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- George Bush, speaking to the Governors' Conference on Education, held at the University of Virginia in Charlottesville, begins with allusions to Thomas Jefferson's vision of free public education, talks about the crisis facing education today, and convenes the governors for a series of meetings to seek solutions to this crisis.
- Date Issued:
- 1989-09-27T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- Accusations are uttered by Representative Dellums in a House committee session investigating Kissinger's orders to State Department employees not to cooperate with legislative committees investigating secrecy in the executive branch.
- Date Issued:
- 1975-10-31T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- President George W. Bush speaks on the South Lawn of the White House with the First Lady, Vice President Dick Cheney, and Lynn Cheney at his side. Bush discusses the transition his administration had begun, following the 2008 Presidential election win to Senator Barack Obama (D-IL). Bush says he looks forward to discussing the issues of foreign policy with Obama in the following week.
- Date Issued:
- 2008-11-06T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- Truman outlines his plan for economic aid to European countries and discusses universal military training in the United States.
- Date Issued:
- 1948-03-17T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Date Issued:
- 1999-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- President George W. Bush's addresses the nation from the Oval Office announcing that the first attacks against Iraq have begun. Bush says U.S. goals in "Operation Iraqi Freedom" are to disarm Iraq of weapons of mass destruction, free it's people and to maintain world peace. Bush calls Iraq a threat to U.S. interests and expresses a desire to establish a free nation for the Iraqi people. Bush declares that U.S. forces will leave Iraq as soon as the work is done.
- Date Issued:
- 2003-03-19T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- President Barack Obama speaks at a press conference. He praises the bipartisan cooperation that resulted in what he calls the most productive post-election Congressional session in decades. He also comments on the passage of legislation on tax cuts, the repeal of Don't Ask Don't Tell, medical assistance for 9/11 responders, and the ratification of a new START treaty. Obama fields questions from reporters on prospects for more bi-partisan cooperation in the next year, the military’s ability to adapt to the repeal of DADT, the condition of the economy, the tax bill, the condition of the middle-class, immigration reform, and the status of the Guantanamo prison.
- Date Issued:
- 2010-12-22T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- Vice President Joseph Biden hosts the Medal of Valor ceremony with Attorney General Eric Holder at the White House. The Medal of Valor is the nation's highest honor awarded to public safety officers and is bestowed on 18 individuals who exhibited exceptional courage, regardless of personal safety, in the attempt to save or protect others from harm. The list of honorees are: Officers Julie Olson, Reeshemah Taylor, Sean Haller, Rafael Rivera, Timothy McClintick, Max McDonald and Douglas Weaver; Wildlife Officer Michael Neel; Troopers Robert Lombardo and Joshua Miller (posthumously); Firefighters Peter Demontreux, Hope Scott and William Reynolds; Deputy Sheriff Krista McDonald; Deputies Cameron Justus (posthumously) and William Stiltner (posthumously); and Sergeants Karl Lounge Jr. and Thomass Baitinger (posthumously). Deputy Attorney General Mary Lou Leary convenes the ceremony and reads the official citations.
- Date Issued:
- 2013-02-20T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- President Barack Obama delivers the annual State of the Union address before a joint session of Congress. Obama describes his plan to work around Congress by using executive orders and other mechanisms to accomplish goals when that body is unwilling to act. Obama also outlines his legislative priorities and discusses raising the minimum wage, insuring equal pay for women, and addressing the issue of climate change.
- Date Issued:
- 2014-01-28T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- President George H.W. and First Lady Barbara Bush discuss Iraq's Saddam Hussein, and call the struggle for peace in the Middle East, "a clearer-cut moral stand than anything since World War II." Barbara talks about the importance of family and denies that a "kinder, gentler America" and "no new taxes" are contradictory phrases, stating that her husband was "forced" into accepting new taxes. George and Barbara speculate on the upcoming 1992 Presidential race. On "PBS."
- Date Issued:
- 1991-01-02T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection