July 19, 1965 – Farewell To Adlai – Vietnam Escalates
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July 15, 1964 – GOP Convention – View From The Cow Palace: Sliding Off The Rails.
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July 7, 1964 – A Word from RFK – Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy’s News Conference.
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May 14, 1992 – Day Of Recovery, Broken Ceasefires And A Spotted Owl –
[laterpay_premium_download target_post_id=”8263″ heading_text=”Download For $1.99:” description_text=”May 14, 1992 – CBS World News Roundup – Gordon Skene Sound Collection” content_type=”link”] CBS World News Roundup -for-may-14-1992 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – News for this May 14th in 1992 had a lot to do with recovery. On the one extreme, Shuttle Endeavor
April 26, 1964 – LBJ: “Making A Step Toward A Peaceful World” – New York World’s Fair Opens.
[laterpay_premium_download target_post_id=”8028″ heading_text=”Download For $1.99:” description_text=”April 26, 1964 – ABC Voices In The News – Gordon Skene Sound Collection” content_type=”link”] LBJ and cause for cautious optimism, this April 26th in 1964. President Johnson announced a reduction in Nuclear arms, and Soviet Premier Khruschev announced the same. For the first time,
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 Poverty, as LBJ unofficially termed it, was first introduced in
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, 1970. It would be optimistic to look back on this
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 the tide was turning in the Allies favor. It was
November 23, 1970 – A Search Continues, A War Goes On, The View From Folsom – Nixon Overrides A Veto –
[laterpay_premium_download target_post_id=”5747″ heading_text=”Download For $1.99:” description_text=”November 23, 1970 – NBC News – Gordon Skene Sound Collection” content_type=”link”] A day a lot happened. This November 23rd in 1970 heard reports of an unsuccessful attempt to free American prisoners in a North Vietnamese detention camp. The raid itself was successful, but the