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Half-Baked Plans – Completely Baked Ideas – July 30, 1984

Click on the link here for Audio Player – CBS World News Roundup – July 30, 1984 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection While much of the world was busily distracted by the Olympics in Los Angeles, a quiet pessimism was…

A Palestinian State Of Mind – 1947 – Past Daily Reference Room

Click on the link here for Audio Player – Story Behind The Headlines: The Palestine Question – Dec. 7, 1947 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection Most people – most Americans, hear about the latest crisis in the Middle East and…

‘Can We Resolve Conflict Without War?’ – An Erich Fromme Lecture – 1971 – Past Daily Weekend Reference Room

Click on the link here for Audio Player – Erich Fromme Lecture – “Can We Resolve Conflict Without War?” – September 8, 1971 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection When Psychologist, Sociologist and Philosopher Erich Fromme delivered this lecture in 1971,…

A Word Or Two From Sir Anthony Eden – 1951 – Past Daily Reference Room

Click on the link here for Audio Player – Meet The Press – Sir Anthony Eden – September 2, 1951 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection During one of his visits to the U.S. of former Foreign Minister (and future Prime…

The World Of June 23, 1963 According To Senator J. William Fulbright

Click on the link here for Audio Player – Sen. J. William Fulbright on Issues and Answers – June 23, 1963 – ABC Radio – Gordon Skene Sound Collection News for this June 23rd in 1963 had much to do…

The View From Dulles – John Foster Dulles On Meet The Press – June 24, 1951 – Past Daily Reference Room

Click on the link here for Audio Player – Meet The Press – John Foster Dulles – June 24, 1951 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection As America became rapidly embroiled in yet-another shooting War, this time in Korea, then-Ambassador-at-large John…

Picking Up The Pieces – The San Francisco UN Conference – June 4, 1945 – Past Daily Reference Room

Click on the link here for Audio Player – United Nations San Francisco Conference – Report #34 – June 4, 1945 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection While the war was still raging in the Pacific, steps were being taken to…

Attempting A Thaw – The Geneva Conference – May 10, 1959

Click on the link here for Audio Player – CBS Radio Special – The Geneva Conference – May 10, 1959 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection East-West tensions. With the latest set of crises over The Ukraine, it feels like the…

Arraignments, Surrenders And The Hail Capitol Of America – May 6, 1995

Click on the link here for Audio Player – CBS World News Roundup – May 6, 1995 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection May 6th 1995 was about killer storms in the Dallas area of Texas, the arraignment of Terry Nichols,…