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Lonesome Train Cantata Sung by Burl Ives: Part 3 Posted by: danieljbmitchell
Video duration: 432 seconds See Part 1 for details |
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Lonesome Train Cantata Sung by Burl Ives: Part 2 Posted by: danieljbmitchell
Video duration: 510 seconds See Part 1 for details |
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The Lonesome Train Contata Sung by Burl Ives: Part 1 Posted by: danieljbmitchell
Video duration: 594 seconds This recording was originally made on 78 rpm records in 1944. It was later reissued as an LP and now appears to be unavailable. The record from which this was taken has some damaged grooves and a few skips occur. The cantata is based on the funeral train of Abraham Lincoln. |
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1968 45-RPM Eugene McCarthy Campaign Recording: Peter, Paul, & Mary Posted by: danieljbmitchell
Video duration: 502 seconds Sen. Eugene McCarthy's showing in the 1968 New Hampshire primary on an anti-Vietnam war platform led President Johnson to drop out of the race. Sen. Robert Kennedy entered, competing with McCarthy for the anti-Vietnam War vote. VP Hubert Humphrey ultimately won in the primary after Kennedy was assassinated. Humphrey then lost to Richard Nixon. |
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Little Pitchers Have Big Ears: A Cautionary Tale Told by Jean Shepherd in 1971 Posted by: danieljbmitchell
Video duration: 576 seconds A cautionary tale by New York City radio commentator told on his program in 1971 about a) what to say (and not say) to your kids and b) repeating what you have heard without knowing the implications. |
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1959 Edsel Radio Ad Posted by: danieljbmitchell
Video duration: 81 seconds Radio ad for the 1959 Edsel, a brand that became infamous as a corporate flop for Ford Motor Co. It is read by John Cameron Swayze, an early TV personality and newscaster. The ad was replayed in 1971 by New York City radio commentator Jean Shepherd in a program about commercials. |
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Chrysler-Plymouth 1971 Radio Ad Takes Advantage of Nixon's Wage-Price Freeze Posted by: danieljbmitchell
Video duration: 75 seconds On August 15, 1971, President Nixon imposed an anti-inflation 90-day wage-price freeze which was followed by various phases of wage-price controls until 1974. This radio ad for Chrysler-Plymouth from Oct. 11,1971, refers to the freeze as an enticement to buy a car. The TV announcement by Nixon of the wage-price freeze can be seen at http://www.youtube.c om/watch?v=Wv4gpyfLF 3s |
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Johnny Cash Radio Spot for Physical Fitness: 1971 Posted by: danieljbmitchell
Video duration: 66 seconds Country singer Johnny Cash was friendly with President Richard Nixon. He recorded a radio spot for the President's Council on Physical Fitness and Sports which aired in 1971. |
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Radio News 2-8-1971 Invasion of Laos, Apollo 14, Troubles in N. Ireland Posted by: danieljbmitchell
Video duration: 199 seconds Radio newscast of Feb. 8, 1971 captures beginning of the invasion of Laos as part of Vietnam War. Invasion sparks debate in Congress. Apollo 14 is returning from its Moonwalk. Astronauts conduct news conference from space including discussion of golf on the Moon. Violence in Northern Ireland between Catholics and British troops. |
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New York City Mayor Campaigns Against Ear Pollution: Radio Spot 1970 Posted by: danieljbmitchell
Video duration: 63 seconds John V. Lindsay was mayor of New York City, 1966-73. Much of that time, the City was known for decline, budget problems, and labor unrest. Lindsay had environmental issues, which were developing nationally in that period. In this radio spot, he campaigns against noise pollution in New York. |
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Crew Interviews on the City of Los Angeles Cross-Country Train: 1970 Posted by: danieljbmitchell
Video duration: 588 seconds In 1970, New York City radio commentator Jean Shepherd traveled westward on one of the last runs of the cross-country train, The City of Los Angeles. He interviewed various crew members. This is an excerpt from that program. |
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On-the-Job Learning (Sitting by Nelly) as Told by Jean Shepherd Posted by: danieljbmitchell
Video duration: 508 seconds In 1969, radio commentator Jean Shepherd told a story of how he learned to do live show performances in the late 1940s. The British have an expression - Sitting by Nelly - for learning a job by just watching someone else do it. In this case, Shepherd ended up learning by imitating another radio performer of the day, Tom Breneman. |
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Former California Assembly Speaker Willie Brown on State Dysfunction Posted by: danieljbmitchell
Video duration: 239 seconds On July 15, 2009, Willie Brown was interviewed on NPR on the budget crisis and state dysfunction of that period. He argued against term-limits and the two 2/3 vote (supermajority) requirements for taxes and budgets. This is an excerpt from that interview. |
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The Fable of the Bookworm & the Butterfly Who Went Into the Law (1903) Posted by: danieljbmitchell
Video duration: 582 seconds In 1969, New York radio commentator Jean Shepherd read this fable - with its moral about two kinds of education - by George Ade on his broadcast. I suppose we would say today that the more successful brother had "people skills." |
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Part 2: A World War II Army veteran describes his leave in Kansas City on New Year's Eve Posted by: danieljbmitchell
Video duration: 120 seconds In the 1960s, New York radio personality Jean Shepherd described his leave from the Army during World War II on New Year's Eve in Kansas City. A different kind of war story. Go to part 1. This is part 2. |
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Part 1: A World War II Army veteran describes his leave in Kansas City on New Year's Eve Posted by: danieljbmitchell
Video duration: 610 seconds In the 1960s, New York radio personality Jean Shepherd described his leave from the Army during World War II on New Year's Eve in Kansas City. A different kind of war story. This is part 1. The exciting conclusion is in part 2. |
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Earl Warren's Son, Also a Judge, Makes National News in 1969 Posted by: danieljbmitchell
Video duration: 163 seconds An unusual court proceeding presided over by Municipal Judge Earl Warren Jr. - son of the famous Chief Justice of the US Supreme Court and former governor of California - took place in Sacramento, California. Story told by New York radio commentator Jean Shepherd on WOR, Sept. 1969. The incident reflects the changing social attitudes of the period and the "sexual revolution" of the 1960s. |
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Part 2: Jean Shepherd's "I Libertine" literary hoax Posted by: danieljbmitchell
Video duration: 563 seconds See description in part 1 |
