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621. Ralph Abernathy testifies about Martin Luther King's relationship with the FBI in general and with J. Edgar Hoover in particular

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Civil rights leader Ralph Abernathy testifies before the House Select Committee on Assassinations about threats against Martin Luther King Jr. and the FBI's knowledge of the violence. Abernathy answers questions from Representative Harold Ford (D-TN) and Representative Louis Stokes (D-OH). He says nothing was done about several of the threats because of FBI Director J. Edgar Hoover's dislike for the civil rights movement.
Date Issued:
1978-08-14T00:00:00Z
Data Provider:
Michigan State University. Libraries
Collection:
G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection

622. College graduate Andrea Allen reflects on her college and professional life

Description:
Andrea Allen explains her reasons for going to college and says that she saw a degree as a step to being financially secure and being able to provide for a family. She reflects on entering college as an older student, the shortcomings of higher education, her work ethic, and says that her priorities didn't match those of her unrealistic classmates. Allen talks about enjoying management positions since graduating and says that she has learned to accept the good and bad aspects of professional life. She says she still expects to find a husband, start a family and advance in her career, but now realizes that there will be trade-offs throughout her life.
Date Issued:
1988-05-10T00:00:00Z
Data Provider:
Michigan State University. Libraries
Collection:
G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection

623. Western Michigan at work

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In this installment of "Western Michigan at work," Dr. Willis Dunbar profiles the Benton Harbor Fruit Market, "the largest open-air, cash-to-grower market in the world." Dunbar describes in detail the way fruit and vegetable growers come from western Michigan farms to sell their wares to buyers from 31 states, including buyers from A&P. He explains that growers made over nine million dollars last year by selling a variety of produce including squash, tomatoes, celery, peaches, cherries, and apples. Dunbar also discuss the market's labor exchange, where laborer register for work and growers use the registry to hire as many workers as needed for the season.
Date Issued:
1947-09-27T00:00:00Z
Data Provider:
Michigan State University. Libraries
Collection:
G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection

624. Message of grief by President Johnson about Dr. King's death

Date Issued:
1968-04-04T00:00:00Z
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Michigan State University. Libraries
Collection:
G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection

625. World War II speech, "I Have Returned"

Description:
MacArthur speaks on the return of U.S. troops to the Philippines and tells people to rally for their own good.
Date Issued:
1944-01-01T00:00:00Z
Data Provider:
Michigan State University. Libraries
Collection:
G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection

626. Ronald Reagan addresses the conservative American Enterprise Institute

Description:
Reagan includes a partisan view of his two terms in office, an attack on the media, praise for Robert Bork and mention of the line-item veto.
Date Issued:
1988-12-13T00:00:00Z
Data Provider:
Michigan State University. Libraries
Collection:
G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection

627. President George Bush addresses marines and their families at the Cherry Point, North Carolina Marine Corps base

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President George Bush addresses Marines and their families at Cherry Point, North Carolina Marine Corps base M.C.A.S. to thunderous applause. Bush promises that no military will stay in the Gulf a day longer than needed.
Date Issued:
1991-01-01T00:00:00Z
Data Provider:
Michigan State University. Libraries
Collection:
G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection

628. U.S. President Harry Truman reacts ot the "Dewey defeats Truman" election night coverage

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President Harry S. Truman reacts to the "Dewey Defeats Truman" election night coverage by joking about his lack of nervousness about the outcome and then imitating newsman H.V. Kaltenborn.
Date Issued:
1948-11-01T00:00:00Z
Data Provider:
Michigan State University. Libraries
Collection:
G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection

629. U.S. President Barack Obama, Vice President Joe Biden, and Dr. Jill Biden, talk about educational opportunities in the United States

Description:
President Barack Obama, Vice President Joe Biden, and Dr. Jill Biden, talk about educational opportunities in the United States. Obama announces his proposal to provide tuition-free education for community college students and discusses recent developments in the search for suspects in the Paris terror attacks.
Date Issued:
2015-01-09T00:00:00Z
Data Provider:
Michigan State University. Libraries
Collection:
G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection

630. Appearance before the House Subcommittee on Criminal Justice of the House Judiciary Committee concerning pardon of former President Nixon of Gerald Ford

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Includes the voices of William Hungate, Peter Rodino, Edward Hutchinson, Henry P. Smith, Don Edwards, David Dennis, James Mann, Wiley Mayne, Elizabeth Holtzman, Lawrence J. Hogan, Robert Kastenmeier, and Walter Cronkite.
Date Issued:
1974-01-01T00:00:00Z
Data Provider:
Michigan State University. Libraries
Collection:
G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection