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- Russell Alberts talks about working at REO Motor Car Company, in Lansing, MI, from 1928 to 1939. Alberts describes conditions in the plant, his jobs, pay, benefits, and hours, before unionization and the great strides made by workers after the big labor strike of 1937 and the Lansing Labor Holiday. He also talks about the REO Clubhouse, the radio station, REO products and making experimental vehicles for the American military. Alberts' wife, Eva Alberts, describes her work in the REO Navy Department during the war and both discuss an accidental death in the plant and the safety issues which plagued the manufacturer for decades. The interviewer is Shirley Bradley. Recorded as part of the REO Memories oral history project.
- Date Issued:
- 1992-04-16T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- President Barack H. Obama speaks about the extension of the Social Security payroll tax cut during a press conference at the White House. Obama says that Congress has done the right thing for working Americans.
- Date Issued:
- 2012-02-21T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- Church tells the National Press Club his opinions of the CIA's spying on ordinary citizens, the boycott of certain Arab nations against 1500 American companies who do business with Israel, and why he thinks President Ford's economic programs would result in endless and enormous inflation.
- Date Issued:
- 1975-03-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- President Bush signs H.R. 7081, the United States-India Nuclear Cooperation Approval and Nonproliferation Enhancement Act. Bush praises the efforts of many who brought this agreement to fruition. Bush says, "This legislation will enhance our cooperation in using nuclear energy to power our economies; it will help us work together even more closely to reduce the danger of nuclear proliferation across the world." The President states that in signing this act the two nations are telling the rest of the world that all nations which follow democracy can find a friend in the United States. Bush says that the relationship between the United States and India has never been "more vibrant and more hopeful." Bush then signs the act.
- Date Issued:
- 2008-10-08T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- President Barack Obama and President Xi Jinping of the People's Republic of China speak to reporters during a joint press conference at the White House. Topics include House Speaker John Boehner's (R-OH) decision to resign, cyber-security, environmental issues, economic growth, and relations between the two powers. Xi's remarks are interpreted into English. Reporters from U.S. and Chinese media ask questions of the presidents. Ends abruptly.
- Date Issued:
- 2015-09-25T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- President Donald Trump comments on the news of an F.B.I. raid at the office of Trump's personal attorney Michael Cohen. Trump asserts that Cohen is a good man and the raid is a part of the ongoing "witch-hunt" against him. Trump claims that he has given over a million pages worth of documents to the special council and the F.B.I.'s continued investigation of him is a disgrace and an attack on the country as a whole. Trump's comments are made prior to a meeting with senior military leadership.
- Date Issued:
- 2018-04-09T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- President Clinton introduces the Health Care Reform Bill, which he had outlined in general terms in a message to Congress five weeks earlier.
- Date Issued:
- 1993-10-27T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- President Clinton celebrates the signing of the balanced budget/tax cut bill in ceremonies on the White House south lawn.
- Date Issued:
- 1997-08-05T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- President Barack Obama speaks on the economy to members of The Business Council. Before going into his remarks, Obama says a few words on the tragic plane crash the night before in Buffalo, seeing it as a reminder of the fragility of life. Obama discusses the stimulus package, relating its funding to schools and its creation of jobs as aid to businesses.
- Date Issued:
- 2009-02-13T00:00:00Z
- 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