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Is American Freedom In Danger? – July 3, 1955 – Past Daily Reference Room

Click on the link here for Audio Player: American Forum of the Air -July 5, 1955 – Is American Freedom In Danger? Gordon Skene Sound Collection In light of the events the past several years, and the recent disclosures on…

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July 3, 2013
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How Americans Feel About Vietnam – July 2, 1965

Click on the link here for Audio Player – ABC News Special Report – Dialogue And Decision – July 2, 1965 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection This day in 1965 was about the growing dissatisfaction with the War in Vietnam.…

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July 2, 2013

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The Fog Of Uncertainty – Vietnam – June 21, 1966

Click on the link here for Audio Player – Eric Sevareid Commentary on Vietnam – June 21, 1966 On this day in 1966, mainstream media was still putting an upbeat face on the Vietnam War. Reports of flagging morale by…

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June 21, 2013

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“I Was Just Hoping Bobby Would Have Made It . . .I Just Can’t Believe It”. Robert Kennedy Assassinated June 5-6, 1968

Click on the link here for Audio Player: Note: This was originally posted on June 5, 2013 – still relevant today. Forty-eight years ago today, America was hanging on hourly reports from Good Samaritan Hospital over the condition…

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June 5, 2013

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No Miracle. No Wonder. Just Drama – May 31, 1947

Click on the link here for Audio Player: A day fairly overflowing with drama, but for different reasons and in different parts of Planet Earth for this last day of May in 1947. Starting with news that the…

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May 31, 2013

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May 16, 1958 : Vice-president Nixon In South America – Having An Entire Continent Despise You.

Click on the link here for Audio Player: News on this day in 1958 had to do with the aftermath of the disastrous visit by vice-President Nixon to South America. In each of the stops on this State…

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May 16, 2013

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The Short Fuse Called Palestine – May 3, 1946

Click on the link here for Audio Player: News for this particular May 3rd in 1946 was about the Middle East, primarily the area of Palestine. And the news wasn’t good. With tensions between Arabs and Jews mounting,…

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May 3, 2013

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Prepping For An Inaugural, Avoiding A Confrontation – January 14, 1957

Click on the link here for Audio Player: News for January 14, 1957 News for this day was largely relegated to speculation on the new Eisenhower term, since the Inaugural was a little over a week away, this January 14th…

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January 14, 2013

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Years Of Crisis – 1958 – Past Daily Reference Room: Through A Glass Darkly Edition

Click on the link here for Audio Player: Years of Crisis – 1958 In 1958 we were knee-deep in the Cold War with grumblings from Europe about a Common Market, or European Union. But on this edition of the year-end Reporters…

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December 27, 2012

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Always About The Economy – Donald Regan And Supply Side Economics – 1982 – Past Daily Reference Room

Click on the link here for Audio Player: Donald Regan – Face The Nation – 1982 The 80’s – days of Reaganomics and the Supply Side Economy. As a reminder that all was not bliss and Supply Side was doing…

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November 13, 2012

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