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- President Obama gives a speech at Rodon Group Manufacturing in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania. Obama explains his plan to avoid the "fiscal cliff" trying to gain public support for his proposal to end the Bush administration-era income tax cuts on income of $250,000 and above. The term "Fiscal cliff" refers to automatic spending cuts and tax increases scheduled to take effect in January 2013.
- Date Issued:
- 2012-11-30T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
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- President Theodore Roosevelt gives a speech entitled "Greeting for the American boy".
- Date Issued:
- 1913-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
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- Michigan State University Music Librarian Mary Black Junttonen talks about R. Nathaniel Dett, Michigan resident and world renowned classical conductor and pianist. Junttonen relates how Dett, of African-Canadian and African-American decent, attended Oberlin College in Ohio, toured the world teaching and composing and eventually settled in Battle Creek, Michigan. Junttonen plays selections of Dett's compositions and explains his influence on American music. She also describes Dett materials held in the MSU Archives and other collections. She answers questions from the audience. Junttonen is introduced by MSU librarian Michael Rodriguez. Part of the Michigan State University Libraries' Colloquia series. Held at the Michigan State University Main Library.
- Date Issued:
- 2013-10-09T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
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- President Obama talks about issues affecting U.S. relations with Israel at the tenth annual Saban Forum titled, "Power Shifts: U.S.-Israel Relations in a Dynamic Middle East." The discussion focuses on the deal made with Iran to curtail their nuclear weapon production and the reactions of Israel and other countries to the deal. Other topics include Israeli-Palestinian peace talks and the agreement with Syria to destroy its chemical weapons. Obama is interviewed by Haim Saban. Hosted by the Brookings Institution Saban Center for Middle East Policy.
- Date Issued:
- 2013-12-07T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- President Clinton announces federal aid for Vietnam veterans victimized by the armys use of Agent Orange.
- Date Issued:
- 1996-05-28T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- George Bush delivers his budget message to a joint session of Congress calling for increased spending in education, drug control, and the environment, and reduced spending for the military, with an introduction by Jim Wright.
- Date Issued:
- 1989-02-09T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- Hubert Humphrey announces that he will support the candidate of the Democratic party, who is almost certain to be Jimmy Carter, and withdraws support from any movement to place his name in nomination.
- Date Issued:
- 1976-06-10T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
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- U.S. President Donald Trump touts the effectiveness of former Iowa Governor Terry Branstad, his new ambassador to China. He also rails against estate taxes and promises support for bio-fuels and rural broadband internet access. Held at Kirkwood Community College's Agriculture Innovation event in Cedar Rapids, Iowa.
- Date Issued:
- 2017-06-21T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- President Donald Trump downplays the notion of a division in the Republican Party and says that his meeting with Senate Republicans the previous day on Capitol Hill was a "love fest." He criticizes the Democrats and says that recent comments by Senators Bob Corker (R-TN) and Jeff Flake (R-AZ) criticizing him are being over-hyped by the media and that both were only making those comments because neither can win re-election in 2018. He also says that the Democrats are blaming the Russians for their own electoral failures. His comments to reporters come as he boards Marine One enroute to Dallas, TX.
- Date Issued:
- 2017-10-25T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- Edmund Muskie discusses economic conditions in the United States, stating, if the President asks us to eat less and drive less, he should ask business to charge less.
- Date Issued:
- 1974-10-23T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection