Tag Franklin D. Roosevelt

National Farm Day – 1941 – FDR, Henry Wallace, Claude Wickard – March 8, 1941

Check us out for 7 days free: Become a Patron! – Pres. Roosevelt, vice-President Wallace, Sec. of Agriculture Claude Wickard – Farm Day 1941 – March 8, 1941 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection March 8, 1941 marked the 2nd annual…

A Jimmy Carter Fireside Chat – February 2, 1977

It would be great: Become a Patron! – President Jimmy Carter – First Fireside Chat – February 2, 1977 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – With the recent news regarding the health of former President Carter, I thought it would…

London

Blitz Over London – Hitler: Confident Contemptuousness – January 31, 1941

Become a Subscriber: Become a Patron! – News For January 31, 1941 – News for this last day of January in 1941 was a continuation of The Blitz which had begun months earlier. Continued daylight air raids over London and…

War

World At War: Situations Growing More Grave – January 19, 1942

A little love – a little support – a lot of history : – Red Network News Of The World – January 19, 1942 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – No shortage of grim news, this world at war on…

Lucette Descaves With Ernest Bour And The French National Orchestra Play Music Of Martinu – 1950 – Past Daily Weekend Gramophone

– Martinu: Piano Concerto Nr. 1 – Lucette Descaves, piano – French National Orchestra – Ernest Bour, cond. Radio Paris transmission – circa 1950 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection.- I’ve been hesitating to post this for some time because the…

Paris - June 1940

Paris Calls It Quits – France Surrenders – June 20, 1940

– News for June 20, 1940 – NBC – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – News for this June 20th in 1940 was not the most optimistic, especially if you were around Paris at the time. Word from the government, relocated…