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- Description:
- Presidential candidate William H. Taft stresses the Republican's desire and accomplishment of strong efficient Army and Navy as compared to silence on that subject in the Democratic Party's platform.
- Date Issued:
- 1908-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- President Bill Clinton discusses the federal budget and U.S. involvement in the ethnic struggles in Bosnia. On radio program, "Imus in the morning," originating from WFAN radio in New York and simultaneously broadcast live on the "Today show."
- Date Issued:
- 1993-05-12T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- High quality recording of President John F. Kennedy's speech on the Berlin crisis. Kennedy warns the USSR against moves in Berlin that might appear hostile or restrict access to the East Berlin sector. Kennedy calls for increased US military spending in order to counter the Communist threat and cautions the American public about the possible consequences.
- Date Issued:
- 1961-07-25T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- President Barack Obama, backed by the Defense Secretary and other Pentagon officials, speaks to reporters at the Pentagon about U.S. military strategy in the 21st century. Obama says this strategy includes $487 billion in cuts over the next decade along with other spending changes which will still leave the U.S. with a defense budget that is roughly larger than the next 10 countries' military budgets combined.
- Date Issued:
- 2012-01-05T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- British Prime Minister Tony Blair explains the importance of the United Nations properly inspecting Iraq for weapons of mass destruction. He says he wants to reach a diplomatic solution with Iraq but asserts that Saddam Hussein's cooperation is necessary. Blair says a deployment of British aircraft will be based in Kuwait in the event that military action is taken against Iraq. Blair also talks about Britain's efforts to help reform Northern Ireland's system of government. President Clinton echoes Blair's statements about Iraq saying that the U.S. may take military action if Saddam Hussein does not comply with UN inspections. Clinton declines to answer any questions regarding the investigation of his relationship with White House intern Monica Lewinsky. Part of a joint press conference.
- Date Issued:
- 1998-02-06T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- U.S. President Barack Obama delivers his Nobel Peace Prize acceptance speech at a ceremony in Oslo, Norway. Obama confronts the issue of being a wartime president receiving a prize for peacemaking by saying that passivism alone will not stop evil in the world and that the world's security for the past six decades has been paid for with American might and American blood.
- Date Issued:
- 2009-12-10T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- President Obama speaks at a campaign event in Denver, Colorado. He talks about the previous night's debate with Republican challenger Mitt Romney accusing Romney of more flip-flops in his rhetoric. Obama restates his plans for the next four years while he criticizes the Romney-Ryan plan. He recounts the accomplishments of his first term and promises to maintain a strong military and care for returning veterans.
- Date Issued:
- 2012-10-04T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- President Obama announces targeted airstrikes and humanitarian relief operations in northern Iraq in response to the advance of Sunni militant group Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS), also known as the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL). He describes the humanitarian crisis and explains why he has authorized limited action.
- Date Issued:
- 2014-08-07T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- President Calvin Coolidge delivers his first inaugural speech following his election in 1924. Broadcast over the WEAF-WCAP network, Coolidge talks about the nation recovering from the First World War and giving assistance to Europe. He discusses isolationism, maintaining a standing military for defense, security threats, the domestic economy, and partisan politics. He also talks about fending off attempts to maintain publicly owned railroads and utility companies, and discusses taxation, social problems, and the rights of property owners.
- Date Issued:
- 1925-03-04T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- President George W. Bush speaks to an audience of Marines and Marine families at Camp LeJeune, North Carolina. He calls Operation Iraqi Freedom a fierce struggle to protect the world from weapons of mass destruction and the misdeeds of Iraqi war criminals, who have put their own citizens at risk. Bush adds that the American armed forces have performed brilliantly, and that their mission will not be over until Iraq is free.
- Date Issued:
- 2003-04-03T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection