Tag Cold War

The Navy Vs. The Air Force And The Annual Madness – October 9, 1949

Click on the link here for Audio Player – NBC Radio: Voices and Events – Week Ending October 9, 1949 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection This week in 1949 ran the gamut from Capitol Hill intrigues to World Series mayhem.…

Pres. Eisenhower Has A Few Words For The American Bar Association – August 24, 1955 – Past Daily Reference Room

Click on the link here for Audio Player – President Eisenhower Address To American Bar Association Convention – August 24, 1955 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection Addressing the American Bar Association on the occasion of the Bicentennial for the birth…

The Morning After And Those Second Thoughts – August 20, 1991

Click on the link here for Audio Player – Coup in Russia – CBS Radio/BBC World Service – August 20, 1991 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection On this August 20th in 1991, Russian history would stage a repeat of 1964.…

‘Can We Resolve Conflict Without War?’ – An Erich Fromme Lecture – 1971 – Past Daily Weekend Reference Room

Click on the link here for Audio Player – Erich Fromme Lecture – “Can We Resolve Conflict Without War?” – September 8, 1971 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection When Psychologist, Sociologist and Philosopher Erich Fromme delivered this lecture in 1971,…

Forever Doesn’t Mean Forever Anymore – Love In The Era Of Watergate – Past Daily Weekend Reference Room

Click on the link here for Audio Player – NBC Radio – Second Sunday – The Dark Side of Love – July 8, 1973 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection According to this Radio documentary The Battered Marriage, the institution of…

Just Because It’s June – Commentaries for June 1-2, 1961 – Past Daily Reference Room

Click on the link here for Audio Player – News Commentaries – June 1-2, 1961 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection It would appear June is a rather busy month for news – and the start of t his particular June…

Helmut Schmidt Has A Word Or Two About East-West Relations In 1978 – Past Daily Reference Room

Click on the link here for Audio Player – CBS Radio – Face The Nation – Helmut Schmidt – May 28, 1978 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection   Former West German Chancellor Helmut Schmidt made news again recently, discussing the…

Buying Friends And Influencing Destiny – May 20, 1984

Click on the link here for Audio Player – CBS World News Roundup – May 20, 1984 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection It wouldn’t be the 80s without El Salvador and this May 20th in 1984 was no different. Flush…

Attempting A Thaw – The Geneva Conference – May 10, 1959

Click on the link here for Audio Player – CBS Radio Special – The Geneva Conference – May 10, 1959 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection East-West tensions. With the latest set of crises over The Ukraine, it feels like the…