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- Cara Cilano, chair of the Department of English at Michigan State University, delivers a presentation on the mid-to late Twentieth Century history of India, Pakistan, and Bangladesh in order to frame the discussion about the novel "A golden age," by Tahmina Anam. Cilano discusses the political situation surrounding the British withdrawal from India in 1948 and the repercussions of the division of India. Cilano particularly highlights Operation Searchlight in East Pakistan (now Bangladesh), which serves as the backdrop for the novel. Part of the Muslim Journeys Book Club series. MSU librarian Deborah Margolis convenes the event and introduces Cilano.
- Date Issued:
- 2018-01-23T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- President Donald Trump talks about the recently completed trade deal between the U.S., Mexico, and Canada which will replace the 1994 NAFTA trade agreement. Trump says that the deal that will benefit the U.S. and North America as a whole and introduces U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer who talks about the specifics of the agreement. President Trump also answers several questions from reporters and insults ABC News reporter Cecilia Vega. Held in the White House Rose Garden in Washington, D.C.
- Date Issued:
- 2018-10-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- Carter talks about the American interdependence with Europe and the Middle East.
- Date Issued:
- 1977-12-29T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- President Jimmy Carter addresses a joint session of Congress on the Strategic Arms Limitation Talks (SALT) upon his return from signing the treaty in Vienna.
- Date Issued:
- 1979-06-18T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- President Roosevelt speaks about an ultimatum given by the Japanese demanding that the U.S. pull out of Wake Island, Midway Island and Pearl Harbor in Hawaii. The conversation is a segment from recordings made secretly in the Oval Office by FDR.
- Date Issued:
- 1940-10-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- Carter discusses Mideast peace, oil prices and shortage, diplomatic weakness, Billy Carter's reputed anti-semitism, rationing gasoline, Jerry Brown, a constitutional convention, inflation, conservation, Iran, farmers' demonstration in Washington.
- Date Issued:
- 1979-04-30T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- Author Kathleen McGookey talks about developing her motivation to write during college and getting published for the first time. She also talks about the work required to assemble a number of pieces for publication, her relationship with editor Robert Alexander, balancing writing with being a parent, working on a children's book, the difference between simple prose and a prose poem, and the subtle influence of Michigan on her writing. She is interviewed by Michigan State University Librarian Peter Berg for the Michigan State University Libraries' Michigan Writers Series.
- Date Issued:
- 2007-10-19T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- President Barack H. Obama speaks to supporters at a campaign fund raising event in Washington, DC. Obama outlines the accomplishments of his administration including the Health Care Act, the auto company rescue, the student loan program, revoking "Don't ask, don't tell", ending U.S. involvement in Iraq, the destruction of al Qaeda and Osama Bin Laden, and the creation of the new consumer financial protection agency. Obama speaks about challenges ahead that were decades in the making and that will take years to fix. Held at the Capital Hilton Hotel.
- Date Issued:
- 2012-01-09T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- President Obama speaks at the 2012 National Legislative Conference of AFL-CIO Building and Construction Trades Department about creating good jobs for American workers, who can help the nation's economy grow by rebuilding roads, bridges, train tracks, and airports.
- Date Issued:
- 2012-04-30T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- Dr. Joseph McCartin, professor of history at Georgetown University, delivers a talk entitled, "Collision Course: The 1981 Air Traffic Controllers Strike and the Decline of Collective Bargaining in the U.S." McCartin recaps the Controller strike and President Reagan's immediate reaction and then describes the relevance of the strike and its aftermath. He also cites the popular mythology that has arisen around the strike, and how this mythology has been co-opted by politicians to justify more recent actions taken against public sector labor. Former Controller Rick Long describes his experiences and the effect the strike had on his career. A question and answer period follows. McCartin 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 and the MSU Museum. Held at the MSU Museum.
- Date Issued:
- 2012-10-18T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection