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60 Minutes, McCain
produced by Tom Anderson, fl. 2001-2015, Columbia Broadcasting System; interview by Scott Pelley, 1957-, in 60 Minutes (New York, NY: Columbia Broadcasting System, 2008), 13 mins
Now that he's all but secured the Republican nomination for the presidency, how will Senator John McCain run his campaign against Democrats Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama? Moreover, as president, how would he end the war in Iraq, capture Osama bin Laden, balance the budget, improve the economy, and provide healt...
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produced by Tom Anderson, fl. 2001-2015, Columbia Broadcasting System; interview by Scott Pelley, 1957-, in 60 Minutes (New York, NY: Columbia Broadcasting System, 2008), 13 mins
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Now that he's all but secured the Republican nomination for the presidency, how will Senator John McCain run his campaign against Democrats Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama? Moreover, as president, how would he end the war in Iraq, capture Osama bin Laden, balance the budget, improve the economy, and provide health care to Americans? What about waterboarding and Guantanamo? Scott Pelley reports.
Date Written / Recorded
2008-03-07
Field of Study
Media Studies
Content Type
News story
Contributor
Tom Anderson, fl. 2001-2015, Columbia Broadcasting System
Author / Creator
Scott Pelley, 1957-
Date Published / Released
2008-03-07
Publisher
Columbia Broadcasting System
Series
60 Minutes
Person Discussed
John McCain, 1936-2018, Osama Bin Laden, 1957-2011, Hillary Rodham Clinton, 1947-, Barack Obama, 1961-
Topic / Theme
Economic conditions, War, Torture, Republicans (U.S. political party), Presidents, Political causes, Election campaigns, Political candidates, Iraq War, 2003-2011, Political and Social Movements
Copyright Message
© 2008 CBS News
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1960 Kennedy-Nixon Debate
interview by Howard K. Smith, 1914-2002 (New York, NY: Columbia Broadcasting System, 1960), 16 mins
Highlights from the four debates by Democratic candidate John F. Kennedy & Republican Vice-President Richard Nixon in 1960, during their pursuit of the American presidency.
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interview by Howard K. Smith, 1914-2002 (New York, NY: Columbia Broadcasting System, 1960), 16 mins
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Highlights from the four debates by Democratic candidate John F. Kennedy & Republican Vice-President Richard Nixon in 1960, during their pursuit of the American presidency.
Field of Study
Politics & Current Affairs
Content Type
Interview
Contributor
Howard K. Smith, 1914-2002
Author / Creator
Howard K. Smith, 1914-2002
Date Published / Released
1960
Publisher
Columbia Broadcasting System
Speaker / Narrator
Richard Milhous Nixon, 1913-1994, John F. Kennedy, 1917-1963, Howard K. Smith, 1914-2002
Person Discussed
Richard Milhous Nixon, 1913-1994, John F. Kennedy, 1917-1963
Topic / Theme
Economic conditions, Government aid, Government policy, Political debates, Cold War, 1945-1989, Political and Social Movements, American History, The Sixties (1960–1974), 20th Century in World History (1914--2000)
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Africa's World War: Congo, the Rwandan Genocide, and the Making of a Continental Catastrophe
written by Gérard Prunier, fl. 1984 (New York, NY: Oxford University Press, 2009, originally published 2009), 570 page(s)
The Rwandan genocide sparked a horrific bloodbath that swept across sub-Saharan Africa, ultimately leading to the deaths of some four million people. In this extraordinary history of the recent wars in Central Africa, Gerard Prunier offers a gripping account of how one grisly episode laid the groundwork for a swee...
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written by Gérard Prunier, fl. 1984 (New York, NY: Oxford University Press, 2009, originally published 2009), 570 page(s)
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The Rwandan genocide sparked a horrific bloodbath that swept across sub-Saharan Africa, ultimately leading to the deaths of some four million people. In this extraordinary history of the recent wars in Central Africa, Gerard Prunier offers a gripping account of how one grisly episode laid the groundwork for a sweeping and disastrous upheaval.
Field of Study
World History
Content Type
Book
Author / Creator
Gérard Prunier, fl. 1984
Date Published / Released
2009
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Topic / Theme
Rwanda, Tutsi Genocide (1994), Genocide, Politics, International relations, Refugees, Economic conditions, War, Post Genocide Rwanda, 1994-, Rwandan Civil War and Genocide, April 7–July 15, 1994, Diplomacy, Politics & Policy, History, International Response, Origins, Congolese, Rwandans, 21st Century in World History (2001– ), 20th Century in World History (1914--2000)
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2011 by Oxford University Press
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Biography of Ng Yeow Chong (Mountbatten) (b2777680)
written by Ng Yeow Chong, fl. 1963, in Institute of Commonwealth Studies Collection, of University of London. Senate House Library (London, England) (1976), Box 2 , 3 page(s)
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written by Ng Yeow Chong, fl. 1963, in Institute of Commonwealth Studies Collection, of University of London. Senate House Library (London, England) (1976), Box 2 , 3 page(s)
Date Written / Recorded
1976
Field of Study
Global Issues
Content Type
Pamphlet
Author / Creator
Ng Yeow Chong, fl. 1963
Topic / Theme
General Context: Security Issues, Local government, Economic conditions, Politics, Elections, Voting, Economics, Politics & Policy, Singaporeans, 20th Century in World History (1914--2000)
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Material sourced from the Collection of the Institute of Commonwealth Studies, Senate House Library, University of London. ProQuest has determined this work to be orphaned and has made every effort to trace and contact the copyright holder. If you believe you hold the copyright or have any information on who does, please contact us.
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The Black Panther, vol. 15, no. 2:1-28 (April 24, 1976)
in Black Panther, 15 no. 2:1-28 (April 24, 1976) (San Francisco, CA: Black Panthers, 1976), 28 page(s)
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in Black Panther, 15 no. 2:1-28 (April 24, 1976) (San Francisco, CA: Black Panthers, 1976), 28 page(s)
Field of Study
Black Studies
Content Type
Essay
Date Published / Released
1976
Publisher
Black Panthers
Series
Black Panther
Copyright Message
Copyright © 1976 by Huey P. Newton. Reproduced by permission of The Dr. Huey P. Newton Foundation, Inc.
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Black Reconstruction: An Essay Toward a History of the Part Which Black Folk Played in the Attempt to Reconstruct Democracy in America, 1860...
written by William Edward Burghardt Du Bois, 1868-1963 (New York, NY: Russell & Russell, 1935), 746 page(s)
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written by William Edward Burghardt Du Bois, 1868-1963 (New York, NY: Russell & Russell, 1935), 746 page(s)
Field of Study
Black Studies
Content Type
Chapter
Author / Creator
William Edward Burghardt Du Bois, 1868-1963
Date Published / Released
1935
Publisher
Russell & Russell
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2003 by the Estate of W.E.B. Du Bois
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Chronicles from the Diary of a War Prisoner in Andersonville and Other Military Prisons of the South in 1864 : Experiences, Observations, In...
(Wichita, KS, 1904), 228 page(s)
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(Wichita, KS, 1904), 228 page(s)
Field of Study
Letters and Diaries
Content Type
Diary/Memoir/Autobiography
Date Published / Released
1904
Topic / Theme
War
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Chronicles from the Nineteenth Century: Family Letters of Blanche Butler and Adelbert Ames Married July 21st, 1870, vol. 1
written by Blanche Butler Ames, 1847-1939; edited by Blanche Butler Ames, 1847-1939 (Clinton, MA: Privately Published, 1957), 719 page(s)
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written by Blanche Butler Ames, 1847-1939; edited by Blanche Butler Ames, 1847-1939 (Clinton, MA: Privately Published, 1957), 719 page(s)
Field of Study
Letters and Diaries
Content Type
Letter
Contributor
Blanche Butler Ames, 1847-1939
Author / Creator
Blanche Butler Ames, 1847-1939
Date Published / Released
1957
Publisher
Privately Published
Topic / Theme
Family, Education
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Chronoscope, John J. Sparkman
interview by Robert Trout, 1909-2000 and Larry LeSueur, 1909-2003, in Chronoscope (New York, NY: Columbia Broadcasting System, 1954), 15 mins
DECEMBER 20, 1954 Participants: Senator John J. Sparkman (D-AL) interviewed by Larry Lesueur and Robert Trout. Topics: Stock market activity, increased corporate mergers, price levels, Stassen Plan for Asia, and the 1956 Democratic Presidential ticket.
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interview by Robert Trout, 1909-2000 and Larry LeSueur, 1909-2003, in Chronoscope (New York, NY: Columbia Broadcasting System, 1954), 15 mins
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DECEMBER 20, 1954 Participants: Senator John J. Sparkman (D-AL) interviewed by Larry Lesueur and Robert Trout. Topics: Stock market activity, increased corporate mergers, price levels, Stassen Plan for Asia, and the 1956 Democratic Presidential ticket.
Field of Study
American History
Content Type
Interview
Contributor
Robert Trout, 1909-2000
Author / Creator
Robert Trout, 1909-2000, Larry LeSueur, 1909-2003
Date Published / Released
1954
Publisher
Columbia Broadcasting System
Series
Chronoscope
Speaker / Narrator
John J. Sparkman, 1899-1985, Robert Trout, 1909-2000
Person Discussed
John J. Sparkman, 1899-1985
Topic / Theme
Business affairs, Elections, International relations, Prices, Stock market, American History, Post-war Era (1945–1960), 20th Century in World History (1914--2000)
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Chronoscope, John S. Fine (1954)
interview by Winston Burdett, 1913-1993 and Larry LeSueur, 1909-2003, in Chronoscope (New York, NY: Columbia Broadcasting System, 1954), 14 mins
FEBRUARY 22, 1954 Participants: John S. Fine, Governor of Pennsylvania, interviewed by Larry Lesueur and Winston Burdett. Topics: Republican prospects in the 1954 congressional elections, Israeli attitudes toward the United States and Americans, spirit of the Israeli people, major obstacle toward peace in the Midd...
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interview by Winston Burdett, 1913-1993 and Larry LeSueur, 1909-2003, in Chronoscope (New York, NY: Columbia Broadcasting System, 1954), 14 mins
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FEBRUARY 22, 1954 Participants: John S. Fine, Governor of Pennsylvania, interviewed by Larry Lesueur and Winston Burdett. Topics: Republican prospects in the 1954 congressional elections, Israeli attitudes toward the United States and Americans, spirit of the Israeli people, major obstacle toward peace in the Middle East, Pennsylvania economy, Senator Joseph R. McCarthy's attack on Brig. Gen. Ralph Zwicker, and issues in the 1954 congressional el...
FEBRUARY 22, 1954 Participants: John S. Fine, Governor of Pennsylvania, interviewed by Larry Lesueur and Winston Burdett. Topics: Republican prospects in the 1954 congressional elections, Israeli attitudes toward the United States and Americans, spirit of the Israeli people, major obstacle toward peace in the Middle East, Pennsylvania economy, Senator Joseph R. McCarthy's attack on Brig. Gen. Ralph Zwicker, and issues in the 1954 congressional elections.
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Field of Study
American History
Content Type
Interview
Contributor
Winston Burdett, 1913-1993
Author / Creator
Winston Burdett, 1913-1993, Larry LeSueur, 1909-2003
Date Published / Released
1954
Publisher
Columbia Broadcasting System
Series
Chronoscope
Speaker / Narrator
John S. Fine, 1893-1978, Winston Burdett, 1913-1993
Person Discussed
John S. Fine, 1893-1978, Joseph Raymond McCarthy, 1908-1957
Topic / Theme
Economic conditions, Elections, International relations, Peace, Political parties, American History, Post-war Era (1945–1960), 20th Century in World History (1914--2000)
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