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Adlai Stevenson

July 19, 1965 – Farewell To Adlai – Vietnam Escalates

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Outside the convention

July 15, 1964 – GOP Convention – View From The Cow Palace: Sliding Off The Rails.

News for this day, at least in the U.S., had primarily to do with the Republican Convention and the selection of Barry Goldwater as Presidential Candidate. Long thought to be the turning point in the Republican Party, it actually began…

July 7, 1964 – A Word from RFK – Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy’s News Conference.

Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy Press Conference – July 7, 1964 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection A Press Conference by Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy, from July 7, 1964. Given during the White House Seminar for Students employed in Washington…

July 1, 1938 – Gettysburg Revisited – July 1, 1863

[laterpay_premium_download target_post_id=”8910″ heading_text=”Download For $1.99:” description_text=”July 1, 1938 – Gettysburg anniversary – Mutual- Gordon Skene Sound Collection” content_type=”link”] Battle of Gettysburg 75th Memorial – July 1, 1938 Next week will mark the 158th anniversary of the Battle of Gettysburg, the…

May 14, 1992 – Day Of Recovery, Broken Ceasefires And A Spotted Owl –

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LBJ

April 26, 1964 – LBJ: “Making A Step Toward A Peaceful World” – New York World’s Fair Opens.

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March 22, 1964 – Trench Life During The War On Poverty – Sargent Shriver

This day in 1964 (a Sunday), Meet The Press had Sargent Shriver on as guest. As former head of The Peace Corps, he was tagged by President Johnson to head up the newly declared War On Poverty. The War On…

Women’s Day – August 26, 1970 – Past Daily Reference Room

As a reminder of the protests, the struggle and the message on this International Women’s Day, Here is an excerpt of the Women’s March in New York City, as relayed by WBAI and its day-long live broadcast on August 26,…

March 5, 1997 – Another Day Underwater – The Ohio River Floods Of 1997 – Legislating Bad Behavior.

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January 11, 1944 – FDR -The Second Bill Of Rights -A State Of The Union In Wartime –

Recovering from a bad case of the Flu, President Roosevelt delivered the 1944 State of The Union address from the Oval Office, rather than in a Joint Session of Congress. The war had been going on for 3 years and…