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- Date Issued:
- 1906-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- President Bill Clinton delivers his handwritten speech at the 1998 National Prayer Breakfast where he asks for forgiveness from his family, his constituents, and his God.
- Date Issued:
- 1998-09-11T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- In this installment of "Know your government" Frank Bennett moderates a discussion of the new Michigan gasoline tax aimed at improving roads in Michigan. State Rep. Wade van Valkenburg argues in favor of the tax, claiming that it targets people who use the roads and will benefit most from their improvement, while Kalamazoo attorney and CIO representative Justin Brocado argues that the legislature should have adopted Gov. G Mennin "Soapy" Williams' plan to increase corporate taxes in combination with a smaller increase in the gas tax to fund road improvement.
- Date Issued:
- 1952-05-07T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- Charles Baxter talks about his book "The Feast of Love", the relationship between the landscape of Michigan and the setting of his novels, metaphysics in his novels, his career as both a writer and a college teacher, how a male author writes female characters, and voyeurism in his book. Baxter is interviewed by Michigan State University Librarian Michael Rodriguez. Part of the MSU Libraries' Michigan Writers Series.
- Date Issued:
- 2002-09-13T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Date Issued:
- 1980-08-13T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- President Barack Obama begins a Twitter Town Hall meeting by sending out this tweet: "In order to reduce the deficit, what costs would you cut and what investments would you keep?" The meeting is moderated by Twitter founder Jack Dorsey. Obama jokes that it was the first live tweet sent by a sitting president. Obama responds to selected questions that are representative of the most popular topics submitted online, which include education, foreign aid, the deficit, jobs and the economy. Obama says his administration has done much to help students afford college and help older workers return to school to upgrade skills. He explains the debt ceiling and the effect on the economy of not raising it. Obama also talks about tax cuts and tax subsidies to oil and agri-business. Held in the East Room of the White House.
- Date Issued:
- 2011-07-06T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- Poet, lawyer and Michigan State University College of Law professor Brian Gilmore talks about his family and growing up while reading from his books of poetry, "Elvis Presley is alive and well and living in Harlem" and "Jungle nights and soda fountain rags: poem for Duke Ellington & the Duke Ellington Orchestra". Gilmore answers several questions from unidentified members of the audience. Introduced by MSU Librarian Michael Rodriguez. Part of the Michigan State University Libraries' Michigan Writers Series.
- Date Issued:
- 2011-10-06T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- President Obama delivers the commencement address for the 2013 class of The Ohio State University. Obama calls on the graduates, who grew up in years blotted by economic tumult, terrorism and war, to commit to citizenship and public service. Quoting President George W. Bush's address to OSU seniors in 2002, Obama says, "American needs more than taxpayers, spectators, and occasional voters. America needs full-time citizens." He challenges the graduates to "participate, and to persevere" and dares then "to do better."
- Date Issued:
- 2013-05-05T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- President Obama announces he spoke on the telephone with Iranian President Hasan Rouhani, the first time leaders from the U.S. and Iran have spoken directly since 1979, and he talks about progress on securing chemical weapons in Syria. Obama also talks about the continuing resolution to fund the government past September 30, 2013, calling the Republican tactics "grandstanding."
- Date Issued:
- 2013-09-27T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- Jimmy Carter talks about budget, Middle East, foreign policy and SALT II, minorities, Iran, taxes, etc., with the voices of Frank Cormier, Helen Thomas, Dan Schorr, Judy Woodruff, Walter Rodgers, Terrence Smith, Jo Ann rowe, Chris Ogden, Lesley Stahl, Godfrey Sperling, Bob Moore and John Dancy.
- Date Issued:
- 1980-03-14T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection