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- President Donald Trump holds a campaign rally in Southaven, MS in support of U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-MS) who is facing a primary fight against Republican Chris McDaniel and Democrat Mike Espy. Trump touts the accomplishments of his administration and asserts that a Democratic takeover of the U.S. Congress will lead to disaster for the county. Trump also talks about Christine Blasey Ford's testimony against U.S. Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh. Mississippi Governor Phil Bryant and Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith also speak.
- Date Issued:
- 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- Press conference begins with announcement that the Senate will send him a civil rights bill he is willing to sign. Talks also about the Middle East, capital gains tax cut, job intensive legislative proposals, the confirmation process for appointees, the budget, sexual harassment.
- Date Issued:
- 1991-10-25T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- President Barack Obama introduces current Solicitor General Elena Kagan as his nominee to replace retiring Justice John Paul Stevens on the U.S. Supreme Court. Obama praises Justice Stevens then describes Kagan's strengths. Kagan talks about the role the Court plays in our system, praises Justice Stevens, describes her appearances before the Court as Solicitor General, thanks her staff, and talks about her parents.
- Date Issued:
- 2010-05-10T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh responds to questions before the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee and defends himself against allegations that he sexually assaulted Christine Blasey Ford at a house party in Maryland when they were teenagers. Rachel Mitchell, head of the Maricopa County, Arizona, Special Victims Division, questions Kavanaugh on behalf of the Republican committee members. Kavanaugh denies Ford's allegations says that if the committee wants an FBI investigation, he will comply. He also answers questions about his alcohol consumption and his sexual behavior. Senator Graham charges the Democrats with playing political games.
- Date Issued:
- 2018-09-27T00:00:00Z
- 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
- Date Issued:
- 1981-01-09T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- President Clintons first press conference in five months deals with balancing the budget. He fields reporters' questions about Whitewater development, Gingrich's pessimism, his imminent trip to visit the US troops in Bosnia, and the "Travelgate".
- Date Issued:
- 1996-01-11T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- Marine Lieutenant General Robert Neller, of East Lansing, Michigan, testifies before the Senate Armed Services Committee on the occasion of his nomination to commandant of the U.S. Marine Corps. Neller addresses the Marine Corps budget, military sexual assaults, and the Obama administration's strategy in Syria and Iraq. Neller answers questions directed to him by various senators including: John McCain (R-AZ), Jack Reed (D-RI), Jeff Sessions (R-AL), James Inhofe (R-OK), and Joe Manchin (D-WV), along with many others.
- Date Issued:
- 2015-07-23T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- President Barack Obama announces that Director of the Office of Management and Budget Sylvia Mathews Burwell, will be his nominee for Secretary of Health and Human Services. Obama praises the efforts of resigning Secretary Kathleen Sebelius in spearheading the development and implementation of healthcare.gov and in modernizing and streamlining the United States health care system. Sebelius asserts that her department is important in helping people in their every day lives and in paving the way toward new ways to keep people healthy. Burwell thanks her office and praises their efforts to improve the government's fiscal policy and organization. She outlines her goals as Secretary of Health and Human Survices and says she looks forward to helping the American people through her new office.
- Date Issued:
- 2014-04-11T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- After touring a General Electric plant in Schenectady, NY, President Barack H. Obama speaks to workers and dignitaries about the importance of innovation in the global economy. Obama explains the need to export and highlights deals with Asia and India that will bring jobs to the U.S. He also announces that General Electric CEO Jeff Immelt will chair the President’s Council on Jobs and Competitiveness. Immelt introduces the President.
- Date Issued:
- 2011-01-21T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection