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- Description:
- Senator Homer Ferguson of Michigan questions Howard Hughes.
- Date Issued:
- 1947-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- President Obama addresses the National Urban League at their convention in New Orleans, LA. He recounts the struggle for equal rights and the reasons the Urban League was formed. Obama talks about equal opportunity, hard work, and achieving the American dream. He declares education is an economic issue and speaks about the need to change firearm laws to step-up background checks adding restrictions to keep mentally unbalanced individuals from buying weapons, all as part of an initiative to reduce all kinds of violence. His comments are made in the wake of a mass shooting in Aurora, CO.
- Date Issued:
- 2012-07-25T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- Michigan State University Professor of History and Executive Director of H-NET, Dr. Mark Kornbluh, delivers a talk entitled, "The Future of the Past: History in the Digital Age." Kornbluh provides a brief history of the printed word, its transformation to digital formats, and the accessibility of those formats for teaching, research and creative purposes. He also talks about how intellectual content is and might be delivered on-line and the economic realities that come with it. Kornbluh answers questions from the audience. Kornbluh is introduced by MSU Librarian Ruth Ann Jones. Part of the Michigan State University Libraries' Colloquia Series. Held at the MSU Main Library.
- Date Issued:
- 1999-11-18T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- President Barack Obama speaks on the economy to members of The Business Council. Before going into his remarks, Obama says a few words on the tragic plane crash the night before in Buffalo, seeing it as a reminder of the fragility of life. Obama discusses the stimulus package, relating its funding to schools and its creation of jobs as aid to businesses.
- Date Issued:
- 2009-02-13T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- President Taft discusses labor and capital.
- Date Issued:
- 1912-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- U.S. President Donald Trump makes a statement regarding his decision to remove the U.S. from the Paris Climate Accord. Trump asserts that he cares deeply about the environment but says that the Paris Accord hurts American workers. Trump also claims that the agreement is not fair to the U.S. and that the U.S. will have the cleanest air and the cleanest water in the world without losing jobs.
- Date Issued:
- 2017-06-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- President Barack Obama speaks at a news conference discussing the status of efforts to find a balanced approach on deficit reduction. Obama describes the likely consequences of failure to raise the debt ceiling and a resulting government default. He describes significant increases in interest rates for all consumers, including college, vehicle, and mortgages loans as well as a lowering of the bond rating for the U.S. Government. Obama reiterates his position that cuts can be made if some revenue is raised. He identifies areas in defense and some ways to restructure Social Security and Medicare that would help stabilize spending over the long term. He suggests the wealthy can afford slightly higher taxes to contribute to solving this problem and says it can't all come in cuts. Includes question and answer session.
- Date Issued:
- 2011-07-15T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection