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- Date Issued:
- 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- Barack Obama gives the first speech by a U.S. President in the British Parliament's Westminster Hall. Obama reflects on the interwoven histories of the two countries, the common values, shared sacrifice in two world wars, and Cold War challenges. Obama defines shared foreign policy concerns in an age of global trade, international terrorism, and aspirations of freedom and self determination by millions around the world. He remarks on the need to maintain the relationship and rely on common values to meet the demands of a new era.
- Date Issued:
- 2011-05-25T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- Jacinta Maria Rocking-Stringer, a visiting English and drama student from the University of Surrey in England, talks about her youth in England, her parents and family, and her family's place in the class structure in England. She compares students in the British university system with the American students she has met at Michigan State University, saying that Americans are less focused, less serious about their studies, and more prone to abuse their new found freedoms while away from home. She also talks about her dream of becoming an actor and how she hopes to be able to balance a professional life wtih having a family.
- Date Issued:
- 1989-11-27T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- President Obama and British Prime Minister David Cameron hold a joint press conference in the Rose Garden during the Prime Minister's official visit. Obama describes the close relationship which exists between the United Kingdom and the U.S. He details the topics of conversation including the war in Afghanistan, Iran's nuclear program and embargo, NATO capabilities, Syrian violence, African economic development, and the world economic situation. Cameron echos Obama's remarks. Question and answer concludes the session.
- Date Issued:
- 2012-03-14T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt addresses a special session of the U.S. Congress making his case for modifying the Neutrality Act to allow for arms trading with belligerent nations (Great Britain and France) on a cash-and-carry basis, thus in effect ending the arms embargo.
- Date Issued:
- 1939-09-21T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- Visiting Michigan State University student Josie Douglas-Smith talks about her family and home in Liverpool, England, attending a private girls school, the class structure in England, and the differences between American and British cultures. Douglas-Smith talks about studying drama and French, adjusting to American college life, and says that she does not wish to be dependent on a husband for money, be a housewife, or deal with children.
- Date Issued:
- 1989-12-04T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- Lansing Community College student Michael Venyah talks about his African born father and his mother who is from Alabama, and their respective professions and his high school experience which included dealing with racism and charges of plagiarism. Venyah says that he does not aspire to a middle-class lifestyle and that money doesn't mean that much to him. He compares college in the U.S. and England, describes his approach to life, his ability to be objective, his love of performing music, and not being driven to conform to any traditional definitions of success as he pursues a degree in English and writing. Venyah also reads two of his poems. Part of the series "Generation X: The Hopes and Dreams of College Students," produced and recorded by Robert F. Crawford.
- Date Issued:
- 1991-03-29T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Date Issued:
- 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- Barack Obama gives the first speech by a U.S. President in the British Parliament's Westminster Hall. Obama reflects on the interwoven histories of the two countries, the common values, shared sacrifice in two world wars, and Cold War challenges. Obama defines shared foreign policy concerns in an age of global trade, international terrorism, and aspirations of freedom and self determination by millions around the world. He remarks on the need to maintain the relationship and rely on common values to meet the demands of a new era.
- Date Issued:
- 2011-05-25T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- President Barack H. Obama and Prime Minister David Cameron of the United Kingdom speak to the media after meeting at the White House. Obama describes the close relationship between the U.S. and Great Britain and Cameron talks specifically about joint objectives in Afghanistan, the world economic situation, Middle East tensions, and British Petroleum's obligations in the Gulf of Mexico. Obama and Cameron answer questions from the media about alleged connections between BP and the release of the Lockerbie bomber, budget planning in both the U.S. and Britain, and the possible extradition of an alleged criminal computer hacker.
- Date Issued:
- 2010-07-20T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection