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Democratic Convention

Democratic Convention Preview – July 5, 1960

– Democratic Convention Preview – NBC Radio Special – July 5, 1960 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – Sixty-three years ago this week, the Democrats got together in Los Angeles to select a standard-bearer. Odds-on favorite was Massachusetts Senator John…

August 23, 1954 – President Eisenhower Gives A Report Card On The 83rd Congress –

– President Eisenhower – Address on the recess of the 83rd Congress – August 23, 1954 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – With the adjourning of the 83rd Congress, in August of 1954, President Eisenhower took to the airwaves to…

February 16, 1979

February 16, 1979 – Flight From Tehran

[laterpay_premium_download target_post_id=”25785″ heading_text=”Download For $1.99:” description_text=”February 16, 1979 – CBS World News Roundup – Gordon Skene Sound Collection” content_type=”link”] February 16, 1979 – a day of evacuation, confusion and purges in Tehran, and a day of logger-heads in Mexico City.…

Barry Goldwater

Barry Goldwater And The Plan For 1962 – Past Daily Reference Room

Barry Goldwater – Meet The Press – August 5, 1962 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – Barry Goldwater; part of a new and vocal breed of the Conservative wing of the Republican Party in 1962. Arizona Senator Barry Goldwater represented…

January 21, 1958 – Riots In Caracas

January 21, 1958 – NBC News On The Hour -Gordon Skene Sound Collection – January 21, 1958 – the news of the hour was the situation in Caracas, Venezuela. A general strike was paralyzing the country which was under the…

Summers Of Discontent – July 1966

  – ABC Radio – Voices In The Headlines – Week Ending July 24, 1966 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – The phrase “Long, Hot Summer” was destined to become a yearly occurrence by 1966. Since 1964, when Harlem in…

World Over A Barrel – July 24, 1979

– CBS World News Roundup – The World Tonight – July 24, 1979 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – Busy day in the world, this July 24th in 1979. Beginning with the continuing saga of the Middle East. Lebanese Radio…

An Impromptu LBJ Press Conference – July 10, 1964

– President Johnson Press Conference – July 10, 1964 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection A surprise Press Conference, this July 10th in 1964. President Johnson used the time to discuss some upbeat economic news including news of Contract talks between…