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- President Obama welcomes James Comey to his new post as the seventh Director of the FBI. Obama praises the staff of the FBI and says Comey has, "dedicated his life to defending our laws -- to making sure that all Americans can trust our justice system to protect their rights and their well-being." Held at the Federal Bureau of Investigation Headquarters.
- Date Issued:
- 2013-10-28T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- President Ronald Reagan announces his nomination of Sandra Day O'Connor for the position Supreme Court justice. Reagan addresses the question of whether or not he would nominate a woman and explains why O'Connor was the best choice regardless of gender. Following the announcement U.S. Attorney General William Smith answers questions from the audience. Smith says Reagan is satisfied with O'Connor's stance on abortion, and Smith insists that she was chosen based on her qualifications and not her political ideals, then comments on how the decision was made to nominate O'Connor.
- Date Issued:
- 1981-07-07T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- Robert Taft explains the terms and the purposes for the proposed enactment of the Taft-Hartley Labor Bill fighting to override President Trumans veto. Broadcast on NBC June 22, 1947.
- Date Issued:
- 1947-06-22T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- President Barack Obama discusses foreign policy, Iran, race relations, infrastructure, and a future political climate in which the GOP will control both houses of Congress. Obama asserts the U.S. is stronger than it has been in the past 40 years, with a sturdy basis in American resources. Broadcast on the show "Morning Edition" in three segments over three days.
- Date Issued:
- 2014-12-29T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- President Barack Obama delivers a public speech at CIA Headquarters in Langley, Virginia. President Obama discusses the importance of the CIA in national security and illustrates the changes the department has undergone since he came into office.
- Date Issued:
- 2009-04-20T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- President Carter announces he will invoke the Taft-Hartley Act to bring an end to the three month coal strike. As per the current state of negotiations, the miners will receive the higher wage tentatively agreed to last week as the interim wage while negotiations continue.
- Date Issued:
- 1978-03-06T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- John W. McCormack gives thanks to those who voted for him as Speaker of the House and is sworn in as Speaker of the House.
- Date Issued:
- 1962-01-10T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- President Obama and Vice President Biden deliver remarks before the signing of the Violence Against Women Act Reauthorization. Biden reflects on the courage needed to free oneself from an abusive relationship and says this bill offers help. Obama says that the original bill changed our culture and made it possible to talk about domestic abuse and gave victims a place to go. The event ends with Obama signing the bill.
- Date Issued:
- 2013-03-07T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- President Barack Obama talks about American manufacturing and the economy during a visit to the ArcelorMittal steel plant in Cleveland, Ohio. Obama says he will continue working to implement the Affordable Care Act and commends Ohio Republican Governor John Kasich for expanding Medicaid and urges other Republican governors to put politics aside and do the same. He also praises ArcelorMittal as a global leader in advanced high-strength steel products and says they will help fuel an American manufacturing renaissance.
- Date Issued:
- 2013-11-14T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- United States Vice President Joe Biden criticizes Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump for his comments against U.S. District Judge Gonzalo Curiel, who is overseeing lawsuits against Trump University. Biden says that Trump's comments are tyrannical and warns that Trump would defy the courts if they ruled against him as president. Biden also criticizes the U.S. Senate for refusing to grant a hearing to President Obama's Supreme Court nominee Judge Merrick Garland. Biden speaks at the American Constitution Society Conference Dinner held at the Capital Hilton in Washington, D.C.
- Date Issued:
- 2016-06-10T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection