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- Hmong immigrant and former soldier Tom Vue discusses emigrating from Laos to the U.S. via a camp in Thailand. He discusses taking command of 1200 troops in the rain forests of Laos after Hmong General Vang Pao emigrated to the US in 1975. Vue talks about their defeat by the communists in 1977 and his flight from Laos to Thailand. He also speaks about coming to Lansing, MI with his family and working in social services as a translator and refugee interviewer.
- Date Issued:
- 2011-02-19T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- At a ceremony in the Ronald Reagan Building in Washington, DC, President Barack H. Obama talks about the need for Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act before signing the bill into law. He describes the bill as containing the most sweeping reforms of the American financial system since the Great Depression and the strongest consumer protections in history. Obama provides examples of citizens who were hurt by predatory lending practices and declares that the days of the bank bailout and too big to fail are over.
- Date Issued:
- 2010-07-21T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- President Barack H. Obama presents the 2010 Presidential Medal of Freedom to thirteen individuals during a ceremony in the East Room of the White House. Obama describes the life and accomplishments of the recipients, who include former President George H.W. Bush, poet Maya Angelou, investment guru Warren Buffett, baseball great Stan Musial, President Kennedy's sister Jean Kennedy Smith, concert cellist Yo-Yo Ma, and German Chancellor Angela Merkel.
- Date Issued:
- 2011-02-15T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- AFL-CIO President Emeritus John J. Sweeney talks about his career in organized labor and his efforts to improve the lives of working people around the world. Sweeney describes the influence of his parents and the great satisfaction he derived from his life’s work. Sweeney’s remarks are made on the occasion of his receiving the 2010 Presidential Medal of Freedom.
- Date Issued:
- 2011-02-16T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- Carter answers questions about his plans for tax relief, Middle East peace proposals, détente with Russia and China, trade sanctions on the USSR, police policies, Steiger amendment, the request that John Gartner resign from the Securities and Exchange Commission, reduction of U.S. forces assigned to NATO in Europe, disaffection of American Jews over Brzezinski's stance on Israel, Angola policy (CIA arms sales to rebels), Solzhenitsyn-Anita Bryant-non-invitation to the White House, national health proposal through HEW, etc.
- Date Issued:
- 1978-06-26T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- President Carter discusses relations with Mexico, Iran, Taiwan, China, Russia, Middle East, and energy, taxes, federal debt, and oil companies.
- Date Issued:
- 1979-02-12T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- President Bill Clintons prime time news conference.
- Date Issued:
- 1995-04-18T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- Truman gives address in Central Park, New York City, stating postwar U.S. foreign policy and the outlook for uses of atomic power.
- Date Issued:
- 1945-10-27T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- Truman discusses agricultural problems at a reunion of his former army unit, the 35th Division, U.S. Army.
- Date Issued:
- 1948-06-05T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Date Issued:
- 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection