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"Because ignorance of your culture is considered uncool"
– NBC News on the Hour – December 6, 1960 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – The big news for this December 6th in 1960 was the visit paid to the White House by President-Elect Kennedy. In 1960 the oldest…
– JFK Remarks on Space Program – Sept. 12, 1962 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – With a pledge to put a man on the Moon by the end of the decade, President Kennedy took a keen interest in the…
– JFK – The State Of The Economy – Aug. 13, 1962 – The Economy, it seems, is always the prevailing topic of political conversation. Where are the jobs, where is the stimulus, where are the tax breaks, where is…
Second Sunday: You’re Only Young Twice – Dec. 8, 1968 – NBC Radio – Gordon Skene Sound Collection There was a time, eons ago, when getting older was a rite of passage. There was a certain degree of honor and…
– 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…
Become a Patron! The news for this day in 1963 focused on the speaking tour President Kennedy had embarked on throughout the state of Florida. Although it was billed as “non-political“, most agreed it was a tour designed to shore up…
[laterpay_premium_download target_post_id=”6840″ heading_text=”Download For $1.99:” description_text=”February 5, 1961 – Meet The Press – NBC Radio – Gordon Skene Sound Collection” content_type=”link”] February 5, 1961 – Forever The Economy – even in 1961. It was about jobs, lack of jobs, where…
Sen. John F. Kennedy accepts the nomination for President – July 1960. As a continuing reminder of the power of great speeches, particularly in the political arena, the JFK acceptance speech goes down in history as one of the memorable…
Adlai Stevenson – 1960 Democratic Convention Address – July 1960 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – Adlai Stevenson, saying goodbye but not farewell at the 1960 Democratic Convention in Los Angeles. Having already been a candidate for President in the…
Click on the link here for Audio Player – President Kennedy Address to UPI Editors Luncheon – June 8, 1961 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection In what started off as a short address to the Editors and Publishers of UPI,…