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- President Barack Obama delivers the closing speech at the "Let Freedom Ring" ceremony commemorating the 50th Anniversary of the "March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom," held on August 28, 1963. Obama makes his remarks on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial in the same spot where Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. delivered his historic "I Have a Dream" speech. Obama reflects on King's legacy declaring, "to secure the gains this country has made requires constant vigilance, not complacency." Obama says, "because they kept marching America changed." Reflecting on what has been accomplished Obama says, "we might not face the same dangers of 1963, but the fierce urgency of now remains." Fifth of five parts.
- Date Issued:
- 2013-08-28T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
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- President Obama makes a statement about the shooting at the Washington Navy Yard, then marks the fifth anniversary of the financial crisis and the efforts taken to stabilize the economy. Obama highlights his administration's policies as Congress works to pass a federal budget and raise the debt ceiling. He is critical of Republicans in Congress, saying, "I can't remember a time when one faction of one party promises chaos if it can't get 100 percent of what it wants." He also briefly mentions progress on negotiations for moving Syria's chemical weapons under international control. Held at the White House.
- Date Issued:
- 2013-09-16T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- During his weekly radio address, President Barack Obama pays tribute to the first responders, fire and police personnel, who lost their lives ten years ago in the September 11th attacks. Obama declares September 11th as a National Day of Service and says that it is an appropriate way to memorialize the victims and commemorate the anniversary in communities around the country.
- Date Issued:
- 2011-08-27T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- U.S. Vice President Mike Pence, Defense Secretary James Mattis, and General Paul Selva, vice chair of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, participate in a 9/11 observance ceremony at the Pentagon. Following the reading of the names of the victims of the attack, the attending officials are announced as they ascend the dias. U.S. Army Chaplain Major General Paul Hurley delivers the invocation. Following the speeches the ceremony concludes with the playing of Taps.
- Date Issued:
- 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- Excerpt from a memorial service held on the former site of the World Trade Center in New York City. New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg addresses the crowd and calls for the first moment of silence. President Barack Obama reads from Psalm 46 and Bloomberg, quoting Shakespeare, introduces the reading of the victim's names. Following a second moment of silence, former President George W. Bush reads from Abraham Lincoln's November 1864 letter to Lydia Bixby, a grieving mother.
- Date Issued:
- 2011-09-11T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- President Obama extends the heartfelt congratulations of the American people to Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II in honor of her Diamond Jubilee, marking the 60th anniversary of her reign as the British monarch.
- Date Issued:
- 2012-06-05T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
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- U.S. President Donald Trump delivers remarks at the Suresnes American Cemetery in Paris's western suburbs to commemorate the 100th anniversary of Armistice Day and the end of World War I. Chaplain Timothy S. Mallard, colonel, U.S. Army, delivers the invocation and benediction. Retired Major General William Matz, secretary of the American Battle Monuments Commission, introduces President Trump.
- Date Issued:
- 2018-11-11T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- MSU Professor of English Lister M. Matheson is interviewed about "Burns Day", the worldwide celebration of the life of Scottish national poet and lyricist Robert Burns. Band leader Terry Carroll describes the universal appeal of Burns. Matheson says Burns's work "represents the very best of Scotland". He reads an excerpt from Burns's poem "Address to a Haggis". Matheson is interviewed by Doug Johnson for the show "State Edition" on WUOM hosted by Roger Adams.
- Date Issued:
- 1992-02-14T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- President Clinton speaks at the ceremonies in Normandy on the fiftieth anniversary of the D-Day invasion.
- Date Issued:
- 1994-06-06T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- President John F. Kennedy address Voice of America staff at its twentieth anniversary celebration. Kennedy praises the accomplishments of the organization.
- Date Issued:
- 1962-02-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection