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Immigration In The World Of 1959 – Past Daily Reference Room

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Warsaw: Solidarity In The Balance – December 14, 1981

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Post-War Europe – Foreign Ministers Conference – People Behaving Badly – December 13, 1947 –

– News for Dec. 13, 1947- Gordon Skene Sound Collection – News for this day was dominated by the goings on in Europe. Primarily over the Foreign Ministers Conference in London, which wasn’t going as well as expected. But also,…

Election ’48 – R.I.P. GOP – Head Scratching And Haywire – Past Daily Weekend Gallimaufry

– Chicago University Roundtable – Republicans and the 1948 Election – No one was more surprised by the outcome of the 1948 Presidential election than Republicans and Mainstream Media. Since the campaign started, it was almost assured that Republican candidate…

American Scene 1971

The Great Radio Documentaries – “Who Am I? What Am I Doing? Where Am I Going?” – The American Scene: 1971 – Past Daily Pop Chronicles

– Second Sunday – The American Scene – A Re- Assessment – 1971 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – Since it’s a holiday weekend I just had to put up another documentary – 1971 seems apropos and what we were…

The Great Radio Documentaries: Nassar’s Egypt – January 1957 – CBS Radio Update – Past Daily Pop Chronicles.

– CBS Radio – Update- Nasser’s Egypt – Jan. 1957 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – Continuing our series of memorable documentaries of the 50’s, 60s and 70’s; Nassar’s Egypt from CBS Radio – January 23, 1957. 1956 and 1957…

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…

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…