Tag 1964

Here Comes The Great Society – LBJ’s State Of The Union – January 8. 1964

Click on the link here for Audio Player – President Johnson – State of the Union Address – January 8, 1964 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection This day fifty years ago, President Johnson declared War on Poverty in his first…

January 9, 1964 – Big Trouble In Little Panama – Martyr’s Day Riots In The Panama Canal Zone

[laterpay_premium_download target_post_id=”6398″ heading_text=”Download For $1.99:” description_text=”Rioting in Panama Canal – Jan. 8-9, 1964 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection” content_type=”link”] Become a Patron! On this day in 1964, tensions were running very high between the people of Panama and the United…

Election Night 1964 – Past Daily Reference Room.

Click on the link here for Audio Player: 1964 Election Night Another election night – this one from 1964. Another election with surprises and another election that repudiated a hijacked political party. Barry Goldwater went down to a resounding defeat…

The Nashville Teens – 1964 – Nights At The Roundtable

Click on the link here for Audio Player: Nashville Teens – Tobacco Road – 1964 Just about every collector of Rock knows this track backwards and forwards and you’ve probably heard it at least a thousand times. But I remember…

Pete Seeger, The Dillards, Joan Baez, The Modern Folk Quartet, Joe & Eddie – No On Prop. 14 Rally – Hollywood Bowl – 1964 – Past Daily Pop Chronicles/Backstage Weekend

Part 1: Part 2: Continuing our archeological dig through concerts never heard, thought lost, destined to be destroyed and otherwise forgotten about, here is another Hollywood Bowl concert with an all-star cast that was never broadcast and never thought to…

Robert Kennedy Promotes Summer Jobs – July 1964.

On July 7, 1964, Attorney General Robert Kennedy addressed some 5,000 College students gathered in Washington for a Summer Jobs Seminar. He promoted the idea that, getting involved with the government and experiencing its inner workings in a hands-on environment…