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- President Obama addresses the National Urban League at their convention in New Orleans, LA. He recounts the struggle for equal rights and the reasons the Urban League was formed. Obama talks about equal opportunity, hard work, and achieving the American dream. He declares education is an economic issue and speaks about the need to change firearm laws to step-up background checks adding restrictions to keep mentally unbalanced individuals from buying weapons, all as part of an initiative to reduce all kinds of violence. His comments are made in the wake of a mass shooting in Aurora, CO.
- Date Issued:
- 2012-07-25T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- President Obama announces a new research initiative designed to revolutionize understanding of the human brain. Called the "BRAIN Initiative" (Brain Research through Advancing Innovative Neurotechnologies), Obama reminds listeners of the spectrum of brain and neurological disorders and suggests the research will provide treatments, cures and spin-off technologies. He says the initial cost of $100 million in the fiscal year 2014 budget, will be recouped by investing in American innovation to create jobs and strengthen our economy. Held in the East Room of the White House.
- Date Issued:
- 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Date Issued:
- 1917-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- Michelle Martinez, author of the crime novel "Most wanted," talks about the issues faced by Latin Americans in their home country versus what they face in the United States. She describes her family and education, graduation form Harvard Law School, and her professional endeavors. Martinez discusses the story line of her book, what motivated her to write, and how she brought her experiences from the prosecutor's office to bear on her writing. She describes her writing as an opportunity to explore her own cultural heritage. Martinez discusses the art of writing and talks about what she reads. Martinez is interviewed by Diana Rivera at the 2005 Left Coast Crime Conference held in El Paso, Texas.
- Date Issued:
- 2005-02-25T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- Other speakers include Senate Chaplain Lloyd Ogilvie, Sergeant-at- Arms James Ziglar, Chief Justice William Rehnquist, and Rep. Henry Hyde (R-IL).
- Date Issued:
- 1999-01-14T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- Bob Trout anchors coverage of celebrations around the nation and throughout the world after the announcement of Japan's surrender to end World War Two. Trout details the course of events that led to the Japanese surrender and also describes the simultaneous announcement of the news by the Allied forces. Reporters in various locations describe scenes of celebrations, including: Bill Henry reporting from outside the White House; Charles Shalls reporting from a balcony at the Esther Hotel in Times Square; Webley Edwards reporting from Guam; John Adams reporting from General Douglas MacArthur's headquarters in Manila; and Larry Lisseur reporting from the corner of 42nd Street and Fifth Avenue in New York City. Dr. Willis Dunbar and the radio team from WKZO also report on the scenes of celebration in downtown Kalamazoo, with Bob Cammons and Harold Fitzgerald interviewing a number of people in the area. This recording only contains parts 2 and 4 of the coverage.
- Date Issued:
- 1945-08-14T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- In this installment of "What's Doing in Western Michigan," Dr. Willis Dunbar discusses the results of recent elections around Western Michigan. Dunbar reports that voters in both Vicksburg and Allegan rejected school bond issues aimed at raising funds to build new buildings and he reviews the results of school board races in in Vicksburg, Allegan, South Haven, Oswego, and Sturgis. Dunbar and Harry Travis also cover a variety of other stories, including a new hospital addition in Vicksburg and the prospect of a new tuberculosis sanatorium in South Haven.
- Date Issued:
- 1949-06-19T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- Cal Stewart's comedy routine, The county fair at Punkin Center.
- Date Issued:
- 1908-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- Andrew Keefe imitating Cal Stewart on Stewart's comedy song, "I'm old but awfully tough". Performance for Edison Records while Stewart is under contract to Columbia Records.
- Date Issued:
- 1905-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- Cal Stewart's comedy routine, Uncle Josh in a department store.
- Date Issued:
- 1898-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection