Michigan State University Libraries
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- Poet and author Carolyn Forché discusses her travels as a poet, meeting other poets in war-torn countries, and the role of poetry in politics, current events and in the academy. Michigan State University Professor Anita Skeen, arts coordinator and director of the MSU Residential College in the Arts and Humanities' Center for Poetry introduces Forché. Forché also takes questions from the audience. Part of the MSU Libraries' Michigan Writers Series. Cosponsored by the RCAH Center for Poetry. Held in the MSU Main Library.
- Date Issued:
- 2015-04-23T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
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- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
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- Bill Hunt hosts an episode of "Can you remember: a program of old favorites." He performs a selection of old standards, accompanied by Anne Haffey, and provides commentary on the songs he has chosen. Hunt begins with "In the shades of the old apple tree," which he mentions was written in the year before the 1906 San Francisco Earthquake. Hunt also performs "Asleep in the deep," "I'll take you home again, Kathleen," and "Let the rest of the world go by."
- Date Issued:
- 1945-08-19T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
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- President Donald Trump speaks at the Ohio Republican Party State Dinner in downtown Columbus. Trump tells party members to encourage voters to cast their ballots in the 2018 elections and says that Democrats in Congress are obstructionists. He also talks about recent economic metrics, immigration policy and the environment and takes credit for reducing federal regulations.
- Date Issued:
- 2018-08-24T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
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- Novelist, poet, essayist, and play-write Robert Vivian, professor of English at Alma College, describes how he began writing and publishing, writing in different genres, the relationship between teaching and writing, his first novel "The mover of bones", the influence of Michigan in his writings, and his current projects. Vivian is interviewed by Michigan State University Librarian Kara Gust for the MSU Libraries' Michigan Writers Series.
- Date Issued:
- 2006-09-29T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
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- President Barack Obama signs the first bill of his administration, addressing wage discrimination lawsuits. Obama discusses the importance of the new law, bringing the nation closer to equality. He says it is more than a women's issue. The discrimination of an employee's paycheck effects their families, health care, education, and the struggling economy. Obama says he signs this law in honor of Lilly Ledbetter and the women who came before her. He also signs for his daughters and the future generations.
- Date Issued:
- 2009-01-29T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
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- President Bill Clinton's second formal press conference.
- Date Issued:
- 1993-04-23T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
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- In this installment of "Know your city," Dr. Willis Dunbar examines two institutions doing charitable work in Kalamazoo County, the Lions Club and the Kalamazoo County Cancer Society. R.K. Hills, a member of the local Lions Club, discusses the history of the white cane as a symbol of blindness and the importance of educating the public about the meaning of the white cane. Dunbar also speaks to various people about their work with the Kalamazoo Cancer Society, including Mrs. R.C. Stevens, who heads the Society's Transportation Committee and Florence Thompson, the Society's secretary, and Carl Draeger, planning chairman of its fundraising campaign.
- Date Issued:
- 1949-04-20T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
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- President Donald Trump delivers an address in which he talks about the spirit of the Polish people and their enduring relationship with the U.S., the "age of terrorism" and Russia's "destabilizing activities" in Ukraine. Trump also says that he stands firmly behind NATO, but warns that other members must do more to defend Europe. Held at the historic Krasinski Square in Warsaw. Trump is introduced by First Lady Melania Trump.
- Date Issued:
- 2017-07-06T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
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- MacArthur reviews his military careeer, the conduct of the Korean War, and says farewell as he closes his army career.
- Date Issued:
- 1951-04-19T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
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- Transportation Secretary, Samuel Skinner, and President George Bush articulate new plans for expanding and improving Americas transportation systems at a press conference.
- Date Issued:
- 1990-03-08T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection