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- President George W. Bush discusses the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008 at Guernsey Office Products in Chantilly, Virginia. "The immediate challenge facing the economy is a lack of credit," President Bush says. Bush speaks on the current financial situation and its effect on businesses like Guernsey. Bush hopes the bill will provide the government a range of tools to help banks rebuild capital and increase job security. Bush then answers audience questions.
- Date Issued:
- 2008-10-07T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Date Issued:
- 1978-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- Following a tie vote broken by Vice President Mike Pence's yes vote to begin debate on the Senate's health care bill, Senator John McCain (R-AZ) admonishes the Senate for failing to offer up a healthcare bill that is bi-partisan. McCain is introduced by Pence.
- Date Issued:
- 2017-07-25T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- Dr. Willis Dunbar interviews the citizens of Kalamazoo to get their reactions to President Truman's firing of General Douglas MacArthur. Many are upset with Truman's action.
- Date Issued:
- 1951-04-11T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- Fireside chat about the changes needed in the U.S. Supreme Court.
- Date Issued:
- 1937-03-09T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- Senators hold a confirmation hearing for Timothy Geithner whom President Obama has nominated for the position of Secretary of the Treasury. Geithner discusses his tax preparation difficulties and his plans to improve the U.S. economy. Some skipping during the final thirty minutes of the recording.
- Date Issued:
- 2009-01-21T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- The Verduin family played an important role in the commercial fishing industry during Grand Haven's early years. In 1901, they commissioned the fishing tug H.J. Dornbos to be built at the Johnston Brothers Shipyard and started doing commercial fishing the next year. Claude served as Mayor of Grand Haven from 1952 to 1956, and at the same time he was Director of the Tri-Cities Chamber of Commerce. In this interview, Claude and his son Bob discuss the history of the United States Coast Guard, the naming of Grand Haven as "Coast Guard City, USA," the local Coast Guard training camp, and the evolution of Grand Haven's annual Coast Guard Festival. They also reveal the astonishing history and final destination of the H.J. Dornbos.
- Date Issued:
- 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- President Obama welcomes James Comey to his new post as the seventh Director of the FBI. Obama praises the staff of the FBI and says Comey has, "dedicated his life to defending our laws -- to making sure that all Americans can trust our justice system to protect their rights and their well-being." Held at the Federal Bureau of Investigation Headquarters.
- Date Issued:
- 2013-10-28T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- President Ronald Reagan announces his nomination of Sandra Day O'Connor for the position Supreme Court justice. Reagan addresses the question of whether or not he would nominate a woman and explains why O'Connor was the best choice regardless of gender. Following the announcement U.S. Attorney General William Smith answers questions from the audience. Smith says Reagan is satisfied with O'Connor's stance on abortion, and Smith insists that she was chosen based on her qualifications and not her political ideals, then comments on how the decision was made to nominate O'Connor.
- Date Issued:
- 1981-07-07T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- Robert Taft explains the terms and the purposes for the proposed enactment of the Taft-Hartley Labor Bill fighting to override President Trumans veto. Broadcast on NBC June 22, 1947.
- Date Issued:
- 1947-06-22T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection