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- Acting Secretary of State Dean Acheson discusses conditions in European and other countries at end of World War II; U.S. aid to foreign countries; explanation of U.N.R.R.A. and eligibility of countries for relief.
- Date Issued:
- 1946-12-08T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- Theodore Roosevelt, presidential candidate for The Progressive Party, nicknamed The Bull Moose Party, delivers a campaign speech titled, "The Farmer and the Businessman." Roosevelt cautions against unreasonable conservatism as well as unreasonable radicalism. He concludes with, "The watchword for us all is spend and be spent."
- Date Issued:
- 1912-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- President Donald Trump talks about his administration's deregulation efforts and lifting the restrictions on the coal industry. He says the deregulation will lead to great economic growth.
- Date Issued:
- 2017-12-14T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- James Cataline talks about working for the REO Motor Car Company, in Lansing, MI, as a timekeeper during World War Two and later becoming Parts Department General Manager in 1967 when REO became Diamond-Reo Trucks, Inc. Cataline reminisces fondly about the social life at REO and the terrible emotional damage its closing had on workers and the Greater Lansing community. He also describes the demolition of the REO Clubhouse and the later fire that destroyed the plant, events which, to him, drove home the end of an era. Cataline is interviewed by Shirley Bradley. Recorded as part of the commemoration of REO Motor Car Company’s 100th Anniversary.
- Date Issued:
- 2004-05-06T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- President Baracck H. Obama speaks to a gathering at the University of Texas in Austin, TX. Obama jokes with the crowd then gets serious as he describes the link between higher education and economic prosperity. He calls on the United States to lead the world in the percentage of college graduates. He also describes the steps his administration has taken to make applying for financial aid easier and praises institutions that have kept costs down.
- Date Issued:
- 2010-08-10T00:00:00Z
- 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
- Date Issued:
- 1985-02-03T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- Harold Janetzke recalls his career as a timekeeper and engineer at REO Motor Car Company/Diamond-Reo Trucks, Inc. in Lansing, MI, from 1936 to 1975. He describes the 1937 strike that brought the UAW into REO, his move to engineering and attending Michigan State College. He says that the Great Depression devastated the Lansing community, but that World War II brought work back to the plant as REO converted from car to truck production. Janetzke's wife Eileen describes her job as a secretary at REO, meeting and marrying Harold, and working until late into her first pregnancy in 1943. They describe the heart break of the plant's closing in 1975, the loss of the pension and Harold going back to work for a few more years at Motor Wheel. The interviewers are Shirley Bradley and Lisa Fine. Recorded as part of the REO Memories oral history project.
- Date Issued:
- 1992-02-26T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- President Clinton announces his compromise plan for continuing lumbering while saving the Northwest forests and creating jobs for displaced loggers.
- Date Issued:
- 1993-07-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- Roosevelt speaks on measures to strengthen the United States' national defense; asks for funds for general preparedness.
- Date Issued:
- 1940-05-16T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection