question Was: “Does America Need Compulsory Health Insurance?” – Past Daily Reference Rooom

[laterpay_premium_download target_post_id=”53051″ heading_text=”Download For $1.99:” description_text=”September 29, 1940 – America’s Town Meeting Of The Air – NBC Red Network – Gordon Skene Sound Collection” content_type=”link”] America’s Town Meeting Of The Air: “Does America Need Compulsory Health Insurance?” – January 1, 1940 – NBC Red Network – Gordon Skene Sound Collection

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