George Jackson Aftermath – Bolivian Overthrow – Soup Recall – August 22, 1971
George Jackson – killed on August 21st – questions still persist. Click on the link here for audio player: News for August 22, 1971 Since August 22nd came on a Sunday in 1971, the news for this day was...
View ArticleThe War That Won’t Go Away – January 11, 1975
The other recurring nightmare: Unemployment. https://pastdaily.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/news-for-week-ending-january-11-1975.mp3 Click on the link here for Audio Player: News for Week Ending...
View ArticleApril 11, 1972 – And Somewhere A Tribe Of Gentle People
Another day, another North Vietnamese offensive. https://pastdaily.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/news-for-april-11-19721.mp3 Click on the link here for Audio Player: News – April 11, 1972 – Gordon...
View ArticleImminent Implosion – Thieu Resigns – April 21, 1975 – Past Daily Reference Room
Within days it would be all over. Click on the link here for Audio Player: [audio https://pastdaily.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/thieu-resignation-april-21-1975.mp3] With the collapse of South...
View Article“Making A Step Toward A Peaceful World”: LBJ – April 26, 1964
Anticipating the sigh of relief. Click on the link here for Audio Player: [https://pastdaily.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/news-for-april-26-1964.mp3] Cause for cautious optimism, this April 26th in...
View ArticleThat Was The Week That Was – May 10, 1975
Enter: Khmer Rouge. Click on the link here for Audio Player: [audio https://pastdaily.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/news-for-week-ending-may-10-1975.mp3] Further evidence May, historically, has been...
View ArticleIf It’s July 18, 1965 – It Must Be Vietnam
The deadly game of Tag: You’re It. Click on the link here for Audio Player: News for July 18, 1965 – WOR-AM, New York – Gordon Skene Sound Collection News reports on the war in Vietnam were coming with...
View ArticleSlipping Into Darkness – The Gulf Of Tonkin Resolution – August 10, 1964
And with a few deft strokes of a pen, lives were changed. https://pastdaily.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/gulf-of-tonkin-resolution-aug-10-1964.mp3 Click on the link here for Audio Player – LBJ signs...
View ArticleSlipping Quickly Into Darkness – Dr. Bernard Fall On Vietnam Escalation –...
All the warning signs and the quicksand were there. Click on the link here for Audio Player – ABC Radio: From The Capitol – Dr. Bernard Fall on Vietnam – Dec. 14, 1965 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection...
View ArticleShapes Of Things – February 19, 1965
A sign things were sliding downhill fast. Click on the link here for Audio Player – ABC Radio: Overseas Assignment – Coup in South Vietnam – Week ending February 20, 1965 – Gordon Skene Sound...
View ArticleEscalation In Vietnam – 1966 – Past Daily Reference Room
All signs were pointing to a long-long war. Click on the link here for Audio Player – NBC Radio News – Vietnam 1966: A Year Of Escalation – Feb. 8, 1966 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection By 1966 our...
View ArticleEyeball-Deep In Vietnam – A Robert McNamara Press Conference – June 16, 1965...
Every visual aid meant more troops – more body bags – more Hearts and Minds. Click on the link here for Audio Player – Sec. of Defense Robert McNamara – Press briefing – ABC Radio – June 16, 1965 –...
View ArticlePeering Down The Rabbit Hole – Secretary Of State Dean Rusk On Vietnam –...
Dean Rusk w/future Ambassador to Vietnam Henry Cabot Lodge. Signs this wasn’t going to be easy and that it could have been prevented. Click on the link here for Audio Player – ABC Radio: Issues and...
View ArticleEscape From Danang – March 27, 1975
Last flight out. https://pastdaily.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/News-for-March-27-1975.mp3 . . . or click on the link here for Audio Player – NBC Nightly News – March 27, 1975 – Gordon Skene Sound...
View ArticleThe Lt. Calley Case – April 8, 1971
Lt. William Calley – driving another wedge in the Vietnam discussion. https://pastdaily.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/Lt.-Calley-Trial-questions-April-8-1971.mp3 . . . or click on the link here for...
View Article‘Remain Calm And Put Down Your Arms’– April 29, 1975
And suddenly, 35 years of war was over. (photo: Corbis) https://pastdaily.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/End-of-Vietnam-War-April-29-1975.mp3 . . . or click on the link here for audio Play – CBS Radio...
View ArticleThe Roots Of Violence – A Conversation With Rollo May – 1970
Noted Psychologist and author Rollo May in 1970 – “Violence is the end result of impotence“. https://pastdaily.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/Dr.-Rollo-May-Roots-of-Violence-19701.mp3 . . . or click on...
View ArticleBombing The North – June 29, 1966
Robert McNamara – escalation in one swift move. https://pastdaily.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/NBC-Radio-Bombs-In-the-North-June-29-1966.mp3 . . . or click on the link here for Audio Player – NBC...
View ArticleMaking The Case For War – June 30, 1966
LBJ – Making the sales pitch for stepped-up Bombings. https://pastdaily.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/LBJ-Address-in-Omaha-June-30-1966.mp3 . . . LBJ – Address In Omaha, Nebraska – June 30, 1966 –...
View ArticleThe Gloomy Message From Saigon – July 20, 1965
Vietcong Observer – they were just as gloomy about us. https://pastdaily.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/News-for-July-20-1965.mp3 – WCBS News + CBS World News Roundup – July 20, 1965 – Gordon Skene...
View ArticleDecember 21, 1981 – Poland’s Military Goes After The Church – Arrests And...
Solidarity Leader Lech Walesa – arrested Dec. 20. Attempts at putting the genie back in the bottle. https://pastdaily.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/News-Dec.-21-1981.mp3 December 21, 1981 – CBS Hourly...
View ArticleMarch 2, 1969 – World Amok With Hot-Spots – View From The International Press
Anti-U.S. Demonstrations in Rome – seems everyone was getting into the act. https://pastdaily.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/News-for-March-21969.mp3 March 2, 1969 – NET – World Press Review – Gordon...
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