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- Author Kathleen McGookey talks about developing her motivation to write during college and getting published for the first time. She also talks about the work required to assemble a number of pieces for publication, her relationship with editor Robert Alexander, balancing writing with being a parent, working on a children's book, the difference between simple prose and a prose poem, and the subtle influence of Michigan on her writing. She is interviewed by Michigan State University Librarian Peter Berg for the Michigan State University Libraries' Michigan Writers Series.
- Date Issued:
- 2007-10-19T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
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- President Barack H. Obama speaks to supporters at a campaign fund raising event in Washington, DC. Obama outlines the accomplishments of his administration including the Health Care Act, the auto company rescue, the student loan program, revoking "Don't ask, don't tell", ending U.S. involvement in Iraq, the destruction of al Qaeda and Osama Bin Laden, and the creation of the new consumer financial protection agency. Obama speaks about challenges ahead that were decades in the making and that will take years to fix. Held at the Capital Hilton Hotel.
- Date Issued:
- 2012-01-09T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
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- President Obama speaks at the 2012 National Legislative Conference of AFL-CIO Building and Construction Trades Department about creating good jobs for American workers, who can help the nation's economy grow by rebuilding roads, bridges, train tracks, and airports.
- Date Issued:
- 2012-04-30T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
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- Dr. Joseph McCartin, professor of history at Georgetown University, delivers a talk entitled, "Collision Course: The 1981 Air Traffic Controllers Strike and the Decline of Collective Bargaining in the U.S." McCartin recaps the Controller strike and President Reagan's immediate reaction and then describes the relevance of the strike and its aftermath. He also cites the popular mythology that has arisen around the strike, and how this mythology has been co-opted by politicians to justify more recent actions taken against public sector labor. Former Controller Rick Long describes his experiences and the effect the strike had on his career. A question and answer period follows. McCartin is introduced by Michigan State University Professor John P. Beck. Part of the "Our Daily Work/Our Daily Lives" Brown Bag series sponsored by the MSU School of Human Resources and Labor Relations and the MSU Museum. Held at the MSU Museum.
- Date Issued:
- 2012-10-18T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
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- President Obama delivers remarks at a national memorial service for former South African President Nelson Mandela. Obama eulogizes Mandela recounting his life and accomplishments saying he "moved a nation toward justice." Held at the First National Bank Stadium, Johannesburg, South Africa.
- Date Issued:
- 2013-12-10T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
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- Howard Baker delivers a fiery attack on Walter Mondale. Baker's repeated theme is to cite Ronald Reagan's achievements and to repeat after each one "...and Walter Mondale can't stand it".
- Date Issued:
- 1984-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
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- United States President George W. Bush speaks to the United Nations General Assembly in New York City on the war of terrorism. Calling for support to the free Afghanistan and Iraq people, Bush warns, "The terrorists and their allies fear and fight this progress above all, because free people embrace hope over resentment, and choose peace over violence." Bush also speaks of the next challenge in the fight against terror: the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction. Bush then discusses the need for humanitarian aid in the HIV/AIDS epidemic, the sex trade, and famine.
- Date Issued:
- 2005-09-23T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- Walter Campbell, former Regional Director for the Allied Industrial Workers (AIW) Region 7 in west Michigan and former Secretary-Treasurer for the Michigan State AFL-CIO, talks about his youth in Muskegon, MI and serving in the Civilian Conservation Corp in 1933 and 1934. Campbell recalls union organizing drives in the 1930s and 1940s and talks about the formation of the UAW-AFL and the UAW-CIO and the creation of the AIW with Les Washburn as president. He says that he went to work for the International AIW in 1943 and talks about women and minorities working in American industry after World War II, the closed shop and labor strikes. Campbell is interviewed by John Revitte, professor of Labor and Industrial Relations at Michigan State University.
- Date Issued:
- 1985-04-02T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
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- Jeannette Unite, South African artist and instructor at the University of Cape Town, delivers a talk entitled "Above below : the hierarchy of labor in South African mines." Unite says that the goal of her art is to document the working conditions of South African miners in a visual format. She goes on to describe the hardships which South African miners face on a daily basis. She answers questions from the audience. The event is convened by John P. Beck, professor, Michigan State University School of Human Resources and Labor Relations.
- Date Issued:
- 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
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- Franklin Roosevelt speaking from the F.D.R. Library at Hyde Park New York on the subject of allegiance to the flag. Over the CBS radio network including the pledge by Chief Justice Harlan Stone.
- Date Issued:
- 1941-07-04T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection