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August 22, 1961 – Cuba And Fidel Castro – Buying Friends And Influencing Destiny –

Sec. of State Dean Rusk and C. Douglas Dillon – Press Conference re: Alliance For Progress – Aug. 22, 1961 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – The popularity contest for Hearts and Minds was roaring full-speed ahead on this day…

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August 22, 2022

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The Great Radio Documentaries – “You’ll Never Be Sixteen Again” Episode 1: The 1950s. Past Daily Pop Chronicles.

You’ll Never Be Sixteen Again – Episode One – 1945-1956 – BBC Radio 1 – 1985 – Narrated by John Peel – BBC Radio – I suspect most Americans have never heard this documentary series “You’ll Never Be Sixteen Again”,…

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August 1, 2022

1940's, Americana, Capitol Hill, Congress, Corruption, Day in history, Foreign Policy, Harry S. Truman, History, Past Daily, Politics, Radio, Uncategorized, Vintage Recordings, Violence, War

July 25, 1947 – Congress Pulls An All-Nighter – Another Mine Disaster – A Batch Of Poisoned Soy Sauce.

– Sam Hayes and The News – July 25, 1947 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – A mixed bag of news, this July 25th in 1947. Congress pulled an all-nighter in a futile attempt to investigate Attorney General Thomas Clark…

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July 25, 2022

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July 25, 1966 – Our Summer Of Discontent – Cities On Boil – Going From “Detained” To “Captured”.

– July 25, 1966 – The World Tonight – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – Summer in the city and the summer of discontent. A Summer of scarring and scorching, this July 25, 1966. Starting with news on the matter of…

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July 25, 2022

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July 8, 1979 – Yours Truly, OPEC – America’s Little Gas Crisis – Here Comes Skylab.

News for week ending July 8, 1979 – CBS The World This Week – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – News for the week ending on this July 8th in 1979 had a lot to do with the Middle East (surprise).…

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July 8, 2022

1970's

May 11, 1974 – An Impeachment Trial Begins – A Wave Of Defections – “A Swift And Merciful Termination Of This Agony”

May 11, 1974 – The World This Week – CBS Radio – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – May 11, 1974 – The end of a tumultuous and historic week. The Watergate Impeachment Trial began and it would capture the attention…

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May 11, 2022

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May 10, 1975 – South Vietnam – Cambodia – That Was The Week That Was –

Further evidence May, historically, has been anything but a dull month. Take for example this past week in 1975. News for the week ending May 11, 1975 was about upheaval, reprisal and fear for the future. With the collapse of…

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May 10, 2022
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April 15, 1950 -Baseball, Cold War, Red Scares And Television – Life On Planet Earth

– April 15, 1950 -Voices And Events – NBC Radio – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – Your typical week, as far as the Fabulous 50s are concerned. This week, ending on April 15th in 1950, was no different. The Cold…

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April 15, 2022

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March 14, 1962 – A JFK Press Conference – From Taxes To Vietnam And A Brother Running For The Senate.

– JFK Press Conference – March 14, 1962 – On this day in 1962, President Kennedy delivered his 27th News conference. He opened by reading a portion of a letter to Secretary of State Dean Rusk regarding the upcoming disarmament…

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March 14, 2022

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February 25, 1979 – The Sino-Vietnam War – For A Change, Not In The Frying Pan – But Iran . . .

February 25, 1979 – CBS Radio – The World This Week – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – With grossly inflated casualty and capture claims coming from both sides, the war between China and Vietnam was heating up, this week in…

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February 25, 2022

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