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April 26, 1964 – LBJ: “Making A Step Toward A Peaceful World” – New York World’s Fair Opens.

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April 26, 2021

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March 26, 1961 – Soapy Goes To Africa – Fact-Finding In A Region Roiling In Conflict.

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March 26, 2021
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March 22, 1964 – Trench Life During The War On Poverty – Sargent Shriver

This day in 1964 (a Sunday), Meet The Press had Sargent Shriver on as guest. As former head of The Peace Corps, he was tagged by President Johnson to head up the newly declared War On Poverty. The War On…

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March 22, 2021

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March 4, 1950 – “Brilliant Mind – Nasty Person”: The Klaus Fuchs Affair – The Ever-Present Cult Of Doom.

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March 4, 2021

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February 5, 1961 – The Economy: In Good Shape At The Moment – In Bad Shape Comparatively –

[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…

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February 5, 2021

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January 18, 1956 – Looking At The Rose Through World Colored Glasses – John Foster Dulles.

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January 18, 2021

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Happy Pills – 1956 – Past Daily Weekend Pop Chronicles.

Mental Health in the 1950’s was still something of a mystery when the first medications were introduced to treat symptoms of depression, anxiety and psychosis. The introduction of Tranquilizers to the American public was met with a goodly amount of…

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January 17, 2021
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The Everly Brothers On The Air – 1958 – Past Daily Soundbooth

Not askin’ for much:Become a Patron! A brief detour to live TV of the 1950’s tonight with The Everly Brothers and their guest appearance on The Big Record, the short-lived TV Variety show hosted by Patti Page and featuring the…

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November 1, 2020

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October 15, 1951 – War In Korea – “We Don’t Have Magic Weapons To Win Wars Quickly”

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October 15, 2020

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Living On The Edge: 1956 – Past Daily Reference Room

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October 8, 2020
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