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October 22, 1934 – President Roosevelt: Mobilization For Human Needs – Years Of Crisis

– President Franklin Roosevelt – Message for the 1934 Mobilization For Human Needs – Oct. 22, 1934 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – In 1934 we were still in the grip of a Depression. Federal, State and Local governments were…

October 18, 1941 – War In Europe – Watching With Strained Tension In America.

– NBC – News Of The World – October 18, 1941 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection A day where War loomed ever-closer for U.S. involvement, this October 18th in 1941, a day where Europe was knee-deep in it. Inching closer…

Seventh Coup Attempt

October 4, 1990 – Corazon Aquino And Coup Number 7 – Kuwait Under Saddam – The Bush Budget Plan

For the seventh time since she took office four years earlier, Philippines President Corazon Aquino was faced with yet another military coup. From 1986 to 1990 numerous coup attempts were enacted on the Aquino administration and the new Philippine government.…

October 1, 1959 – Steel Strikes – Longshoremen Strikes, And The Aftermath Of Gracie.

– News for October 1, 1959 – October 1, 1959 was no box of chocolates. First was the ongoing Steel Strike, becoming the longest in history. President Eisenhower ordered everyone back to the bargaining table to keep trying for a…

FDR

September 17, 1937 – FDR Has A Word About Constitution Day –

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September 17, 1991 – Defusing The Middle-East Flap – Inciting The Media Hype –

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September 9, 1979 – Begin-Sadat: Grasping At The Eel Of Peace – Cuba Redux

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TV News In 1974 – Terrible then – Bliss By Comparison? Past Daily Reference Room.

Critique of Evening News Shows-1974 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – Somebody once said the definition of hitting a bottom was when you couldn’t lower your standards fast enough. I have often thought we’ve hit that bottom in 2012. A…