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- President Barack H. Obama speaks to supporters at a campaign fund raising event in Washington, DC. Obama outlines the accomplishments of his administration including the Health Care Act, the auto company rescue, the student loan program, revoking "Don't ask, don't tell", ending U.S. involvement in Iraq, the destruction of al Qaeda and Osama Bin Laden, and the creation of the new consumer financial protection agency. Obama speaks about challenges ahead that were decades in the making and that will take years to fix. Held at the Capital Hilton Hotel.
- Date Issued:
- 2012-01-09T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- President Obama speaks at the 2012 National Legislative Conference of AFL-CIO Building and Construction Trades Department about creating good jobs for American workers, who can help the nation's economy grow by rebuilding roads, bridges, train tracks, and airports.
- Date Issued:
- 2012-04-30T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- Dr. Joseph McCartin, professor of history at Georgetown University, delivers a talk entitled, "Collision Course: The 1981 Air Traffic Controllers Strike and the Decline of Collective Bargaining in the U.S." McCartin recaps the Controller strike and President Reagan's immediate reaction and then describes the relevance of the strike and its aftermath. He also cites the popular mythology that has arisen around the strike, and how this mythology has been co-opted by politicians to justify more recent actions taken against public sector labor. Former Controller Rick Long describes his experiences and the effect the strike had on his career. A question and answer period follows. McCartin is introduced by Michigan State University Professor John P. Beck. Part of the "Our Daily Work/Our Daily Lives" Brown Bag series sponsored by the MSU School of Human Resources and Labor Relations and the MSU Museum. Held at the MSU Museum.
- Date Issued:
- 2012-10-18T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- Howard Baker delivers a fiery attack on Walter Mondale. Baker's repeated theme is to cite Ronald Reagan's achievements and to repeat after each one "...and Walter Mondale can't stand it".
- Date Issued:
- 1984-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- Walter Campbell, former Regional Director for the Allied Industrial Workers (AIW) Region 7 in west Michigan and former Secretary-Treasurer for the Michigan State AFL-CIO, talks about his youth in Muskegon, MI and serving in the Civilian Conservation Corp in 1933 and 1934. Campbell recalls union organizing drives in the 1930s and 1940s and talks about the formation of the UAW-AFL and the UAW-CIO and the creation of the AIW with Les Washburn as president. He says that he went to work for the International AIW in 1943 and talks about women and minorities working in American industry after World War II, the closed shop and labor strikes. Campbell is interviewed by John Revitte, professor of Labor and Industrial Relations at Michigan State University.
- Date Issued:
- 1985-04-02T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- Franklin Roosevelt speaking from the F.D.R. Library at Hyde Park New York on the subject of allegiance to the flag. Over the CBS radio network including the pledge by Chief Justice Harlan Stone.
- Date Issued:
- 1941-07-04T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- President Obama holds a press conference while attending the G20 Summit in Los Cabos, Mexico. Obama says the G20 summits have allowed nations to pull the global economy back from a free fall and put it back on the path of recovery and growth. He acknowledges financial problems in Europe saying decisive action is required. Obama takes questions from the media about possible affects of the European situation on the U.S. election, Syria, and Romney's criticism.
- Date Issued:
- 2012-06-19T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- 2012 Presidential Campaign. President Barack Obama delivers his victory speech at McCormick Place in Chicago, IL. Obama thanks his wife Michelle, Vice President Joe Biden, his "family" of campaign workers, and the volunteers. Saying "democracy in a nation of 300 million can be noisy and messy and complicated", Obama praises the system as defining liberty. He lays out his vision for the country and the next four years. Obama reminds listeners of his accomplishments, says there is more work to do, and calls for continued help from citizens. Obama says "America has never been about what can be done for us. It's about what can be done by us together..."
- Date Issued:
- 2012-11-06T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- President Barack Obama announces that his administration is rejecting the Keystone XL Pipeline which was to have carried heavy crude oil from Canada to refineries along the U.S. Gulf Coast.
- Date Issued:
- 2015-10-06T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Date Issued:
- 1974-09-20T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection