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April 26, 1964 – LBJ: “Making A Step Toward A Peaceful World” – New York World’s Fair Opens.

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April 26, 2021

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March 26, 1961 – Soapy Goes To Africa – Fact-Finding In A Region Roiling In Conflict.

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March 26, 2021
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March 4, 1950 – “Brilliant Mind – Nasty Person”: The Klaus Fuchs Affair – The Ever-Present Cult Of Doom.

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March 4, 2021

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February 26, 1996 – Pat Buchanan And The GOP Hissy-Fit – Primary Season In America.

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February 26, 2021

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February 5, 1961 – The Economy: In Good Shape At The Moment – In Bad Shape Comparatively –

[laterpay_premium_download target_post_id=”6840″ heading_text=”Download For $1.99:” description_text=”February 5, 1961 – Meet The Press – NBC Radio – Gordon Skene Sound Collection” content_type=”link”] February 5, 1961 – Forever The Economy – even in 1961. It was about jobs, lack of jobs, where…

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February 5, 2021

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February 4, 1980 – ABSCAM: New Word In The Dictionary.

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February 4, 2021

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January 25, 1979 – Postcards From Tehran

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January 25, 2021
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January 18, 1956 – Looking At The Rose Through World Colored Glasses – John Foster Dulles.

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January 18, 2021

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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…

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January 11, 2021

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November 23, 1970 – A Search Continues, A War Goes On, The View From Folsom – Nixon Overrides A Veto –

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November 23, 2020

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