May 7, 1945 – VE Day And Mixed Signals
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Tag: Soviet Union
Konrad Adenauer And Cold-War Germany – 1960 – Past Daily Reference Room
Konrad Adenauer – Meet The Press – March 20, 1960 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – West German Chancellor Konrad Adenauer, oldest elected Statesman ever to function in office (according to British historian Roy Jenkins) was in Washington ahead of the much-anticipated Summit between President Eisenhower and Chairman Khruschev of
March 2, 1969 – World Amok With Hot-Spots – View From The International Press
March 2, 1969 – NET – World Press Review – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – March 2, 1969 – Not that America had more than it’s fair share of issues and problems to deal with, seems the entire world was either in a state of demonstration or verging n
March 1, 1950 – The Clock Is Ticking-Ticking – The Atomic Bomb And World Peace
March 1, 1950 – Edward R. Murrow and The News – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – March 1, 1950 – World Peace, the Atomic Bomb, the Soviet Union – the Cold War. These were the issues at hand, this first day of March 68 years ago. On Capitol Hill, Senator
December 26, 1986 – A Mile-High Gun Battle – A Hostage Release
December 26, 1986 – CBS World News Roundup – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – December 26, 1986 – You would think that, during the holidays, violence, mayhem, tragedy and hostage dramas would take the day off. But no, seems the best time as ever to stage something harrowing or dramatic
John Foster Dulles And The Cold War Press Conference – 1956 – Past Daily Reference Room
John Foster Dulles – Press Conference – December 18, 1956 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – Secretary of State John Foster Dulles, unmistakeable symbol of The Cold War and the Arms race. In this press conference, his first since returning from the NATO Summit meeting, the issue of nuclear weapons,
Cold War – The Atomic Bomb And The UN – 1948 – Past Daily Reference Room
Atomic Energy And The UN – NBC Radio – Chicago University Round Table – October 24, 1948 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – Atomic Energy; for good or for extermination – that was the big question hovering over the world in 1948. The Soviet Union was making ominous gestures and
December 12, 1980 – Transitions At The White House – Solidarity In Poland
News for this day in history – Reagan, Jimmy Carter, Afghanistan, the 50 American hostages in Tehran, the Polish issue. All happening on this day in 1980. Click on the link at the Past Daily site and listen to the original newscast from this day.
G. Mennen Williams Goes To Africa – Meet The Press – 1961 – Past Daily Weekend Reference Room
G. Mennen Williams – Meet The Press – Discussion on Africa – March 28, 1961 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection When Assistant Secretary Of State for African Affairs G. Mennen Williams returned from a month-long tour of sixteen African nations, he returned with a suitcase full of mixed messages.
November 13, 1979 – Ominous Quiet In Tehran – Reagan Makes It Official
November 13, 1979 – CBS Radio – The World Tonight – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – November 13, 1979 – News from Tehran, this day. The demonstrations, flag burnings and chants of Death To America were calmed down a bit this day. Only because Iran had sent emissaries to the