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- President Obama speaks at the annual meeting of the National Academy of Sciences. Obama pledges a major investment in science and technology, and announces what he called "the largest commitment to scientific research and innovation in American history." He hopes to devote more than three percent of the nation's gross domestic product to research and development, saying the United States would exceed levels achieved at the height of the "Space Race," which included U.S. astronauts landing on the moon in 1969. He also announces a renewed commitment to education in math and science, saying students' scores in those subjects will improve over the next decade so they can better compete internationally. Obama speaks to the H1N1 swine flu crisis saying it is, "a cause for concern" but "not a cause for alarm."
- Date Issued:
- 2009-04-27T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
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- Alexander Meyrick Broadley, Barrister at Law, complements Thomas A. Edison on the invention of the phonograph. Colonel George Edward Gouraud, Edison's representative in Britain, introduces Joseph Charles Parkinson, telegrapher, who then speaks. Part of Edison's promotional efforts in London.
- Date Issued:
- 1888-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
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- Annual message to the U.S. congress on the State of the Union.
- Date Issued:
- 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
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- Carter discusses Soviet dissidents, SALT, Jim Fellows, wage/price guidelines, oil decontrol, windfall profits tax, housing starts, Israel, and Rhodesia.
- Date Issued:
- 1979-04-30T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
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- President Obama announces an executive order to expedite a pipeline project that will help move oil more quickly and efficiently from Cushing, Oklahoma to refineries on the Gulf of Mexico. Obama discusses the Keystone Pipeline Project and concerns associated with the project, the United State's dependance on domestic and foreign oil, and the need for renewable energy as part of his "All-of-the-Above" energy strategy, meaning the U.S. needs to take advantage of all possible energy sources.
- Date Issued:
- 2012-03-22T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
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- President Obama speaks about the economy and corporate taxes during the daily White House press briefing. Obama describes the most recent jobs report as positive then talks about the Treasury Department's release the previous day of new guidelines intended to reduce corporate tax inversions, a tax avoidance strategy. Obama says Americans end up paying the tab when companies do that and Congress needs to act in order to totally eliminate inversions. He also discusses the release of the "Panama Papers", 11 million pages of financial documents showing the extent of off-shore accounts used by by the rich and powerful around the world. Obama advocates reform of the tax code as a way to address tax avoidance. He responds to questions from the media.
- Date Issued:
- 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
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- Kennedy outlines the separate but equal status of blacks.
- Date Issued:
- 1980-08-04T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Date Issued:
- 1966-06-12T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
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- President Bush presents the highest civilian award, the Presidential Medal of Freedom, with Distinction, to his predecessor, the 40th president of the United States, Ronald Reagan. After the citation is read, Reagan responds with praise for Bush.
- Date Issued:
- 1993-01-13T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- Richard Nixon accepts the presidential nomination at the 1972 Republican National Convention.
- Date Issued:
- 1972-08-23T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection