Category: Vietnam War
November 9, 1970 – A Trial Begins – A Tribulation Continues – Nixon And The Hot Potato Called Vietnam
November 9, 1970 – NBC Nightly News – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – November 9, 1970 – President Nixon and the War in Vietnam, and now Cambodia, were taking center stage. On this day, the State of Massachusetts threw a hot potato at the Supreme Court, but the Court in
October 16, 1966 – “Military Progress In The Past Twelve Months Has Exceeded Our Expectations”: Robert McNamara
October 16, 1966 – ABC Radio: Voices In The Headlines – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – October 16, 1966 – the end of another week of Politics and War. If you were to consult Defense Secretary Robert McNamara, the word was upbeat; the Americans were making significant headway in preventing
The Cost Of War – The $10 Billion Goof Over Vietnam – Sen. William Proxmire -Meet The Press 1967 – Past Daily Reference Room
Sen. William Proxmire – Meet The Press – February 4, 1967 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – 1967 and the Vietnam War was dragging on – it had escalated and it was starting to look like a war of attrition. In early 1967 it was learned that the budget for
May 4-6, 1970 – Post Kent State Hand-Wringing – Capitol Hill Weighs In On The Shootings
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Defense Secretary McNamara Addresses The DNC Platform – 1964 – Past Daily Reference Room
Defense Secretary Robert McNamara – Address To Democratic Party Platform Committee – August 17, 1964 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – Seven days after the infamous “Gulf of Tonkin Incident“, Secretary of Defense Robert McNamara was giving a pep talk to the Democratic Party Platform, ahead of the Convention which
A Dean Rusk Press Conference – January 21, 1966 – Past Daily Reference Room
Dean Rusk Press Conference – January 21, 1966 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – As the Vietnam war dragged on and casualty figures kept rising, public opinion was slowly turning against our escalation, and even those in the Military were questioning our methods and our reasons. Secretary of State Dean
January 23, 1989 – Tajikistan – Salvador Dali And A Cleaner, More Ethical Presidency.
January 23, 1989 – CBS World News Roundup – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – January 23, 1989 – An earthquake in Tajikistan, settling down to business in Washington, and an icon of the Art World and Popular Culture died. All in a day. The news from the Soviet republic of
January 17, 1951 – A Rejection Of Peace Proposals – An Indo-China State Of Mind
January 17, 1951 – Edward R. Murrow and The News – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – Janury 17, 1951 – Amid Chinese rejections of a UN Peace proposal, an eerie calm falling over Korea this day. Anticipation of another major offensive by the Chinese, as evidenced by a massive troop