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- President Barack Obama speaks at the White House Correspondents' Association Annual Dinner. Obama presents humorous remarks focusing on the budget battles and potential 2012 Republican presidential candidates. Obama uses video and music clips along with jokes to poke fun at his many detractors as well as his supporters. He closes with a tribute to the journalists that brave danger around the world to bring the news to the country.
- Date Issued:
- 2011-04-30T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- President Obama speaks to supporters at a campaign event held at the Bridgeport Art Center in Chicago. Obama comments on Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney's choice of Paul Ryan as his running mate and talks about what he calls the "two visions" for moving the country forward. He calls the Republican tax and economic policies "trickle down fairy dust" declaring it has been tried and did not work, then lays out his objectives for a second term.
- Date Issued:
- 2012-08-12T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- President Obama speaks at a campaign event at Windham High School in Windham, NH. Obama tells listeners the Romney-Ryan ticket will only bring back the policies of the Bush years. He defends his administration's record drawing clear distinctions between himself and Republican challenger Mitt Romney.
- Date Issued:
- 2012-08-18T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- Edward Kennedy says his wife and mother no longer object to his seeking the presidency.
- Date Issued:
- 1979-09-11T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- Johnson discusses the limitation of bombing in Vietnam and other current national problems, and ends with his announcement of his withdrawal from the 1968 presidential race.
- Date Issued:
- 1968-03-31T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- Theodore Roosevelt accepts the Bull Moose nomination and speaks about a covenant with the people. The speech takes place in Oyster Bay, NY.
- Date Issued:
- 1912-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Date Issued:
- 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- U.S. President Bill Clinton comments on the contested presidential election vote in Florida between candidates George W. Bush (Republican) and Al Gore (Democrat). Clinton congratulates both candidates on their hard-fought campaigns.
- Date Issued:
- 2000-11-08T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- Wilson talks about the interests of labor and compares his views with those of the third party.
- Date Issued:
- 1912-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- Don Stevens, former Michigan State University trustee and AFL-CIO board member, talks about his experiences in the Michigan labor movement. Among other topics, he discusses the Association of Catholic Trade Unionists, the anti-union efforts of Father Coughlin, the pro-union efforts of other priests, the internal struggles of a number of Michigan unions during WWII as different factions jockeyed for control and influence and the creation of the United Way as a method for coordinating charitable fund raising . Stevens also talks about the 1961-62 Michigan constitutional convention, Coleman Young, Gus Scholle, the growth of union influence in the state and the 1948 campaigns of G. Mennen Williams for governor and Gerald R. Ford for the U.S. Congress. Stevens says that Ford courted union support in the 1948 Republican primary and later betrayed the unions by voting to override President Truman's veto of the Taft-Hartley Act. Stevens is interviewed by John Revitte, MSU professor of Labor and Industrial Relations. Part three of four. Gift of John Revitte.
- Date Issued:
- 1983-03-08T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection