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Tag Harry S. Truman
President Roosevelt: Jackson Day Dinner – January 8, 1940 – Past Daily Reference Room
President Roosevelt – Andrew Jackson Day Dinner Address – January 8,1940 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – President Roosevelt addressing a packed audience at the annual Jackson Day Dinner, on January 8, 1940: President Roosevelt: “The relative importance of politics…
November 5, 1939 – Day In The Life Of A Phony War
News commentary from November 5, 1939 – Arthur Mann reporting from London on the preparations and arrival of British troops to France and what was expected to come next. Click on the link at the Past Daily site and hear…
Eric Hass And The Socialist View Of Things In 1956 – Past Daily Reference Room
Eric Hass – Campaign Address – Socialist Labor Party Candidate For President – Nov. 3, 1956 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – We’ve always thought that American politics was essentially about a two-party system; Republicans and Democrats. The others, which…
Norman Mailer And The Anti-War Movement – 1968 – Past Daily Pop Chronicles
Norman Mailer – Book Beat – May 4, 1968 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection Norman Mailer- variously described as one of the greatest writers of his generation, an outspoken critic of society, a narcissist, an insufferable ego – a combination…
October 16, 1991 – By 52-48, Clarence Thomas Squeaks In.
October 16, 1991 – CBS World News Roundup – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – October 16, 1991 – By a 52-48 vote, the Senate confirmed Judge Clarence Thomas to sit on the Supreme Court. After a bruising confirmation hearing, Thomas…
A Thomas E. Dewey Campaign Address – Sept. 25, 1944 – Past Daily Reference Room
Thomas E. Dewey – Campaign address – September 25, 1944 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – Thomas E. Dewey – probably not a name that rings a lot of bells these days, but in 1944 and 1948 he was the…
September 27, 1990 – Ratcheting Up The Gulf – SCOTUS Gets A Souter
News for this day in history – click on the link at Past Daily and listen to the original newscasts of the day.
August 14, 1951 – President Truman: “Their Attacks Upon Our Liberties Go Almost Unchallenged” – Hate In America; 1950s
August 14, 1951 – Don Hollenbeck for Edward R. Murrow and The News – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – August 14, 1951 – 66 years ago we were in the middle of the Red Scare, but we were also in…
March 23, 1947 – Big Four Conference In Moscow – Loyalty Oaths In Washington
March 23, 1947 – NBC World News Roundup – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – March 23, 1947. The Big Four Conference was underway in Moscow, the question of Loyalty was the topic of conversation in Washington and floods were inundating…