Category: Republicans
Are Women Changing Our Party Alignments? – 1953 – Women In Politics – Past Daily Reference Room
Are Women Changing Our Party Alignments? – American Forum Of The Air – January 18, 1953 -Gordon Skene Sound Collection – In 1952, when General Eisenhower swept into the White House, becoming the first Republican President since Herbert Hoover, it caused for a considerable amount of speculation and soul-searching on
January 22, 2000 – A Caucus Grows In Iowa – A South Carolina Stars And Bars Controversy – A Missle Defense Test Goes Bust
January 22, 2000 – CBS Weekend Roundup – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – January 22, 2000 – Iowa was a hotbed of politicking this week, as Presidential hopefuls from both parties criss-crossed the state, stumping, talking, promising and cajoling voters who would hold caucuses in hundreds of living rooms, Fire
November 27, 1994 – Chaos Is A Place Called Bihac – Capitol Hill Is A State Of Mind – Whitewater Is Neither
November 27, 1994 – ABC World News This Week – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – November 27, 1994 – The end of a chaotic week in 1994. News from the never-ending crisis in the Balkans had NATO airstrikes hitting Bosnian Serb targets in retaliation for attacks on NATO forces in
The Liberal Republican: Jacob Javits – 1967 – Past Daily Reference Room
Jacob Javits – Face The Nation: CBS Radio – February 19, 1967 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – Jacob Koppel Javits (May 18, 1904 – March 7, 1986) was an American politician who represented New York in both houses of Congress. He was a liberal Republican allied with Governor Nelson
May 23, 2001 – A Seismic Senate Shift – A Senator Goes Rogue – A Tax-Cut Cometh
May 23, 2001 – CBS World News Roundup – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – May 23, 2001 – A day of wonders on Capitol Hill. News that Republican Senator Jim Jeffords of Vermont was going to announce his intention to quit the GOP and go Independent had many reeling from
February 13, 2002 – Controversies On Ice – Waylon Jennings: Passing Of A Country Legend – Trial Of
February 13, 2002 – CBS World News Roundup, Late Edition – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – February 13, 2002 – Lots of news this day. Starting with the International Skating Union calling a conference in Salt Lake City to announce what it called an “internal assessment” of allegedly tainted judging
John Anderson: Presidential Candidate 1980 – Past Daily Weekend Reference Room
John Anderson – Face The Nation – Feb. 3, 1980 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – John Anderson, upon hearing of his death last year, many people had forgotten who John Anderson was, and what was significant about him. Anderson was running for President in 1980. As a Republican, he
Government Shut Downs – 1995/96 – 2013 – Past Daily Weekend Reference Rooom
Government Shutdown – November 14, 1995 – December 15, 1995 – CBS Radio – NPR News Morning Edition – Gordon Skene Sound Collection Govt. shutdown – Nov. 14, 1995 Government Shutdown – October 1, 2013 – CBS World News Roundup – Gordon Skene Sound Collection It’s happened again, another government
October 12, 1972 – Vietnam Peace Speculation And A Nothing Burger Named Watergate.
October 12, 1972 – NBC Nightly News – Audio – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – October 12, 1972. A Presidential election campaign in full-swing and Vietnam peace negotiations in Paris were looking hopeful. Henry Kissinger came back to Washington after four days of private meetings with North Vietnams top negotiators