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- President Obama signs a Presidential Memorandum on modernizing the overtime system by directing the Labor Department to recommend rules governing overtime pay to ensure that workers are paid fairly for a hard day's work.
- Date Issued:
- 2014-03-13T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- President Obama delivers remarks explaining the critical importance of raising the federal minimum wage to $10.10. Obama recognizes members of the Big Ten Champion basketball team who are in attendance and praises Jordon Morgan's academic accomplishments. He praises the business practices of Zingerman's Delicatessen, recounts the improving economic conditions of the U.S. economy, and describes the successful enrollment numbers for the Affordable Care Act. Held in the Intramural Sports Building at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, Michigan.
- Date Issued:
- 2014-04-02T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- President Reagan in a press conference.
- Date Issued:
- 1981-03-06T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- Reagan announces forthcoming meeting with Soviet ambassador Andrei Gromyko. He answers questions about the meeting, breaches in arms control by the Soviets, Reagan's priorities, and a specific deficit-reduction plan.
- Date Issued:
- 1984-09-11T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- Senator Joseph Lieberman sees the testimony of the Buddhist nuns as insufficiently crucial to warrant immunizing them.
- Date Issued:
- 1997-07-23T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- Recording begins with news coverage of Jack Dempsey beating Jess Willard in a boxing match on July 4, 1919.
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- William Penn, essayist, fiction writer, and professor of English at Michigan State University, talks about his novel "The Absence of Angels," settings and plots in his works, inspiration from his family, his in-progress works, Native American dramas, and his reading habits. Penn is interviewed by MSULibrarian Jane Arnold for the MSU Libraries' Michigan Writers Series.
- Date Issued:
- 1999-11-19T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- Gerald Ford discusses a tax cut bill which was larger than he wanted, saying that Congress must now yield on federal spending.
- Date Issued:
- 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- Omar Bradley states that the U.S. does not want war and he discusses the United States' problems and responsibilities pertaining to this policy.
- Date Issued:
- 1949-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- President Barack Obama speaks on the many troubles facing the American middle class. He announces the creation of the White House Task Force on Middle Class Working Families, headed by Vice President Joe Biden. The task force is charged with creating new jobs and monitoring the problems that middle-income working families face, with the ultimate goal being to raise the living standards of those already in the middle class, as well as those aspiring to it. The President also announces plans to sign three executive orders intended to make unionization easier for those employed by companies with federal contracts.
- Date Issued:
- 2009-01-30T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- President Barack Obama speaks at the Human Rights Campaign's 15th Annual National Dinner held at the Washington Convention Center. Obama declares that, "every single American...deserves to be treated equally in the eyes of the law and in the eyes of our society." He lists the accomplishments of his administration in the area of human rights and gay rights, including the repeal of "Don't ask, don't tell." Obama also advocates for his American Jobs Act which is pending in congress and says the country is having a fundamental debate national identity.
- Date Issued:
- 2011-10-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- President Barack Obama makes remarks on improving economic opportunity for women and working families. Obama stresses equal pay for equal work, raising the minimum wage, and the Affordable Care Act. Held at Valencia College in Orlando, Florida.
- Date Issued:
- 2014-03-20T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- President Clintons first press conference in five months deals with balancing the budget. He fields reporters' questions about Whitewater development, Gingrich's pessimism, his imminent trip to visit the US troops in Bosnia, and the "Travelgate".
- Date Issued:
- 1996-01-11T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- John F. Kennedy gives his campaign speech as presidential candidate.
- Date Issued:
- 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- U.S. President George W. Bush talks about former U.S. President Thomas Jefferson's accomplishments and legacy. Bush discusses the similarities between Jefferson and himself, saying that they both have a habit of making up new words and also prefer lower taxes. Following his comments, Bush signs a proclamation honoring Jefferson's 258th birthday.
- Date Issued:
- 2001-04-13T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- Walter Mondale says he believes essential energy legislation will pass in 1978.
- Date Issued:
- 1978-08-18T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- Senator William Roth comments on the message on the economy delivered by President Carter that day.
- Date Issued:
- 1978-04-11T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- Francis White sings two songs, Six times six is thirty-six, and M.I.S.S.I.S.S.I.P.P.I.
- Date Issued:
- 1922-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- Vice President Joseph Biden praises the efforts of President Barack Obama to pass health care reform and introduces the President. President Obama talks about the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, before signing the bill into law. He also talks about the features of the act, how citizens will benefit and how insurance company practices that will be controlled. He also thanks those that have pushed for health care reform for decades.
- Date Issued:
- 2010-03-23T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- President Barack Obama talks about the heath care needs of injured veterans and their families that will be addressed by the Caregivers and Veterans Omnibus Health Services Act and then signs the bill. Obama says that the bill improves health care services for veterans and provides assistance and training to those who provide care to wounded veterans.
- Date Issued:
- 2010-05-05T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- President George Bush gives a press conference in Washington following the press conference with James Baker and Tariq Aziz in Geneva. He notes that the Iraqi refusal to accept his letter indicates their unwillingness to accept a diplomatic solution to the crisis in Kuwait.
- Date Issued:
- 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- President Donald Trump talks about gun violence and school safety. Trump says that he wants to ban bump stock devices, that the country should look into "hardening" schools and focus on mental health issues and that the leadership of the National Rifle Association (NRA) wants to help solve the problem of gun violence. Vice President Mike Pence introduces Trump. Trump's remarks are made at the annual meeting of the National Governors Association in Washington D.C.
- Date Issued:
- 2018-02-26T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- Richard Nixon points to Rose Mary Woods as an example of what is good in a Catholic education and promises aid to parochial schools at the 89th annual convention of the Knights of Columbus. date?
- Date Issued:
- 1971-08-18T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- Father Charles E. Coughlin speaks on social justice and communism. Charles Penman introduces Father Coughlin.
- Date Issued:
- 1935-11-10T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- U.S. President Barack Obama delivers remarks at a meeting of the African Union in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Topics include these: political corruption, economic development and the U.S. relationship with African nations.
- Date Issued:
- 2015-07-28T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Date Issued:
- 1980-01-23T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- President Clinton's Budget Message, an appeal for public support televised from the White House Oval Office. Calls for a $496 billion deficit reduction, half by spending cuts, half by new taxes, most widespread of which is a 4.2 cent per gallon gasoline tax.
- Date Issued:
- 1993-08-03T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- President Clintons State of the Union address. Cites statistics on improved economy, reduced crime and teen pregnancy rates, a diminished national debt.
- Date Issued:
- 1996-01-23T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- President Clinton celebrates his re-election victory before a hometown crowd in Little Rock, AK. He in introduced by Vice President Al Gore.
- Date Issued:
- 1996-11-05T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Date Issued:
- 1975-10-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- President Taft says that America must help other countries and people, that Christianity is democracy, and he discusses America's position in the Philippines.
- Date Issued:
- 1909-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- President Reagan, Vice President George Bush, and Nancy Reagan address thousands of high school bandsmen who were disappointed by the cancellation of the Inaugural parade by Washington D.C.s sub-zero weather. NBC-TV.
- Date Issued:
- 1985-01-21T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- President Reagan discusses the Battleship New Jersey firing on Syrians in Lebanon and discusses public and private welfare programs.
- Date Issued:
- 1983-12-14T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- Former American ambassador to Germany, James Watson Gerard gives a speech about freedom of speech in America being 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:
- Senator John Glenn says the committee will now investigate the infusion of Chinese and Hong Kong millions into the National Policy Forum (a wing of the GOP National Committee) in 1994 and 1996 elections.
- Date Issued:
- 1997-07-23T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- Democratic leaders Representative Nancy Pelosi (CA) and Senator Charles Schumer (NY) meet with President Donald Trump in the Oval Office. Trump talks about legislation pending in Congress and declares that his proposed border wall will be built. Pelosi offers to work with Trump and suggests that he should expect the House to pass his budget and provide funding for the border wall. Schumer says that there are compromises that could be made to accomplish Trump's legislative objectives and still keep the government from shutting down. Both Pelosi and Schumer agree that the country needs tighter border security but they do not agree that a wall will promote security. Trump says that if the borders are not secured, he will shut down the government.
- Date Issued:
- 2018-12-11T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- President Barack Obama signs the Edward M. Kennedy Serve America Act. Introduced by Senator Kennedy (D-MA), President Obama remarks on the senator's achievements and the importance of the civil service organization, AmeriCorps. Obama goes on to discuss the new work AmeriCorps will invest its efforts in involving clean energy and education.
- Date Issued:
- 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- President Barack Obama welcomes a group of active duty U.S. armed service personnel as they become American citizens in a naturalization ceremony. Secretary of Homeland Security Janet Napolitano administers the citizenship oath. President Obama also presents the Outstanding American By Choice award to Peter Lemon.
- Date Issued:
- 2009-05-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Date Issued:
- 1993-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- Dr. George Eyster, DVM, talks about his career in veterinary cardiology and developing surgical techniques and conducting research at Michigan State University's College of Veterinary Medicine. Eyster talks about his mentors at MSU and developing open heart surgery procedures for animals, while at the same time, ground breaking procedures for humans were also being developed. He also describes sharing facilities with the College of Human Medicine at MSU, techniques used for both human and animal surgery, and cooperative programs with hospitals such as Ingham Medical in Lansing, Michigan. Eyster comments on changes in veterinary medicine, the decline in veterinary cardiac care, and how the animal rights movement has affected the availability of animals for research. Part of the Michigan State University Faculty Emeriti Association Oral History Project.
- Date Issued:
- 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- President Bill Clinton speaks at the National Archives about affirmative action.
- Date Issued:
- 1995-07-19T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- U.S. President John F. Kennedy reports to the nation on his "sober," "joyless" but "productive" meeting with Khrushchev in Vienna. With the voice of Chet Huntley. Kennedy's press conference recorded in 1961.
- Date Issued:
- 1964-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- Release of Rudolph Abel and Francis Gary Powers, British nuclear tests on Easter Island, possibility of Kennedy entering Geneva Disarmament, automation, world-wide arms agreement test ban, purpose of summit meetings, cost of CIA work, censorship of military speeches and Senator Strom Thrumond, Viet-Nam, Kashmir dispute, U.S.-British disarmament agreement, offsetting changes in Defense Department spending, Red China's place in disarmament, lawmaker exchange between U.S. and Russia, status of Monroe Doctrine, exclusion of Cuba from O.A.S., postponement of Glenn's space flight, summer White House at Newport, R.I., postal rate increases, Laos situation, release of reserves from active duty, administration foreign policy.
- Date Issued:
- 1962-02-14T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- Reagan outlines what the United States is doing to bring about world peace and plenty, his hopes for USA/USSR cooperation in these spheres through periodic and regular consultations.
- Date Issued:
- 1984-09-24T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- President Barack Obama speaks at the Business Roundtable, an association of chief executive officers of leading U.S. companies. President Obama stresses the importance of job creation and credit as important steps to healing the economy. Obama answers questions relating to international business, the G-20, and long-term planning.
- Date Issued:
- 2009-03-13T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Date Issued:
- 1980-11-05T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- President Obama speaks about the Supreme Court's 5-4 decision to uphold the Affordable Care Act. Obama says the decision is a victory for people all over the country predicting their lives will be more secure now that they will have access to health insurance. He lists provisions of the Act and the work that still needs to be done to fully reap the benefits of the Act.
- Date Issued:
- 2012-06-28T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- Final Impeachment Hearing. The Senate votes not guilty on one count of perjury by a vote of 55-45. The Senate splits 50-50 on one count of obstruction of justice. Final statement by Chief Justice William Rehnquist and majority leader Trent Lott.
- Date Issued:
- 1999-02-12T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- Bush responds to a question about AK47 semi-automatic rifles by saying he wants to stop killers while preserving the right to own guns. With comments by reporter Sarah McClendon.
- Date Issued:
- 1989-02-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Date Issued:
- 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection