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- Speaker of the House John Boehner (R-OH) announces his resignation as speaker and as a U.S. Representative from Ohio's 8th District. Boehner describes his life before becoming a politician and lists his successes as speaker of the house, including passing comprehensive entitlement reform, keeping taxes from being raised, and improving the lives of people in the Washington D.C. area. Boehner congratulates his successor Paul D. Ryan of Wisconsin and tells him that "...if you just do the right things for the right reasons, good things will happen."
- Date Issued:
- 2015-10-29T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- On President's Day, President Clinton speaks with Paula Zahn and Harry Smith about religion, his mother, the legislature, and the embattled nominee for Surgeon General, Dr. Henry Foster. On the "Morning Show."
- Date Issued:
- 1995-02-20T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
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- Barbara Jean Brown recalls her service in the United States Naval Women's Reserve (WAVES) program during World War Two. Brown describes enlisting in Lansing, Michigan in September 1943, attending boot camp in Bronx, New York City, receiving training in dictation and shorthand in Stillwater, Oklahoma, and being stationed in Washington, D.C. where she stayed in a barracks across from Arlington Cemetery. She also talks about drilling on the National Mall next to the Washington Monument, seeing President Roosevelt's limo, the Capital under blackout restrictions, the return of street lights after V-J Day, and President Roosevelt's funeral procession. Brown is interviewed by Sarah McLennan.
- Date Issued:
- 2002-05-14T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- President Obama signs the Gabriella Miller "Kids First" Research Act. Obama reflects on the life of Gabriella Miller, after whom the bill is named. and commemorates death at the age of ten from brain cancer. He comments on her family's struggle. The legislation funds additional research into pediatric cancer, autism, and other diseases.
- Date Issued:
- 2014-04-03T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Date Issued:
- 1957-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- President Donald Trump holds a campaign rally in Las Vegas in support of GOP incumbent Senator Dean Heller and other GOP candidates. Trump talks about his record on jobs, the economy, immigration, crime, support for the military, healthcare,and also reiterates his support for Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh. Senator Heller thanks the President for his support.
- Date Issued:
- 2018-09-20T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Date Issued:
- 1968-03-20T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- President Obama discusses the fundamental issues facing the nation in a speech at the Associated Press luncheon held in Washington, D.C. Obama recounts the record of the Bush administration then reminds listeners of his own administration's record on cutting regulation, reducing the budget, and expanding a social safety net. He challenges the record of the Republican party and the policies they have espoused recalling Lincoln's charge that, "through government, we should do together what we cannot do as well for ourselves." Obama lays out the consequences of approving the Republican budget plan. Obama is questioned by Dean Singleton, chair of the AP board of directors, about several issues including the pending decision by the Supreme Court on the Affordable Care Act. Obama says he expects the Court to follow precedence.
- Date Issued:
- 2012-04-03T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- Lloyd Bentsen retires as Secretary of the Treasury in a Rose Garden ceremony. President Clinton thanks him for his service and introduces the new Secretary designate Robert Rubin. Rubin expresses his gratitude.
- Date Issued:
- 1994-12-06T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- Vice President Biden celebrates the 75th anniversary of the Fair Labor Standards Act which established the minimum wage, the 40-hour week, overtime pay, and other now commonly accepted regulations. Director of the National Economic Council Gene Sperling talks about the President's proposal to raise the federal minimum wage as part of a plan to lift working class families out of poverty. Biden comments on the Supreme Court's decisions to overturn a section of the 1965 Voter Rights Act. He describes how the FSLA has protected workers, provided for families, and failed to live up to its opponents dire predictions.
- Date Issued:
- 2013-06-25T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection