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May 12, 1945 – The Morning After – The UN Conference Meets For The First Time.

– May 12, 1945 – Report From San Francisco – NBC Radio – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – As the V-E Day celebrations died down, the grim reality of what was left of Europe now had to be addressed. The…

Stalin

August 3, 1948 – ‘A Lump Of Butter At The Head Of The Stairs’ – The Mysterious Comrade Stalin.

[laterpay_premium_download target_post_id=”4052″ heading_text=”Download For $1.99:” description_text=”August 3, 1948 – News Of The World – NBC – Gordon Skene Sound Collection” content_type=”link”] News for this August 3rd in 1948 had much to do with the Cold War, and with the suspiciously…

Congressional Hearings

March 11, 1950 – The Never-Ending Show; Congressional Investigation – Riots In Berlin – War Games And Diplomacy

With the Cold War in full-bloom, the war of nerves and the hysteria was reaching fever-pitch. From Capitol Hill came a contentious set of Congressional hearings over purported Communist influence in the State Department. In the witness chair was Senator…

San Francisco Conference 1945

The San Francisco Conference 1945 – Building Blocks Of Peace – Past Daily Reference Room

San Francisco Conference – NBC Radio: our Foreign Policy – May 12, 1945 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – As the celebrations of VE day wound down, the news from San Francisco was about the assembly of allied nations, getting…