Michigan State University Libraries
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- Edward Kennedy comments on Jimmy Carters statement that he would "whip Teddy Kennedys ass" in the primaries.
- Date Issued:
- 1979-06-15T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
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- First Lady Laura Bush speaks at the 2008 Republican National Convention and introduces her husband, President George W. Bush, who speaks via satellite. Laura Bush describes her husband as a man of strong values who has an enduring love for the United States of America. President Bush speaks from Washington and explains that he was forced to stay on the job to direct hurricane relief efforts. He talks about John McCain's time as a prisoner of war and says that McCain knows that human life is precious and must be defended.
- Date Issued:
- 2008-09-03T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
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- United States Secretary of War William Howard Taft, in a speech entitled "Will of the People", praises McKinley's action on the gold standard and cites the popularity of Theodore Roosevelt's administration.
- Date Issued:
- 1904-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
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- Roosevelt speaks on the role of the United States in World War I, and the hope for a permanent peace.
- Date Issued:
- 1920-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Date Issued:
- 1908-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Date Issued:
- 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
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- William Jennings Bryan narrates the 23rd Psalm accompanied by music.
- Date Issued:
- 1920-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
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- George Bush says we are not at war and that the use of chemical weapons would be intolerable, but gives no word on what other nations might precipitate, in a press conference on the Iraqi invasion of Kuwait and the American military presence in Saudi Arabia.
- Date Issued:
- 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
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- Wayne Nunheimer recalls his career at REO Motor Car Company/Diamond-Reo Trucks, Inc., in Lansing, MI, from 1945 to 1975. He talks about his father working for REO, the REO Clubhouse, the 1937 strike, the company in the post-war period, his job as a spot welder, lawnmower production, piecework and the beautiful REO Flying Cloud automobile. Nunheimer also recalls the mergers which led to the end of the company, ongoing legal battles in bankruptcy, and says how fortunate workers were to have union representation and what a positive influence the union was in the plant. The interviewers are Shirley Bradley and Lisa Fine. Recorded as part of the REO Memories oral history project.
- Date Issued:
- 1992-06-18T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
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- Detroit native Jim Daniels, Professor of English and Creative Writing at Carnegie-Mellon University, reads from his latest book of short stories "Trigger man: more tales from the Motor City". He shows and discusses his new film "Mr. Pleasant". Daniels explains his motivation for making the film, finding a location, using his students as actors, and the collaboration required in film making, which makes it so different from the isolation of writing. Daniels is introduced by Professor John P. Beck for the Michigan State University Libraries' Michigan Writers Series. Includes a brief promotion of the series by MSU librarian Michael Rodriguez.
- Date Issued:
- 2012-01-19T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
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- Mitsue Mizobuchi, younger sister of survivor Yoshie Kamioke, talks about being directly exposed to the bombing of Hiroshima. She also talks about immigrating to Argentina and having a difficult time obtaining survivor medical health benefits.
- Date Issued:
- 2006-06-14T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
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- President Obama hosts former President George H.W. Bush, former First Lady Barbara Bush, and members of the Bush family for an event honoring Floyd Hammer and Kathy Hamilton, the 5,000th recipients of the Daily Point of Light Award. Obama reflects on the creation of the award under President Bush, the amazing people who have been recognized for their service, and says public service is part of being an American. Kathy Hamilton expresses her appreciation for the award. Former President Bush introduces his son Neil Bush, who expresses his father's appreciation and talks about the force of volunteerism. Michelle Nunn, the CEO of Points of Light, reflects on the purpose of the organization and recognizes two people engaged in volunteer efforts. Held at the White House.
- Date Issued:
- 2012-07-15T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
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- President Obama talks about the Affordable Care Act, often derisively referred to as "Obamacare." Obama recounts the history of the legislation and talks about the October 1st implementation date for the insurance exchanges. He describes features that have already been implemented like preventive care, children being able to stay on parent's plans until age 26, lower costs, eliminating charges based on gender, and requiring companies to cover pre-existing conditions. Obama explains how pooling risk keeps premiums low and gives evidence of companies already lowering their rates in the new, competitive, and transparent system. He takes on critics of the ACA refuting their points and predicts that when it is successful current opponents will not only embrace it but declare they were actually in favor of it. Held at Prince George's Community College in Largo, Maryland.
- Date Issued:
- 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
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- President Obama makes remarks about the bipartisan agreement from the previous day to re-open the government and raise the debt ceiling. He urges both parties to come together on issues relating to the budget, immigration reform, and agricultural programs and reiterates warnings from international creditors about the risk of a default. He also welcomes federal employees back to their jobs and thanks them for their service.
- Date Issued:
- 2013-10-17T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
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- President Barack Obama announces a proposed rule change to the Affordable Care Act which would allow affected Americans to keep canceled health insurance policies for another year as companies and consumers adjust to the new demands of the ACA. He also says insurance companies must notify customers of what those policies lack, and of the options consumers have for better coverage under the new law. He answers questions from reporters about the ACA, Iran and immigration.
- Date Issued:
- 2013-11-14T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- In his monthly radio program Memories of the Past, Doug Tjapkes interviews Grand Haven resident John VanSchelven about his early memories of the area. In this program, John talks about the freight house at the foot of Washington Street and the men who worked there. He talks about the difference between fishing today and the industry in the early 1900s. He goes on to recall the changes along the waterfront and at the foot of Dewey Hill. John gives a detailed history of The Barn, a popular dance hall and roller rink. He recalls that the area of Central Park was the site of the city's first cemetery, which was relocated south of town to create Lake Forest Cemetery. John remembers recreational activities in the area and gives details about sledding down Second Street hill.
- Date Issued:
- 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Date Issued:
- 1915-08-31T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
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- In this installment of "Defense report," Joe Butler and Tony Gaston report on American military operaions. Butler discusses a new initiative by the Army, Navy, and Air Force, in conjunction with the Munitions Board and the Department of Commerce, to highlight procurement policies and other information about how companies can do business with the Armed Services. Gaston discusses "Operation Bulldozer," a push to create 60,000 new housing units on military bases around the United States which is expected to alleviate overcrowding for thousands of military families. Other stories include a look at a new electric clock which records the transmission time and station identification of outgoing communications, a new parachute design for high speed aircraft, and promotion examinations aimed at identifying candidates for non-commissioned officer positions.
- Date Issued:
- 1949-09-20T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
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- John F. Kennedy speaks on the Alliance for Progress. Includes the voice of Chet Huntley.
- Date Issued:
- 1964-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
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- FDR leads the nation in prayer for the troops landing on Normandy beaches on D-Day and a mixed chorus sings popular hymns.
- Date Issued:
- 1944-06-06T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
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- Senator Harding's position about limited American participation in a League of Nations.
- Date Issued:
- 1920-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- Cal Stewart's comedy routine, Uncle Josh gets a letter from home.
- Date Issued:
- 1907-09-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
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- Michigan State University Professor Emeritus E. James Potchen, M.D., former Chair of the MSU Radiology Department, reflects upon his life and career at Michigan State University. Potchen talks about his parent's passion for education, their careers and their influence on his life. He describes his own academic history, including becoming both a doctor and a lawyer, his research and teaching positions and his fascination with nuclear medicine. Potchen also discusses coming to MSU to establish the Radiology Department as the university medical school was being created and the various academic and research projects which took him around the world. He points with pride to the memorial garden at the Radiology Building which was created with his financial support and guidance and he says that MSU was "a wonderful place to live a life." Potchen is interviewed by retired MSU Professor Pauline Adams for the Michigan State University Faculty Emeriti Association Oral History Project.
- Date Issued:
- 2013-04-04T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- Speakers are: Bob Barr, Sheila Jackson-Lee, William Jenkins, Robert Wexler, Asa Hutchinson, Tom Barrett, Ed Pease, Chris Cannon, James Rogan, and Lindsey Graham.
- Date Issued:
- 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
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- Labor activist Max Gazen talks about being born in the Netherlands in 1897, coming to the U.S. at age nine, working in Grand Rapids, MI, and joining the merchant marine. He also talks about working for the Hotel and Restaurant Workers union, being a delegate to the Detroit Federation of Labor, his participation in the wave of sit-down strikes, helping to cook for the Flint sit-down strikers, union leaders, strikes and picket-lines, and racial discrimination.
- Date Issued:
- 1980-09-20T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Date Issued:
- 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
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- Poet Diane Wakoski, Michigan State University professor of English, talks about her early career as a poet, her series "The Archaeology of Movies and Books", her in-progress book of poems, and her opinions on gender roles. Wakoski is interviewed by MSU Libraries' staff person Stephanie Mathison for the MSU Libraries' Michigan Writers Series.
- Date Issued:
- 2001-09-14T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
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- Dr. Robert F. Banks, associate provost and associate vice president for academic human resources, and professor emeritus of the James Madison College at Michigan State University, continues his discussion of the MSU Faculty Grievance Office and the grievance process. Banks talks about how the process evolved and how it filled a gap allowing for the resolution of issues that might have been filled by a faculty union, the people who served as grievance officer over the years, the role of the MSU President, the dissemination of FGO decisions, the appeals process, the need to have a set of uniform standards for handling grievances, and confidentiality. Banks is interviewed by John Revitte, MSU professor of Labor and Industrial Relations. Second of seven interviews.
- Date Issued:
- 2008-01-08T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
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- Francisco Villarruel, professor of Family and Child Ecology at Michigan State University and the current Faculty Grievance Official (FGO), talks about how he became FGO, his duties and who he turns to for advice. He also talks about some of the cases he has handled, recent changes in the FGO position and recommendations he has made to the MSU Provost to improve the Faculty Grievance Policy. Villarruel is interviewed by John Revitte, former MSU FGO and professor emeritus of Human Resources and Labor Relations. Revitte also hares stories from his days as FGO.
- Date Issued:
- 2019-03-05T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- Poets Jack Ridl and Chris Dombrowski talk about teaching and the writing of poetry and the use of landscape in their writings. Ridl and Dombrowski are interviewed by Michigan Stae University Librarian Michael Rodriguez for the MSU Libraries' Michigan Writers Series.
- Date Issued:
- 2007-04-13T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- Mark describes being hired in November 1984 after working at Lindel Drop Forge and Jet Die & Engineering. He describes the differences between Fisher and his other workplaces and his motive for coming to Fisher. Mark talks about the duties of a toolmaker, life in the plant, overtime, and relations with management and production.
- Date Issued:
- 2005-10-14T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- Presidential news conference following the G-20 Summit in London. President Barack Obama makes an opening statement in which he outlines the economic challenges ravaging the hyper-globalized world and says that it will take an international effort to restore the world economy. He then answers questions posed by an international press corps.
- Date Issued:
- 2009-04-02T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Date Issued:
- 1979-03-10T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- Laura DeLind, Michigan State University Professor of Anthropology, talks about the Urbandale Farm Project in Lansing, MI. Speaking at the MSU Main Library, DeLind describes the project and its mission to establish farms in urban areas, provide fresh food to urban residents, and teach agriculture while building community. She also describes how the land was selected, acquired, plotted, and plans for the future. DeLind is introduced by MSU Librarian Kriss Ostrom. Part of the MSU Library Environmental Series hosted by the Library Environmental Committee.
- Date Issued:
- 2011-02-24T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- In his monthly radio program Memories of the Past, Doug Tjapkes interviews Grand Haven resident John VanSchelven about his early memories of the area. During this program, John talks about various steam boats and their significance to the area. He also recalls the Interurban, the Fruitport Pavilion, his first car, and his job at a local bakery when he was young. He remembers that a pie cost twenty-five cents in those days and a loaf of bread ranged from five to ten cents. He reminisces about his grandfather, who owned and operated a livery and rented horses.
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
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- Michigan State University Professor John Beck emcees a program dedicating a State of Michigan historical marker commemorating the "Lansing Labor Holiday" of June 7, 1937. Guitarist Chris Buhalis opens the event with labor songs, Beck describes the events of June 1937, the actions of Lansing labor leader Lester Washburn, and the successful resolution of the general strike with the help of Michigan Governor Frank Murphy. Speakers include, Lansing City Council President Patricia Spitzley representing Mayor Virgil Bernero, Michigan State Representatives Andy Schor and Tom Cochran, Michigan State Senator Curtis Hertel Jr., Ingham County Sheriff Scott Wrigglesworth, UAW Director Gerald Kariem, USW Director Michael Bolton, and Tom Truscott, a member of the Michigan Historical Commission. Buhalis closes the event by leading those gathered in singing of "Solidarity forever".
- Date Issued:
- 2017-06-03T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Date Issued:
- 1991-08-19T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
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- President George W. Bush, speaking from the White House Rose Garden, discusses the current "erosion of confidence" in banking and serious risks to the "economic health" of the nation. Bush says that government intervention in U.S. banking and the economy is not only warranted, but is "essential" and assures Americans that their FDIC insured bank accounts will not be affected by government actions.
- Date Issued:
- 2008-09-19T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- An unidentified U.N. Indian delegate describes how Mahatma Gandhi's legacy is used by people to argue against the current state of India despite those same people describing Gandhi as "a half-naked fakir" while he was alive.
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
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- Daniel Moynihan tells the United Nations General Assembly he is confident progress is being made toward peace in the Middle East.
- Date Issued:
- 1976-01-20T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- Discusses relations with Soviet Union, Nicaragua, and El Salvador and the upcoming presidential elections.
- Date Issued:
- 1984-01-04T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- President Reagan calls 1983 a banner Year for an improved economy and talks about peacekeeping in the Middle East.
- Date Issued:
- 1983-12-20T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- Cal Stewart's comedy routine, Show Troupe at Punkin Center." With Steve Porter.
- Date Issued:
- 1912-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- Marine Lieutenant General Robert Neller, of East Lansing, Michigan, testifies before the Senate Armed Services Committee on the occasion of his nomination to commandant of the U.S. Marine Corps. Neller addresses the Marine Corps budget, military sexual assaults, and the Obama administration's strategy in Syria and Iraq. Neller answers questions directed to him by various senators including: John McCain (R-AZ), Jack Reed (D-RI), Jeff Sessions (R-AL), James Inhofe (R-OK), and Joe Manchin (D-WV), along with many others.
- Date Issued:
- 2015-07-23T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
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- The newly elected members of Kalamazoo's city government speak with Dr. Willis Dunbar in interviews on election night. Re-elected Mayor Henry Ford Jr. pledges to fix water supply problems and oversee the building of a new water works building in the next two years. Re-elected Vice-Mayor Glenn Allen praises the voter turn out, but says that it is still small compared to the number of voters registered and encourages more citizens of Kalamazoo to exercise their right to vote. City commissioners Lorence Burdick, Charles E. Garrett, and Allan B. Milham all deliver brief remarks and thank their supporters.
- Date Issued:
- 1947-11-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
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- In an oral history interview, Dorothy Dodd Eppstein talks about her service in the Women Air Force Service Pilots group (WASP) from 1943 to 1944. Epstein discusses her education, the events which led her to enlist in the U.S. Army, her training on several types of aircraft, the resistance to women pilots among ground crews, social life on bases, and the poor quality of aircraft. She says that after the war, she and her husband built a Frank Lloyd Wright house in Kalamazoo, Michigan, that she was active in the anti-Vietnam War and women's movements and enjoyed a twenty year carer with the Veterans Administration. Eppstein is interviewed by Kathryn Cavanaugh.
- Date Issued:
- 2003-08-03T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- John Cantlon, former Michigan State University provost, talks about his career and the beginnings of the university's Faculty Grievance Policy (FGP). Cantlon, who came to MSU in 1954 and moved into administration in 1969, says that the FGP was created after a failed attempt by faculty to unionize and discusses how the procedure was created and what parts worked in the past and should now be improved. Cantlon also talks about the campus student protests, the founding of the College of Osteopathic Medicine at MSU, the search for a new university president, fighting the Michigan Legislature for funding and his relationship with the MSU Board of Trustees. Cantlon is interviewed by Robert Banks, former MSU associate provost and associate vice president for Academic Human Resources and John Revitte, MSU professor emeritus of Labor Studies.
- Date Issued:
- 2018-12-13T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- Kim Wilcox, former Michigan State University provost and current chancellor of the University of California at Riverside, talks about his involvement in the MSU Faculty Grievance Policy (FGP) and the role of the university's Faculty Grievance Official (FGO). Wilcox recalls participating in a review of the FGP and making recommendations for improvement, encouraging all MSU faculty to serve on FGP review panels, and explains the role of the MSU's General Counsel in the faculty grievance process. Wilcox says that he believes that the FGP has been an effective way to resolve conflicts and disagreements in the academic system. Wilcox is interviewed by Robert Banks, former MSU associate vice president for Academic Human Resources and John Revitte, former MSU professor of Human Resources and Labor Relations.
- Date Issued:
- 2019-03-18T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- Vice President Joe Biden speaks during a Change of Command Ceremony for United States Forces-Iraq in the Al Faw Palace at Camp Victory. Biden marks the end of combat operations in Iraq and the beginning of a new advise and assist role for U.S. forces. He also recounts the history of the conflict, praises the efforts of American and coalition troops, and comments on the number of Americans who are advising Iraqi government officials on everything from law and property rights to law enforcement and reconstruction projects. He stresses that Iraq has the foundation to once again be free and prosperous.
- Date Issued:
- 2010-09-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- The Peerless Orchestra performs "Yankee doodle dandy lancers".
- Date Issued:
- 1899-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- Emperor Charles I of Austria speaks to troops during World War One.
- Date Issued:
- 1916-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- George Schippers was a driver for the early Greyhound Bus line between Grand Haven and Muskegon. He is joined in this interview by Jack Rollenhagen, who recalls many details about the local Interurban rail system. They discuss the Muskegon Streetcar Riot, which occurred on the night of August 6, 1919 and was in response to an increase in fare from six to seven cents by the Muskegon Traction and Lighting Company, which owned and operated the cars. Several thousand people became involved, and a total of sixteen streetcars were destroyed. The car barns where the streetcars were stored were also destroyed by the rioters. Other topics discussed by Schippers and Rollenhagen include the World's Fair, the locations of former factories, early trucking on US- 31, the first paved road in Grand Haven, and recollections of local Native Americans.
- Date Issued:
- 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- President Obama announces the departure of Tom Donilon as National Security Advisor and says he is appointing Susan Rice, currently the U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations, to the position effective in July. Obama also announces the appointment of Samantha Power as the next U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations, pending Senate confirmation. Obama praises the work of Donilon, and says he expects Rice to continue her record of stellar service. Of Power Obama says her vast experience in Bosnia and her academic accomplishments make her a perfect person to represent the country in the U. N. Donilon jokes about finally seeing the sun. Rice thanks family and friends for their support and says she looks forward to the role. Power recalls coming to America as a nine-year-old Irish immigrant and thanks the President for the appointment.
- Date Issued:
- 2013-06-05T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- President Jimmy Carter delivers a message on inflation, saying he intends to balance the budget with a program of discipline.
- Date Issued:
- 1980-03-14T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- President Clinton, in a press conference, discusses U.S. involvement in wars in Europe and the Middle East, and answers questions about the upcoming budget bill.
- Date Issued:
- 1993-07-28T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- Jean-Philip Mathieu, Professor of History at the University of Quebec, delivers a talk entitled, "Labour Struggle in the United States and Canada, 1876 - 1878: Reflections on Connected Histories." Mathieu posits that Canadian and U.S. labor history is frequently interrelated and uses a period of rail worker labor action to demonstrate his thesis. He describes the economic context of the time, the extent of worker literacy, and the power of the unions, the interconnectedness of the rail system and the workers, and how the respective governments reacted. Mathieu suggests that the American and Canadian workers had more in common with each other than with their respective employers and shared a common historical trajectory that transcended national boundaries. A question and answer session concludes the presentation. Part of Michigan State University Libraries' Colloquia Series and the Our Daily Work/Our Daily Lives Brown Bag series, cosponsored by the MSU School of Human Resources and Labor Relations, the MSU Museum, and the MSU Canadian Studies Center. Held at the MSU Main Library.
- Date Issued:
- 2014-04-04T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- President Barack Obama announces that Director of the Office of Management and Budget Sylvia Mathews Burwell, will be his nominee for Secretary of Health and Human Services. Obama praises the efforts of resigning Secretary Kathleen Sebelius in spearheading the development and implementation of healthcare.gov and in modernizing and streamlining the United States health care system. Sebelius asserts that her department is important in helping people in their every day lives and in paving the way toward new ways to keep people healthy. Burwell thanks her office and praises their efforts to improve the government's fiscal policy and organization. She outlines her goals as Secretary of Health and Human Survices and says she looks forward to helping the American people through her new office.
- Date Issued:
- 2014-04-11T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- President Clinton speaks at Little Rock Central High School at ceremonies celebrating the desegregation of that institution forty years earlier.
- Date Issued:
- 1997-09-25T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- Incumbent Michigan Governor G. Mennen "Soapy" Williams gives a campaign speech denouncing his Republican opponent, former Michigan Governor Harry Kelly, for running a dirty campaign. Williams argues that informed voters are crucial to a democracy and claims that Kelly has refused to articulate any platform and has spent his time calling Williams a communist and a socialist. Williams outlines his own positions, including decent treatment of elderly citizens, labor laws which are fair to employers and employees, an immediate road building program, and above all a "government which sees and meets the needs of all its people." He challenges Kelly to articulate what he stands for. Williams is introduced by Robert Scott, the Secretary/Treasurer for the Michigan Federation of Labor AFL, who also announces the AFL endorsement for Williams.
- Date Issued:
- 1950-10-29T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- Karl Gude, director of the Media Sandbox in the Michigan State University College of Communication Arts and Sciences, delivers a talk entitled "How to engage your audience with visual storytelling." Gude explains the power of "infographics" to summarize and clarify complex information in all industries and for all audiences. He says that he loves to help explain things and provides numerous examples of how visualization methods may be used. Gude answers questions from the audience. Gude is introduced by MSU Librarian Amanda Tickner for the first event in the Visualization Community Seminar Speaker Series. Held in the MSU Main Library.
- Date Issued:
- 2017-09-22T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Date Issued:
- 1919-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Date Issued:
- 1898-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Date Issued:
- 1888-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- Morris Udall talks about tax law adjustments to save the locally owned family newspaper. Broadcast on NPR December 28, 1978.
- Date Issued:
- 1978-12-28T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- President George W. Bush and First Lady Laura Bush attend the 2008 National Medals of Arts and National Humanities Medals Presentation in the East Room of the White House. Laura Bush opens the ceremony by congratulating all the honorees for their achievements, which she says remind us that "freedom of expression is the hallmark of any democratic society -- and the foundation of our nation's greatness." President Bush introduces the Presidential Citizens Medal, given to four outstanding leaders in the arts. Bush speaks on each of the honorees achievements, saying that they all understand that "encouraging individual creativity and freedom of expression through the arts and scholarship strengthens and enhances our great country."
- Date Issued:
- 2008-11-17T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- Poet and prose writer Keith Taylor reads excerpts from his selected works which include "Innocent confusion", "Creation story", "Guilty at the rapture", "The footwashing", "Resurrection", and other in-progress works at the Michigan Writers Series.
- Date Issued:
- 1999-04-09T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- Dr. Robert T. Pennock, Michigan State University Professor of Science and Technology and Professor of Philosophy, delivers a talk entitled, "Kansas Redux?: Responding to the Michigan Neo-Creationism Legislation." Pennock reviews recent developments in the creationist movement and discusses what is wrong with the creationist argument that "intelligent design" should be taught in public schools. He describes the political environment surrounding the issue in Kansas and now in Michigan and the strategies used by proponents of creationism. Pennock answers questions from the audience. Ends abruptly. Part of the Michigan State University Libraries' Colloquia Series. Held in the MSU Main Library.
- Date Issued:
- 2001-09-19T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- Hmong immigrants Lian Xiong and Kao Xiong recount how they adjusted to Michigan as new immigrants from Laos, struggling with the winter, buses, and traffic lights. They describe learning English and getting a high school diploma, having children and encouraging them to excel academically. Part 3 of 3.
- Date Issued:
- 2012-07-04T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- Just days prior to leaving office, President Bill Clinton addresses the nation. He reviews his administration's accomplishments, talks about the need for America to maintain fiscal responsibility, to stay involved in the global community, and to continue a policy of tolerance. He wish President-Elect Bush success.
- Date Issued:
- 2001-01-18T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- President Barack Obama and Vice President Joe Biden speak at the Federal Fiscal Responsibility Summit along with several economists. The group discusses the long term fiscal situation and what can be done to the budget to protect health care. President Obama describes what his administration has down in its first month in place, including the housing and financial stability plans. Obama says that the needs of health care, education, and energy innovation can no longer be ignored even as the national deficit continues to raise. Obama pledges to cut the deficit in half by the end of his first term in office by creating a 10-year financial plan and assigning a overall budget management review of all federal government departments.
- Date Issued:
- 2009-02-23T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- Dave talks about his life prior to joining Fisher, of being hired in March 1977 and going to work in the Paint Shop. Dave describes learning to paint cars and having nightmares of painting cars. He tells about his union activity including his duties as committeeman, a typical committee call, dealing with supervisors, and his appointment first to UAW Training Representative then UAW Joint Activities Rep.
- Date Issued:
- 2006-05-03T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Date Issued:
- 1979-03-12T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- President Franklin Roosevelt's fireside chat on the fall of Rome to Allied troops and the recovery measures undertaken for the people of Italy.
- Date Issued:
- 1944-06-05T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- Toshiyuki Yokoyama talks about his injuries and suffering radiation related diseases after surviving the Hiroshima bombing. He also talks about immigrating to Brazil and farming. During the interview he struggles with impaired hearing.
- Date Issued:
- 2006-06-07T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- President Theodore Roosevelt gives a speech entitled "Social and industrial justice".
- Date Issued:
- 1912-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- President Obama lays out a plan for "jump starting" the Middle Class. Obama recommends "a national strategy to make sure that every single person who's willing to work hard in this country has a chance to succeed in the 21st century economy." He calls for simplifying the tax code for businesses and working families, investing in education, infrastructure, manufacturing, and energy independence. Obama refutes criticisms of his administration reminding the audience that the country has been in the worst recession since the Great Depression. Held at the Amazon Chattanooga Fulfillment Center, Chattanooga, Tennessee.
- Date Issued:
- 2013-07-30T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- President Obama advocates for raising the minimum wage. Obama says that because Republicans in Congress said "no" to even allowing a vote in the Senate on raising the minimum wage, millions of hardworking Americans are going to have to wait for the raise they deserve.
- Date Issued:
- 2014-04-30T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- Bush addresses teachers on the subject of his promise to become the education president. With an introduction by Lauro Cavazos.
- Date Issued:
- 1989-01-18T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- Chairman of the Kalamazoo County Bond Drive Committee County and Vice-President of American National Bank Henry Connaught delivers a speech encouraging the residents to participate in the 1949 Opportunity Savings Bond drive. Connaught argues that participating in the bond drive is participating in American free enterprise and will bring stability and security not just to the American economy, but also to the finances of the citizens purchasing the bonds. Kalamazoo Mayor Henry Ford Jr. also promotes bond purchase and both speakers are introduced by Dr. Willis Dunbar of WKZO.
- Date Issued:
- 1949-06-14T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- In this installment of "Western Michigan at work," Dr. Willis Dunbar profiles the L.A. Darling Company which operates a foundry, a metal display factory and mannequin manufacturing factory. Dunbar talks about the company's employment and payroll figures and its many innovations in metal working. Dunbar also talks with Russel Larson, who designs mannequins Darling, about the process of making mannequins and and how mannequin design constantly changes.
- Date Issued:
- 1948-11-14T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- President George W. Bush delivers a speech announcing his intent to pursue a national missile defense program. Bush explains that while the nuclear threats of the Cold War are not as present today, the threats still remain in unpredictable ways and places. He asserts that the best way to protect the U.S. is no longer just having the ability to destroy those that would destroy us and that his goal is to reduce nuclear forces around the world. Held at the National Defense University in Fort Lesley McNair, Washington D.C.
- Date Issued:
- 2001-05-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- In part 1 of a 3 part interview, Laura Pogson, owner and operator of the famous guest house NewHaven on the River, located in Stratford, Ontario, begins her oral history of the house, the city of Stratford and the Stratford Festival. Pogson recounts the early days of the house, including her parent's purchase of the the property in 1953 and how they came to transform it into an inn.
- Date Issued:
- 2017-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- James Wright says Democrats are offering an alternative to President Fords program on inflation. Broadcast on CBS-TV, February 27, 1975. Wright claims Fords program would impact the economy by astronomical figures.
- Date Issued:
- 1975-02-27T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- Nicholas Murray Butler, president of Columbia University, delivers a speech entitled, "Save America," a Republican campaign speech.
- Date Issued:
- 1920-03-27T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- Michigan State University Professor Jeff Wray hosts the University's Black History Month Read-In. Wray reads from Paul Beatty's novel "White Boy Shuffle." Fifth grader Kimani Hamilton-Wray reads "Better Wait til Martin Comes" from the collection "The People Could Fly: American Black Folktales." Ronald De Suze reads from George Lamming's novel "In the Castle of My Skin." C.G. Kendrick reads from Donald Goines novel "Black Girl Lost." Cookie Whitaker reads selections from Langston Hughes. Constance Ross reads from J. California Cooper's short story "Living" contained in the book "Homemade Love." Wray also reads Gil Scott-Heron's poem "The Revolution Will Not Be Televised." Folu Ogundimu reads from Chinua Achebe's novel "Anthills of the Savannah." Earle Robinson reads from Ralph Ellison's "Invisible Man." The read-in was coordinated by Diana Rivera and Tama Hamilton-Wray.
- Date Issued:
- 2003-02-17T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Date Issued:
- 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- State of the Union address. Broadcast on Detroit, WJR, February 2, 1953.
- Date Issued:
- 1953-02-02T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Date Issued:
- 1921-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- After touring a General Electric plant in Schenectady, NY, President Barack H. Obama speaks to workers and dignitaries about the importance of innovation in the global economy. Obama explains the need to export and highlights deals with Asia and India that will bring jobs to the U.S. He also announces that General Electric CEO Jeff Immelt will chair the President’s Council on Jobs and Competitiveness. Immelt introduces the President.
- Date Issued:
- 2011-01-21T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- Rout describes her childhood and young adult years in upstate New York as a Catholic school student, her high school and college years, graduate school at Stanford and getting her job at MSU in 1967. She also talks about her interest in pop culture and literature, her research on the Black Panthers, her role in the evolution of ATL Department and her emphasis on minority studies and the history and culture of the 1960s. Part of the Michigan State University Faculty Emeriti Association Oral History Project.
- Date Issued:
- 2011-05-10T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- Jimmy Carter gives a speech on inflation, with commentary by Frank Reynolds and Dan Coortz.
- Date Issued:
- 1978-10-24T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- President Obama speaks during the opening plenary session of the Nuclear Security Summit in Seoul, Korea. Obama says the summit helps confront one of the world's greatest dangers and recounts previous agreements which have provided a framework for further cooperation. He says the future of the world depends on the actions taken by participants at the summit.
- Date Issued:
- 2012-03-27T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Date Issued:
- 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- MSU graduate and Jackson, Michigan resident Maria Orlowski describes her experiences as one of the "hidden children" or children who survived the Holocaust in Poland in hiding, while their parents and grandparents were killed. She recounts recent efforts to hold reunions of the hidden children in European cities and describes finally accepting her long denied and suppressed Jewish identity. Orlowski also reads a passage from her book, "Trains: A Memoir of a Hidden Childhood During and After World War II", which she published under the pseudonym Miriam Winter. Orlowski answers questions from the audience. Part of the Michigan State University Libraries' Colloquia Series.
- Date Issued:
- 1998-09-28T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Date Issued:
- 1989-08-09T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- U.S. President Bill Clinton sets forth his agenda following the results of the U.S. Senate and House elections. Clinton asserts that Social Security reform is a top priority and will require bipartisan efforts. Clinton also says that the Democratic victories in the Senate stem from the party focusing on policies instead of partisanship.
- Date Issued:
- 1998-11-04T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- Includes questions dealing with all aspects of U.S.-Soviet relations.
- Date Issued:
- 1991-07-17T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- University Society's 10 inch disc of a 1913 Theodore Roosevelt cylinder record, with musical accompaniment and introductory remarks by G. Robert Vincent.
- Date Issued:
- 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection