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- Date Issued:
- 1979-10-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- President Obama honors the men and women who gave their lives in service of our nation during a Memorial Day commemoration at Arlington National Cemetery. Obama recognizes the 60th anniversary of the end of the Korean War and honors the service of military members in Iraq and Afghanistan. He recognizes some of the recent funerals at Arlington recounting the service record of those buried.
- Date Issued:
- 2013-05-27T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- President George H.W. Bush addresses the corps of cadets at West Point about the role of military leadership in the post-Cold War world. He explains issues of using force overseas during his administration, and defines the legacy of internationalism which his generation leaves.
- Date Issued:
- 1993-01-05T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- President Donald Trump marks African American History Month at a White House reception. Trump highlights several African Americans who served in the military and shares their stories. Surgeon General Jerome Adams talks about his career in medicine and says he was inspired by Dr. Ben Carson, the current Secretary of Housing and Urban Development. Adams talks about several African Americans physicians in the military.
- Date Issued:
- 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- In this installment of "Know your city" Captain Parisi and Chaplain Pollock, representing the Kalamazoo County reserve officers corps, debate issues of military preparedness and national security. In particular, Parisi and Pollock focus on the cost and wisdom of a strong military reserve and the how such military strength relates to the mandate of the United Nations. Dr. Willis Dunbar also introduces Ross Anderson, the acting manager of the Kalamazoo Chamber of Commerce, who discusses the Democracy Works Here program, which highlights the role of retail stores in the nation's democracy.
- Date Issued:
- 1949-02-16T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- Irene Hosking discusses her service in the Army Nurse Corps during World War II. Hosking talks about meeting her husband as an enlisted soldier, getting married and worrying that their marriage would interfere with her military career. She also talks about serving as a nurse in Sydney, Brisbane, and Townsville, Australia, daily life in a field hospital, her dedication to military service, and her participation in the Veterans of Foreign Wars organization. Hosking is interviewed by Kathryn Cavanaugh.
- Date Issued:
- 2003-07-21T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- President Franklin Roosevelt's twelfth State of the Union Address, delivered over the radio. He asks congress to both amend the Selective Service Act to provide for induction of nurses into the armed forces and enact legislation to put use IV-4 men (unfit for military service) to use. Roosevelt also puts forth his economic bill of rights, which emphasizes a man's right to work.
- Date Issued:
- 1945-01-06T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- President Donald Trump celebrates the signing of the John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019. Trump says that the act is the "most significant" investment in the U.S. military in modern history. Vice President Mike Pence introduces Trump and says that Trump has no higher priority than the safety and security of the American people. Following their comments, Trump signs the bill. Held at Fort Drum in Jefferson County, New York.
- Date Issued:
- 2018-08-13T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- Vice President Joe Biden speaks to the Veterans of Foreign Wars at their 111th National Convention in Indianapolis, IN. Biden recounts the long history of Americans in combat and promises that US troops will be out of Iraq by the end of 2011. Biden also talks about U.S. military operations in Iraq and Afghanistan, reforms made in the Department of Veterans Affairs, and the positive effect of the new G.I. Bill on service families.
- Date Issued:
- 2010-08-23T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- President Barack H. Obama delivers his fourth State of the Union address before a joint session of Congress. He recounts the accomplishments of the previous year including the death of Osama bin Ladin and the end of combat in Iraq. Obama says, "We can either settle for a country where a shrinking number of people do really well while a growing number of Americans barely get by, or we can restore an economy where everyone gets a fair shot, and everyone does their fair share, and everyone plays by the same set of rules." He promises to continue fighting against the polices that brought on the 2008 economic crisis and proposes lowering taxes on companies that choose to stay in the U.S. and to cease rewarding companies that move operations and assets off shore. He also talks about immigration, education, energy, tax policy, the deficit, campaign financing and lobbying, the Afghan War, and revolution throughout the Middle East.
- Date Issued:
- 2012-01-24T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection