Michigan State University Libraries
11326 items
- Description:
- Vice President Mike Pence affirms his support for U.S. Department of Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross in the wake of charges that Ross failed to divest himself of his stock holdings in a timely fashion. Pence commends Ross for the job he has done and says he looks forward to what Ross will accomplish in the future. Pence also praises President Trump for his recent trade tariffs and explains that tariffs are part of Trump's overall trade negotiation process with China. Held at the headquarters of the U.S. Department of Commerce at the Herbert C. Hoover Building in Washington, D.C.
- Date Issued:
- 2018-07-16T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- Poet Dennis Hinrichsen talks about his books "Cage of water" and "Message to be spoken Into the left ear of God", his involvement in the Rustbelt Roethke Writers’ Workshop in 2003, moving to Michigan, the landscape of Michigan in his poems, and moving into fiction writing from poetry. Hinrichsen is interviewed by Stephanie Mathson for the Michigan State University Libraries' Michigan Writers Series. Held at the MSU Main Library.
- Date Issued:
- 2004-09-10T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- Poet, autoworker, and active member of UAW Local 160 Lolita Hernandez, reads selections from her poetry and prose then answers questions from the audience. The event is convened by Peter Berg, head of Michigan State University Libraries' Special Collections. MSU Librarian Diana Rivera introduces Hernandez. Part of the Michigan State University Libraries' Michigan Writers Series. Held in the MSU Main Library.
- Date Issued:
- 2006-02-17T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- President Barack Obama answers questions posed by the Republican caucus in Baltimore, two days after his State of the Union address. Hosted by Illinois Representative Mike Pence, the caucus questions the President on unemployment, the budget deficit and health care reform. Obama calls for greater bipartisanship among members of Congress in an effort to curb needlessly quarrelsome politics.
- Date Issued:
- 2010-01-29T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- Noted author Diane Glancy discusses her first movie project and reads from a journal she is keeping about her experiences as a novice movie maker. After showing a clip from the still unfinished movie (not included here), she takes questions from the audience. Introduced by MSU Anthropology Professor Susan Applegate Krouse. Part of the Michigan State University Libraries' Michigan Writers Series.
- Date Issued:
- 2010-02-22T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- President Baracck H. Obama speaks to a gathering at the University of Texas in Austin, TX. Obama jokes with the crowd then gets serious as he describes the link between higher education and economic prosperity. He calls on the United States to lead the world in the percentage of college graduates. He also describes the steps his administration has taken to make applying for financial aid easier and praises institutions that have kept costs down.
- Date Issued:
- 2010-08-10T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- President Barack Obama speaks at a news conference discussing the status of efforts to find a balanced approach on deficit reduction. Obama describes the likely consequences of failure to raise the debt ceiling and a resulting government default. He describes significant increases in interest rates for all consumers, including college, vehicle, and mortgages loans as well as a lowering of the bond rating for the U.S. Government. Obama reiterates his position that cuts can be made if some revenue is raised. He identifies areas in defense and some ways to restructure Social Security and Medicare that would help stabilize spending over the long term. He suggests the wealthy can afford slightly higher taxes to contribute to solving this problem and says it can't all come in cuts. Includes question and answer session.
- Date Issued:
- 2011-07-15T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- President Jimmy Carter delivers a brief speech to Nashua, Hew Hampshire high school students then answers their questions about: the coal strike, civil service, Egypt, the federal budget, religion, plans for a second term, the CIA, energy, the Panama Canal Treaty, nuclear power, foreign aid, South Africa, Apartheid, and affording a college education.
- Date Issued:
- 1978-02-18T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- President Jimmy Carter talks about Iran, Russia, China, and the Near East. Interviewed over a three day period Jan 16-18, 1979. On "Segment Three" with John Chancellor.
- Date Issued:
- 1979-01-16T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- Michigan State University senior Jory Burroughs, majoring in Animal Science, talks about his home life, and family in Bath, MI and the experience of moving to Michigan from Alberta, Canada as a seven year-old. Burroughs talks about his parents and how they influenced his college decisions and explains how he evaluated his options and made his career choice. Burroughs also discusses his work as a Residence Hall Adviser at MSU, his own adjustment to college life, drinking patterns on campus, and what he sees as the value of a college education. Burroughs says that he is an optimist and that in next ten years he expects to be an equine surgeon practicing in Minnesota and that he hopes to start his own family.
- Date Issued:
- 1989-10-20T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Date Issued:
- 1998-12-19T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- Hills explains why her department delayed acting on financing home-building until that bill came out of Congress.
- Date Issued:
- 1975-06-29T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- President George Bush and First Lady Barbara Bush discuss the last year of his presidency and look forward to coming year. George Bush talks about the current recession, the coming election with Pat Buchanan and David Duke as possible Republican candidates, improvements in civil rights, the increase of abortions in the U.S., whether or not Iraqi President Saddam Hussein will be overthrown by the end of 1992, and the hijacking and destruction of Pan Am Flight 103. Barbara Bush talks about the AIDS epidemic, the downsides of being First Lady, and whether or not she would want another four years in the White House.
- Date Issued:
- 1992-01-08T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- George Grof talks about his boyhood home in the Old Town section of Lansing, about his German and Polish neighbors, how the neighborhood and Old Town have changed through the years and life in Lansing during World War II. He says that there was a more concise idea of what community was when he was growing up and that neighborhoods were self contained with their own groceries, theaters, clothiers, and other necessary services. Grof is interviewed by Michigan State University Professor David Stowe and another, unidentified interviewer.
- Date Issued:
- 2009-03-13T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- President Bill Clinton speaks about the progress being made with Palestinian President Yasser Arafat and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on the Middle East peace process. Clinton answers questions from the media on what will be addressed when the leaders meet together in the United States in October.
- Date Issued:
- 1998-09-28T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- President Donal Trump delivers remarks at the commissioning of the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier, the USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN-78), in Norfolk, VA. Trump thanks all those who built the ship and says the ship reflects the strength of the U.S. military. He also reflects on the life of President Ford for whom the ship is named, praises the military and criticizes the U.S. Congress for not properly funding the armed forces.
- Date Issued:
- 2017-07-22T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- A portion of Henry Kissinger's address to the nation on his secret peace negotiations with the North Vietnamese in Paris with questions and answers by reporters.
- Date Issued:
- 1972-10-26T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Date Issued:
- 1975-09-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- Nixon discusses the present status of the war in Vietnam and Cambodia.
- Date Issued:
- 1970-05-08T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- Ronald Reagan pays tribute to the seven who died aboard the Challenger: in an address to NASA workers at Johnson Space Center Houston Texas.
- Date Issued:
- 1988-09-22T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- Caspar Weinberger answers questions on the Middle East, el Salvador, the possibility of American presence escalating into a Vietnamization of El Salvador, and the latest reports on Russian activity on the Polish border.
- Date Issued:
- 1981-04-05T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- President George W. Bush speaks on the day's job data, which reflected a significant increase in the nation's unemployment rate. President Bush says that his administration is working to find the root causes of the economic downturn, focusing on the credit market.
- Date Issued:
- 2008-12-05T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- The only known recording of President Benjamin Harrison presumably made years after his presidency by Giuseppe Bettini, sometime between 1894 and 1899. This modern recording features a narrator explaining how Harrison's voice was recorded and features the 1814 campaign song of Harrison's grandfather "Old Tippecanoe," President William Henry Harrison, which was resurrected for Benjamin's 1888 campaign. The Library of Congress says only one copy of the recording has been found and is located at the Benjamin Harrison Memorial Home and this recording was made from that recording.
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- Wilson speaks about the tariff and the regulation of trusts, and the partnership of all people with the federal government. He opens with "We stand in the presence of an awakened nation."
- Date Issued:
- 1912-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- Acclaimed author Marge Piercy reads from her collected works. Piercy is introduced by Michigan State University Librarian Sharon Ladenson for the MSU Libraries' Michigan Writers Series. The event is co-sponsored by the Center for Gender and Global Context, the Women's Resource Center, the MSU Department of History, Writing Center, the Residential College of Arts and Humanities, and the MSU Department of English. Held in the Main Library.
- Date Issued:
- 2015-03-04T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- A retrospective covering the tornado that struck Kalamazoo on May 13, 1980. WKZO staff member Fred Douglas narrates the events of the day, from the first reports of a building storm system, to the aftermath and recovery efforts. Interspersed between Douglas' narration are clips from interviews with citizens describing their experiences, news coverage, an ad from the Cooey Knapper Company assuring its customers that it is open, and statements by Kalamazoo Mayor Edward Annen from his temporary headquarters in the WKZO broadcast booth.
- Date Issued:
- 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- Ajovi Scott-Emuakpor discusses his international career as a geneticist, physician, faculty member and administrator, much of it spent in the Department of Pediatrics and Human Development at Michigan State University. Ajovi recalls coming to MSU from Nigeria in 1965 as an undergraduate, joining the department as a graduate student in 1968 and working with the original faculty. He describes the college's early curriculum and focus on patient care and recognizes the uniqueness of pioneering efforts now copied at many other institutions. Ajovi also talks about returning to Nigeria to become Director of the Institute of Child Health and later coming back to MSU as a Professor in the Department of Pediatrics and Human Development. He says that collegiality in the department has now waned in the face of administration changes, retirements, and plans to move the school to Grand Rapids. Sociology Professor Meritus Dr. David J. Kallen conducts the interview as part of the MSU Department of Pediatrics and Human Development Oral History Project.
- Date Issued:
- 2005-12-13T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- On the Statue of Liberty's 50th anniversary, President Franklin Delano Roosevelt praises the strength and courage of earlier immigrants, and rededicates the statue to liberty and peace.
- Date Issued:
- 1936-10-28T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Date Issued:
- 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- President Obama thanks the bi-partisan group of legislators for supporting the JOBS Act as he signs the bill into law. Saying, "the true engine of job creation in this country is the private sector, not the government", Obama explains the act will help start-ups get access to a larger pool of potential investors and make it easier for businesses to become publicly traded companies.
- Date Issued:
- 2012-04-05T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- Alex Lichtenstein, professor of history at Indiana University, delivers a talk entitled, "Taming the Shop Floor in South Africa: Black Workers in the Struggle Against Apartheid, 1973 - 1985". Lichtenstein reflects on the history of labor struggles during Apartheid and ties them to a strike by miners in August of 2012 under the ANC government. He describes oppression and attempts to resolve the 1973 strikes and compares this with the ANC's brutal reaction to the current mine strike. Lichtenstein comments on white union member resistance to blacks joining unions and a move by the government to expand the "works committees" to control the blacks and temper their aspirations. A question and answer session follows. Lichtenstein 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:
- 2012-09-21T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- Edward Kennedy discusses his visit with Leonid Brezhnev, Watergate, Chappaquiddick, and 1976 politics.
- Date Issued:
- 1974-05-07T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- President George W. Bush discusses his goals for his administration in his first State of the Union address. Bush spends the majority of the address outlining his budget plan, which includes reducing the the national debt and increasing spending on healthcare, schools, retirement funds, environmental protection and the military. Bush explains that the highest percentage increase of the budget will go to education, with $5 billion going into teaching every child how to read as well as increased funding to recruit and train teachers.
- Date Issued:
- 2001-02-27T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- In his first official presidential news conference, President George W. Bush talks about pardons issued by former President Clinton, Chinese aid to Iraq, potential tax cuts, education reform, and faith-based initiatives.
- Date Issued:
- 2001-02-22T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- Senator McIntyre votes to give federal moneys to New York City. Broadcast on CBS-TV October 22, 1975.
- Date Issued:
- 1975-10-22T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- President Bush describes his meeting with representatives of American businesses on the economic rescue package. Bush says the meeting centered around credit for small businesses. The President goes on to say that the bill before the House of Representatives right now "has the best chance of providing liquidity, providing credit, providing money so small businesses and medium-sized businesses can function."
- Date Issued:
- 2008-10-02T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- Deals with the chances of a summit with the Russian leaders, Reagan's willingness to debate the democratic presidential candidate, and denial of accusations that his tax relief program worked mainly for the wealthy.
- Date Issued:
- 1984-06-14T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- Harding states "It would be the blindness of folly to ignore the activities in our own country which are aimed to destroy our economic system and to commit us to the colossal tragedy which has both destroyed all freedom and made Russia impotent."
- 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 at a camp meeting.
- Date Issued:
- 1909-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- Cal Stewart's comedy routine, Uncle Josh Weathersby's second visit to New York City.
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- Cal Stewart's comedic routine, The Chautauqua at Punkin Center..
- Date Issued:
- 1919-07-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- This speech was written by Eugene Debs and long believed to have been in spoken by him. But the speech was actually recorded by actor Leonard Spencer, who was famous for his recorded versions of comic and dramatic monologues. In this speech, Debs argues that socialism is the answer to society's problems. Debs was the Socialist Party of America candidate for President in 1904.
- Date Issued:
- 1904-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Date Issued:
- 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- Allen Electric Company is featured in this installment of "Western Michigan at work" hosted by Dr. Willis Dunbar. Dunbar describes the genesis of the company, when Gerald H. Allen had the idea to create a cheaper test machine for car generators aimed specifically at Ford. B.E. Bertholet, the sales promotion manager at Allen Electric, discusses the company's new automatic battery charger and explains the role that the Allen Electric education program played in the war effort.
- Date Issued:
- 1947-09-16T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- In an installment of "Your governor," Michigan Governor G. Mennen "Soapy" Williams presents his ten year plan for the construction of mental health facilities in the state to alleviate current overcrowding. Williams laments the Michigan legislature's ineffective spending on mental health and discusses the specifics of his own plan with Charles F. Wagg, the Director of the Michigan Department of Mental Health.
- Date Issued:
- 1950-01-17T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- Michigan State University Africana Librarian Joe Lauer is interviewed by Peter Limb about Lauer's career at Michigan State and the development of the Africana Collection at the MSU Libraries. Lauer discusses the history of the International Library within the MSU Libraries and how MSU's involvement with the University of Nigeria at Nsukka during the 1960's created a demand by faculty for more books about Africa. Lauer talks about his own interest in African Studies, how he came to work at Michigan state and describes projects that he has been involved in over the years, both at MSU and on a national level. Lauer and Limb, who is also an MSU Africana Librarian, also discuss the challenges and rewards associated with Africana librarianship, focusing specifically on collection development and cataloging. Part of the African Studies Interview Series sponsored by the MSU Libraries and the MSU African Studies Center.
- Date Issued:
- 2015-10-27T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- President Donald Trump talks about the G.O.P.'s current plan for a tax overhaul and asserts that the previous tax plan put into place by the Obama administration was bad for small business owners and middle-income families. He says that the new tax plan will benefit all Americans.
- Date Issued:
- 2017-12-13T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- U.S. Vice President Mike Pence speaks at a campaign rally for Michigan Republican gubernatorial candidate Bill Schuette. Pence praises President Donald Trump and touts his administration's successes in the economy, employment and world trade. Pence also talks about the Republican candidates running for state and national office and why they should be elected. Held in Grand Rapids, Michigan.
- Date Issued:
- 2018-10-30T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- Writer Tom Bissell reads a section from his book "Chasing the sea" and answers questions from the audience. The event is convened by Peter Berg, head of Michigan State University Libraries' Special Collections. MSU Professor Emeritus of English Jim McClintock, introduces Bissell. Part of the Michigan State University Libraries' Michigan Writers Series. Held in the MSU Main Library.
- Date Issued:
- 2003-10-17T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- Don tells of being hired in 1962 at Flint Chevrolet, AC Spark Plug and describes his first years and Army service. He talks about his educational accomplishments and entering skilled trades in 1982. Don explains why he declined to go on management several times and why he has always respected the union. He comments on the Flint strikes, wildcats, the differences between Flint and Lansing, UAW-management relations differences, females in skilled trades, and the 1984 change to small cars in Lansing.
- Date Issued:
- 2005-12-19T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- Sal describes his childhood in Texas as a farm laborer, his Army and National Guard experience, and work in the plant cafeteria before being hired by Fisher in October 1968. He describes factory life, jobs he did, pranks, relations with coworkers and supervisors, and his role in the change to a team based system. Sal talks about his family connections to GM and his active social life in and outside the plant.
- Date Issued:
- 2005-12-07T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- Curtis, a trained nurse, followed her husband to MSU, moved into married housing, and describes being recruited to teach part-time in the MSU School of Nursing. She talks about her involvement with many projects and initiatives, her influence on the nursing program at MSU, her development of an ethics curriculum for medical professionals, and her position as the University Ombudsman from 1991 until her retirement in 1999.
- Date Issued:
- 2009-06-05T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- Sister Betty Gaiss discusses her experiences teaching medical ethics in the Department of Pediatrics and Human Development within the College of Human Medicine at Michigan State University. Gaiss recalls her life as a Dominican nun, teaching high school, and her interest in philosophy and ethics. She recalls coming to work at MSU in 1974, techniques she used to train physicians in ethical considerations, making rounds, and the value of being in contact with patients while learning and teaching ethics. She speaks fondly of about leaving MSU for another position, teaching ethics at Lansing Community College for 25 years, working with community groups, teaching care and ethics to clergy, cancer patients, and families, and helping found Hospice of Lansing. She speaks fondly of Pediatrics and Human Development and says that her experiences in the department led to many other opportunities in her life. Retired department faculty member Dr. David J. Kallen, Professor Emeritus of Sociology, conducts the interview. Part of the MSU Department of Pediatrics and Human Development Oral History Project.
- Date Issued:
- 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- Dramatic skit and songs outlining life on war front in World War I, including the song It's a long way to Berlin, but we'll get there.
- Date Issued:
- 1917-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- President Obama hosts a screening of "Cesar Chavez: An American Hero." President Obama tells of labor leader Cesar Chavez's commitment to hard work and of how he thinks that more hard work needs to be done, prior to a screening of a film celebrating the life of Chavez, founder of the United Farm Workers union. Held in the White House.
- Date Issued:
- 2014-03-19T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- Yuval Benziman, of the Israel Institute and Serling Visiting Israeli Scholar at Michigan State University, and Associate Professor Laura Apol from the Department of Teacher Education at MSU, discuss the film and book, "The zigzag kid," a story about a young, Jewish boy who learns his family's secrets. Apol reads a brief excerpt from the book. Benziman and Apol are introduced by Associate Professor Yael Aronoff, director of the MSU Jewish Studies Program and the Michael and Elaine Serling and Friends Chair in Israeli Studies. Librarian Deborah Margolis convenes the Kessler Film Event, part of the MSU Library Film Series. Held at the MSU Main Library.
- Date Issued:
- 2015-12-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- In this installment of "What's doing in Western Michigan," host Tony Gaston, filling in for Dr. Willis Dunbar, discusses stories from newspapers around Western Michigan. Gaston highlights the recent Frontier Days festival in Vicksburg, MI which broke a record for attendance with a crowd of about 30,000 people, and preparations for the upcoming season of the Lowell Showboat, which will be aboard a larger boat this year to accommodate bigger audiences.
- Date Issued:
- 1949-07-24T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- President Johnson asks for help in passing civil rights and a medical bill, talks about the creation of new jobs, the war against poverty, automation, length of the work week,and the unwillingness of administration to intervene in labor disputes.
- Date Issued:
- 1964-03-23T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- Cal Stewart's comedy routine, Uncle Josh keeps house.
- Date Issued:
- 1913-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- James Earl Ray, convicted for the assassination of Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., testifies before the House Select Committee on Assassinations, on third day of hearings. Harold Sawyer recalls a meeting with Ray at Brushy Mountain. Ray answers questions from Sawyer about his life prior to the King assassination. Ray says he had no choice but to plead guilty, and that he was tricked while giving his previous testimony. Recording ends with Chairman Louis Stokes (D-OH) calling a recess until November 1978 when the committee will reconvene.
- Date Issued:
- 1978-08-18T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- President Obama delivers remarks on economic policies that will help women succeed in the workplace. Obama recites statistics demonstrating progress in getting people healthcare, deficit reduction, job creation, and gains in the economy. He speaks to a crowd composed largely of students, at Rhode Island College in Providence, RI.
- Date Issued:
- 2014-10-31T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- A selection of "canned" or pre-recorded station breaks and station sign offs used by Kalamazoo, MI radio station WKZO in the spring of 1950.
- Date Issued:
- 1950-04-04T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Date Issued:
- 1902-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- Vice President Mike Pence discusses several policies, enacted under the Trump administration, which are in line with the values of conservative voters. These include tax cuts, anti-abortion policies, increased military spending, and the support of religious freedom. Pence also assures the audience that he is a Christian conservative and that the Trump administration will continue to uphold traditional values. Pence addresses the 2018 Values Voter Summit, an annual political conference for American social conservative activists and elected officials from across the United States. Held in Washington, D.C. Tony Perkins, President of the Family Research Council, introduces Pence.
- Date Issued:
- 2018-09-22T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- Vice President Mike Pence reassures farmers attending the Sunbelt Agricultural Exposition in Moultrie, Georgia that the Trump administration will help them rebuild and recover from Hurricane Michael storm damage. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue introduces Pence.
- Date Issued:
- 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Date Issued:
- 1914-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- A day after the Virginia Tech shootings, President George W. Bush delivers an address at a VT convocation held on campus. He speaks of the resiliency and comradery found at the university and underscores the need for these two traits to guide the community in the years to come. The President also promises that America is praying for the victims and others affected by the tragedy.
- Date Issued:
- 2007-04-17T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Date Issued:
- 1978-07-20T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- Glenn Eaton served the city of Grand Haven first as a member of the City Council and then as Mayor. He was also active in the Tri-Cities Historical Society and as part of the Coast Guard Festival management team. He served on the Board of Light and Power and the Duncan Park Commission and devoted over sixty years of service to the Boy Scouts. In 1973, he was given the Meritorious Public Service Award for his work with the United States Coast Guard and the promotion of the Grand Haven Coast Guard Festival. In this interview, Glenn discusses his projects with the Coast Guard, including the dedication of the mast of the USCG cutter Escanaba, and his continued interest in Duncan Woods.
- Date Issued:
- 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Date Issued:
- 1980-04-13T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- President Barack Obama and Senator Debbie Stabenow (D-MI) outline the benefits of the Agriculture Act of 2014 before the President signs the bill into law at the Mary Anne McPhail Equine Performance Center on the Michigan State University campus. Obama calls the bill "a jobs bill" and cites its many contributions to the agriculture industry like improved crop insurance, more bio-fuel research funding, and increased funding for nutrition and healthcare. The President also announces the "Made in Rural America Initiative" which seeks to introduce more rural businesses to international exporting and marketing. Obama is introduced by Leelanau County cherry farmer Ben Lacrosse.
- Date Issued:
- 2014-02-07T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- President Ronald Reagan holds a press conference dealing with Brezhnev's death, the Middle East, and the space launch.
- Date Issued:
- 1982-11-11T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- President Bill Clinton speaks at the swearing in ceremonies for the new Director of the F.B.I., Louis Freeh.
- Date Issued:
- 1993-08-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- President Bill Clinton announces the shooting down by friendly fire of two U.S. helicopters in Iraq.
- Date Issued:
- 1994-04-14T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- President Barack Obama speaks to the media following a meeting with Secretary Eric Shinseki about delays at Veterans Affairs hospitals in Phoenix and elsewhere. Obama stresses his faith in Shinseki to correct the problems and says he will not tolerate the mistreatment of veterans alleged at VA facilities. Obama also says that those guilty of misconduct at VA hospitals will be punished. He answers questions from reporters. Held in the James S. Brady Press Briefing Room in the White House.
- Date Issued:
- 2014-05-21T00:00:00Z
- 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 Grand Haven city founders and the early government. John has historical booklets that he describes. This starts conversations about the lumbering industry, the Board of Trade, Nat Brown's experiments with kite photography and Isaac N. Tubbs's photography business.
- Date Issued:
- 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z
- 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 discusses commercial fishing in Michigan and the effect of the invasive sea lampreys on the industry. According to Dunbar, sea lampreys have largely destroyed the population of lake trout in the Great Lakes and in the 1948 season the catch was down to 5,000 fish from the former average of 1.5 million. Dunbar also discusses the ongoing efforts to fight the lamprey problem and condemns state and national governments for not doing more before the problem became so severe.
- Date Issued:
- 1949-05-03T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- Press conference preceding by a week the State of the Union Address. The opening statement concerns itself with (1) environmental protection, ("He will create a cabinet post for a Department of the Environment"), and (2) the Chinese students resident in the United States. Bush calls for Congressional support of his veto of the Pelosi Bill. President Bush also answers questions about Gorbachev's precarious political position at home, his opposition to gun control, the stock market, Polish frontiers, the Moynihan Social Security bill, rumors that Mrs. Bush is pro-choice, abortion, and civilian dead in Panama.
- Date Issued:
- 1990-01-24T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Date Issued:
- 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- In this installment of "Welcome to Kalamazoo" Dr. Willis Dunbar interviews Rev. Ellis Marshburn, the migrant supervisor of the Home Missions Council of North America, about migrant labor in Michigan. Marshburn discusses when and where migrant labor is used in Michigan and goes into detail about the living conditions facing migrant workers. Marshburn also talks about his work with the Home Missions Council and the need for more action to improve conditions for migrant laborers.
- Date Issued:
- 1951-03-23T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- U.S President Donald Trump announces that he is signing an executive order that will create a new council for the American worker as well as an advisory board to boost job training and employment opportunities. Trump says that the council and board will be comprised of top government officials and industry leaders and experts. Held at the White House.
- Date Issued:
- 2018-07-19T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- Novelist Amy Hassinger talks about her novel "Nina : adolescence," her story "La Llorona," and her current novel "The priest's Madonna." Hassinger reflects on how she approaches writing, what inspires her, and other projects on which she has worked. Hassinger is interviewed by Stephanie Mathson for the Michigan State University Libraries' Michigan Writers Series. Held in the MSU Main Library.
- Date Issued:
- 2004-02-06T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- Novelist Amy Hassinger reads selections from her works "Nina : adolescence," "La Llorona," and "The priest’s Madonna," then answers questions from the audience. The event is convened by Peter Berg, head of the Michigan State University Libraries' Special Collections. Part of the MSU Libraries' Michigan Writers Series. Held in the Main Library.
- Date Issued:
- 2004-02-06T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- DeWolf Hopper sings "You can always explain things away."
- Date Issued:
- 1890-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- President Barack H. Obama speaks to military families celebrating Independence Day on the South Lawn of the White House. Obama recounts the actions of the founders during the revolution, the principles instilled in the Declaration of Independence, and the ongoing efforts required to live up to those ideals. Obama recognizes several service members in attendance and tells of their heroism.
- Date Issued:
- 2010-07-04T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- Edward Rankin recalls his career as an inventory clerk, manager, and sales representative at REO Motor Car Company/Diamond-Reo Trucks, Inc, in Lansing, MI, between 1947 and 1973. Rankin talks about his youth and being hired at REO, and speaks nostalgically about REO social life, worker sports teams and the beautiful Olds family pipe organ featured at the REO Clubhouse. He also describes sales trips to Iraq and Lebanon on behalf of REO, the intricacies of foreign markets and general market pressures in the truck business. Interviewers are Shirley Bradley and Lisa Fine. Recorded as part of the REO Memories oral history project.
- Date Issued:
- 1992-01-28T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- President Barack H. Obama presents the 2010 National Medal of Arts and National Humanities Medal to nineteen individuals during a ceremony in the East Room of the White House. Quoting artists, musicians and poets, President Obama describes the value of arts and culture in American society. An unidentified military aide reads the official citation for each recipient as Obama presents the medals.
- Date Issued:
- 2011-03-02T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- Len Spencer sings "The church across the way" with a brief home recording at end of the song consisting of several laughing women. On brown wax cylinder.
- Date Issued:
- 1902-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- President Barack H. Obama describes events in Libya which led to a UN Security Council resolution approving a no-fly zone in Libya to prevent Muammar Qaddafi from attacking Libyan citizens. Obama declares that the United States stands ready to act as part of an international coalition if Qaddafi does not immediately stop attacks on civilians and honor the terms of a cease-fire agreement.
- Date Issued:
- 2011-03-18T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- In this interview, entrepreneur Ed Ellis, joined by his wife Betty, gives a detailed description and history of the Eagle Ottawa Leather Company, which he started with Julian Hatton I in 1940 as the Hatton Leather Company. Betty studied costume design and illustration at Columbia University and she discusses her career in art. She designed the layout and figures for the nativity scene that is displayed at the Musical Fountain each Christmas season in Grand Haven.
- Date Issued:
- 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- President Jimmy Carter speaks at the National Press Club about the upcoming election. The President explains the efforts his administration, and the nation, have made in order to combat the economic recession that has hurt the economies of the world over the last few years. Carter criticizes the lack of specificity by the Reagan campaign regarding how the Governor will finance his large tax cuts if he is elected president. Other speakers are not identified.
- Date Issued:
- 1980-10-14T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- President Bill Clinton campaigns to 20,000 people on the campus of Michigan State University.
- Date Issued:
- 1996-08-27T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- Bush answers questions about MIA, the 1992 presidential election, his upcoming vacation, his health, a dog that ran across the lawn in front of him, Soviet support for our position in Iraq, unemployment benefits, immigrants with AIDS, women in combat, East Jerusalem, Russian assistance to Cuba, civil rights, CIA involvement with the BCCI, his arguments with Congress, Central and Latin America.
- Date Issued:
- 1991-08-02T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- U.S. President George H.W. Bush addresses the nation following the "Rodney King riots" in Los Angeles, California. Bush describes what steps the federal government will take in riot control and prevention of the causes of racial unrest. Bush also says that he has sent Justice Department prosecutors to explore a federal civil rights case against the four officers found not guilty in the beating of Rodney King.
- Date Issued:
- 1992-05-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Date Issued:
- 1988-04-21T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- In this address Reagan calls for a balanced budget, increased support for Central American rebels, an experimental outer space missile defense system, the return of school prayer, the outlawing of abortion, and introduces two symbols of the American dream, 21-years-old Vietnamese refugee, Jean Nguyen, a senior at West Point and 79 years old "Mother" Clara Hale, founder of Harlem's home for drug-addicted infants.
- Date Issued:
- 1985-02-06T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- George Ball, U.S. Representative to the United Nations, gives a Speech in Los Angles on the objectives of United Nations in the Congo.
- Date Issued:
- 1961-12-19T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- Cal Stewart's comedic routine, Uncle Josh and the fire department..
- Date Issued:
- 1902-02-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- Cal Stewart's comedy routine, Uncle Josh and the Billiken.
- Date Issued:
- 1909-02-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- Cal Stewart imitator Byron G. Harlan performs the comic routine Uncle Josh and the soldier".
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection