NBC Radio – The Republican Party of Barry Goldwater – July 1964 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – As this election year gets closer to the respective conventions, I thought it would be a good idea to take a look at some of those Presidential races from the past. This
Further evidence that history on any particular day isn’t about one earth-shifting event, but a series of seemingly inconsequential ones that creep up from time to time and take center stage without anybody looking. On this June 4th in 1961 it was about the upcoming Vienna Summit with Soviet Prime
– Mayor-Elect Tom Bradley – Interviewed on ABC News Issues and Answers – June 3, 1973 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – In what was initially thought to be a close race wound up being a landslide victory for Tom Bradley, Los Angeles’ first Black Mayor and only the second
Subscribe and help keep us going: Become a Patron! A day fairly overflowing with drama, but for different reasons and in different parts of Planet Earth for this last day of May in 1947. Starting with news that the democratically elected Premier of Hungary, Ferenc Nagy (Pronounced: Fairenz Nahhjjh) had
On this May 30 in 1961, in what began during JFK‘s campaign as a promise to visit Paris and shore up sagging relations withFrench President DeGaulle, quickly became sidetracked when a proposed summit in Vienna with Nikita Khruschev was scheduled to happen around the same time. The French visit was
Become a member, it helps a lot: Become a Patron! Something has happened in America lately – call it the current political situation; here and in the Middle East – call it Social Media and the fact that nothing passes by unnoticed – call it In Search of the New
Become a member – it works wonders:Become a Patron! – ABC Voices In The Headlines – May 29, 1966 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – News for the week, ending on this May 29th in 1966, was mostly about our inevitable plunge into the quagmire called Vietnam. Rioting had erupted
Become a member and make a difference: Become a Patron! NET – Newsfront – Interview with Pete Seeger regarding Smothers Brothers censorship – Sept.13, 1967 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection Certainly no stranger to controversy, Pete Seeger had more than his fair share of incidents where his right of speech
Become a member and don’t miss a thing: Become a Patron! Seemingly no end to scandal where Capitol Hill is concerned. For this May 28th in 1989 the specter of Ethics reared its inquiring head and its victims were the House Speaker and the House Whip. As always, money was
– May 27, 1978 – CBS World News Roundup – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – May 27, 1978 was a day full of caution. Cautious optimism, cautious crossing of t’s and dotting of i’s, cautious anticipation of some kind of peace – whether it was East-West or Africa or war
