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The Spring Of Discontent – May 1970

  . . . or click on the link here for Audio Player – Discussion on Protests – May 12, 1970 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection 45 years ago, May of 1970 was a month of upheaval, triggered by the…

‘I Must Decline To Answer Your Question Because The Committee Lacks Jurisdiction’ – The Teamsters Investigation – March 26, 1957 – Past Daily Reference Room

. . . or click on the link here for Audio Player – Hearing Time – Teamsters Hearings – March 26, 1947 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection. The decade of the 50s will go down, at least in part, as…

A New Cuba Showdown – March 25, 1976

. . . or click on the link here for Audio Player – CBS Radio – The World Tonight – March 25, 1976 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection And on this day in 1976, warnings from Secretary of State Henry…

It Happened In New Hampshire – February 26. 1980

. . . or click on the link here for Audio Player – CBS Radio News + Reports – February 26, 1980 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection. February 26, 1980 – 35 years ago this day, Campaign ’80 was in…

Bush Era Healthplans, Reagan Era Hanky-Panky, Vietnam Era No-Shows – February 6, 1992

. . . or click on the link here for Audio Player – CBS World News Roundup – February 6, 1992 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection Another crack at some sort of affordable healthcare started making the rounds, this February…

The Great Polarizer In American Politics – An Address By Spiro Agnew – 1969 – Past Daily Reference Room

. . .or click on the link here for Audio Player – Vice-President Spiro Agnew – Address in Montgomery Alabama – Nov. 10, 1969 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection The name Spiro Agnew may have faded into the deeper recesses…

A-Campaigning We Will Go – October 3, 1976

Click on the link here for Audio Player – ABC Radio World News This Week – October 3, 1976 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection Hard to say “business as usual” this first week in October, 1976. The Presidential Campaign was…

Love And Tolerance In A Parallel World – Week Of September 12, 1974

Click on the link here for Audio Player – CBS Radio – The World This Week – Weekend ending September 12, 1974 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection The fragile nature of people, this week in 1974. Starting with news of…