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Before The Honeymoon Was Over – January 24, 1961
Laos – January 1961 – Writing on the wall, harbinger of things to come – you name it. Click on the link here for Audio Player: News for January 24, 1961 Four days after his Inaugural and six days...
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A JFK Press Conference – March 14, 1962
An increasingly uncertain world. Click on the link here for Audio Player: JFK Press Conference – March 14, 1962 On this day in 1962, President Kennedy delivered his 27th News conference. He opened by...
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A Delicate Balance – March 14, 1948 – Past Daily Reference Room
More than just a metaphor, it seemed. Click on the link here for Audio Player: News Commentary for March 14, 1948 News on this March 14th in 1948 came by way of commentary on the Marshall Plan for...
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Everything’s Fine – Nothing To See – Just Keep Moving: 3-Mile Island – March...
3-Mile Island – The presumption that Ignorance Was Bliss backfired. Click on the link here for Audio Player: News for March 28, 1979 The true seriousness of the day wasn’t really known for almost 24...
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Who Am I? What Am I Doing? Where Am I Going? – The American Scene: 1971 –...
Beyond everything – a hedonistic quest for the warm and fuzzy. Click on the link here for Audio Player: Second Sunday – The American Scene – A Re- Assessment – 1971 No getting around it, the 70s were...
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The Short Fuse Called Palestine – May 3, 1946
Arab rioting in Palestine 1946 – A lit fuse, ready to blow any second. Click on the link here for Audio Player: [audio http://pastdaily.files.wordpress.com/2013/05/news-for-may-3-1946.mp3] News for...
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Having A Continent Despise You – Nixon In South America – May 16, 1958
Oh, the love. . . Click on the link here for Audio Player: [audio http://pastdaily.files.wordpress.com/2013/05/radio-beat-what-happened-in-south-america-may-15-1958.mp3] News on this day in 1958 had to...
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“I’m Not Part Of The Problem – I’m A Republican”– May 24, 1992
Vice-President Dan Quayle. Master of the Gaffe. Click on the link here for Audio Player: [audio http://pastdaily.files.wordpress.com/2013/05/news-for-week-ending-may-24-1992.mp3] As 1992 Third Party...
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No Miracle. No Wonder. Just Drama – May 31, 1947
Deposed Hungarian President Ferenc Nagy (at Microphone) – subtle, not unlike a sledgehammer. Click on the link here for Audio Player: [audio...
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“I Was Just Hoping Bobby Would Have Made It . . .I Just Can’t Believe It”. –...
In the midst of celebration . . . chaos. Click on the link here for Audio Player: [audio http://pastdaily.files.wordpress.com/2013/06/news-for-june-5-1968.mp3] Forty-five years ago today, America was...
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The Fog Of Uncertainty – Vietnam – June 21, 1966
Opinions were starting to change. Click on the link here for Audio Player – Eric Sevareid Commentary on Vietnam – June 21, 1966 On this day in 1966, mainstream media was still putting an upbeat face on...
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How Americans Feel About Vietnam – July 2, 1965
In a word; divided. Click on the link here for Audio Player – ABC News Special Report – Dialogue And Decision – July 2, 1965 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection This day in 1965 was about the growing...
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Is American Freedom In Danger? – July 3, 1955
Fear, it would seem, is as American as Apple Pie. Click on the link here for Audio Player: American Forum of the Air -July 5, 1955 – Is American Freedom In Danger? Gordon Skene Sound Collection In...
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Do We Need A New Foreign Policy? 1950 – Past Daily Reference Room
Judging by the spectacular events of that year, the answer would be yes. Click on the link here for Audio Player: American Forum Of The Air – July 9, 1950 – Do We Need A New Foreign Policy? – Gordon...
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Haggling Over Impeachment – July 11, 1974
Portrait of Man in Headlights. Click on the link here for Audio Player: News for Week of July 11, 1974 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection Busy week, this particular one in July 1974. Surprise results from...
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Our Civil Liberties – Are They In Danger? 1947 – Past Daily Reference Room
If history is any judge, that would be a big YES. Click on the link here for audio: Our Civil Liberties – Are They In Danger? America United Program – 1947 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection The question...
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Land Of The Thieves – Home Of The Slaves – The Credit Crisis – 1966 – Past...
At least the car’s paid for. Click on the link here for Audio Player: The Credit Crisis – CBS Reports – March, 1966 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection Nothing new with the realization that the Credit...
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The Murdoch Of His Day – William Randolph Hearst – August 14, 1951
Tabloids, Yellow Journalism, Sensationalism – where would they be today without him? Click on the link here for Audio Player – News on the death of William Randolph Hearst – WISN Radio – August 14,...
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J. Edgar Hoover’s FBI – 1971 – Past Daily Reference Room
Made us what we are today – paranoid. Click on the link here for Audio Player – NBC Radio – Second Sunday: J.Edgar Hoover’s FBI – May, 1971 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection Long before the days of...
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