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- Hall of Fame basketball player, entrepreneur and activist Earvin "Magic" Johnson, urges young Americans to get covered with the Affordable Care Act. Johnson recounts his own health issues including injuries and an HIV Positive diagnosis. He advocates for regular check-ups and early detection.
- Date Issued:
- 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- In this installment of "Welcome to Kalamazoo," Dr. Willis Dunbar profiles the U.S. Navy exhibit appearing in Kalamazoo. The mayor of Kalamazoo, Henry Ford, and the presidents of the Senior and Junior Chambers of Commerce, John Klosterman and Fred Maymer, welcome the exhibit to Kalamazoo. U.S. Naval Officer John Jay Morgan, commander of the exhibit, describes the installation to listeners and talks about some of the exhibit's highlights. Part of the Kalamazoo Valley Museum WKZO Transcription Disc Collection.
- Date Issued:
- 1949-07-08T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- President Barack Obama and Vice President Joseph Biden speak to the winners of the 2011 National Association of Police Organizations TOP COPS award for valor in the line of duty. The ceremony is held in the White House Rose Garden. Obama also announces that he is asking FBI Director Robert Mueller to stay on the job for two more years.
- Date Issued:
- 2011-05-12T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
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- Vice President Mike Pence, when asked if he believes that the Russia investigation is a hoax, as President Donald Trump maintains, says "We've fully cooperated in it, and in the interest of the country, I think it's time to wrap it up." On the show "Today."
- Date Issued:
- 2018-05-10T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- President Obama announces his nomination of three candidates for the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit. Obama charges that the Senate has deliberately refused to bring previous nominations to a vote and challenges the body to act quickly. The nominees are: Cornelia T.L. Pillard, a law professor; Patricia Ann Millett, an appellate lawyer; and Robert L. Wilkins, a federal district judge.
- Date Issued:
- 2013-06-04T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- President Donald Trump speaks to employees in the lobby of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) headquarters in Langley, VA. Trump uses the appearance to praise the agency, says that the agency has not been used properly to fight ISIS, and asserts his belief that the U.S. bungled its exit from Iraq by not taking the country's oil which he claims is funding terrorist activities. Vice President Mike Pence introduces Trump. Meroe Park, Acting Director of the Central Intelligence Agency, introduces Pence.
- Date Issued:
- 2017-01-21T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- President Obama, Secretary of State John Kerry, and Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius make remarks on the 25th annual World AIDS Day. Obama announces the National Institutes of Health (NIH) will invest $100 million over the next three years to launch a new HIV cure initiative. Kerry talks about international efforts to combat the disease. Sebelius talks about expanded coverage for AIDS patients under the Affordable Care Act. Held in the South Court Auditorium of the Eisenhower Executive Office Building in Washington, D.C.
- Date Issued:
- 2013-12-02T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- President George W. Bush speaks from the White House about the passage of the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008. Bush describes features of the bill providing tax incentives for businesses to invest and create jobs, temporarily expanding federal deposit insurance for bank and credit union accounts from $100,000 to $250,000, and provide families with relief from the Alternative Minimum Tax. Bush reassures citizens that the nation will heal, saying "with confidence and leadership and bipartisan cooperation, we'll overcome the challenges we face, return our nation to a path of growth, and job creation, and long-term economic prosperity."
- Date Issued:
- 2008-10-03T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- U.S. President Donald Trump talks about the results of the 2018 midterm elections and praises House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (Democrat, California) and vows to work with the new Democratic House of Representatives majority in a bipartisan manner. Trump also threatens to respond to any House Democratic efforts to investigate the White House and engages in a heated exchange with CNN's Jim Acosta when he challenge Trump's version of the elections results.
- Date Issued:
- 2018-11-07T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- U.S. President Donald Trump talks to reporters about his decision to fire Secretary of State Rex Tillerson. Trump explains that current CIA Director Mike Pompeo will be replacing Tillerson and that current Deputy Director of the CIA Gina Haspel will be his pick to replace Pompeo as CIA Director.
- Date Issued:
- 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection