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Radio journalists

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Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Scope Note: This heading is used as a genre/form heading for radio programs, or segments of programs, that consist of an informed speaker's analysis of events or trends.

Found in 167 Collections and/or Records:

Report from Washington. Indonesia, 1963 May 13

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Identifier: M085.10.0198.00073
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Senator Peter H. Dominick (R-Colo.) delivers his weekly radio address, Report from Washington, on May 13, 1963. Sen. Dominick discusses topics including U.S. foreign policy defeats. He also says that Indonesian President Soekarno is a disturbing public figure and that Indonesia is a target of Soviet and communist influence.

Dates: 1963 May 13

Report from Washington. Inflation, 1951 November 24

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Identifier: M085.10.0198.00060
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Congressman Peter H. Dominick (R-Colo.) delivers his weekly radio address, Report from Washington, on Nov. 23, 1961. Rep. Dominick discusses topics including inflation, government deficit spending, dwindling U.S. gold reserves, and the lack of understanding among the public. He quotes extensively from a report by the Chair of the House Committee on Appropriations.

Dates: 1951 November 24

Report from Washington. Issues, 1962 July 19

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Identifier: M085.10.0198.00078
Abstract Congressman Peter H. Dominick (R-Colo.) delivers his weekly radio address, Report from Washington, on July 19, 1962. Rep. Dominick discusses the reasons that the United States House has defeated recent pieces of legislation introduced by the Kennedy Administration. He reviews the issues covered by the proposals including farm crop controls (Freeman-Kennedy Farm Bill), Medicare, requests by the U.S. Justice Department for documents in anti-trust cases and compensation for families displaced...
Dates: 1962 July 19

Report from Washington. Land grant colleges, 1962 July 7

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Identifier: M085.10.0198.00028
Abstract Congressman Peter H. Dominick (R-Colo.) delivers his weekly radio address, Report from Washington, on July 5, 1962. Rep. Dominick notes that July 2nd, 1962 was the centennial anniversary of the signing of the United States Land Grant Act of 1862 (Morrill Act), which enabled western states to establish agricultural and technical colleges. He discusses the background of the Act and tells his listeners that Colorado State University (CSU) in Fort Collins, Colorado was established under the...
Dates: 1962 July 7

Report from Washington. Mad hatter in Laos, 1962 April 24

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Identifier: M085.10.0198.00061
Abstract Congressman Peter H. Dominick (R-Colo.) delivers his weekly radio address, Report from Washington, on Apr. 24, 1962. Rep. Dominick discusses topics including the situation in South East Asia. Specifically, he speaks about the U.S. actions in Laos. He calls Averell Harriman, then assistant Secretary of State for Far-Eastern Affairs, the Mad Hatter of Laos who tarnished the U.S. image in Laos. Dominick also denounces the attempted creation of a neutralist government in Laos, as envisioned by...
Dates: 1962 April 24

Report from Washington. Mass transit, 1963 April 18

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Identifier: M085.10.0198.00037
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Senator Peter H. Dominick (R-Colo.) delivers his weekly radio address, Report from Washington, on Apr. 16, 1963. Sen. Dominick discusses topics including his opposition to the proposed powers of the Housing and Home Finance Administration under the proposed Urban Mass Transportation Act.

Dates: 1963 April 18

Report from Washington. Medicare, 1963 April 9

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Identifier: M085.10.0198.00057
Abstract Senator Peter H. Dominick (R-Colo.) delivers his weekly radio address, Report from Washington, on April 9, 1963. Sen. Dominick discusses how the timing of passage of legislation in Congress can be politically motivated, with legislation either being delayed or introduced when it will win the most support. Dominick says that this is the case with the Medicare bill, which he states could be delayed until 1964 to use as an issue in the presidential election. Dominick also explains his...
Dates: 1963 April 9

Report from Washington. Medicare, 1962 May 26

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Identifier: M085.10.0195.00029
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Congressman Peter H. Dominick (R-Colo.) delivers his weekly radio address, Report from Washington in late May 1962. Rep. Dominick discusses the topic of providing health care for senior citizens, stating that the debate in Congress centers on how a medical assistance program will be structured and financed. Dominick reviews elements of the 1960 Kerr-Mills Act as well as the current proposal called the King-Anderson Bill, comparing covered medical costs and funding for each plan.

Dates: 1962 May 26

Report from Washington. Military procurement part #1, 1967 September 27

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Identifier: M085.10.0199.00008
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Senator Peter H. Dominick (R-Colo.) delivers his weekly radio address, Report from Washington, on Sept. 27, 1967. Sen. Dominick discusses U.S. Army procurement practices, exemplified by a cost plus incentives R&D contract awarded to the Nortronics division of Northrup Aviation, a large defense contractor, over a lower fixed price bid from Customs [sic] Packaging Company, a small business in Aurora, Colo.

Dates: 1967 September 27

Report from Washington. Military procurement part 2, 1967 October 2

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Identifier: M085.10.0195.00086
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Senator Peter H. Dominick (R-Colo.) delivers his weekly radio address, Report from Washington, on Oct. 3, 1967. Sen. Dominick and journalist Robert Seacrest discuss U.S. Army procurement practices, exemplified by a contract for walkie-talkies awarded to RCA, a large defense contractor, over a lower bid from Desitron, a small business in New York.

Dates: 1967 October 2