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- Michigan State University Women's Resource Center Program Coordinator Lydia Weiss hosts a panel discussion entitled "Protest, Power & Perseverance: Women in the Civil Rights Movement." Dr. Freya Anderson Rivers, MSU PhD candidate Jewell Debnam, Dr. Eva L. Evans, and Mrs. Carmen Benavides discuss their personal experiences in and research on the American Civil Rights Movement of the ninteen-sixties. Rivers recalls being the first black woman to enroll at Louisiana State University in 1964 and Debnam explains her research on the involvement of women throughout the movement. Evans reflects on her experiences as the Chair of the Michigan Department of Civil Rights and Benavides talks about her career as a Lansing school district principal. The panelists also discuss their views on the progress of the civil rights movement in America and the work that still needs to be done to insure universal human rights. They answer questions from the audience. Sponsored by MSU Women's Resource Center, the MSU Center for Gender in Global Context and the American Association of University Women (AAUW). Held at the International Center on the campus of Michigan State University.
- Date Issued:
- 2014-11-12T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- President Barack Obama holds a press briefing on jobs, energy independence, and climate change. Obama introduces several executive orders made to reverse the dependency on foreign oil while creating jobs. The President discusses the American Recovery Plan, which will put 460,000 Americans to work in clean energy investments. Obama goes on to discuss the needed production of fuel efficient cars in the United States.
- Date Issued:
- 2009-01-27T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- Dr. Jill Biden, wife of Vice-President Joseph Biden, hosts the first-ever White House Summit on Community Colleges. The focus of the event is the role community colleges play in developing America's workforce and furthering education. Biden explains how the uniquely American institution of the community college is positioned to provide education and training for the jobs of the 21st century and introduces President Barack Obama who talks about the necessity of education and his administration's education initiatives. Biden also introduces Melinda Gates, wife of Microsoft founder Bill Gates, who describes the efforts of the Gates Foundation to support the non-traditional student, the primary client of the community college. Other speakers include Skills for America representative Penny Pritzker, and Arizona community college student Albert Ojeda.
- Date Issued:
- 2010-10-05T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- Although officially entitled an "address", this becomes a press conference with a statement about the previous day's United Nations Security Council vote endorsing the use of military force against Iraq if economic sanctions appear to be ineffective. President George Bush promises that if we enter a war, it will not be a half-hearted effort like Vietnam; it will be an all-out fight for victory. He announces that James Baker, Secretary of State, will be going to Baghdad to visit Saddam Hussein in the hopes of achieving a peaceful solution on our terms. Tariq Aziz, Iraq's Foreign Minister, has been invited to Washington to talk with him.
- Date Issued:
- 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- President Taft delivers a campaign speech entitled "Popular Unrest."
- Date Issued:
- 1912-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- President Barack Obama offers closing remarks at the Rural Economic Forum held in Peosta, Iowa. Obama thanks everyone for participating and for all the ideas generated in the breakout sessions, talks about new businesses being started in the area of wind energy and green technology and promises to help these agricultural entrepreneurs gain access to the needed capital to grow their businesses.
- Date Issued:
- 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- President Obama urges Congress to take action to avoid the automatic budget cuts known as "sequestration" which are scheduled to hit March 1 if lawmakers fail to find a path forward on balanced deficit reduction. Obama calls the "sequester" a "meat clever approach" to budget cutting. Joined by law enforcement officers and first-responders, Obama warns that the automatic cuts, totaling about $85 billion over the course of a year, will prompt job losses, weaken national security, and cancel government services. Held in the South Court Auditorium of the White House.
- Date Issued:
- 2013-02-19T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- President Clinton announces the administrations new policy on illegal immigration. Other speakers are Vice President Al Gore and Attorney General Janet Reno.
- Date Issued:
- 1993-07-27T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- President Ronald Reagan announces the nomination of Robert McFarlane as National Security Advisor. Reagan answers questions about the U.S. presence in Lebanon, his candidacy for re-election, and about the deployment of nuclear missiles.
- Date Issued:
- 1983-10-17T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- U.S. President Barach Obama responds to reporters' questions in a press conference held at the White House. Topics include President-elect Donald Trump, his own goals for a smooth transition, and the learning curve for being President.
- Date Issued:
- 2016-11-14T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection