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- In an oral history interview, Michigan Supreme Court Justice and author of the novel "Anatomy of a murder", John D. Voelker, talks about growing up in Ishpeming, MI, and his education and work background, including his time as a district attorney. Voelker also discusses being appointed to the Court in 1957, running against Joseph Moynihan, Jr. for a seat that same year, how decisions are made by the justices, famous cases he heard, including People v. Hildabridle and his eventual resignation from the Court. Justice Voelker talks fondly about writing, and the books he wrote under the pseudonym Robert Traver and reads an excerpt from "Laughing whitefish" which includes a description of the Michigan Supreme Court chambers. Voelker is interviewed by Roger F. Lane.
- Date Created:
- 1990-10-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- Interviews with Michigan State Supreme Court Justices
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- U.S. Vice President Mike Pence speaks at a campaign rally for Michigan Republican gubernatorial candidate Bill Schuette. Pence praises President Donald Trump and touts his administration's successes in the economy, employment and world trade. Pence also talks about the Republican candidates running for state and national office and why they should be elected. Held in Grand Rapids, Michigan.
- Date Issued:
- 2018-10-30T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
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- President Donald Trump endorses Florida Republican gubernatorial candidate Ron DeSantis and Senate candidate Florida Governor Rick Scott. Trump talks about the state of the U.S. economy, foreign policy, and trade. DeSantis thanks Trump for his support and says that if elected he will enact conservative policies that will help Florida's economy grow. Held in Tampa, Florida.
- Date Issued:
- 2018-07-31T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- U.S. Vice-President Al Gore comments on the presidential election recount in Florida. Gore assures that the voices of American voters will be heard. Secretary of Commerce William Daley, who is also Gore's campaign chairman, answers questions about how the recount process will proceed. Campaign manager Donna Brazil thanks the supporters of Gore's campaign.
- Date Issued:
- 2000-11-08T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
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- In this installment of "Know your city," Dr. Willis Dunbar invites Kalamazoo officials and activists to profile various issues in the upcoming election. Glenn Allen Jr., the vice-mayor of Kalamazoo, makes an argument in favor of installing parking meters while Francis L. Denner, of the Kalamazoo Federation of Labor, makes an argument in opposition to the meters. Anthony Stamm, the county clerk and secretary of the Kalamazoo County Election Committee then explains the complicated situation surrounding the offices of prosecuting attorney and probate judge.
- Date Issued:
- 1948-10-10T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- Bryan argues for a proposed amendment to the Constitution that would elect members of the United States Senate by a direct vote of the people, rather than through state legislatures.
- Date Issued:
- 1910-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- National Intelligence Director Dan Coats, CIA Director Gina Haspel, and FBI Director Christopher Wray testify before the Senate Intelligence Committee on global threats to the United States. Coats offers an assessment of cyber threats to the U.S. and lists the challenges presented by China, Russia, Pakistan, Iran. Coats also says that it is unlikely that North Korea will give up its nuclear weapons production capabilities. Haspel and Wray discuss efforts to protect the 2020 election from foreign influence. Also testifying are General Paul Nakasone, commander of U.S. Cyber Command, General Robert Ashley, director of the Defense Intelligence Agency and Robert Cardillo, director of the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency. Senator Richard Burr (Republican-North Carolina) chairs the hearing.
- Date Issued:
- 2019-01-29T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- Nixon speaks on the issues of the 1954 Congressional and state elections.
- Date Issued:
- 1954-09-21T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- In this installment of "Know your city," Dr. Willis Dunbar previews the upcoming state and municipal elections and interviews Anthony Stamm, county clerk and chairman of the county election board. Stamm describes the process behind staffing voting sites, including details on how many election officials work at each site, how those election officials are selected, and what those election officials are paid. Stamm also discusses the order of names on the ballot, explaining that the order is rotated on different ballots to nullify any advantage of being the first name on the ballot. Dunbar gives an overview of important races across the state, with particular focus on Kalamazoo's local elections.
- Date Issued:
- 1949-03-30T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- Dr. Willis Dunbar presents "This Was 1949," a review of local and national news and chart topping songs. Among the news stories Dunbar covers are the inaugurations of President Harry S. Truman and Governor G. Mennen Williams (D-MI), Michigan high school sports, the signing of the North Atlantic Treaty, local election results, and the first Soviet atomic bomb test. A series of interviews and sound bytes used in the program follows.
- Date Issued:
- 1949-12-31T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection