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Voting Rights – LBJ Address To Congress – 1965 – Past Daily Reference Room

Click on the link here for Audio Player – Pres. Johnson Address To Congress on Voting Rights Legislation – March 1965. In a stunning (although not completely surprising, considering the SCOTUS track record of late), decision regarding the question of…

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June 25, 2013

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Famous Elephants In The Room – The Pentagon Papers – June 30, 1971

Click on the link here for Audio Player: Before Edward Snowden and before Bradley Manning we had Daniel Ellsberg. A lot of comparisons to that pivotal point in our history have been made to Ellsberg of late. The…

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June 11, 2013

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June 11, 1963 – Alabama Face-Off – George Wallace, Nicholas Katzenbach And School Desegregation

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June 11, 2013

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Opening Day Of Congress – 1937 – Past Daily Reference Room

Click on the link here for Audio Player – Part 1: Opening Day of Congress – 1937 – Part 1 Click on the link here for Audio Player – Part 2: Opening Day of Congress -1937 – Part 2 As a reminder…

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January 4, 2013

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Taking A Crack At Inflation – October 30, 1978

Click on the link here for Audio Player: News for October 30, 1978 News on this day was mostly of the Economic variety. Jimmy Carter‘s Anti-Inflation program was not being met with enthusiasm, so it was up to Treasury Secretary…

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October 30, 2012

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Virginia School Desegregation In 1958 – Past Daily Reference Room.

Click on the link here for Audio player: CBS Radio – Virginia Integration – 1958 When the Supreme Court handed down its decision on Brown vs.The Board of Education, declaring segregated schools unconstitutional in 1954, you would have thought the…

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September 7, 2012