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- American showman P.T. Barnum, thanks his English audience and acknowledges that his voice will be preserved for future generations via the Edison cylinder.
- Date Issued:
- 1890-02-12T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- In this installment of "Know your city" Dr. Willis Dunbar profiles the graduating classes of four Kalamazoo area schools. Principal Garrett DeVries of Kalamazoo Christian School, Principal Roy Brian of State High School, and Principal Eugene Thomas of Kalamazoo Central High School discuss their graduates, highlighting colleges the students plan to attend and their accomplishments while in high school, both athletically and academically.
- Date Issued:
- 1949-06-15T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- President Barack Obama and President Xi Jinping of the People's Republic of China speak to reporters during a joint press conference at the White House. Topics include House Speaker John Boehner's (R-OH) decision to resign, cyber-security, environmental issues, economic growth, and relations between the two powers. Xi's remarks are interpreted into English. Reporters from U.S. and Chinese media ask questions of the presidents. Ends abruptly.
- Date Issued:
- 2015-09-25T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- Former soldier and Hmong immigrant Kao Xiong recounts his role in the Laotian Civil War and his subsequent escape to the to Ban Vinai refugee camp in Thailand, where he spent five years. He recalls what it was like to meet and marry his wife in the camp, the pain of separation from family and friends when they emigrated to Michigan and the difficulty of adjusting to a new way of life. Part 2 of 3.
- Date Issued:
- 2012-07-15T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- President Donald Trump comments on the news of an F.B.I. raid at the office of Trump's personal attorney Michael Cohen. Trump asserts that Cohen is a good man and the raid is a part of the ongoing "witch-hunt" against him. Trump claims that he has given over a million pages worth of documents to the special council and the F.B.I.'s continued investigation of him is a disgrace and an attack on the country as a whole. Trump's comments are made prior to a meeting with senior military leadership.
- Date Issued:
- 2018-04-09T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- President Barack Obama and King Abdullah of Jordan speak with the press following their meeting in the Oval Office. President Obama says that King Abdullah represents a modern approach to foreign policy making in the Middle East. King Abdullah says President Obama has Jordan's full support in the "two-state solution" to Israeli-Palestinian tensions. The two leaders then answer questions from the press relating to Iranian President Ahmadinejad, Israeli-Palestinian relations, and the Department of Justice torture memos.
- Date Issued:
- 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- Ruth B. Greenbaum talks about her association with the Friends of Kresge Art Museum on the campus of Michigan State University. Greenbaum recounts her family life, education, marriage and coming to East Lansing in 1969 with her husband Dr. David Greenbaum, who took a position in the College of Human Medicine. Greenbaum talks about her own work as a pediatric nurse and explains how she became involved with Kresge after her retirement. She describes her docent training and community outreach programs run by the museum. Greenbaum is interviewed by retired MSU Professor Pauline Adams for the Michigan State University Faculty Emeriti Association Oral History Project.
- Date Issued:
- 2012-03-13T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- President Barack Obama speaks at the White House Correspondents' Association Annual Dinner. Obama uses video clips along with jokes to poke fun at his many detractors as well as his supporters. He focuses on his relations with the Republican leadership, ways to boost his popularity, his re-election, and hostile media personalities. Obama closes with a reminder of the "very hard days" recently experienced by a number of citizens. He pays tribute to the first responders and those who opened their homes to the victims. Obama praises journalists who went above and beyond to tell the truth to the country instead of perpetuating rumor.
- Date Issued:
- 2013-04-27T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- Alexis Ghorai describes his youth in Lansing, Michigan, finding high school less than challenging, but being motivated and succeeding at the University of Michigan. He also talks about his relationship with his parents, his decision to join the Navy when his parents divorced, and the conflict he feels between his liberal leanings and doing his duty as ordered. He speculates about having a family while in the Navy and then concludes by talking about his life at college, concentrating on his studies, his social life and the stresses between being a kid and being a responsible student.
- Date Issued:
- 1989-11-13T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- President Barack Obama honors the 2014 National and State Teacher of the Year, Sean McComb, and finalists, thanking them for their hard work and dedication every day in the classroom. McComb gives a thank you speech and tells of the future work that teachers will need to undertake.
- Date Issued:
- 2014-05-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection