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1841. U.S. President Bill Clinton's third press conference on various domestic and international issues

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President Clintons third press conference, in which he answers questions about health and tax bills, the Justice Department appointment for Webster Hubbell, the NAFTA agreement with Canada and Mexico, U.S. involvement in the Bosnian struggle, and relations with Congress.
Date Issued:
1993-05-14T00:00:00Z
Data Provider:
Michigan State University. Libraries
Collection:
G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection

1842. Supporting the many faces of farming

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Michelle Napier-Dunnings, Executive Director of Michigan Food & Farming Systems (MIFFS), delivers a talk entitled "Supporting the Many Faces of Farming." Napier-Dunnings talks about the many different types of farms and farmers in Michigan and the goal of MIFFS to connect small farmers with resource opportunities in order to develop profitable and environmentally sustainable livelihoods. She describes a variety of the business activities MIFFS supports in rural, suburban, and urban communities, and the difficulty of growing food in diverse environments. Napier-Dunnings answers questions as she presents. Part of the Michigan State University Libraries' Environmental Series, held at the MSU Main Library.
Date Issued:
2014-03-26T00:00:00Z
Data Provider:
Michigan State University. Libraries
Collection:
G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection

1843. U.S. President Bill Clinton addresses students of Japans Waseda University

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Just before the economic summit, President Clinton addresses students of Japans Waseda University.
Date Issued:
1993-07-08T00:00:00Z
Data Provider:
Michigan State University. Libraries
Collection:
G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection

1844. Interview of Lansing resident Mitch Skory

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Mitch Skory recalls his life in Lansing, MI, including establishing a television sales and service business in the early days of TV, opening several other businesses, the assimilation of the Lebanese community in the Lansing area and about relations with other ethnic and racial groups, a fire which destroyed a downtown hotel, the city phone system and party lines, the establishment of the REO manufacturing company, and the city turning Washington Ave into a pedestrian mall. Skory says that he is optimistic about Lansing's future. Skory is interviewed by Rebecca Hector-Kruth and others.
Date Issued:
2009-03-10T00:00:00Z
Data Provider:
Michigan State University. Libraries
Collection:
G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection

1845. U.S. Presidnet Donald Trump announces that he ordered a missile strike against Syria

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U.S. President Donald Trump says that he ordered a missile strike against Syria in response to the chemical weapons attack by Syrian President Bashar al-Assad on his own citizens. Trump says thatt Syria used banned chemical weapons and calls on other nations to help stop bloodshed in the country.
Date Issued:
2017-04-06T00:00:00Z
Data Provider:
Michigan State University. Libraries
Collection:
G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection

1846. George Bush credits the success of Desert Storm with the rebirth of national respect for Vietnam veterans

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George Bush credits the success of Desert Storm with the rebirth of national respect for Vietnam veterans while speaking at his Veterans' Day address at Arlington National Cemetery.
Date Issued:
1991-11-11T00:00:00Z
Data Provider:
Michigan State University. Libraries
Collection:
G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection

1847. Cross currents in the international women's movement: 1848-1948

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Michigan State University Professor Patricia D'Itri delivers a talk on the themes of her book, "Cross Currents in the International Women's Movement: 1848-1948" at the MSU Main Library She reflects on the 19th century women's' movement, its activists, and influences from women in Europe and South America. D'Itri also covers all equal rights movement, women's suffrage, property ownership, and the Christian Temperance movement. D'Itri is introduced by MSU Librarian Ruth Ann Jones. Part of the Michigan State University Libraries' Colloquia series.
Date Issued:
2000-03-02T00:00:00Z
Data Provider:
Michigan State University. Libraries
Collection:
G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection

1848. John Anderson speaks to his supporters after conceding to President Reagan

Date Issued:
1980-11-05T00:00:00Z
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Michigan State University. Libraries
Collection:
G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection

1849. Interview of philanthropist Selma Hollander on joining the Michigan State University community in 1958 and how her life has been intertwined with the university

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In a wide-ranging oral history interview, centenarian Selma Hollander talks about coming to East Lansing in 1958 with her husband Stanley Hollander, a newly hired Michigan State University business professor. In order to remain active, Hollander says that she pursued her love of art by first earning a bachelor's degree and later a masters' at MSU. Hollander says that she and her husband were always avid supporters of the arts and attended every concert and gallery presentation on campus and that from their earliest days in East Lannsing, they were financial supporters of MSU in many different areas including art, music, Jewish studies, and museums. She says that she and her husband funded more than a dozen endowments at MSU and she speaks with particular pride about their work in the creation and support of Michigan State University' Wharton Performing Arts Center. Hollander says that her life has been intimately intertwined with MSU and that the University gave her and her husband a place to enjoy a meaningful and exciting life. The second of three oral history interviews with Selma Hollander.
Date Issued:
2018-06-01T00:00:00Z
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Michigan State University. Libraries
Collection:
G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection

1850. Understanding music

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In an episode of "Understanding music," Harry Travis, as Gramps, listens to George Gershwin's "An American in Paris" with "Nancy" and helps her understand the shifting tones of the composition. The two discuss the mournful tone of the first section of the composition, and Gershwin's feelings of homesickness during his stay in Paris, and the livelier sections and the way they relate to his memories of America.
Date Issued:
1948-04-02T00:00:00Z
Data Provider:
Michigan State University. Libraries
Collection:
G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection