January 29, 1980 – Colliding Ships – Confronting Campaigns – Coordinating Rebels
News for this January 29, 1980 – click on the link at the Past Daily site and listen to the original newscast.
Category: Soviet Union
January 19, 1989 – Anticipating The Bush Era – Galas And Gorbachev
January 19, 1989 – CBS World News Roundup – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – January 19, 1989 – On the eve of the Inaugural of George H.W. Bush as 41st President of the U.S., Washington was in full Party mode, with pre-Inaugural galas getting a jump on the big day.
January 1, 1989 – Dawning Of The Age Of Bush – Where We Stood In 1989
January 1, 1989 – CBS Radio – Where We Stand 1989 – Hourly News – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – January 1, 1989 – As the world slowly rolled out of bed, partly hung-over, partly staring at just another day, it was clear we were heading into the last
John Foster Dulles And The Cold War Press Conference – 1956 – Past Daily Reference Room
John Foster Dulles – Press Conference – December 18, 1956 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – Secretary of State John Foster Dulles, unmistakeable symbol of The Cold War and the Arms race. In this press conference, his first since returning from the NATO Summit meeting, the issue of nuclear weapons,
Cold War – The Atomic Bomb And The UN – 1948 – Past Daily Reference Room
Atomic Energy And The UN – NBC Radio – Chicago University Round Table – October 24, 1948 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – Atomic Energy; for good or for extermination – that was the big question hovering over the world in 1948. The Soviet Union was making ominous gestures and
November 22, 1962 – Showdown On Tax Reform – Taking A Breather In The India-China War
November 22, 1962 – NBC Radio News Of The World – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – November 22, 1962 – A busy Thanksgiving Day in 1962. On Capitol Hill, an uproar over the new Tax Reform package and fears it may be shot down. Congressional leaders were putting the brakes
November 7, 1991 – A NATO Summit In Rome – Questions Over The Death Of Captain Bob
November 7, 1991 – CBS World News Roundup – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – November 7, 1991 – Busy news day. Starting with the NATO summit in Rome where President Bush voiced concerns over the formation of a joint European Army. The Joint Communique, worked out largely before Secretary General
A Few Words With Dr. Edward Teller – Father Of The H-Bomb – 1963 – Past Daily Reference Room
Dr. Edward Teller – Meet The Press – September 1, 1963 – NBC Radio – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – Dr. Edward Teller – Father of the H-Bomb, being interview during this episode of the NBC series Meet The Press on his resistance to the Nuclear de-armament Treaty, then in
November 2, 1978 – The Gnomes In Zurich Applaud – Will The Euphoria Continue?
November 2, 1978 – CBS World News Roundup – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – November 2, 1978 – News for this day 39 years ago had much to do with the economy, and a state of euphoria that settled in on the world market. Cautious euphoria, and certainly a marked
September 28, 1944 – Bold Efforts To Cut The War Short, But Maybe Not By Christmas
September 28, 1944 – NBC News of The World – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – September 28, 1944 – Despite upbeat assessments and advances along some fronts, the expected crossing of the Siegfried Line into Germany hadn’t been accomplished yet. There was still plenty of resistance and it prompted Prime