Category: Presidents
Lyndon Johnson And The Great Society – Urban Dream – Political Nightmare – Best Laid Plans –
CBS Radio – Capitol Cloakroom – Sen. Edmund Muskie – Sen.Karl Mundt – January 24, 1967 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – Sometimes, listening to political arguments can be akin to watching paint dry – it can be stimulating and engaging, but it also be dry as dust. In this
Long, Long Ago – Far, Far Away – The Republican Convention – August 18, 1976 – Past Daily Reference Room
August 18, 1976 – Republican Convention – Presidential nominations – CBS – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – Forty-two years ago this week, Republicans gathered in Kansas City to select a nominee for the 1976 Presidential election. Like most conventions, it had its fair share of cliff hangers – Gerald Ford,
July 16, 1992 – Ross Perot Says No . . . .For Now.
July 16, 1992 – Ross Perot Drops Out Of Presidential Election Bid – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – July 16, 1992 – Ross Perot, remember him? If you around, this day in 1992 you certainly did. You heard all about him. He was the self-made Billionaire-businessman-turned-Presidential-Hopeful who pledged to “shake
August 30, 1954 – President Eisenhower Addresses The American Legion – Reference Room
President Dwight Eisenhower – Address To American Legion Convention – August 30, 1954 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – August 30, 1954 – President Eisenhower addresses the American Legion Convention in Washington D.C.: President Eisenhower: “For the third time since World War II, I am honored to join a national
June 17, 1947 – A Princeton Commencement – President Truman
June 17, 1947 – President Truman – Princeton University Commencement Address – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – June 1947; graduation season and the season for commencement addresses. Princeton University conferred Doctor of Laws degrees on a number of notables in 1947. Among them, General Eisenhower and Judge Learned Hand
March 29, 1952 – President Truman: Jefferson-Jackson Day Dinner – Presidents Being Presidential
President Truman: Jefferson-Jackson Day Address – March 29, 1952 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – President Truman addressing fellow Democrats at the annual Jefferson-Jackson Day dinner on March 29, 1952. Harry S. Truman had the unenviable task of filling the shoes of Franklin Roosevelt when, as vice-President, he was thrust
March 15, 1941 – FDR: Aid To Britain Address
Click on the link at the Past Daily site and listen to the complete address by President Franklin D. Roosevelt from this day in 1941.