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Radio journalists

 Subject
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. Tuition tax exemptions, 1965 July 30

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Identifier: M085.10.0198.00105
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Senator Peter H. Dominick (R-Colo.) delivers his weekly radio address, Report from Washington, on June 30, 1965. Sen. Dominick discusses the tuition tax credit plan that he introduced with Sen. Abraham Ribicoff (D-Conn.), saying that it would provide educational opportunities for children from lower and middle class families who would not otherwise be able to afford to go to college because of rising tuition costs.

Dates: 1965 July 30

Report from Washington. Uncle Sam tape, 1963 April 29

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Identifier: M085.10.0198.00076
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Senator Peter H. Dominick (R-Colo.) delivers his weekly radio address, Report from Washington, on Apr. 29, 1963. Sen. Dominick reads a humorous letter from one of his constituents, and discusses topics including federal spending, fiscal responsibility, and taxes. He also relates a story about workers in Virginia and the portion of their income that went to the federal government.

Dates: 1963 April 29

Report from Washington. United States Bureau of Reclamation Building 53, 1962 August 1

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Identifier: M085.10.0198.00069
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Congressman Peter H. Dominick (R-Colo.) delivers his weekly radio address, Report from Washington, on August 1, 1962. Rep. Dominick discusses the poor physical condition of U.S. Bureau of Reclamation Building 53, where employees responsible for the design and construction of important water reclamation projects have offices. He talks about his efforts to ensure that the General Services Administration secures funding for a new building for these employees.

Dates: 1962 August 1

Report from Washington. United States wheat sale to Soviet Union, 1965

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Identifier: M085.10.0196.00035
Abstract Senator Peter H. Dominick (R-Colo.) delivers his weekly radio address, Report from Washington, in 1965. Sen. Dominick discusses the 1963 decision to sell surplus wheat to the Soviet Union (U.S.S.R.), including the guarantee of credit by the Export-Import Bank, Congressional opposition to the sale of subsidized wheat to communist nations, as well as his support of a presidential directive requiring that the wheat be delivered by United States Merchant Marine ships. He reiterates his view that...
Dates: 1965

Report from Washington. U.S.I.A., 1967 December 4

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Identifier: M085.10.0199.00014
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Senator Peter H. Dominick (R-Colo.) delivers his weekly radio address, Report from Washington, on Dec. 4, 1967. Sen. Dominick speaks with USIA General Counsel Richard Schmidt about the Voice of America radio broadcasts to communist countries, and the USIS international libraries

Dates: 1967 December 4

Report from Washington. VA Hospital & Education Bill, 1965 February 10

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Identifier: M085.10.0198.00041
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Senator Peter H. Dominick (R-Colo.) delivers his weekly radio address, Report from Washington, on Feb. 10, 1965. Sen. Dominick discusses hearings in the House Labor and Public Welfare Committee, including several pieces of veterans' legislation, his questions about the proposed closure of certain VA hospitals (including one in Grand Junction, Colo.), and the various provisions of the education bill (which eventually became Public Law 89-10).

Dates: 1965 February 10

Report from Washington. Venezuela & OAS decision of Cuban aggression, 1964 May 1

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Identifier: M085.10.0198.00046
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Senator Peter H. Dominick (R-Colo.) delivers his weekly radio address, Report from Washington, on May 1, 1964. Sen. Dominick discusses topics including subversive activities in Venezuela supported by Cuba, as documented in an investigative report prepared by the OAS. Dominick calls for strong U.S. action against Cuban aggression.

Dates: 1964 May 1

Report from Washington. Vote frauds, 1965 May 7

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Identifier: M085.10.0198.00088
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Senator Peter H. Dominick (R-Colo.) delivers his weekly radio address, Report from Washington, on May 7, 1965. Sen. Dominick discusses the voting rights bill (Voting Rights Act of 1965) currently under debate in the Senate as well as the Clean Elections Amendment to the bill, which would protect ballot integrity and prevent voting fraud. He points out examples of numerous elections decided by a small number of votes and discusses the importance of counting individual votes.

Dates: 1965 May 7

Report from Washington. War on poverty, 1964 April 22

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Identifier: M085.10.0198.00049
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Senator Peter H. Dominick (R-Colo.) delivers his weekly radio address, Report from Washington, on Apr. 22, 1964. Sen. Dominick discusses the Administration's proposals for a War on Poverty, the adverse effect of this publicity on foreign perception of conditions in the U.S., the current high points of the U.S. economy, the inadequacy of the funding proposed, and the Congress's previous rejection of parts of the plan.

Dates: 1964 April 22

Report from Washington. Waste in federal research projects funded through the National Institutes of Health, 1962 August 9

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Identifier: M085.10.0198.00063
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Congressman Peter H. Dominick (R-Colo.) delivers his weekly radio address, Report from Washington, in Aug. 1962. Rep. Dominick discusses topics including absurd research topics funded by the federal government, the large increase in the NIH appropriations requested by the President, and the even larger increases added by the Congress, despite the agency's inability to spend its full appropriation from the preceding year.

Dates: 1962 August 9