Category Spaceflight

A Last Week In January, 1961 – Past Daily Reference Room: Cold War Edition

. . .or click on the link here for Audio Player – News Commentaries – January 27-29, 1961 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection First week of a new Presidency, same Cold War games of tit-for-tat, same give-and-take on Capitol Hill.…

‘The Stern Demands Of An Era We Are Entering’ – President Eisenhower On The Future Of Security – 1957 – Past Daily Reference Room

. . . or click on the link here for Audio Player – President Eisenhower Address to Nation – November 17, 1957 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection. In 1957 the Cold War entered a new phase; The Conquest Of Outer…

Eisenhower – Science And National Security – 1957 – Past Daily Reference Room

. . . or click on the link here for Audio Player – President Eisenhower Address: Science And National Security – November 7, 1957 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection As the Cold War intensified and the Space Race was roaring…

The Moon: ‘Is This Trip Necessary?’ – Apollo 11 – 1969 – Past Daily Weekend Reference Room

Click on the link here for Audio Player – NBC Radio – Second Sunday – The Moon: Is This Trip Necessary – Feb.9, 1969 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection Become a Patron! Fifty years ago this week, the historic first…

A Day In The Life Of A Beirut Tarmac – June 17, 1985

Click on the link here for Audio Player – CBS Hourly News – June 17, 1985 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection News for this day, at least as far as the U.S. was concerned, centered around a hostage drama unfolding…

Just Because It’s June – Commentaries for June 1-2, 1961 – Past Daily Reference Room

Click on the link here for Audio Player – News Commentaries – June 1-2, 1961 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection It would appear June is a rather busy month for news – and the start of t his particular June…

May 1, 1961 – The Simmering Stew Called Southeast Asia

Click on the link here for Audio Player – NBC Radio – News On The Hour- May 1, 1961 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection News for this First day of May in 1961 was probably more ominous in the long-run…

March 18, 1958 – Cold War Thaws And Tensions – Adlai Stevenson, Pierre Mendes France And Hugh Gaitskill – Past Daily Reference Room

[laterpay_premium_download target_post_id=”13286″ heading_text=”Download For $1.99:” description_text=”CBS Radio – Radio Beat – Our Position Versus The Russians – March 18, 1958- Gordon Skene Sound Collection” content_type=”link”] If you can: Become a Patron! At the time of this broadcast, March 18, 1958,…

Jumping The Gun On Birthdays – Open Season On Truckers – February 4, 1983

Click on the link here for Audio Player – CBS Radio – Reagan Press Conference Birthday surprise – News On The Hour – February 4, 1983 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection This February 4th in 1983 started off with a…

Beginning To Look A Lot Like Christmas 1958 – Past Daily Reference Room

Click on the link here for Audio Player – News reports, December 1958 – CBS Radio News – Gordon Skene Sound Collection In case you think 2013 is weirder than most years, I’m afraid to tell you – no, it’s…