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- John Bowles talks about his career at REO Motor Car Company/Diamond-Reo Trucks, Inc, in Lansing, MI, from 1938 to 1971. Bowles says that he came to Lansing from Indiana in 1931 searching for work and was happy to finally land a good paying job at REO in 1938. He describes the various jobs he held in the plant, struggling to fill military truck orders, the inspection process, the early novelty of women working in the plant, war production, and trying to diversify in the post-war era by manufacturing lawnmowers. He says that working at REO was truly a family affair and that, in fact, most employees had relatives working along side of them in the plant. The interviewers are Shirley Bradley and Lisa Fine.Recorded as part of the REO Memories oral history project.
- Date Issued:
- 1992-06-09T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- Carter discusses Soviet dissidents, SALT, Jim Fellows, wage/price guidelines, oil decontrol, windfall profits tax, housing starts, Israel, and Rhodesia.
- Date Issued:
- 1979-04-30T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- President Obama announces an executive order to expedite a pipeline project that will help move oil more quickly and efficiently from Cushing, Oklahoma to refineries on the Gulf of Mexico. Obama discusses the Keystone Pipeline Project and concerns associated with the project, the United State's dependance on domestic and foreign oil, and the need for renewable energy as part of his "All-of-the-Above" energy strategy, meaning the U.S. needs to take advantage of all possible energy sources.
- Date Issued:
- 2012-03-22T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- President Obama speaks about the economy and corporate taxes during the daily White House press briefing. Obama describes the most recent jobs report as positive then talks about the Treasury Department's release the previous day of new guidelines intended to reduce corporate tax inversions, a tax avoidance strategy. Obama says Americans end up paying the tab when companies do that and Congress needs to act in order to totally eliminate inversions. He also discusses the release of the "Panama Papers", 11 million pages of financial documents showing the extent of off-shore accounts used by by the rich and powerful around the world. Obama advocates reform of the tax code as a way to address tax avoidance. He responds to questions from the media.
- Date Issued:
- 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- Kennedy outlines the separate but equal status of blacks.
- Date Issued:
- 1980-08-04T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Date Issued:
- 1966-06-12T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- President Bush presents the highest civilian award, the Presidential Medal of Freedom, with Distinction, to his predecessor, the 40th president of the United States, Ronald Reagan. After the citation is read, Reagan responds with praise for Bush.
- Date Issued:
- 1993-01-13T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- Richard Nixon accepts the presidential nomination at the 1972 Republican National Convention.
- Date Issued:
- 1972-08-23T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- House Minority Leader Dick Gephardt addresses Democratic House members in a Rose Garden session, following the vote to impeach President Clinton. Gephardt is introduced by Vice President Al Gore.
- Date Issued:
- 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection