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- U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt addresses a special session of the U.S. Congress making his case for modifying the Neutrality Act to allow for arms trading with belligerent nations (Great Britain and France) on a cash-and-carry basis, thus in effect ending the arms embargo.
- Date Issued:
- 1939-09-21T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Date Issued:
- 1978-01-07T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- President Obama pays tribute to U.S. and Allied forces on the 70th Anniversary of D-Day, the June 6, 1944 Allied invasion of the European continent at Normandy during World War II. Obama recounts the events of D-Day telling stories of heroism and tenacity displayed by the troops. He reflects on the leaders, the challenges faced by the Allies, life on the home front, and the fight for liberty and democracy. Obama mentions several of the D-Day veterans in attendance as well as current active duty soldiers commemorating D-Day. Held at the Normandy American Cemetery and Memorial in Normandy, France.
- Date Issued:
- 2014-06-06T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- Dr. Lily Woodruff, professor of art history and visual culture at Michigan State University, delivers a talk entitled "Art as combat sport: the Sociological Art Collective's populist aesthetics". Woodruff describes her research into an obscure group of artists in France in the 1970s known as the Sociological Art Collective. Woodruff describes French government efforts to promote French art and culture and the rebellion against those efforts by the artists who formed the Collective. She also identifies the member of the group and focuses on some unique projects they completed. Woodruff answers questions from the audience. She is introduced by Michigan State University Librarian Terrie Wilson.
- Date Issued:
- 2017-04-04T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Date Issued:
- 1917-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- Michigan State University History Professor Ronen Steinberg delivers a talk entitled "Sex and the Bastille: the Marquis de Sade and the French Revolution." Steinberg traces Sade's role in the French Revolution from the tortures he described while in the Bastille to his position as section leader prior to the Reign of Terror. Steinberg also examines whether Sade was a revolutionary or just an ambivalent aristocrat trying to navigate a tumultuous period in history. Steinberg is introduced by MSU librarian Michael Rodriguez.
- Date Issued:
- 2016-03-03T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- Announcement of the invasion of Normandy.
- Date Issued:
- 1944-06-06T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- President Clinton speaks at the ceremonies in Normandy on the fiftieth anniversary of the D-Day invasion.
- Date Issued:
- 1994-06-06T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- Homng immigrant Chou Xiong reflects on her childhood in Laos and her family's migration to Michigan by way of refugee camps in Thailand and France. She discusses working multiple jobs in each location, eventually becoming a business owner, and speaks about how these experiences caused her to encourage her children to pursue education.
- Date Issued:
- 2012-07-03T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- President Barack Obama delivers a statement about the terrorist attacks in Paris earlier in the evening. Obama offers assistance to the French and says the U.S. will stand by France, "our oldest ally."
- Date Issued:
- 2015-11-13T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection