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- 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
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- Lansing autoworker Gary Watson, president of UAW Local 652, discusses his career at the General Motors Oldsmobile Main Plant in Lansing, MI. He talks about being born near Lansing, starting at the GM Fisher Body plant in 1957, moving to Oldsmobile after a series of layoffs and recalls, becoming a journeyman tinsmith and active in the union, efforts to desegregate the skilled trades, and bringing women into the trades. Watson also talks about being a local president, training new committee people, teaching existing members about unionism and the UAW, how his local and the international UAW function, how decisions are made, and why the union conducts political action efforts, and community projects. Watson is interviewed by John Revitte, MSU professor of Labor and Industrial Relations.
- Date Issued:
- 1993-04-30T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- United States President Barack Obama discusses the death of Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia. Obama talks about Scalia's career and personal life and declares his intent to nominate a new Supreme Court Justice.
- Date Issued:
- 2016-02-13T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- President Ronald Reagan holds a press conference and talks about the Jobs Bill, spending cuts, the EPA firings, and his plan for the anti-ballistic missile system.
- Date Issued:
- 1983-03-25T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- President Obama announces his nominee to head the World Bank, Dartmouth College President Jim Yong Kim. Obama remarks on Kim's previous experiences which prepares him for the position. He jokes about Kim's golf handicap and athletic prowess. President Obama also answers a reporter's question regarding the shooting of teenager Trayvon Martin in Florida, saying, "If I had a son, he would look just like Trayvon."
- Date Issued:
- 2012-03-23T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) addresses the body about about the retirement of Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy and about President Trump's potential nominees to replace him. Schumer speculates on the impact a conservative Trump appointee may have on rolling back existing rulings on women's health, the Affordable Care Act, and marriage equality. Schumer reminds the audience about McConnell's purposeful actions to delay hearings on President Obama's nominee until after the 2016 election and says McConnell should similarly wait until the the new legislature is seated after the 2018 mid-term election.
- Date Issued:
- 2018-06-28T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- Segment of the President's weekly radio address dedicated to supporting the nomination of Clarence Thomas for Justice of the Supreme Court.
- Date Issued:
- 1991-09-07T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- President Obama announces he is nominating U.S. Attorney Loretta Lynch to be the next Attorney General of the United States. Lynch thanks the President for the faith and trust he has expressed. She thanks the people with whom she has worked in the past. In response to a question President Obama expresses pleasure in the news that two American citizens have been freed by North Korea. Held in the Roosevelt Room of the White House.
- Date Issued:
- 2014-11-08T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- Newly elected Kalamazoo city officials speak with Dr. Willis Dunbar on election night. Dunbar interviews Mayor elect Paul H. Todd, Vice-Mayor elect Allen B Millam, city commission members Allen H. Little, Neil Verberg, Ralph M. Ralston, and Cornelia A. Robinson. Todd and Millam say that they are excited by the opportunity to work with the new city commission, while the new city commission members thank their supporters and family.
- Date Issued:
- 1949-11-08T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- President Donald Trump answers questions from the press and defends his administration's immigration policy as well as the personnel changes he has made in the Department of Homeland Security. Trump also says that current immigration laws allow too many people into the country and attacks President Obama's immigration policies. Trump's comments are made during an Oval Office meeting with the Egyptian President.
- Date Issued:
- 2019-04-09T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection