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- President Barack Obama and Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner speak about reforming U.S. tax codes at the White House. They intend to close tax havens and remove tax incentives which cause jobs to be shipped overseas. Obama also discusses foreign tax cheats and the need to cut the loopholes which encourage them.
- Date Issued:
- 2009-05-04T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
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- Georgia Congressman John Lewis recalls his involvement in the early days of the modern civil rights movement, and being inspired by Dr. King, John F. Kennedy and an elementary school teacher who encouraged him to read. Lewis reflects upon his work and what receiving the 2010 Presidential Medal of Freedom signifies.
- Date Issued:
- 2011-02-16T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
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- A campus authors panel, featuring Michigan State University faculty, discusses how their interests and areas of study in Native American history and culture became books. Susan Applegate Krouse describes writing and publishing her book, "North American Indians in the Great War" and Kimberli Lee discusses her book, "I do not apologize for the length of this letter" which grew from her dissertation on tribes of the plains. Lee recounts her experiences finding a publisher, revising the manuscript, and changing the notation style at the last minute. Heather Howard discusses her book "Keeping the campfires going" and comments on its origins, issues around getting it published and the implications of the cover art. Susan Lobo also talks about getting her first publishing contract and the perils associated with it and suggests that her book and the other books discussed by the panel compliment each other. The authors also respond to questions from the audience. Part of the Michigan State University Libraries' Michigan Writers Series.
- Date Issued:
- 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
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- President Obama pokes fun at himself, his Republican rivals, and the press corp during the White House Correspondents' Association Annual Dinner. Obama says Mitt Romney would probably consider the dinner's location, the Washington Hilton, a "fixer upper." White House Press Secretary Jay Carney is heard at the beginning calling for Obama's microphone to be turned off while the President is off-stage, all as part of a joke playing off a recent instance where the President unwittingly made comments in front of a live mic.
- Date Issued:
- 2012-04-28T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
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- Outgoing East Lansing City Councilmember Kevin Beard delivers his final remarks as a councilmember. Beard thanks a number of people who supported him, Councilmembers with whom he served, and the City staff. He reflects on his service and offers some words of advice to the community. Held in the Council Chambers at the East Lansing City Hall.
- Date Issued:
- 2013-11-06T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
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- Dr. Ysaye Barnwell, formally of the singing group "Sweet Honey in the Rock," delivers a talk entitled, "More Than A Paycheck: What Occupational Music Reveals About Worker Health." Barnwell explains how she came to a career that blended health and music and explains her research project which centers on using music to learn about worklife. Focusing on mining and textiles, Barnwell says that workplace issues and problems are often reflected in the lyrics of songs, as is unionization and attempts to improve the lives of workers. Barnwell answers questions from the audience. She is introduced by Michigan State University Professor John P. Beck. Part of the "Our Daily Work/Our Daily Lives" Brown Bag series co-sponsored by the MSU School of Human Resources and Labor Relations, the MSU Museum, the MSU Libraries Colloquia Series, and the MSU Division of Occupational and Environmental Medicine. Held in the MSU Main Library.
- Date Issued:
- 2014-01-31T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
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- President Bill Clinton, in a speech before the Import/Export Bank, reacts to the Bosnia-Serb rejection of the peace agreement in the former Yugoslavia.
- Date Issued:
- 1993-05-06T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
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- A PBS special report: U.S. President George H.W. Bush talks about difficult decisions he has made during his first seven months in office. First Lady Barbara Bush discusses her memorable moments since her husband became president and her worries about greed, racism and AIDS. Together the Bushes talk about how their family is adjusting to the White House. With interviewer David Frost.
- Date Issued:
- 1989-09-05T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
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- Lisa Fine, professor of history at Michigan State University, hosts, "Gendered dimensions of ongoing ISIS-related conflict in the Middle East," and introduces panelists: Dr. Mohammad Khalil, director of the MSU Muslim Studies Program, Dr. Jyotsna Singh, professor of English at MSU, Dr. Russell Lucas, director of Global Studies in the Arts and Humanities at MSU, Dr. Stephanie Nawyn, associate professor of Sociology Social Science at MSU, and Dr. Emine Evered, associate professor of History at MSU. Khalil discusses religion's affect on behaviors surrounding Syria. Singh talks about the role of female Syrian refugees and their impact on Turkey's economy. Lucas describes the political factors engaged within the Middle East, specifically surrounding Syria. Nawyn addresses the social and economic impact of refugees in the Middle East. Evered examines the prevalence of arranged marriages of Syrian refugee women to native Turkish men and discusses the tension between Turkish women and Syrian women.
- Date Issued:
- 2016-01-21T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- United States Vice President Joe Biden delivers the key note address at the first Sidley Austin Forum on "A new American political system?" Biden talks about the importance of governing and listening to all constituent's concerns. He also talks about publicly financing elections, threats to U.S. democracy, and the 2016 Presidential Campaign. Biden reflects on his political career and the people who inspired him and says that he looks forward to the coming debates on the Republican legislative agenda. Biden is introduced by Bob Bauer, former White House counsel. Held in Washington D.C.
- Date Issued:
- 2016-12-08T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection