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- President Barack Obama speaks on the sacrifice of America's military personnel during a Memorial Day address at the Tomb of the Unknowns in Arlington National Cemetery. Obama recounts a number of examples of friendship and sacrifice by U.S. troops in Iraq, Afghanistan and around the world. He is introduced by Secretary of Defense Robert M. Gates.
- Date Issued:
- 2011-05-30T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- President Barack Obama and Vice President Joseph Biden point to the surging American auto industry as an example of economic recovery, during a visit to a Chrysler transmission plant in Kokomo, Indiana. Biden describes the benefits of the plant to all the residents of Kokomo and talks about job creation, before introducing the President. Obama talks about retaining jobs, investing in new industries, tax cuts for working people, and Kokomo’s automotive history.
- Date Issued:
- 2010-11-23T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- President Barack Obama talks about the need to prevent drug shortages as he prepares to sign an executive order aimed at preventing such shortages of prescription drugs. He says the order broadens reporting of potential shortages of certain prescription drugs, speeds reviews of applications to begin or alter production of these drugs, and provides more information to the Justice Department about possible instances of collusion or price gouging.
- Date Issued:
- 2011-10-31T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- President Barack Obama delivers his second inaugural speech during the 57th Inaugural Ceremonies in Washington, D.C. Obama describes a political philosophy rather than laying out specific plans for his second term. Repeating the phrase "we the people," he tries to appeal to Americans' better natures and argues for a progressive view of government, founded on history and his own deep conviction that American prosperity and the preservation of freedom depend on collective action. Sen. Charles "Chuck" Schumer (D-NY) introduces the President following a 21 gun salute.
- Date Issued:
- 2013-01-21T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- President Jimmy Carter says the U.S. need not feel guilty about its failed air rescue of the hostages, and talks about Cyrus Vance's and Zbigniew Brzezinski's positions on the rescue.
- Date Issued:
- 1980-04-29T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- President Obama outlines new efforts to assist the long-term unemployed, including the Labor Department's Ready-to-Work grant initiative. He is introduced by Army veteran and electrician Erick Verela who describes his difficulty in obtaining a job. After his remarks Obama signs an executive order. Held in the East Room of the White House.
- Date Issued:
- 2014-01-31T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- President Bill Clinton, in his weekly radio address, talks about the results of Tuesday's Presidential Election and the pending court decisions over ballot recounts in Florida. He also announces he will be visiting Vietnam, the first U.S. President to do so since the end of the war.
- Date Issued:
- 2000-11-11T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- Press conference opens with a statement on the federal budget. Other topics discussed were U.S. participation in Central American internal politics, the possibilty of further military engagemnts in Libya, Khadafi, and June summit talk with Gorbachev. A woman asks Reagan to come to Canada to receive an award from an international bodybuilders association.
- Date Issued:
- 1986-04-08T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- Andrew Herod, professor of Geography at the University of Georgia, delivers a talk entitled, "Hammering against the reds: How that AFL-CIO fought communism in Latin America through urban planning." Herod talks about the relationship between the American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations (AFL-CIO) and the U.S. government in Latin America throughout the 1960s and 1970s. Herod says that the U.S. government used local labor unions to promote capitalism and democracy and to stop the spread of communism. Herod also says that democratic and capitalistic ideology was encouraged by the construction of social spaces such as housing units, schools, community centers which promoted social interaction. He answers questions from the audience. The event is convened by John P. Beck, Michigan State University professor of Human Resources and Labor Relations.
- Date Issued:
- 2019-04-05T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- First Lady Michelle Obama kicks off a ceremony to sign the VOW to Hire Heroes Act. She jokes about the President then describes the positive aspects of the bill and the commitments she and Jill Biden have secured from thousands of businesses to hire veterans. President Obama also talks about the tax credits companies will receive when they hire veterans, the numbers of vets looking for work, and the additional initiatives he has taken by executive order to help unemployed veterans connect with employers. He greets those in attendance on the stage then signs the bill.
- Date Issued:
- 2011-11-21T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection