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Vintage photo of political campaign supporters gathering at an event, with signs and photographs of candidates, showcasing mid-20th century political activism and campaign history.

Elections And Public Opinion Polls – 1948 – Past Daily Reference Room

[laterpay_premium_download target_post_id=”49022″ heading_text=”Download For $1.99:” description_text=”Chicago University Roundtable – Do Opinion Polls Serve Democracy? – June 27, 1948 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection” content_type=”link”] A buck is all we ask: Become a Patron! Polls; forever relied on, increasingly unreliable. Opinion polls have been a vital element in collecting data on

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January 30, 1948 – “Bapuji Is No More!” – The Assassination Of Gandhi.

[laterpay_premium_download target_post_id=”6730″ heading_text=”Download For $1.99:” description_text=”News for January 30, 1948- NBC Radio – Gordon Skene Sound Collection” content_type=”link”] Become a Patron! Further evidence that some events which take place in history are not necessarily considered devastating at the time they occurred. This one, for example – the assassination of India’s

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November 27, 1938 – “With All This Peace, Let’s Gear Up For War” – France And Striking Unions

[laterpay_premium_download target_post_id=”47883″ heading_text=”Download For $1.99:” description_text=”Headlines and Bylines – November 27, 1938 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection” content_type=”link”] ‘Tis the season for subscribing . . .Become a Patron! With the world breathing a cautious, albeit temporary sigh of relief, now that the Munich Crisis was over, news for this November

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100 Flowers - in session at KPFK - 1983

100 Flowers – In Session 1983 – Past Daily Soundbooth

100 Flowers – In Session at KPFK-FM, Los Angeles – January 22, 1983 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – Become a Patron! Continuing our informal week of looking at the L.A. Punk/post-punk/Alternative/New-Wave/Lo-Fi scene of the 1970s and 80s with 100 Flowers, in session at KPFK and broadcast live on the

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