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- President Barack H. Obama announces that he is elevating the Small Business Administration to cabinet level status. He also urges Congress to give him authority to consolidate government agencies for efficiency and cost cutting purposes. Obama describes the complexity small business owners face navigating through the bureaucracy and promises to streamline the process. Held at the White House. Recording ends abruptly.
- Date Issued:
- 2012-01-13T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- Wayne State University Professor of History Janine Lanza delivers a talk entitled, "Laughing the master down: artisan culture and the meaning of emotions in 18th century Paris". Lanza describes the complex system of artisan guilds, their function and how they identified and structured their societies, culture and craft. She explains how the internal structure of the guild evolved and gave security to some and limited opportunity to others and how the guild worked to manage the economics of its craft. Lanza also explains how laughter was used as protest and a critique of the powerful. A question and answer session follows. Lanza 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, the MSU Museum, and co-sponsored by MSU's Center for European and Russian/Eurasian Studies. Held at the MSU Museum.
- Date Issued:
- 2013-01-18T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- President Obama says the country must finish building a new foundation for shared and lasting prosperity so that everybody who works hard has a chance to get ahead. Obama says he wants to see the restoration of programs that gave kids like him a chance. He reemphasizes the need for people to take responsibility and work hard. Held at the Pathways in Technology Early College High School (P-TECH) in Brooklyn, New York.
- Date Issued:
- 2013-10-25T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Date Issued:
- 1921-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- President Barack Obama and Vice President Joe Biden speak at the swearing-in of Maria Contreras-Sweet as Administrator of the Small Business Administration (SBA). Obama says he nominated Maria Contreras-Sweet because "she knows first-hand the challenges that small businesses go through -- and she has a proven track record of helping them succeed." Biden tells of his confidence in Contreras-Sweet, and administers the oath of office. Contreras-Sweet thanks her supporters and family and discusses the SBA keeping up with the technological advances.
- Date Issued:
- 2014-04-07T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- President Obama speaks about the U.S. economy and his proposals for improving it. He asks Republicans in Congress to work with him on immigration reform and to present ideas that will create jobs and help the middle class. Obama uses the occasion to kick off a series of White House "day-in-the-life" summer trips in which the president will meet with Americans across the country. Held at Lake Harriet in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
- Date Issued:
- 2014-06-27T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Date Issued:
- 1978-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- United States President Barack Obama speaks at the dedication of the National Museum of African American History and Culture. Obama talks about the history of African Americans in the U.S. and how important the museum is to him and to the country. Obama also says that it is important for young African Americans to learn the history of their culture.
- Date Issued:
- 2016-09-24T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- President George W. Bush addresses the nation from New Orleans, Louisiana seventeen days after Hurricane Katrina churned the city. President Bush discusses the rebuilding that needs to be done. Bush explains that we must help those forced to flee their homes and leave behind their possessions, reconstruct the region, and make this region stronger in case of more storms.
- Date Issued:
- 2005-09-15T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- President George W. Bush speaks at the White House Radio and Television Correspondents Dinner. Bush pokes fun at himself, specifically making humorous remarks about his speech patterns and occasional misstatements.
- Date Issued:
- 2001-03-29T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection