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- Vice President Biden participates in an on-line forum answering questions about the Obama administration's proposals to reduce gun violence. Parents Magazine executive editor Michael Kress moderates questions to the Vice President coming in via Facebook. Biden says gun safety is critical in homes to protect children, declares the government will not confiscate firearms, and suggests a shotgun is more effective than an assault weapon for home protection.
- Date Issued:
- 2013-02-19T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- Vice President Walter F. Mondale speaks to the National Press Club in Washington D.C. about employment, economic policy, foreign policy, housing and the 1978 Democratic campaign. Frank Aukofer, President of the National Press Club, directs questions from the audience to Mondale.
- Date Issued:
- 1978-10-05T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- Following an introduction by First Lady Michelle Obama, President Obama speaks to a gathering of Irish youth as he delivers remarks to the people of Northern Ireland. Obama highlights the hard work, dialogue, and institutional development they have undertaken together to advance peace and prosperity in the North. Obama jokes about his name being mistaken as Irish. He reflects on the strong connections between the U.S. and Ireland and promises continued support for ongoing efforts to eliminate the sectarian strife. Held in Belfast, Northern Ireland.
- Date Issued:
- 2013-06-17T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- Congressman Mike Rogers (R-MI) questions Secretary of Health and Human Services Kathleen Sebelius about the implementation of the Healthcare.gov web site for the health insurance exchange which was provided for in the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA). Rogers asserts that the website has inadequate security provisions to protect consumer's personal information. Sebelius declares the security protocols are adequate and that Rogers is misrepresenting the facts. Part of Sebelius' testimony before the House Energy and Commerce Committee.
- Date Issued:
- 2013-10-30T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- President Obama calls on Congress to pass legislation extending emergency unemployment insurance. Obama advocates for the extension because 1.3 million Americans lost coverage when Congress adjourned at the end of 2013 without extending the insurance. Obama's remarks come after the Senate advanced a bill that would extend insurance for eligible workers for three months.
- Date Issued:
- 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- President George W. Bush gives a speech at a National Endowment for Democracy event. President Bush speaks of the war on terrorism, especially against Al-Qaeda. Bush says, "Against such an enemy there is only one effective response: We will never back down, never give in and never accept anything less than complete victory." Bush compares the terrorists to the ideology of communism, seeking totalitarian aims.
- Date Issued:
- 2005-10-06T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- Walter Mondale campaigning for Vice Presidency at Michigan State University Union Ballroom. Mondale begins with reference to handicappers and the excessive sufferings we put them through by architectural and legal ignorance.
- Date Issued:
- 1976-09-23T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- President Barack Obama speaks at the White House Correspondents' Association Annual Dinner. The president reads through his own version of a bucket list for the fourth quarter of his presidency and pokes fun at himself, the prospective Republican and Democratic 2016 presidential candidates, and cable news channels. Obama praises journalists around the world who have gone above and beyond to tell the truth while facing death and imprisonment.
- Date Issued:
- 2015-04-25T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- Admiral Ellis M. Zacharias discusses his experiences during World War II and his opinions on current world politics in an interview. Zacharias says that there is no imminent or inevitable war coming, in his opinion, and argues that if the communist revolution in China succeeds they will not be influenced by Russia. Zacharias also describes his role in softening Japanese attitudes towards surrender through psychological warfare by focusing on the Japanese Navy.
- Date Issued:
- 1949-03-09T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- Prudence Burns Burrell talks about enlisting in the the United States Army Nurse Corps as a registered nurse in 1942 and her service during World War Two in medical units in Australia, New Guinea, and the Philippines. She also talks about the racism she experienced while in the Army, and marrying a medical administrator with whom she worked in the Philippines in a wedding dress made from a parachute.
- Date Issued:
- 2002-03-23T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection