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- President Barack H. Obama expresses the condolences of the nation during his remarks at the memorial service for the victims of the tragic shooting in Tucson, AZ. Obama eulogizes the deceased, and highlights the life of nine-year-old victim Christina Taylor Green. Obama thanks the heroes who helped save others and challenges Americans to do everything we can to make sure this country lives up to our children's expectations. The service is held at the University of Arizona's McKale Memorial Center in Tucson.
- Date Issued:
- 2011-01-12T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- Carolyn Stieber, professor emerita of political science and ombudsman emerita at Michigan State University, talks about her life, education and career in political science and becoming the first ombudsman at a major university. Stieber recalls finishing her degree at the University of Chicago, finding a a job with the Navy during World War Two, and marrying her husband Jack Stieber after the war. She also discusses following her husband to MSU in 1957 when he became a professor in MSU's new School of Labor and Industrial Relations and later being asked to teach a political science class which led to her own thirty-seven year career at the university. Stieber recalls the highs and lows of her career including, facing sexism in her department, teaching future Michigan Governor John Engler as an undergraduate and becoming ombudsman. Stieber is interviewed by retired MSU Professor Pauline Adams for the Michigan State University Faculty Emeriti Association Oral History Project.
- Date Issued:
- 2015-05-14T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- President Barack Obama recounts the actions of Medal of Honor recipient Chief Master Sergeant Richard L. Etchberger, U.S. Air Force, during a ceremony at the White House. Obama explains why Etchberger’s actions on March 11, 1968 in Laos have been classified and unrecognized for over forty years. Chief Etchberger receives the award posthumously. An unidentified speaker reads the official Congressional citation as the President presents the medal to Chief Etchberger’s family. Air Force Deputy Chief of Chaplains, Brigadier General David H. Cyr, delivers the invocation and the benediction.
- Date Issued:
- 2010-09-21T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- Renowned sculptor and Michigan State University alumnus John T. Scott, talks about his life and work during a lecture at MSU. On campus to dedicate a piece of his art commissioned for the MSU Main Library, Scott says that his creative process and inspiration comes from "Jazz Thinking". He also talks about art critics, African art and culture, craftsmanship, and the use of color, and motion in his work. Scott is introduced by Susan Bandes, Director of Kresge Art Museum.
- Date Issued:
- 2004-06-19T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- AFL-CIO President Emeritus John J. Sweeney talks about his career in organized labor and his efforts to improve the lives of working people around the world. Sweeney describes the influence of his parents and the great satisfaction he derived from his life’s work. Sweeney’s remarks are made on the occasion of his 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
- Description:
- President Barack Obama honors recipients of the 2011 National Medals of Arts and Humanities during a ceremony in the East Room of the White House. Obama describes the value of arts and culture in American society and quotes poets and artists. He describes how artists come from all walks of life. An unidentified military aide reads the official citation for each recipient as Obama presents the medals.
- Date Issued:
- 2012-02-13T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- Cathy Baker, paper conservator, historian, and owner of the Legacy Press delivers a talk entitled, "Dard Hunter : arts-and-crafts designer, paper historian, and private-press printer extraordinaire". Baker talks about Hunter's life, his paper making, how he traveled the world to gather information and materials, and how he later published hand-printed books to disseminate the knowledge he had gained. She recounts Hunter's foray into furniture design before deciding that he could make an original and valuable contribution to the field of paper making. Baker answers questions from the audience. She is introduced by MSU Librarian Pat Ols0n.
- Date Issued:
- 2016-04-22T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- Dr. Gordon Guyer, former President of Michigan State University, talks about growing up in Michigan and coming to Michigan State College in 1947 as an entomology major after a stint in the U. S. Air Force. He talks about earning his doctorate in 1954, becoming a professor, and a department chair and later joining university administration as Vice President for Governmental Affairs. He says his time as President of MSU was a pleasure and talks about hosting the U.S. Presidential debate at the Wharton Center and chatting with George Bush about their first meeting in China. Guyer says that the world of higher education may be changing too fast and that a personal connection with students is being lost. He also worries about funding for MSU, a distracted student body, and a lack of family support for students. Guyer praises the creation of the new FRIB facility saying it will greatly benefit the university and the state. Guyer is interviewed by retired MSU Professor Pauline Adams for the Michigan State University Faculty Emeriti Association Oral History Project.
- Date Issued:
- 2014-07-30T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- During a ceremony at the White House, President Barack Obama describes the actions of Medal of Honor recipient U.S. Army Staff Sergeant Clinton Romesha in Afghanistan on October 3, 2009. An unidentified speaker reads the official Congressional citation as the President presents the medal to Sergeant Romesha. U.S. Army Chief of Chaplains Major General Donald Rutherford delivers the invocation and the benediction.
- Date Issued:
- 2013-02-11T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- President Barack H. Obama speaks at a memorial service for Richard Holbrooke at the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C. Obama recounts key moments of Holbrooke’s life and accomplishments from Vietnam to the Balkan War and the Middle East. Obama says Holbrooke had vision and understood America’s role in the world, comparing him to U.S. diplomats such as Rusk, Harriman, Acheson and Clifford.
- Date Issued:
- 2011-01-14T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection