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- 2012 Presidential campaign. President Barack Obama and Republican challenger Mitt Romney meet in their first debate of the 2012 campaign. PBS news anchor Jim Lehrer moderates. Lehrer breaks the time into six segments: three dealing with the economy and one each on healthcare, the role of government, and governing. Romney aggressively criticizes Obama and the state of the economy during his administration. Obama counters suggesting that Romney would only bring back the policies of the previous president which Obama alleges created the recession. Romney disavows several policies on which he had been campaigning like his proposal for a five trillion dollar tax cut. Obama reemphasizes the need to cut middle class taxes but restore higher rates on the wealthiest persons. Held at the University of Denver. Sponsored by The Commission on Presidential Debates.
- Date Issued:
- 2012-10-03T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
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- In "Dunbar commentary," Dr. Willis Dunbar analyzes the upcoming presidential election and says that most people who are content with the direction America is taking will vote for Thomas Dewey, while those not content will vote for Harry S. Truman. Dunbar argues that America is becoming more conservative, but that the continual swing between liberal and conservative politics is what brings progress to the nation.
- Date Issued:
- 1948-10-18T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- President Obama speaks at a campaign rally held at Kent State University in Ohio. Obama says the election is, "a choice between two fundamentally different visions of our future". He talks about job creation and defends his record of energy conservation, energy production, foreign trade, and ending the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. Obama criticizes policies advocated by the Romney-Ryan campaign. He reminds the audience that his administration restructured student loans and eliminated banks as middle-men saving students thousands in fees then promises to expand education opportunities for the next generation. He encourages everyone to vote.
- Date Issued:
- 2012-09-26T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- Democrat Grover Cleveland, during his 1892 presidential campaign against Republican Benjamin Harrison, delivers remarks invoking the heroes of 1776 as models of independent thought. Cleveland was originally recorded on an Edison Cylinder.
- Date Issued:
- 1892-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Date Issued:
- 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- Carter opposes special interests in tax cuts; favors tax credits for school tuition and holding the line on federal salary increases. He also talks about highway and urban transit, farm legislation, postal service and spending; says he has not definitely planned to run for reelection an dis disappointed in the slowness of the legislative process at the national level.
- Date Issued:
- 1978-04-11T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- George Bush addresses the huge crowd that came out to meet him at Andrews Air Force Base in Maryland, upon his return to Washington after the election.
- Date Issued:
- 1988-11-09T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Date Issued:
- 1956-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- President Jimmy Carter speaks at the National Press Club about the upcoming election. The President explains the efforts his administration, and the nation, have made in order to combat the economic recession that has hurt the economies of the world over the last few years. Carter criticizes the lack of specificity by the Reagan campaign regarding how the Governor will finance his large tax cuts if he is elected president. Other speakers are not identified.
- Date Issued:
- 1980-10-14T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- President Bill Clinton campaigns to 20,000 people on the campus of Michigan State University.
- Date Issued:
- 1996-08-27T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection