Not all debates during election years were filled with drama and suspense. Some of the lesser known (but no less important when voting came) were often in areas of state and local governments. This debate, which took place in Detroit Michigan on June 20, 1956 was between two State Party
Americas Town Meeting Of The Air – The Supreme Court And The Constitution: Should we change them or leave them alone – March 19, 1936. With all the talk recently regarding the Constitution of the United States as well as the Supreme Court, it’s good to remember this is an
For everyone who thinks the current situation over Medicare is something new, you’re wrong. The issue of Medicare has been raging since the days long before the FDR administration. The arguments for it are the same – the arguments against it are the same. On May 20, 1962, President Kennedy
– NBC Radio – Second Sunday – Marriage In The 70’s – July 8, 1973 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – As the sexual revolution of the 1960s settled in, the concept of Marriage in the 1970s took a big hit. Marriage, it was felt, was an antiquated institution that
As a reminder of just how busy the month of August has always been, the 1991 Soviet coup d’état attempt, also known as the August Coup, was a failed attempt by hardliners of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union (CPSU) to forcibly seize control of the country from Mikhail
– Will Rogers – Wiley Post – Memorial Program – August 16, 1935 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – Will Rogers was one of early 20th Century Americas greatest personalities. He was a stage and motion picture actor, vaudeville performer, American cowboy, humorist, newspaper columnist, and social commentator from Oklahoma.
– CBS Reports – School Prayer – March 13, 1963 – On March 13, 1963, CBS Reports broadcast a documentary on the famous Engel vs. Vitale Supreme Court case regarding prayer in Public Schools. The decision was rendered in 1962, but the controversy continued. And still continues to this day.
– NPR-PBS – Live Coverage Impeachment Debate – Day 1 – Part 1 – July 24, 1974 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – – NPR-PBS – Live Coverage Impeachment Debate – Day 1 – Part 2 – July 24, 1974 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – – NPR-PBS – Live
As we get ready to start the 2024 Democratic convention next month, I thought I would run a snapshot from another convention, this one from New York Governor Franklin D. Roosevelt, accepting the party’s nomination for President in that harrowing year of 1932. FDR: “I pledge you, I pledge myself,
– July 20, 1969 – News Of The Day from KNX-FM, Los Angeles – CBS Radio – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – July 20, 1969 – the day they walked on the moon. The day everyone who was around at the time remembers where they were, what they were doing
