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The Hostage Crisis Goes To The UN – December 2, 1979

. . . or click on the link here for Audio Player – United Nations Security Council Session – Dec. 2, 1979 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection With the U.S. Embassy takeover in Tehran and some 50 Embassy employees held…

A Few Cold War Words From Nikita Khruschev – 1961 – Past Daily Weekend Reference Room

Click on the link here for Audio Player – NBC Radio Special Report – Nikita Khruschev Reports – Jan. 16, 1961 As the Kennedy Years started to unfold, the Cold War took on new aspects. The U-2 incident during the…

Elisabeth Schwarzkopf-Willi Boskovsky – Hollywood Bowl 1963 – Past Daily Weekend Gramophone

Part One: Part Two: (Editors Note: Originally posted on July 1, 2013) Two things – since it is the dead of Summer and Festival season is in full swing, I thought I would offer this typical concert from the Hollywood…

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June 4, 1961 – The Wages Of Foreign Policy – The Price Of A Man On The Moon

[laterpay_premium_download target_post_id=”8561″ heading_text=”Download For $1.99:” description_text=”June 5, 1961 – News Inn Review – NBC Radio – Gordon Skene Sound Collection” content_type=”link”] It would be nice. . .Become a Patron! Further evidence that history on any particular day isn’t about one…

The Man Who Accompanied Jackie To Paris – May 30, 1961

Click on the link here for Audio Player: On this May 30 in 1961, in what began during JFK‘s campaign as a promise to visit Paris and shore up sagging relations withFrench President DeGaulle, quickly became sidetracked when…