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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…

September 20, 1994 – A Photo-Op In Haiti – The Return Of Aristide.

News For September 20, 1994 – NPR Morning Edition – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – For September 20, 1994 the news was about U.S. troops landing in Haiti and the removal of one government, headed up by Military strongman Raoul…

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…

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.…

Outside the convention

July 15, 1964 – GOP Convention – View From The Cow Palace: Sliding Off The Rails.

News for this day, at least in the U.S., had primarily to do with the Republican Convention and the selection of Barry Goldwater as Presidential Candidate. Long thought to be the turning point in the Republican Party, it actually began…

Dan Quayle

May 24, 1992 – Dan Quayle: “I’m Not Part Of The Problem – I’m A Republican” –

[laterpay_premium_download target_post_id=”8396″ heading_text=”Download For $1.99:” description_text=”May 23, 1992 – ABC World News This Week – Gordon Skene Sound Collection” content_type=”link”] World News This Week-may-24-1992.mp3 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection As 1992 Third Party Presidential Candidate Ross Perot aptly summed up:…

April 2, 1980 – Carter; Sweep – Anderson; Nil – Primary Season In Full Swing.

[laterpay_premium_download target_post_id=”7687″ heading_text=”Download For $1.99:” description_text=”March 2, 1980 – News On The Hour – NBC Radio – Gordon Skene Sound Collection” content_type=”link”] Since April 2, 1980 was right in the middle of Presidential Primary season, most of the news for…

Dr. Klaus Fuchs

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

[laterpay_premium_download target_post_id=”7247″ heading_text=”Download For $1.99:” description_text=”March 4, 1950 – Voices And Events – NBC Radio – Gordon Skene Sound Collection” content_type=”link”] News for the week ending on March 4, 1950 had a lot to do with the Cold War and…

The GOP - Primaries 1996

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

[laterpay_premium_download target_post_id=”7147″ heading_text=”Download For $1.99:” description_text=”February 26, 1996 – CBS World News Roundup – Gordon Skene Sound Collection” content_type=”link”] It was Primary season, this February in 1996. And the news for this February 26th was the campaign of Senator Bob…

February 22, 1969 – In Dread Of A Nixon Visit – End Of The Tet Holiday – “George Was A Snappy Dancer”.

[laterpay_premium_download target_post_id=”7091″ heading_text=”Download For $1.99:” description_text=”February 22, 1969 – Monitor News Roundup – NBC Radio – Gordon Skene Sound Collection” content_type=”link”] News on this Washington’s Birthday in 1969 had much to do with the anticipated European visit of newly inaugurated…