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- M. Cecil Mackey, former president of Michigan State University and current professor of economics, discusses his education, career, and tenure as MSU President. Mackey talks about his efforts to maintain the authority of the MSU Board of Trustees and planning the Breslin Center while president and his time as an economics professor since he left the presidency. Mackey also reminisces about his early career as counsel for the Senate Antitrust Subcommittee and the Department of Transportation, as well as his early posts as President of the University of South Florida and Texas Tech. Mackey says that military conscription in both World War II and the Korean War had a definite impact on his education and discusses his opinions on the current state of higher education. Mackey is interviewed by retired MSU Professor Pauline Adams for the Michigan State University Faculty Emeriti Oral History Project.
- Date Issued:
- 2015-08-25T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- In a campaign speech in Philadelphia, Roosevelt scotches rumors about plans for concentration camps, secret telephone calls to Mussolini and Hitler, and discusses America's economic conditions.
- Date Issued:
- 1940-10-23T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- President George W. Bush speaks from Wisconsin on the air terror plot stopped in the United Kingdom that morning. President Bush calls this incident "a stark reminder that this nation is at war with Islamic fascists who will use any means to destroy those of us who love freedom." He says that it is a mistake to believe that there are no more threats to America and he urges the patience of the people as his administration take the steps neccessary to protect them.
- Date Issued:
- 2006-08-10T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- In remarks at a town hall meeting in New Orleans, President Barack Obama says that his administration will focus on disaster preparedness. He also says that he has freed $1.5 billion in recovery and rebuilding funds to be used in the Gulf Coast region.
- Date Issued:
- 2009-10-15T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- President Obama talks about retirement security at U.S. Steel's Mon Valley Works plant in West Mifflin, Pennsylvania. Obama announces he is directing the Treasury Department to establish a new "MyRA" retirement savings plan targeting lower wage earners with lower minimum start-up deposits and smaller contribution levels to help people get their retirement savings started. Obama makes his remarks as part of a two-day tour highlighting initiatives from his State of the Union address. At the conclusion of the speech he signs the document.
- Date Issued:
- 2014-01-29T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- In remarks at a town hall meeting in New Orleans, President Barack Obama says that his administration will focus on disaster preparedness. He also says that he has freed $1.5 billion in recovery and rebuilding funds to be used in the Gulf Coast region.
- Date Issued:
- 2009-10-15T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- M. Cecil Mackey, former president of Michigan State University and current professor of economics, discusses his education, career, and tenure as MSU President. Mackey talks about his efforts to maintain the authority of the MSU Board of Trustees and planning the Breslin Center while president and his time as an economics professor since he left the presidency. Mackey also reminisces about his early career as counsel for the Senate Antitrust Subcommittee and the Department of Transportation, as well as his early posts as President of the University of South Florida and Texas Tech. Mackey says that military conscription in both World War II and the Korean War had a definite impact on his education and discusses his opinions on the current state of higher education. Mackey is interviewed by retired MSU Professor Pauline Adams for the Michigan State University Faculty Emeriti Oral History Project.
- Date Issued:
- 2015-08-25T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- In a campaign speech in Philadelphia, Roosevelt scotches rumors about plans for concentration camps, secret telephone calls to Mussolini and Hitler, and discusses America's economic conditions.
- Date Issued:
- 1940-10-23T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- President Obama talks about retirement security at U.S. Steel's Mon Valley Works plant in West Mifflin, Pennsylvania. Obama announces he is directing the Treasury Department to establish a new "MyRA" retirement savings plan targeting lower wage earners with lower minimum start-up deposits and smaller contribution levels to help people get their retirement savings started. Obama makes his remarks as part of a two-day tour highlighting initiatives from his State of the Union address. At the conclusion of the speech he signs the document.
- Date Issued:
- 2014-01-29T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- President George W. Bush speaks from Wisconsin on the air terror plot stopped in the United Kingdom that morning. President Bush calls this incident "a stark reminder that this nation is at war with Islamic fascists who will use any means to destroy those of us who love freedom." He says that it is a mistake to believe that there are no more threats to America and he urges the patience of the people as his administration take the steps neccessary to protect them.
- Date Issued:
- 2006-08-10T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection