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- Don Stevens, former Michigan State University trustee and AFL-CIO board member, talks about his experiences in the Michigan labor movement. Among other topics, he discusses the Association of Catholic Trade Unionists, the anti-union efforts of Father Coughlin, the pro-union efforts of other priests, the internal struggles of a number of Michigan unions during WWII as different factions jockeyed for control and influence and the creation of the United Way as a method for coordinating charitable fund raising . Stevens also talks about the 1961-62 Michigan constitutional convention, Coleman Young, Gus Scholle, the growth of union influence in the state and the 1948 campaigns of G. Mennen Williams for governor and Gerald R. Ford for the U.S. Congress. Stevens says that Ford courted union support in the 1948 Republican primary and later betrayed the unions by voting to override President Truman's veto of the Taft-Hartley Act. Stevens is interviewed by John Revitte, MSU professor of Labor and Industrial Relations. Part three of four. Gift of John Revitte.
- Date Issued:
- 1983-03-08T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- Ed Klewicki talks about his time playing football for Michigan State College and his coach Jim Crowley and Crowley's style of coaching. He also talks about playing against future President Gerry Ford in the 1934 Michigan game. Klewicki is interviewed by Fred W. Stabley, MSU Director of Sports Information.
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- Rockefeller also comments on Ford, Callaway, Reagan, and the primary election system with Connie Chung, Bruce Morton, and Hughes Rudd.
- Date Issued:
- 1975-12-18T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- President Gerald R. Ford talks about his presidency, the events leading up to President Nixon's resignation, and about the Presidency of Jimmy Carter. Includes clips of President Nixon's resignation speech and President Ford's inaugural address. On "CBS News".
- Date Issued:
- 1979-08-02T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- U.S. President Bill Clinton praises former President Gerald R. Ford before presenting Ford with the Medal of Freedom during a White House Ceremony. Unidentified Colonel reads the formal award statement.
- Date Issued:
- 1999-08-11T00:00:00Z
- 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 "The lawmakers" Dr. Willis Dunbar interviews Congressmen Gerald Ford and Fred L. Crawford. Crawford provides a detailed history of labor legislation beginning in the 1890's with the Sherman Anti-trust Act and discusses how past law making has shaped current events. Following Crawford, Ford explains efforts to repeal or amend the Taft-Hartley Act and the failure of the Wood Bill in the House of Representatives.
- Date Issued:
- 1949-05-14T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- President Ford speaks about privacy in an address at the National Governors' Conference.
- Date Issued:
- 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- Nelson Rockefeller comments on Lynette Frommes assassination attempt on President Gerald Ford and on the risks of the Presidency. Includes background reports by Roger Mudd, Phil Jones, Bob Schieffer, Bill Curtis, and Connie Chung and eyewitness accounts.
- Date Issued:
- 1975-09-05T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- Reaction to President Ford's full pardon of ex-President Nixon by Senators Brooke, Muskie, and Jackson, and Representatives McClory of Illinois and Edwards of California.
- Date Issued:
- 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection