Tag American Civil War

President Roosevelt

November 15, 1939 – President Roosevelt Lays The Cornerstone At The Jefferson Memorial – Past Daily Reference Room

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Barbara Jordan and Charles Rangel

Congressional Black Caucus Weighs In On Watergate – 1974 – Past Daily Reference Room

Congressional Black Caucus – ABC News Issues and Answers – May 13, 1974 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – Watergate and the scandal overtaking the Nixon White House had dominated the news and preoccupied the thoughts of much of America.…

Chinese refugees leaving Vietnam

May 27, 1978 – Looking For A Way – Looking For A Way Out

May 27, 1978 – CBS World News Roundup – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – May 27, 1978 was a day full of caution. Cautious optimism, cautious crossing of t’s and dotting of i’s, cautious anticipation of some kind of peace…

College campus unrest

To Be A College President In 1970 – Past Daily Reference Room

Comment – Former President of Wisconsin State College Fred Harrington – May 2, 1971 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – Since we’re coming up on an anniversary – the shootings at Kent State during an anti-War Protest, on May 4,1970,…

The Go-Betweens

The Go-Betweens – In Session 1984 – Past Daily Soundbooth

The Go-Betweens – in session for John Peel – October 29, 1984 – BBC Radio 1 – From Brisbane Australia, The Go-Betweens were a highly regarded band in the UK. Having begun by 19 year old Theatre Arts majors in…

Ash

Ash – Live At Reading Festival 1996 – Past Daily Soundbooth

Ash – In Concert at Reading 1996 – August 25, 1996 – John Peel Program – BBC Radio 1 – Ash, in concert at Reading Festival 1996 and recorded for John Peel on August 25, 1996 by the venerable BBC…

January 1958

Day In The Life – 1958 – Past Daily Pop Chronicles/Reference Room

Day In The Life 1958 – January 14, 1958 – NBC Radio: Nightline – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – 1958 – January 14, 1958, to be exact. What was going on in the world and what were people listening to,…

Louis Armstrong – Live From Basin Street 1955 – Past Daily Downbeat

Louis Armstrong – Live At Basin Street, New York – May 14, 1955 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – Louis Armstrong, holding court at Basin Street in New York during his stint of May 1955 and captured for posterity on…