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- President Barack Obama reflects on his eight years in the White House, his successes, his failures, and what he learned. Obama says that the job requires mental and physical stamina, that he continues to be surprised by the severity of the partisanship in Washington. Obama also talks about Donald Trump's unconventional but successful campaign for president, healthcare, foreign policy, how his family has coped with living in the White House. Excerpts from CBS interviews with Obama done over the previous twelve years are interspersed with the interview. On "60 minutes".
- Date Issued:
- 2017-01-15T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- Nina Silbergleit reminisces about her more than thirty year career in The Wharton Center for Performing Arts at Michigan State University. She describes her family, childhood, and how her interest in the arts developed. Silbergleit also discusses what brought her to MSU, becoming House Manager at Wharton, her duties, the issues she has dealt with over the years, and the excitement and challenge of hosting the Presidential debate at Wharton in 1992. She says that she has had difficulties dealing with patrons as well as performers through the years, but that the good experiences far outnumber the bad. Silbergleit is interviewed by retired MSU Professor Pauline Adams for the Michigan State University Faculty Emeriti Association Oral History Project. Recorded in the G. Robert Vincent Voice Library studio in the MSU Main Library.
- Date Issued:
- 2013-12-17T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- Part 1: In an oral history interview, former Michigan Supreme Court Justice John W. Fitzgerald discusses his family background, serving in the armed forces, attending law school at the University of Michigan, the early days of his legal career, and running for the the Michigan Senate in 1958 and the newly created Michigan Court of Appeals in 1964. Justice Fitzgerald also talks about his decision to leave the Court of Appeals to serve on the Michigan Supreme Court, the Supreme Court election process, his own campaigns and his decision not to accept campaign contributions from lawyers. Fitzgerald further provides insight on the Supreme Court's decision making process, the composition of the Court during his tenure and the famous Scholle vs. Secretary of State case. Part 2: In an oral history interview, former Michigan Supreme Court Justice John W. Fitzgerald talks about his early days on the Michigan Supreme Court and difficult issues faced by the Court in the nineteen-seventies, including selecting a new Chief Justice in 1974, the death of Justice Thomas M. Kavanagh in 1975, and the investigation of Justice John Swainson later that same year. He says that some cases suffered during that period because the Court was "short-handed". Justice Fitzgerald also discusses memorable cases decided by the Court during his tenure, including People vs. Beavers and the "Poletown" case, the legislative role of the court, and collegiality amongst the justices.
- Date Created:
- 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- Interviews with Michigan State Supreme Court Justices
- Description:
- In an oral history interview, Michigan Supreme Court Justice and author of the novel "Anatomy of a murder", John D. Voelker, talks about growing up in Ishpeming, MI, and his education and work background, including his time as a district attorney. Voelker also discusses being appointed to the Court in 1957, running against Joseph Moynihan, Jr. for a seat that same year, how decisions are made by the justices, famous cases he heard, including People v. Hildabridle and his eventual resignation from the Court. Justice Voelker talks fondly about writing, and the books he wrote under the pseudonym Robert Traver and reads an excerpt from "Laughing whitefish" which includes a description of the Michigan Supreme Court chambers. Voelker is interviewed by Roger F. Lane.
- Date Created:
- 1990-10-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- Interviews with Michigan State Supreme Court Justices
- Description:
- President Barack Obama reflects on his eight years in the White House, his successes, his failures, and what he learned. Obama says that the job requires mental and physical stamina, that he continues to be surprised by the severity of the partisanship in Washington. Obama also talks about Donald Trump's unconventional but successful campaign for president, healthcare, foreign policy, how his family has coped with living in the White House. Excerpts from CBS interviews with Obama done over the previous twelve years are interspersed with the interview. On "60 minutes".
- Date Issued:
- 2017-01-15T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- Nina Silbergleit reminisces about her more than thirty year career in The Wharton Center for Performing Arts at Michigan State University. She describes her family, childhood, and how her interest in the arts developed. Silbergleit also discusses what brought her to MSU, becoming House Manager at Wharton, her duties, the issues she has dealt with over the years, and the excitement and challenge of hosting the Presidential debate at Wharton in 1992. She says that she has had difficulties dealing with patrons as well as performers through the years, but that the good experiences far outnumber the bad. Silbergleit is interviewed by retired MSU Professor Pauline Adams for the Michigan State University Faculty Emeriti Association Oral History Project. Recorded in the G. Robert Vincent Voice Library studio in the MSU Main Library.
- Date Issued:
- 2013-12-17T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection