Michigan State University Libraries
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- President Obama delivers a national address outlining three executive action steps he is taking to change the U.S. immigration system. One, which he notes is controversial, involves addressing the millions of undocumented immigrants living in the nation. Under this order, a person who has been in the country for more than five years, has children who are citizens or legal residents, she or he must pass a criminal background check and be willing to pay taxes to apply to stay temporarily. The other two measures call for additional resources for law enforcement personnel to stem the flow of illegal crossings and speed up the return of those who do cross illegally, and making it easier and faster for high-skilled immigrants to stay in the U.S. Obama calls for congressional action to replace his executive orders. Held in the White House.
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- 2014-11-20T00:00:00Z
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- Michigan State University. Libraries
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- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
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- John Foster Dulles gives a statement on the suspension of nuclear tests.
- Date Issued:
- 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z
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- Michigan State University. Libraries
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- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Date Issued:
- 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z
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- Michigan State University. Libraries
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- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Date Issued:
- 1903-01-01T00:00:00Z
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- Michigan State University. Libraries
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- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Date Issued:
- 1899-01-01T00:00:00Z
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- Michigan State University. Libraries
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- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
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- President Gerald R. Ford tells small businessmen that he wants to release them "from the shackles of Federal red-tape."
- Date Issued:
- 1975-06-17T00:00:00Z
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- Michigan State University. Libraries
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- 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 explanation of the Faculty Grievance Officer and the grievance process at MSU. Banks talks about technicalities in the process, its evolution, how it works or doesn't with the tenure system, and the roles of the MSU Provost and the University President. Banks is interviewed by John Revitte, MSU professor of Labor and Industrial Relations. Third of seven interviews.
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- 2008-02-14T00:00:00Z
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- Michigan State University. Libraries
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- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
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- Jim Hines, science fiction writer and Michigan State University alumnus, explains how he began his writing career, his literary style, his preparation of manuscripts, and how he has been able to get his works published. Hines is interviewed by MSU Librarian Leslie Behm
- Date Issued:
- 2002-03-29T00:00:00Z
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- Michigan State University. Libraries
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- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
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- President Donald Trump announces that the United States and Mexico have reached a new trade agreement. Trump says that he is renaming the agreement the "United States-Mexico Trade Agreement" because "NAFTA carries a lot of bad connotations. Trump also says that Canada is not included in the agreement, but that negotiations with that country will continue. Mexican President Enrique Peña Nieto joins the announcement by speakerphone. Held in the Oval Office.
- Date Issued:
- 2018-08-27T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
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- Joseph tells of being hired in August 1981 and working in the Body Shop and Paint Shop. He also talks about an industrial accident in 1982 that claimed the lives of three persons from a booth cleaning crew.
- Date Issued:
- 2006-06-09T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
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- President Barack Obama holds a town hall meeting in Nashua, New Hampshire. He talks about visiting local businesses and discusses his new program to aid small business and community banks. He also answers questions from the audience about the challenges of passing a national health care bill, transparency in government, energy and technology initiatives, public education, and Haitian earthquake relief.
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- 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z
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- Michigan State University. Libraries
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- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
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- President Barack Obama talks about the necessity of reducing the federal deficit and initiatives he is taking to cut spending. He also announces his intention to seek a two-year pay freeze for civilian Federal employees, a measure he claims will provide $28 billion in cumulative savings over the next five years.
- Date Issued:
- 2010-11-29T00:00:00Z
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- Michigan State University. Libraries
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- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
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- Mildred Alspaugh, daughter, sister and wife of REO Motor Car/Diamond-Reo Truck, Inc employees, talks about the company and her life in a REO workers family in Lansing, MI. Alspaugh tells of her father bringing home his "piece count pay slips" so that she could tally his earnings, of going to the REO Clubhouse as a child, listening to the REO Band, and watching the company ball teams. Alspaugh says that her husband died at the plant after forty years on the job and that other workers collected money to give to her and her children. The interviewers are Shirley Bradley and Lisa Fine. Recorded as part of the REO Memories oral history project.
- Date Issued:
- 1992-02-25T00:00:00Z
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- Michigan State University. Libraries
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- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
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- President Obama speaks at a campaign event held at Minute Maid Park in Houston, TX. Obama outlines successes of his administration and warns about returning to policies of the past. He describes goals he hopes yet to attain in education policy, the economy and energy conservation.
- Date Issued:
- 2012-03-09T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
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- President Johnson delivers his first State of the Union address known as the "War on Poverty" speech. Johnson sets an ambitious agenda for the congress suggesting they need to do more for civil rights, cut taxes, declare "all out war on human poverty," and recognize the health needs of older citizens, while reducing Federal spending. Johnson describes a need to improve education for all, build more hospitals and more libraries, improve housing, provide for old age, and increase employment. He calls for new civil rights laws, changes to immigration policy, and more free trade.
- Date Issued:
- 1964-01-08T00:00:00Z
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- Michigan State University. Libraries
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- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
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- Leila Tarakji, a graduate student in the Department of English at Michigan State University, delivers a presentation on the book "The Moor's account". The historical novel, by Laila Lalami, is an imagined memoir of the life of the first black explorer of the Americas, Mustafa al-Zamori, a Moroccan slave whose story was left out of the historical record. Tarakji prepares the audience to discuss the book. MSU Librarian Deborah Margolis convenes the event and introduces Tarakji.
- Date Issued:
- 2017-01-25T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
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- President Donald Trump speaks at the annual National Prayer Breakfast. Trump tells several stories of people who have gone through struggles or sacrificed for others but held onto hope and faith. Trump says that America is a nation of believers, together strengthened by the power of prayer.
- Date Issued:
- 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Date Issued:
- 1979-12-23T00:00:00Z
- 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:
- 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z
- 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
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- Ken Germanson, Allied Industrial Workers international union staff member, AIW newspaper editor, and president of the Wisconsin Labor History Society (WLHS), talks with Labor and Industrial Relations Professor Emeritus John Revitte via telephone. Germanson talks about the founding of the United Auto Workers labor union and the life of labor activist Gabe Jewell and his participation in organizing the UAW. Germanson also talks about the rise of Homer Martin to the UAW presidency, General Motors recognition of the UAW, AFL leader John L. Lewis, and the UAW splitting into two competing caucuses. Germanson says that Jewell called the Reuther faction "Detroit radicals", quotes Jewell as saying Martin had become too impressed with himself and power mad, that there were Communist units in several UAW locals, and that Lansing, MI labor leader Lester Washburn was "a nice guy but weak". Part 4 of 7.
- Date Issued:
- 2015-11-24T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
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- Unnamed Turkish U.N. delegate replies to unnamed Greek delegate on point of order at a meeting of the U.N.
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- Michigan State University. Libraries
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- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
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- Poet and fiction writer Joe Matuzak reads his selected poems, including selections from "Eating fire," and from a manuscript he is currently working on called "An American tarot." He answers questions from the audience. Michigan State University Librarian Michael Rodriguez introduces Matuzak. Part of the MSU Libraries' Michigan Writers Series. Held at the Main Library.
- Date Issued:
- 2002-10-18T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
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- Author Jeff Vande Zande reads selections from both his poetry and fiction, including "Transient" and "Threatened species", and answers questions from the audience. The event is convened by Peter Berg, head of Michigan State University Libraries' Special Collections. Part of the MSU Libraries' Michigan Writers Series. Held in the MSU Main Library.
- Date Issued:
- 2005-02-11T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Date Issued:
- 1977-07-28T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
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- President Barack H. Obama reacts to House and Senate passage by unanimous consent of the compromise Social Security payroll tax cut and unemployment insurance extensions. Obama says it is about time Congress focused on the American people and job creation instead of partisan politics.
- Date Issued:
- 2011-12-23T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
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- President Obama speaks to troops at Camp Bonifas, a United Nations Command military post located 400 meters south of the southern boundary of the Korean Demilitarized Zone. Obama thanks the troops for their service saying it is vital to keeping peace and prosperity on the peninsula.
- Date Issued:
- 2012-03-25T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
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- Vice President Joe Biden addresses the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC) conference held in the Washington Convention Center. Biden reaffirms the U.S. commitment to Israel, noting the threats Israel faces from the destabilization of Egypt and Iran's nuclear program. Biden is introduced by Michael Kassen, President of AIPAC.
- Date Issued:
- 2013-03-04T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
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- John Chancellor and John Dancy comment on the significance of the signing.
- Date Issued:
- 1978-09-17T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
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- A Michigan State University faculty panel discusses, "Mapping the Boundaries of Friendship: The Changing Nature and Tools of Relationships". Panelists reflect on the way people relate to one another both with modern technology and historically when literacy rates were lower and letter writing was the norm. Topics include romance, face-to-face interaction, Internet usage, text messaging, on-line bullying, friendship, and collaboration. Dr. Cynthia Jackson-Elmoore, Dean of the Honors College, convenes the session and moderates questions from the audience. Part of the series "Sharper Focus/Wider Lens" sponsored by: MSU Honors College; Lyman Briggs College; James Madison College; the Colleges of Arts and Letters; Communication Arts and Sciences; Natural Science; Arts and Humanities; the Departments of Advertising, Public Relations, and Retailing; Physics and Astronomy; Psychology; Romance and Classical Studies; Telecommunication, Information Studies, and Media.
- Date Issued:
- 2012-11-19T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
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- Chicano poet and activist Trinidad Sanchez Jr., talks about his family and upbringing in Pontiac, Michigan. Sanchez talks about his beginnings as a poet, his audiences, and his subject matter. He explains the emphasis of his poetry and reads from his book, "Why Am I So Brown?" Sanchez is interviewed by Michigan State University Librarian Diana Rivera for the Mexican Voices Michigan Lives Oral History series.
- Date Issued:
- 2003-11-25T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
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- Michigan State University Professor of Family Medicine Clare Luz delivers a talk entitled, "Direct Care Workers: A Calling, the Job, and the Misjudging of Social Value." Luz describes the world of direct health care workers and is joined by care workers Susan Fierro, Kamilah Abood, and Martha Kwant, who talk about their work experiences. They describe the work environment, the type of work performed, their training, the need for additional workers in the field, and the abysmal compensation structure. Questions from the audience are taken. Luz is introduced by Michigan State University Professor John P. Beck. Part of the "Our Daily Work/Our Daily Lives" Brown Bag series co-sponsored by the MSU School of Human Resources and Labor Relations, the MSU Museum, the MSU Center for Gender in Global Context, and the MSU Women's Resource Center. Held in the MSU Museum Auditorium.
- Date Issued:
- 2014-01-24T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
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- Historian Dr. Matthew Pehl from Augustana College delivers a talk entitled, "The Moralistic God and the Factory System: Uncovering Religion in a 1950s Automobile Factory." Pehl looks at "The Detroit Industrial Mission" and the organization's efforts to both research and minister to workers in the Detroit area factories of the 1950s. Pehl reflects on their efforts and their findings of the influence class and denomination had on religious perspectives and workers' views of the nature of work. He describes the project that brought clergy into auto factories, their status as outsiders, the social dynamic in the plants, and the rejection by most workers of proselytizing in the workplace. He answers questions from the audience. Pehl is introduced by Michigan State University Professor John P. Beck. Part of the "Our Daily Work/Our Daily Lives" Brown Bag series co-sponsored by the MSU School of Human Resources and Labor Relations, the MSU Museum, and the Lansing Stewardship Community/Motorcities Automobile National Heritage Area. Held in the MSU Museum Auditorium.
- Date Issued:
- 2014-03-14T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
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- President Barack Obama marks Equal Pay Day at the White House by signing an executive order seeking to strengthen enforcement of equal pay laws for women. He tells the audience that America succeeds when women succeed and that "pay in secrecy fosters discrimination." Obama is introduced by pay equity advocate and author Lilly Ledbetter.
- Date Issued:
- 2014-04-08T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
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- George Bush answers questions from workers at the Evergreen plant in California, following the historic signing of the arms reduction pact with Boris Yeltsin.
- Date Issued:
- 1992-06-17T00:00:00Z
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- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
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- President Reagan says the United States will enter into arms reduction talks with the Soviet Union stating clearly that if the talks fail the Russians will be entering an arms race which they cannot possibly win.
- Date Issued:
- 1981-09-03T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
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- Ronald Reagan promises continuing aid to the freedom fighters in Central America in an address to Women Concerned for America. Broadcast on CNN.
- Date Issued:
- 1987-09-25T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
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- In a campaign speech in Philadelphia, Roosevelt scotches rumors about plans for concentration camps, secret telephone calls to Mussolini and Hitler, and discusses America's economic conditions.
- Date Issued:
- 1940-10-23T00:00:00Z
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- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
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- Address on the necessity of our full aid to Britain.
- Date Issued:
- 1941-03-15T00:00:00Z
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- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
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- Nine Republican Senators present the findings of the Whitewater Committee. In order, they are: Alfonse DAmato [R-NY], Kit Bod [R-MO], Lauch Faircloth [R-NC], Richard Shelby [R-AL], Robert Bennett [R-UT], Connie Mack [R-FL], Rod Grams [R-MN], Pete Domenici [R-NM], and Orrin Hatch [R-UT].
- Date Issued:
- 1996-06-18T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
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- Carter also says he has no apologies for his record for the first six month vis a vis the Black community.
- Date Issued:
- 1977-07-01T00:00:00Z
- 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
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- Toru Uematsu says that he was born in Peru, but went to Japan before the war started to attend. He descries the aftermath of the Hiroshima bombing and talks about the Makurazaki Typhoon which hit Japan in September, after the bombings. Uematsu also talks about staying in Hiroshima and Tokyo after the war and finally returning to Peru after Peru had again established diplomatic relations with Japan. He says that he is now the only living survivor of the atomic bombing in Peru and that once there had been four.
- Date Issued:
- 2007-01-05T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
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- Charlie Lince interviews people around Kalamazoo about the newly installed parking meters in downtown Kalmazoo. Opinion among citizens is divided, with many people praising the meters for making parking spaces more available and others saying that parking is still limited downtown, despite the meters. Lince also interviews a Kalamazoo police officer who gives some tips on using the parking meters correctly.
- Date Issued:
- 1949-04-09T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
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- Dr. Mohammad Khalil, associate professor of Religious Studies at Michigan State University, leads a discussion of the book, "Rūmī, poet and mystic" by Rūmī (1207-1273), which features the works of the famous Sufi mystic and poet who widely influenced mystical thought and literature throughout the Muslim world. Dr. Khalil presents a brief lecture framing the discussion before the audience breaks into small groups. The small group discussions are not heard. Dr. Khalil reconvenes the large group to discuss the book. Part five of a five part series entitled "Muslim journeys : pathways of faith," exploring the Muslim faith in the United States and throughout the world. MSU Librarian Deborah Margolis convenes the event and explains how the discussion will be facilitated. Sponsored by: the MSU Libraries, the MSU Muslim Studies Program, the East Lansing Area Clergy Association, the Islamic Society of Greater Lansing, the National Endowment for the Humanities, and the American Library Association. Held at the MSU Main Library.
- Date Issued:
- 2014-03-27T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
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- At the 2005 Michigan State University Student Writers Awards Night, students read from their original, award wining works. Readers include: Jared Erling, Jennifer Popa, and double winner Colleen Farrow. The event is convened and hosted by MSU Professor of English William Penn. Part of the MSU Libraries' Michigan Writers Series. Held in the MSU Main Library.
- Date Issued:
- 2005-04-20T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
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- Michael Steinberg, Michigan State University professor of American Thought and Language, discusses his memoir "Still pitching," about coming of age in 1950s New York. He talks about creative nonfiction, writing memoir, baseball coaches, and how living in Michigan has influenced his writing. Steinberg is interviewed by MSU Library Assistant Stephanie Mathson. Part of the Michigan State University Libraries Michigan Writers Series.
- Date Issued:
- 2003-11-21T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
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- President Obama and Vice President Biden speak at the Department of Transportation on transportation infrastructure projects in the economic stimulus plan. Transportation Secretary, Ray LaHood, opens the conference with a review of current investments going towards transportation, leading to advancements and jobs. President Obama says it is safe to say the recovery plan is "coming in ahead of schedule and under budget."
- Date Issued:
- 2009-04-13T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
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- President Barack Obama addresses attendees at the ninety-third National Convention of the American Legion, held in the Minneapolis Convention Center, Minneapolis, MN. Obama salutes a decade of military service by the 9/11 generation and recounts the achievements of military personnel in earlier conflicts. Obama also talks about providing better and services for veterans, maintaining funding for programs, providing housing, helping veterans get training for jobs in the new economy, and proposes a Returning heroes tax credit for companies that hire unemployed veterans and a Wounded warrior tax credit for companies that hire unemployed veterans with a disability.
- Date Issued:
- 2011-08-30T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
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- President Barack H. Obama announces that he is elevating the Small Business Administration to cabinet level status. He also urges Congress to give him authority to consolidate government agencies for efficiency and cost cutting purposes. Obama describes the complexity small business owners face navigating through the bureaucracy and promises to streamline the process. Held at the White House. Recording ends abruptly.
- Date Issued:
- 2012-01-13T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- Wayne State University Professor of History Janine Lanza delivers a talk entitled, "Laughing the master down: artisan culture and the meaning of emotions in 18th century Paris". Lanza describes the complex system of artisan guilds, their function and how they identified and structured their societies, culture and craft. She explains how the internal structure of the guild evolved and gave security to some and limited opportunity to others and how the guild worked to manage the economics of its craft. Lanza also explains how laughter was used as protest and a critique of the powerful. A question and answer session follows. Lanza 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, the MSU Museum, and co-sponsored by MSU's Center for European and Russian/Eurasian Studies. Held at the MSU Museum.
- Date Issued:
- 2013-01-18T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- President Obama says the country must finish building a new foundation for shared and lasting prosperity so that everybody who works hard has a chance to get ahead. Obama says he wants to see the restoration of programs that gave kids like him a chance. He reemphasizes the need for people to take responsibility and work hard. Held at the Pathways in Technology Early College High School (P-TECH) in Brooklyn, New York.
- Date Issued:
- 2013-10-25T00:00:00Z
- 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
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- President Barack Obama and Vice President Joe Biden speak at the swearing-in of Maria Contreras-Sweet as Administrator of the Small Business Administration (SBA). Obama says he nominated Maria Contreras-Sweet because "she knows first-hand the challenges that small businesses go through -- and she has a proven track record of helping them succeed." Biden tells of his confidence in Contreras-Sweet, and administers the oath of office. Contreras-Sweet thanks her supporters and family and discusses the SBA keeping up with the technological advances.
- Date Issued:
- 2014-04-07T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
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- President Obama speaks about the U.S. economy and his proposals for improving it. He asks Republicans in Congress to work with him on immigration reform and to present ideas that will create jobs and help the middle class. Obama uses the occasion to kick off a series of White House "day-in-the-life" summer trips in which the president will meet with Americans across the country. Held at Lake Harriet in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
- Date Issued:
- 2014-06-27T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Date Issued:
- 1978-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- United States President Barack Obama speaks at the dedication of the National Museum of African American History and Culture. Obama talks about the history of African Americans in the U.S. and how important the museum is to him and to the country. Obama also says that it is important for young African Americans to learn the history of their culture.
- Date Issued:
- 2016-09-24T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- President George W. Bush addresses the nation from New Orleans, Louisiana seventeen days after Hurricane Katrina churned the city. President Bush discusses the rebuilding that needs to be done. Bush explains that we must help those forced to flee their homes and leave behind their possessions, reconstruct the region, and make this region stronger in case of more storms.
- Date Issued:
- 2005-09-15T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- President George W. Bush speaks at the White House Radio and Television Correspondents Dinner. Bush pokes fun at himself, specifically making humorous remarks about his speech patterns and occasional misstatements.
- Date Issued:
- 2001-03-29T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- An unidentified U.N. delegate tells a story about getting a burger advertised as a "hamburger with a college education." The delegate examines how such advertising slogans play on the minds of the masses.
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- At Kennebunkport, a press conference on the day of Gorbachev's full return to power in the Soviet. Baker sees the possibility of expanding the US/Russian agenda.
- Date Issued:
- 1991-08-22T00:00:00Z
- 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
- Description:
- President Bush speaks with French President Sarkozy and European Commission President Barroso on the global financial crisis, during a meeting held at Camp David. Bush says, in the interconnected world, it is essential for the nations to solve the crisis together. President Sarkozy, speaking through an interpreter, calls for a summit, between the G8 and G5 nations, in order to find a worldwide solution to old, failed regulations. Sarkozy says, "We live in the 21st century, but we continue to apply 20th century rules." President Barroso says that the financial system's basic principles, regulations, and institutions need reform.
- Date Issued:
- 2008-10-18T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- Robert Byrd and Jim Wright give the Democrats response to President Reagans seventh state of the union addrss.
- Date Issued:
- 1988-01-25T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- George Shultz discusses the threat of terrorism to the free world at Yeshiva Universitys graduation exercises.
- Date Issued:
- 1984-11-18T00:00:00Z
- 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
- Date Issued:
- 1974-10-15T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Date Issued:
- 1906-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- Independent bookbinder and artist Karen Hanmer discusses her artist-made books as physical manifestations of personal essays which interweave history, culture, politics, science, and technology. Hanmer describes her studio practice as unusually varied and says that she includes design binding, small editions of artists' books, larger editions of inexpensive multiples, and installations. She presents an overview of her work followed by an opportunity for the audience to examine a few of her books held in the Michigan State University Libraries' Special Collections. Hanmer answers questions from the audience. The event is convened by MSU Librarian Eric Alstrom and is cosponsored by the MSU Residential College for the Arts and Humanities. Held at the MSU Main Library as part of the MSU Libraries' Colloquia Series.
- Date Issued:
- 2015-02-16T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- U.S. Vice President Mike Pence talks about U.S.-China relations. Pence accuses China of interfering in the 2018 U.S. midterm elections and says that relations between the two nations must be reciprocal and then presents a list of Chinese government policies which have a negative impact on the U.S. He makes his remarks at the Hudson Institute.
- Date Issued:
- 2018-10-04T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- Before departing the White House to survey damage caused by Hurricane Michael, President Donald Trump speaks to reporters about missing Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi. He says that he has spoken with the King of Saudi Arabia who denies any knowledge of the Saudi journalist's whereabouts. Trump also addresses speculation that Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) will challenge him in 2020.
- Date Issued:
- 2018-10-15T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- Debra describes being hired in September 1976, her first job, first boss, and working in the Body Shop. She talks about women in the factory, blatant sexism, and the nature of the work. Debra talks about meeting Gary, becoming friends and eventually marrying. Gary joins the interview to describe some of the operations in the plant. They talk about two serious accidents and daily life and behavior.
- Date Issued:
- 2006-01-23T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- Speaking from the Rose Garden, President Barack Obama announces new, stricter standards for automobile exhaust emissions and fuel efficiency. The changes aim to reduce dependency of the United States on foreign oil, reduce pollution, and help ease automobile manufacturing into a new era of "greener" technology.
- Date Issued:
- 2009-05-19T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Date Issued:
- 1979-03-14T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- President Barack Obama speaks at the dedication of the monument honoring Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. on the Mall in Washington, D.C. Obama reflects on the civil rights struggles of decades past and the goals yet to be achieved before Dr. King's vision is fully realized.
- Date Issued:
- 2011-10-16T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- Wayne State University Professor and labor historian Francis Shor delivers a talk titled, "The IWW Insurgence of 1912: Working Class Men & Women in Revolt". Shor explains the influence of the Industrial Workers of the World and describes two significant events in the history of the IWW and the labor movement in general. These are: the Lawrence, MA uprising and the San Diego free speech fight. He weaves in aspects of gender and ethnicity to explain the actions and effect of the the IWW as part of a broader working class movement. A question and answer session follows. Shor 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.
- Date Issued:
- 2012-09-12T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- President Obama lays out his vision for rebuilding an economy that grows from the middle out, not the top down. Obama talks about the accomplishments of his administration in achieving energy independence, containing healthcare costs, deficit reduction, job increases, and increased exports. He describes what yet needs to be done including creating jobs by investing in the nation's infrastructure. Held at the Port Terminal Building, Jacksonville Port, Jacksonville, Florida.
- Date Issued:
- 2013-07-25T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- President Clinton, in the White House Rose Garden, appeals to Congress to pass his economic plan.
- Date Issued:
- 1993-07-31T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- President Bill Clinton announces help to flood-ravaged areas of Virginia, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Maryland, and West Virginia following a helicopter tour of flooded areas.
- Date Issued:
- 1996-09-09T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- Bill Clinton, in one of his last interviews as President, talks candidly about his presidency. Clinton discusses the controversies that have plagued his administration and describes his relationships with various world leaders and officials. Clinton also discusses his relationship with Vice President Al Gore and his opinions on the outcome of the 2000 presidential election. On "60 minutes."
- Date Issued:
- 2000-12-18T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Date Issued:
- 1974-06-12T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Date Issued:
- 1971-01-22T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- President Reagan addresses the nation on national security. President Reagan urges the American public to support the military budget bill currently in Congress to further the United State's interest in deterring aggressive military action against freedom and peace. CBS' Dan Rather, Bill Plante, Bob Schieffer, and Phil Jones discuss the reception of the President's proposals on Capitol Hill.
- Date Issued:
- 1983-03-23T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- Nelson Rockefeller in a joyful and playful telephone conversation with Senator Hugh Scott. In the conversation Rockefeller learns of his confirmation as Vice President by the Senate.
- Date Issued:
- 1974-12-10T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- George Shultz announces the opening of formal relations between the Palestine Liberation Organization and the United States.
- Date Issued:
- 1988-12-14T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- Udall calls for a slow-down on the building of nuclear energy plants and for research instead into "cleaner" sources of energy.
- Date Issued:
- 1975-11-28T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- Senate Governmental Affairs Committee Majority Counsel Michael Madigan and Senator Joseph Leiberman question private detective Loren Berger about contributions made to President Clinton by the Ching Hai Meditation Society.
- Date Issued:
- 1997-07-31T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- Former American ambassador to Germany James Watson Gerard talks about freedom of speech in America as the strongest bulwark against the incursion of Bolshevism.
- Date Issued:
- 1920-04-21T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- Cal Stewart's comedy routine, Christmas time at Punkin Center, with Ada Jones and the Peerless Quartet.
- Date Issued:
- 1905-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- Cal Stewart's comedy routine, Uncle Josh invites city golk to visit him on his farm.
- Date Issued:
- 1909-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- Rosa Morales hosts Michigan State University's Chicano History Month Read-In. Diana Rivera reads from Manuel Ramos' "Luis Montez Mystery Series." Eighth grade student Clinton Mireles reads four original poems. Sheila Contreras reads several selections of poetry and prose. Rudy Hernandez reads Nick Vacca's "Message to the People." Herminia Ortega reads a selection by L.A. Cris X from an anthology of Chicano literature titled "Infinite Divisions." Rudy Ramos reads Gary Soto's memoir "Living Up the Street." Rosa Morales reads the poetry of Octavio Paz in both Spanish and English. Dionicio Valdes reads from "Adventures of the Chicano Kid" by Max Martinez. Selections read are all held in the Cesar E. Chavez Collection at the MSU Library. The read-in was coordinated by Tama Hamilton-Wray and Diana Rivera.
- Date Issued:
- 2003-02-24T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- President George H.W. Bush hosts a press conference dealing with developments in Europe and within the Soviet Union, the movement toward democracy in Eastern Europe, and answers questions on literacy and the deficit.
- Date Issued:
- 1990-07-17T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- In this installment of "Welcome to Kalamazoo," actor and musician Tex Ritter and his wife, actress Dorothy Fay discuss their lives and careers. Ritter also talks about his love for baseball and makes some predictions about the upcoming season. Unidentified segments from other programs are featured.
- Date Issued:
- 1951-07-13T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- African American autoworker Horace Sheffield talks about his union activism in the UAW, his role in preventing a race war in Detroit in 1940s, and his role in organizing Ford. Sheffield also talks about his association with UAW leaders, serving on the union staff, working to integrate the union leadership, and forming the Trade Union Leadership Council (TULC).
- Date Issued:
- 1982-02-18T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- Science fiction writer Patrick O'Leary talks about how he started writing science fiction while working as an advertising professional and his current work in progress. He also gives advice to young writers and says that good writers are good readers. O'Leary is interviewed by Michigan State University Librarian Leslie Behm. Part of the Michigan Writers Series. Held at the MSU Main Library.
- Date Issued:
- 2003-10-03T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Date Issued:
- 1917-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- President Barack Obama speaks at green manufacturer and former Maytag plant, Trinity Structural Towers, in Newton, Iowa. It being Earth Day, President Obama discusses the work ahead to create green jobs and to project the environment. Obama talks about his administration's energy plan and encourages listeners to help make the change by keeping their tires inflated and using energy-efficient light bulbs.
- Date Issued:
- 2009-04-22T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- Grant grew up in Boston and graduated from Boston State College. Grant says she was denied a teaching position in the Boston Public schools due to her race, but was later made Deputy Superintendent for Boston schools after earning her doctorate from Harvard. Grant talks about her work with Episcopal priest James P. Breeden on civil rights issues and with Jonathan Kozol in the Community Schools movement. She came to the Michigan Partnership for New Education in 1991.
- Date Issued:
- 2006-03-19T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- John H. Adams, co-founder of the Natural Resources Defense Council in 1970, recalls how he became an advocate for the environment. He recounts a number of accomplishments and says "the fight is ongoing". Adams reflects on following his passion and protecting nature and makes comments on the occasion of receiving the 2010 Presidential Medal of Freedom.
- Date Issued:
- 2011-02-16T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection