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- Description:
- Marshall delivers address from the State Department, Washington, DC.
- Date Issued:
- 1947-04-28T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- President George H.W. Bush addresses the corps of cadets at West Point about the role of military leadership in the post-Cold War world. He explains issues of using force overseas during his administration, and defines the legacy of internationalism which his generation leaves.
- Date Issued:
- 1993-01-05T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- President Bush speaks at the National Security Agency. Bush thanks the agency for all its hard work in protecting the nation from all that mean it harm. Bush says the NSA is "absolutely vital."
- Date Issued:
- 2008-10-24T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- Gilberto V. Martinez describes his life as a migrant worker traveling with his family between Texas and Wisconsin. Martinez talks about moving from school to school, working the farm, and getting involved with PASSO (Political Association of Spanish-speaking Organizations) to politically empower Mexican Americans in the late 1950s and early 1960s. He describes raising money to pay the Texas poll tax, finding candidates, those candidates being fired when they were elected, and merchants refusing to sell to the new Chicano officials. Martinez also describes coming to Michigan, enrolling at Michigan State University, and continuing as a community activist. Interviewers are Michigan State University Professor Dionicio N. Valdés and MSU Librarian Diana H. Rivera.
- Date Issued:
- 2006-07-28T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- United States President Obama speaks at American University about the nuclear agreement reached with Iran. He defends the deal, contending that a congressional rejection will leave future administrations with another war in the Middle East. Obama also says that criticism of the agreement is coming from those who voted for the war in Iraq and calls the deal a continuation of "principled diplomacy."
- Date Issued:
- 2015-08-05T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- President Donald Trump marks African American History Month at a White House reception. Trump highlights several African Americans who served in the military and shares their stories. Surgeon General Jerome Adams talks about his career in medicine and says he was inspired by Dr. Ben Carson, the current Secretary of Housing and Urban Development. Adams talks about several African Americans physicians in the military.
- Date Issued:
- 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- President Obama makes a statement to the press on the situation in Syria before a meeting with members of Congress on the subject. Obama recounts the evidence of Syria's violations of international norms and make the case for intervention. He calls for a "limited, proportional step to send a clear message to the Assad regime and others in the Middle East who might test the norms."
- Date Issued:
- 2013-09-03T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- President Obama nominates Dr. Janet Yellen to succeed Ben Bernanke as Chair of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve. Obama reflects on economic successes over the last five years. He thanks outgoing Federal reserve Chair Ben Bernanke and comments on Bernanke's accomplishments. Obama talks about the qualifications of Janet Yellen that make her a good choice to succeed Bernanke and calls on the Senate to confirm her quickly. Yellen says she is "honored and humbled" by the President's trust and describes the responsibilities of the Fed Chair as serving the American public. Yellen is the first female nominee to lead the Federal Reserve.
- Date Issued:
- 2013-10-09T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- Jordan claims Carter's tax incentives to end unemployment will mean less employment for black youth.
- Date Issued:
- 1978-02-15T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- President Reagan declares the second week in December as "drugged and drunken driving awareness week." Broadcast on CNN.
- Date Issued:
- 1983-12-13T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection