– President Kennedy Address to Students at UC Berkeley – March 23, 1962 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection On the occasion of UC Berkeley‘s 94th annual Charter Day celebration, and accepting an honorary Doctor of Law degree, President Kennedy took the opportunity to discuss the important role education played
– News for July 8, 1941 – NBC Blue Network – Gordon Skene Sound Collection News for this July 8th in 1941 had much to do with what was going on with the Allies and how much closer the U.S. was getting to engaging in a shooting war. Starting off
As July 7th’s go, this one offered few surprises, at least at the time. From Washington – President Carter, in a marathon reassessment of administration domestic policies 2½ years after taking office, called a group of private citizens to Camp David on Saturday following extensive economic and energy talks with
– President Franklin D. Roosevelt discusses Unemployment – November 14, 1937 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection In what was billed as a “fireside chat style address” on November 14, 1937, President Roosevelt delivered a radio talk about the state of unemployment in the country. Using a census approach, FDR
Challan-Piano Concerto – French National Orchestra, Manuel Rosenthal, Conductor – Samson Francois, Piano – ORTF 1955 I am only guessing when I say this broadcast recording from the ORTF is from circa 1953. Since I have no access to exact recording dates, I can only say it predates the
You remember her – like yesterday, you remember her. All about the nose. She was convinced it was the biggest thing on her body. She was convinced you were just being nice. She was convinced half the population of Culver City could live inside her nostrils. She knew, once she
– Bicentennial coverage – CBS Radio – July 4, 1976 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – Hard to imagine it was 50 years ago today that America celebrated its Bicentennial. July 4, 1976 was a nationwide, non-stop party – and no matter who you were or where you were, you
A clock was ticking. When The Northwestern Reviewing Stand devoted its September 14, 1947 broadcast to “Virus Research and Your Health,” it addressed one of the most promising and rapidly evolving fields of postwar medicine. America had emerged victorious from World War II with enormous scientific momentum, and much of
– Two important events for this July 3rd in 1989. First, the passing of longtime symbol of the Cold War and face of the Soviet Union, Andrè Gromyko was announced in Moscow that morning. Gromyko, who was two weeks short of his 80th birthday, died from complications after vascular surgery.
Before he entered politics, it should be noted Lyndon Johnson was a School Teacher. And even though Schools had changed considerably from when he last pored over student essays, the crisis in education in the U.S. had spiraled out of control. Coupled with the issue of School desegregation, there was
