April 29, 1951 – Voices and Events – Week of April 29,1951 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – Sixty-five years ago today, on April 29, 1951, we were looking back at a week full of war, fear, recollections and hope. The Korean War was continuing without let-up. Former Far-East Commander
Wendell Willkie – Madison Square Garden Address – May 7, 1941 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – Wendell Wilkie, a former Democrat who switched parties in 1939 to become a Republican lawmaker and oppose Franklin Roosevelt in the 1940 Presidential election, wound up an ally and an emissary of FDR’s
Adlai Stevenson – Address on Foreign Policy – Kennedy/Johnson Campaign – October 19, 1960 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – Adlai Stevenson, giving a Foreign Policy Address at the Grand Ballroom of the Commodore Hotel in New York on behalf of the Kennedy/Johnson campaign of 1960, and recorded on October
– – Music Of The New World – Music of the settlers – November 1943 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – A slice of early Americana this weekend, just in time to end up Thanksgiving weekend – a look at music of the Early American settlers and music of the
– CNN Radio – Hourly News 1:00 am – 7:00 pm EDT – August 28, 2005 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – Ten years ago today, Hurricane Katrina was bearing down on New Orleans in what became one of the most devastating natural disasters in American history. Just another hurricane
– ABC Information Network Hourly News – August 5, 1990 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – Aside from the bigger news just looming to the east, the news regarding the Iraqi occupation of Kuwait and the nervous anticipation of further moves and wrangling, there was news of Civil War breaking
The fellow in the cartoon, the one hanging off a cliff. The one with the word Bryan hanging out of his pocket. Any idea who that is? History buffs immediately know it’s William Jennings Bryan. Most people will go, who? The name William Jennings Bryan was universally known throughout the
. . . or click on the link here for Audio Player – CBS Radio News + Reports – February 26, 1980 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection. February 26, 1980 – 35 years ago this day, Campaign ’80 was in full swing. And by the results, it was a first
. . . or click on the link here for Audio Player – CBS Wold News Roundup – February 13, 1995 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection This day 20 years ago was a grab-bag of people and events. Starting with news that House Speaker Newt Gingrich wasn’t going to run
. . . or click on the link here for Audio Player – CBS World News Roundup – Late Edition – January 21, 2000 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection. Fifteen years ago today, on January 21st 2000, the tug-of-war between the Justice Department and the Cuban community in Miami was
