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- President Obama, speaking on the death of Nelson Mandela, says Mandela "no longer belongs to us; he belongs to the ages." Obama reflects on Mandela's legacy, his journey from prisoner to President of South Africa, describes Mandela's influence on his own life, and says Mandela bent the arc of the moral universe toward justice.
- Date Issued:
- 2013-12-05T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
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- Georgia Congressman John Lewis recalls his involvement in the early days of the modern civil rights movement, and being inspired by Dr. King, John F. Kennedy and an elementary school teacher who encouraged him to read. Lewis reflects upon his work and what receiving the 2010 Presidential Medal of Freedom signifies.
- Date Issued:
- 2011-02-16T00:00:00Z
- 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
- 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
- Description:
- Part 1: Michigan Supreme Court Justice Dennis W. Archer talks about his family history, growing up in Detroit and Cassopolis, MI, teaching, attending the Detroit College of Law, his interest in politics, his nomination to the Michigan Supreme Court and his involvement with the State Bar of Michigan. Justice Archer also discusses his early years on the Court, the role of the Supreme Court, collegiality among the justices, the Cassidy and DiFranco decisions, and the relationship between the Michigan Supreme Courst and the State Bar of Michigan. Part 2: Michigan Supreme Court Justice Dennis W. Archer talks about the State Bar of Michigan and the State Bar Grievance Board, his activities with the American Bar Association, issues facing African-American lawyers, his own contributions to the court, the selection process for Chief Justice, and the practice of law in Michigan. He ends by appraising his colleagues and presenting his vision for the legal profession in regards ethnic and gender diversity.
- Date Created:
- 1991-06-05T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- Interviews with Michigan State Supreme Court Justices
- Description:
- President Obama, speaking on the death of Nelson Mandela, says Mandela "no longer belongs to us; he belongs to the ages." Obama reflects on Mandela's legacy, his journey from prisoner to President of South Africa, describes Mandela's influence on his own life, and says Mandela bent the arc of the moral universe toward justice.
- Date Issued:
- 2013-12-05T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- Georgia Congressman John Lewis recalls his involvement in the early days of the modern civil rights movement, and being inspired by Dr. King, John F. Kennedy and an elementary school teacher who encouraged him to read. Lewis reflects upon his work and what receiving the 2010 Presidential Medal of Freedom signifies.
- Date Issued:
- 2011-02-16T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection