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10621. Helen DeYoung

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Helen DeYoung was one of the first librarians employed at the new Carnegie library in Grand Haven, which opened in 1913, and retired from her position in 1959. Her father, Captain John DeYoung, was the keeper of the Grand Haven Life Saving Station from 1880 to 1885. In this interview, Helen talks about hers and her father's careers, the fire of 1891, the Cutler and Boyden Houses, early films at local theaters, the arrival of electric lights in the 1910s, the Grand Haven Genealogy Society, and various area schools, including the Akeley Institute finishing school for girls.
Date Issued:
1992-01-01T00:00:00Z
Data Provider:
Michigan State University. Libraries
Collection:
G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection

10622. U.S. President Barack Obama holds a press conference at the G20 Summit held in St. Petersburg, Russia

Description:
President Obama holds a press conference at the G20 Summit held in St. Petersburg, Russia. Obama reflects on the current state of the global economy. He comments on the situation in Syria saying the, "world can not stand idly by." He answers questions from the media on Syria and international norms, Edward Snowden, persuading Congress of the need to act in Syria, alternatives to military action in Syria, and international eves dropping by the National Security Administration.
Date Issued:
2013-09-06T00:00:00Z
Data Provider:
Michigan State University. Libraries
Collection:
G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection

10623. U.S. President Barack Obama speaks about changes to the U.S. intelligence gathering programs

Description:
President Obama speaks about U.S. intelligence gathering programs by the National Security Agency and changes to surveillance and data retention procedures. Obama recounts the history of the expansion of America's intelligence gathering capabilities. He justifies continued surveillance and outlines a set of reforms he suggests will provide checks and balances, respect privacy and civil liberties, and safeguard American citizens. Obama also outlines a plan to tighten privacy safeguards for foreigners, particularly heads of state, and proposed a new public advocate to represent privacy concerns at a secret intelligence court. Held at the Justice Department.
Date Issued:
2014-01-17T00:00:00Z
Data Provider:
Michigan State University. Libraries
Collection:
G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection

10624. U.S. President Bill Clinton and President-elect George W. Bush talks to the press before a private meeting

Description:
President Bill Clinton and President-elect George W. Bush hold a photo opportunity before a private meeting and answer a few media questions. Bush thanks Clinton for his hospitality and Clinton describes the economic challenges Bush will have to face and outlines what advice he has given him so far.
Date Issued:
2000-12-19T00:00:00Z
Data Provider:
Michigan State University. Libraries
Collection:
G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection

10625. George Bush reports on what appears to be the end of the coup against Mikhail Gorbachev

Description:
Bush describes his conversation with Boris Yeltsin earlier in the morning and telephone conversations with Robert Strauss in Moscow and John Major in London.
Date Issued:
1991-08-21T00:00:00Z
Data Provider:
Michigan State University. Libraries
Collection:
G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection

10626. Labor's service to freedom

Description:
Samuel Gompers, founder of the American Federation of Labor (AFL) in 1886, gives a speech for a war bond drive during World War I.
Date Issued:
1918-01-17T00:00:00Z
Data Provider:
Michigan State University. Libraries
Collection:
G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection

10627. Interview of Laura Pogson, owner and operator of NewHaven on the River in Stratford, Ontario

Description:
In part 3 of a 3 part interview, Laura Pogson, owner and operator of the famous guest house NewHaven on the River, located in Stratford, Ontario, concludes her oral history of the house, Stratford and the celebrated Stratford Festival. Pogson talks about the current operation of the NewHaven house and discusses her hopes for its future.
Date Issued:
2017-03-01T00:00:00Z
Data Provider:
Michigan State University. Libraries
Collection:
G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection

10628. U.S. President George W. Bush speaks at a post-inauguration congressional luncheon

Description:
President George W. Bush speaks at a post-inauguration congressional luncheon. Bush thanks the attendees for their presence, including his parents, former President George H. W. Bush and former First Lady Barbara Bush. Bush asserts that despite the close election results both parties will unite together to achieve results under his administration.
Date Issued:
2001-01-20T00:00:00Z
Data Provider:
Michigan State University. Libraries
Collection:
G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection

10629. Address at the Pan-American Exposition, 1901

Description:
President McKinley's last speech given on September 5, 1901 at the Pan American Exposition in Buffalo, New York. McKinley was assassinated the next day.
Date Issued:
1901-01-01T00:00:00Z
Data Provider:
Michigan State University. Libraries
Collection:
G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection

10630. Ronald Reagan speaks to a convention of educators in Indiana

Description:
Reagan speaks to a convention of educators in Indiana.
Date Issued:
1984-03-14T00:00:00Z
Data Provider:
Michigan State University. Libraries
Collection:
G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection