March 5, 1945 – Edward Stettinius And The United Nations – The Chapultepec Conference
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November 30, 1939 – France At War – View From The Front
The War in Europe, now three months old, as it was observed from the Maginot Line in Eastern France. Click on the link at the Past Daily site and listen to the original, complete broadcast.
“Not Necessarily Beautiful But . . . Stoned” – Drugs And Counterculture Americana – 1970 – Past Daily Pop Chronicles
– The Drug Scene In America – Groovin’ – May 18, 1970 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – America’s long-standing love affair with all things distracting. Drugs, by the late 1960s were just as much part of American culture as…
August 11, 1977 – Mayor Beame: “The People Of New York Can Rest Easy This Morning” – Son Of Sam Caught.
– August 11, 1977 – CBS World News Roundup – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – August 11, 1977 – it was a jubilant Mayor Abraham Beame of New York who was very pleased to announce that “the people of the…
October 25, 1962 – The Cuban Missile Crisis – Light At The End Of The Tunnel
On this day in October of 1962 – Day 9 of the Cuban Missile Crisis, there were signs the crisis could have a resolution. This address by Ambassador Adlai Stevenson is not the famous showdown with Soviet Ambassador Zorin, but…
July 19, 1965 – Farewell To Adlai – Vietnam Escalates
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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…
December 13, 1968 – President-elect Nixon Unveils His Cabinet – Florynce Kennedy Has A Few Words About It
December 13, 1968 – EET: Newsfront – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – December 13, 1968 – Busy news day – at home and abroad. Starting with Defense Secretary-designate Melvin Laird saying in a press conference earlier that he hoped the…
Kirill Kondrashin And The Amsterdam Concertgebouw Play Music Of Mozart And Strauss – 1972 – Past Daily Mid-Week Concert
Concertgebouw Orchestra, Amsterdam – Kirill Kondrashin, Cond – Jan Wijn, Piano – Nov. 29, 1972 – VPRO – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – A short but historic concert this week – the legendary Amsterdam Concertgebouw, conducted by Kirill Kondrashin with…
November 5, 1939 – Day In The Life Of A Phony War
News commentary from November 5, 1939 – Arthur Mann reporting from London on the preparations and arrival of British troops to France and what was expected to come next. Click on the link at the Past Daily site and hear…