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- President Ronald Reagan thanks the Voice of America in this broadcast on its 45th anniversary. Reagan praises the efforts of the VOA to broadcast truth to those in the world who are still oppressed.
- Date Issued:
- 1987-02-24T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- Sgt. Robert Barry, speaking for all Kalamazoo military veterans, delivers a speech on the first anniversary of the allied victory in World War II. Barry says that veterans returned to find that their country was filled with bickering, confusion, and shortages. Rather than being allowed time to gently return to their old lives, he says, veterans were forced to become involved in their communities and in the nation to repair their country. He also asserts that while veterans may celebrate victory they must also dedicate themselves to ensuring a lasting peace.
- Date Issued:
- 1946-08-14T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- President Obama speaks to troops at Fort Bliss, Texas on the two-year anniversary of the end of the combat mission in Iraq. Obama declares that part of ending wars responsibly requires standing with and supporting those who have served. He pays tribute to the soldiers from Bliss who have served and those who will not return. Obama announces a new executive order on mental health services for veterans as well as hiring programs that have found jobs for over 100,000 veterans.
- Date Issued:
- 2012-08-31T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- President Barack H. Obama speaks about the legacy of President John F. Kennedy on the 50th anniversary of Kennedy’s inauguration. Obama recaps the challenges Kennedy faced and the promises Kennedy made for a brighter future based upon dedication and hard work. The president’s address comes after a day of celebrations held at the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C.
- Date Issued:
- 2011-01-20T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- U.S. President Dwight Eisenhower broadcasts to the world over the Voice of America network on the 15th Anniversary of its founding in January 1942. Ike promotes U.S. style democracy, the United Nations and international harmony based on shared prosperity.
- Date Issued:
- 1957-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- President Donald Trump participates in a 9/11 memorial service in Shanksville, Pennsylvania, where he honors the passengers and crew of Flight 93 who thwarted a terrorist attack that day. Trump pays tribute to all victims of the 9/11 attacks, recounts the actions of the passengers and crew of Flight 93, and says he shares in the families' grief. Trump is joined by Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke, Pennsylvania Governor Tom Wolf (D), and Gordon Felt, President of the Families of Flight 93. The event is convened by Stephen Clark, Superintendent of the National Parks of Western Pennsylvania. Reverend Paul Britton delivers the invocation. The names of Flight 93's passengers are read and the memorial bells are rung for each.
- Date Issued:
- 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- Build for 1980. September 1, 1979. Atlantic Pack to Salazar E.L.A. Circular crest on left side: August 29 Continue the Struggle. Black font on orange background.
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- Midwest Chicano Latino Activism Collection (MICHILAC)
- Description:
- Five years after the terrorist attacks on the United States, President George W. Bush gives a speech to the American people, regarding the war in Iraq and on terrorism. He calls the war on terrorism "the calling of our generation." Bush admits that Saddam Hussein was not responsible for the attacks on our country, but he's regime was still a threat that posed "a risk the worlf could not afford to take." He also says that the mastermind behind the September 11th attacks, Osama bin Laden, and his men remain in hiding, leaving them a message, "No matter how long it takes, America will find you and we will bring you to justice." Bush states that "The war is not over -- and it will not be over until either we or the extremists emerge victorious."
- Date Issued:
- 2006-09-11T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- Representative Eva M. Clayton (D-NC) addresses the House of Representatives regarding the anniversary of the Business and Professional Women's Foundation.
- Date Issued:
- 1993-10-21T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- President Barack Obama delivers the closing speech at the "Let Freedom Ring" ceremony commemorating the 50th Anniversary of the "March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom," held on August 28, 1963. Obama makes his remarks on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial in the same spot where Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. delivered his historic "I Have a Dream" speech. Obama reflects on King's legacy declaring, "to secure the gains this country has made requires constant vigilance, not complacency." Obama says, "because they kept marching America changed." Reflecting on what has been accomplished Obama says, "we might not face the same dangers of 1963, but the fierce urgency of now remains." Fifth of five parts.
- Date Issued:
- 2013-08-28T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection