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- Mike recalls being hired in July 1997 into the Body Shop, finding the plant scary and loud and talks about the 90 day probation period, restroom breaks, and the nature of the work. He also talks about the union and paying dues. Mike discusses his union and political activism, visits to Black Lake, White Shirt Day, and community activities.
- Date Issued:
- 2006-05-17T00:00:00Z
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- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
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- Secretary of Housing and Urban Development Henry Cisneros addresses the 1993 meeting of the National League of Cities on the challenges that face him and the audience. He describes what he saw during the 1992 Los Angeles riots.
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- 1993-01-01T00:00:00Z
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- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
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- Kirk Domer, Michigan State University Associate Professor of Theatre, moderates the first of three presentations at a symposium entitled, Dramatization and Context: a Symposium and Roundtable held at the MSU Museum in conjunction with the premiere staging of the play Music History written by MSU College of Law Writer in Residence Sandra Seaton. Featured presenters are, Ann Folino White, MSU Associate Professor of Arts and Humanities, and Renee Newman Knake, MSU Assistant Professor of Law. White talks about the use of civil disobedience and theatrics to raise public awareness of the plight of Mississippi sharecroppers. Knake talks about First Amendment rights, civil rights, and the limitations of the law in illuminating and solving social problems. Gabriel Dotto, director of the MSU Press convenes the symposium, welcomes presenters and audience, and explains the concept behind the event. Joan W. Howath, dean of the MSU College of Law and Eva L. Evans from the Michigan Humanities Council, offer welcoming remarks. Recording begins as Dotto is speaking.
- Date Issued:
- 2010-11-12T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
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- American revolutionary turned professor of education William Ayers discusses the modern war on terror, which he calls never ending and the invasion of Iraq. He reflects on communist theory, the Weather Underground, the future he envisioned in a post-colonial, democratic socialist society, and finally draws the conclusion that the U.S. wants unfettered power everywhere. Ayers says history is being made every day and challenges people to make choices about the kind of society that they want. Ayers is interviewed in the G. Robert Vincent Voice Library studios by Michigan State University students Samantha Dresser and Ted Trexel, prior to delivering a talk at the MSU Library.
- Date Issued:
- 2005-02-21T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
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- President Obama speaks at an event marking the 60th anniversary of the signing of the armistice ending the Korean War July 27, 1953. Obama recounts the singing of the armistice, the end of hostilities and what returning home was like for the veterans. He declares "victory" in what has been called the "forgotten war." Obama thanks those who served saying, "in the spring of your youth you learned how short and precious life can be. And because of you, millions of people can keep on living it, in freedom and in peace." Held at the Korean War Memorial on the Mall in Washington D.C.
- Date Issued:
- 2013-07-27T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
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- In her radio program The Old-Timers, Esther Dean Nyland interviews prominent Grand Haven citizens about their earliest memories of the area. In this interview, Bronsema talks about his childhood and the neighborhood on Elliot Street. Some of the family names he mentions include Kenny, Allen, Beekema, Ott, Barns, Klugas, Bronsema, Zietlow, Cotts, Scott, and Baker. He also discusses his father's work at the docks, loading and loading boats, and recalls a brother who was lost in the shipwreck of the Della Shores.
- Date Issued:
- 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Date Issued:
- 1909-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Date Issued:
- 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z
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- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
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- George Bush speaks in the Netherlands, which he cites as a model for the early government of the United States, and the city of Leyden, where the Pilgrim Fathers stopped before sailing to the New World, pledging the beginning of a new cooperation for social and economic growth.
- Date Issued:
- 1989-07-17T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Date Issued:
- 1975-07-14T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection