Tag Franklin D. Roosevelt

‘This Is Radio Moscow Calling . . .’ – April 21, 1947

. . . or click on the link here for Audio Player – Radio Moscow News and Commentary – April 21, 1947 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection As the Post-War world slowly drifted into the Cold War World, the propaganda…

Russian Troops advancing to Berlin

April 16, 1945 – 45 Miles From Berlin – Crossing The Elbe – End Of The Air War In Europe

[laterpay_premium_download target_post_id=”20713″ heading_text=”Download For $1.99:” description_text=”April 16, 1945 – News Of The World – NBC Radio – Gordon Skene Sound Collection” content_type=”link”] Become a Patron! On this day in 1945, America was still coming to grips with the loss of…

A Remembrance And A Dedication – Hyde Park Dedication – April 12, 1946

  . . . or click on the link here for Audio Player – Dedication of FDR Home At Hyde Park – April 12, 1946 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection. April 12th 1946 marked one year since the sudden passing…

The Turbulent 60s – Democracy And Militarism – Past Daily Reference Room

. . . or click on the link here for Audio Player – WBAI: The Turbulent Sixties – Democracy and Militarism – July 7, 1970 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection. No shortage of similarities between the decade of the 1960s…

Day Of Infamy + 73 – December 7, 1941

Reports from Mutual Broadcasting – December 7, 1941 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection. – This day; this Sunday 73 years ago, we joined the rest of the world engulfed in War. For the U.S., World War 2 had officially begun.…

FDR – At The University Of Pennsylvania 1940 – Past Daily Reference Room

Click on the link here for Audio Player – President Roosevelt- Address at University of Pennsylvania – Sept. 20, 1940 – Gordon Skene Sound collection Celebrating the University’s Bicentennial, President Roosevelt addressed the students of the University of Pennsylvania, the…