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Title: Biography in Sound: Theodore Roosevelt (Reel 2)
Date: 1958-10-10
Description: Written by Earl Hamner. Directed by Burt Leonard. Narrated by Walter O'Keefe. A biography of Teddy Roosevelt told by his friends and relatives [Teddy Roosevelt Jr., Mrs. Eleanor Roosevelt, Gifford Pinchot, Senator Roy Watkins (Utah), and others.] Program traces his career from Mayor of New York thru his positions as Secretary of War, The Rough Riders, Governor of New York, Vice President, President, private citizen and explorer.
Series: Entertainment programs -- Biography in Sound
Subject: Historical drama; Radio programs
Subject -- Personal Name: Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919
Local Identifier: bios-027
Type: Sound recordings
Physical Location: American University Library -- Special Collections
URI/handle: http://hdl.handle.net/1961/2041-17181
Rights statement: Reproduction and copyright information regarding this recording is available from the American University Library -- Special Collections.

Title: Biography in Sound: Theodore Roosevelt (Reel 1)
Date: 1958-10-10
Description: Written by Earl Hamner. Directed by Burt Leonard. Narrated by Walter O'Keefe. A biography of Teddy Roosevelt told by his friends and relatives [Teddy Roosevelt Jr., Mrs. Eleanor Roosevelt, Gifford Pinchot, Senator Roy Watkins (Utah), and others.] Program traces his career from Mayor of New York thru his positions as Secretary of War, The Rough Riders, Governor of New York, Vice President, President, private citizen and explorer.
Series: Entertainment programs -- Biography in Sound
Subject: Historical drama; Radio programs
Subject -- Personal Name: Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919
Local Identifier: bios-026
Type: Sound recordings
Physical Location: American University Library -- Special Collections
URI/handle: http://hdl.handle.net/1961/2041-17180
Rights statement: Reproduction and copyright information regarding this recording is available from the American University Library -- Special Collections.

Title: Biography in Sound: Architect of Victory - George C. Marshall (Reel 1)
Date: 1958-07-03
Description: Narrated by David Brinkley, produced by James L. Holton. The story of this great military leader, told by his voice and some of his friends: General William Sexton, foreign correspondent Mark Watson (Baltimore Sun), General Lawton Collins, General George Herron, Speaker Sam Rayburn, Mrs. Eleanor Roosevelt, General John Hull, Lord Alanbrooke, Harry S. Truman, Dean Acheson, Bromley Smith, Ray Scherer of NBC, Dwight Eisenhower, Anna Rosenberg and Robert A. Lovett.
Series: Entertainment programs -- Biography in Sound
Subject: Historical drama; Radio programs
Subject -- Personal Name: Marshall, George C. (George Catlett), 1880-1959
Local Identifier: bios-069
Type: Sound recordings
Physical Location: American University Library -- Special Collections
URI/handle: http://hdl.handle.net/1961/2041-17184
Rights statement: Reproduction and copyright information regarding this recording is available from the American University Library -- Special Collections.

Title: Biography in Sound: Architect of Victory - George C. Marshall (Reel 2)
Date: 1958-07-03
Description: Narrated by David Brinkley, produced by James L. Holton. The story of this great military leader, told by his voice and some of his friends: General William Sexton, foreign correspondent Mark Watson (Baltimore Sun), General Lawton Collins, General George Herron, Speaker Sam Rayburn, Mrs. Eleanor Roosevelt, General John Hull, Lord Alanbrooke, Harry S. Truman, Dean Acheson, Bromley Smith, Ray Scherer of NBC, Dwight Eisenhower, Anna Rosenberg and Robert A. Lovett.
Series: Entertainment programs -- Biography in Sound
Subject: Historical drama; Radio programs
Subject -- Personal Name: Marshall, George C. (George Catlett), 1880-1959
Local Identifier: bios-070
Type: Sound recordings
Physical Location: American University Library -- Special Collections
URI/handle: http://hdl.handle.net/1961/2041-17185
Rights statement: Reproduction and copyright information regarding this recording is available from the American University Library -- Special Collections.

Title: Biography in Sound: Typewriter in a Foxhole (Reel 1)
Date: 1958-01-16
Description: The story of war correspondent Ernie Pyle, narrated by Robert McCormick and featuring the voices of Merrill Mueller, Lindsay Nelson, Hoagy Carmichael, General Omar Bradley, others.
Series: Entertainment programs -- Biography in Sound
Subject: Historical drama; Radio programs
Subject -- Personal Name: Pyle, Ernie, 1900-1945
Local Identifier: bios-019
Type: Sound recordings
Physical Location: American University Library -- Special Collections
URI/handle: http://hdl.handle.net/1961/2041-17182
Rights statement: Reproduction and copyright information regarding this recording is available from the American University Library -- Special Collections.

Title: Biography in Sound: Typewriter in a Foxhole (Reel 2)
Date: 1958-01-16
Description: The story of war correspondent Ernie Pyle, narrated by Robert McCormick and featuring the voices of Merrill Mueller, Lindsay Nelson, Hoagy Carmichael, General Omar Bradley, others.
Series: Entertainment programs -- Biography in Sound
Subject: Historical drama; Radio programs
Subject -- Personal Name: Pyle, Ernie, 1900-1945
Local Identifier: bios-020
Type: Sound recordings
Physical Location: American University Library -- Special Collections
URI/handle: http://hdl.handle.net/1961/2041-17183
Rights statement: Reproduction and copyright information regarding this recording is available from the American University Library -- Special Collections.

Title: The Coronation of Queen Elizabeth (Reel 1)
Date: 1953-06-02
Description: ABC Radio. John McVane is in New York and reporting the ceremonies in London are Tom Flemming, Raymond Baxter, Ted Malone, Mary Margaret McBride, Fredrick B. Opper, Blevins Davis, Jack Parker, Audrey Russell, Bob Studavent. BBC describes the procession to the Abbey as it passes Trafalgar Square, Mary Margaret McBride outside the Abbey describes the dignitaries arriving, various descriptions of the procession.
Series: News programs
Subject: Coronations
Subject -- Personal Name: Elizabeth II, Queen of Great Britain, 1926-
Local Identifier: news-750
Type: Sound recordings
Physical Location: American University Library -- Special Collections
URI/handle: http://hdl.handle.net/1961/2041-17178
Rights statement: Reproduction and copyright information regarding this recording is available from the American University Library -- Special Collections.

Title: Lux Radio Theatre: Miracle on 34th Street (Reel 1)
Date: 1953
Description: Stars Edmund Gwenn, Howard McNeir, Virginia Gregg, William Conrad, Parley Baer, Barney Phillips, Ted de Corsica, Jack Kruschen, Herb Butterfield.
Series: Entertainment programs -- Lux Radio Theatre
Subject: Lux Radio Theatre (Radio program)
Subject -- Personal Name: Gwenn, Edmund, 1875-1959
Local Identifier: lux-005
Type: Sound recordings
Physical Location: American University Library -- Special Collections
URI/handle: http://hdl.handle.net/1961/2041-50196
Rights statement: Reproduction and copyright information regarding this recording is available from the American University Library -- Special Collections.

Title: Lux Radio Theatre: Miracle on 34th Street (Reel 2)
Date: 1953
Description: Conclusion. Stars Edmund Gwenn, Howard McNeir, Virginia Gregg, William Conrad, Parley Baer, Barney Phillips, Ted de Corsica, Jack Kruschen, Herb Butterfield.
Series: Entertainment programs -- Lux Radio Theatre
Subject: Lux Radio Theatre (Radio program)
Subject -- Personal Name: Gwenn, Edmund, 1875-1959
Local Identifier: lux-006
Type: Sound recordings
Physical Location: American University Library -- Special Collections
URI/handle: http://hdl.handle.net/1961/2041-50197
Rights statement: Reproduction and copyright information regarding this recording is available from the American University Library -- Special Collections.

Title: Meet the Press
Date: 1953
Description: NBC. Martha Roundtree, host with Burt Andrews of the New York Herald Tribune, May Craig of the Portland Press, Jack Bell of AP and permanent member Lawrence Spivak. Guest is Senator Joseph McCarthy. Program examines McCarthy and his anti-communist activities and his investigations into stockpiling, etc.
Series: News programs
Subject: Talk shows
Subject -- Personal Name: McCarthy, Joseph, 1908-1957
Local Identifier: news-759
Type: Sound recordings
Physical Location: American University Library -- Special Collections
URI/handle: http://hdl.handle.net/1961/2041-17177
Rights statement: Reproduction and copyright information regarding this recording is available from the American University Library -- Special Collections.

Title: Hear It Now (Episode 24)
Date: 1951-05-25
Description: Edited and produced by Fred W. Friendly and Edward R. Murrow.
Series: News programs -- Hear It Now
Subject: Interviewing on radio; Radio programs; Radio talk shows
Subject -- Personal Name: Friendly, Fred W.; Murrow, Edward R.
Local Identifier: HearItNow-024
Type: Sound recordings
Physical Location: American University Library -- Special Collections
URI/handle: http://hdl.handle.net/1961/2041-50181
Rights statement: Reproduction and copyright information regarding this recording is available from the American University Library -- Special Collections.

Title: Hear It Now (Episode 23)
Date: 1951-05-18
Description: Edited and produced by Fred W. Friendly and Edward R. Murrow. Olan Tice, announcer. Content includes: The General MacArthur furor continues. President Harry Truman on mail about MacArthur controversy. Various reporters and Congressmen comment. Actuality of shelling in North Korea. University of Chicago dedicates atomic research lab. 90th birthday of pretzel. Close-Up: The Homecoming of Frank Stilo. Captain Stilo, a Korean veteran, comes home.
Series: News programs -- Hear It Now
Subject: Interviewing on radio; Korean War, 1950-1953; Radio programs; Radio talk shows
Subject -- Personal Name: Friendly, Fred W.; MacArthur, Douglas, 1880-1964; Murrow, Edward R.; Truman, Harry S., 1884-1972
Local Identifier: HearItNow-023
Type: Sound recordings
Physical Location: American University Library -- Special Collections
URI/handle: http://hdl.handle.net/1961/2041-50180
Rights statement: Reproduction and copyright information regarding this recording is available from the American University Library -- Special Collections.

Title: Hear It Now (Episode 22)
Date: 1951-05-11
Description: Edited and produced by Fred W. Friendly and Edward R. Murrow. Olan Tice, announcer. Content includes: MacArthur-Marshall Congressional testimony. General MacArthur speaks of his troops, on bombing of Yalu, Chinese Nationalist reinforcements, global consequences, defeatism, on going it alone, new power to launch attack, Truman Administration's Korean policy. Close-up: Moonshining U.S.A. Ed Murrow and his team go to the Blue Ridge Mountains for a look at moonshining. Includes voices of mountain men, Federal revenuers. Includes tapes of actual raid on a still.
Series: News programs -- Hear It Now
Subject: Blue Ridge Mountains; Distilling, Illicit; Interviewing on radio; Korean War, 1950-1953; Radio programs; Radio talk shows
Subject -- Personal Name: Friendly, Fred W.; MacArthur, Douglas, 1880-1964; Murrow, Edward R.
Local Identifier: HearItNow-022
Type: Sound recordings
Physical Location: American University Library -- Special Collections
URI/handle: http://hdl.handle.net/1961/2041-50179
Rights statement: Reproduction and copyright information regarding this recording is available from the American University Library -- Special Collections.

Title: Hear It Now (Episode 20)
Date: 1951-04-27
Description: Edited and produced by Fred W. Friendly and Edward R. Murrow. Olan Tice, announcer. Content includes: In Korea, General Ridgeway briefs newsmen on Communist activity in North. Radio Free Europe begins broadcasting, sample of Hungarian broadcast on how to sneak across the Iron Curtain. Winston Churchill comments on the beef shortage in Britain. MacArthur furor continues. New York Times reporter on secret Pentagon files. Senator Richard Nixon on White House attempt to smear MacArthur.
Series: News programs -- Hear It Now
Subject: Interviewing on radio; Korean War, 1950-1953; Radio programs; Radio talk shows
Subject -- Personal Name: Churchill, Winston, Sir, 1874-1965; Friendly, Fred W.; MacArthur, Douglas, 1880-1964; Murrow, Edward R.
Local Identifier: HearItNow-020
Type: Sound recordings
Physical Location: American University Library -- Special Collections
URI/handle: http://hdl.handle.net/1961/2041-50178
Rights statement: Reproduction and copyright information regarding this recording is available from the American University Library -- Special Collections.

Title: Hear It Now (Episode 19)
Date: 1951-04-20
Description: Edited and produced by Fred W. Friendly and Edward R. Murrow. Olan Tice, announcer. Content includes: General Douglas MacArthur returns and addresses Congress. Congressional reactions. Winston Churchill on possible peace in Korea. Baseball season begins. Sounds at the stadiums around the country. Voices of Honus Wagner, Joe DiMaggio, Mickey Mantle, Charlie Dressen, Connie Mack, Roy Campanella, Mel Allen, Branch Rickey.
Series: News programs -- Hear It Now
Subject: Baseball; Interviewing on radio; Korean War, 1950-1953; Radio programs; Radio talk shows
Subject -- Personal Name: Churchill, Winston, Sir, 1874-1965; Friendly, Fred W.; MacArthur, Douglas, 1880-1964; Murrow, Edward R.
Local Identifier: HearItNow-019
Type: Sound recordings
Physical Location: American University Library -- Special Collections
URI/handle: http://hdl.handle.net/1961/2041-50177
Rights statement: Reproduction and copyright information regarding this recording is available from the American University Library -- Special Collections.

Title: MacArthur Leaves Tokyo
Date: 1951-04-15
Description: Introduced and anchored by ABC Newsman Chet Huntley in San Francisco. Features PU's from Richard Rendell, Bill Herbert, Ray Falk, and Fred Sparks in Tokyo describing MacArthur's arrival and departure. Report from Hank Weaver in Honolulu about plans for MacArthur's arrival there, then Harry Harbor interviews the manager of the St. Francis Hotel in San Francisco about plans for the visit. Bob Day speaks to several at the airport about security, etc. Program concludes with Huntley promoing ABC's coverage.
Series: News programs
Subject: Radio broadcasting -- United States; Japan -- History -- Allied occupation, 1945-1952
Subject -- Personal Name: MacArthur, Douglas, 1880-1964; Huntley, Chet, 1911-1974
Local Identifier: news-743
Type: Sound recordings
URI/handle: http://hdl.handle.net/1961/hickman:435
Rights statement: Reproduction and copyright information regarding this item is available from the American University Library -- Special Collections.

Title: Hear It Now (Episode 18)
Date: 1951-04-13
Description: Edited and produced by Fred W. Friendly and Edward R. Murrow. Olan Tice, announcer. Content includes: President Harry Truman removes General Douglas MacArthur from command in Korea on April 11. Ed Murrow reads Truman's telegram to MacArthur relieving him of command. Major General Courtney Whitney, MacArthur's aide, describes how the general received the news. Background of Truman-MacArthur relationship. British Minister of State Kenneth Younger comments on general. Congressman Joe Martin reads secret letter from MacArthur on winning the war in Korea. Joe Martin comments on special Republican meeting about firing. Various Senators comment on the firing. President Truman addresses the nation on situation in Korea and firing. Newspaper editors comment. Close-up: the Korean casualty at Walter Reed. Close-up of the Korean veteran receiving specialized treatment at Walter Reed Army Medical Center in Washington, D.C.
Series: News programs -- Hear It Now
Subject: Interviewing on radio; Korean War, 1950-1953; Radio programs; Radio talk shows
Subject -- Personal Name: Friendly, Fred W.; MacArthur, Douglas, 1880-1964; Murrow, Edward R.; Truman, Harry S., 1884-1972
Local Identifier: HearItNow-018
Type: Sound recordings
Physical Location: American University Library -- Special Collections
URI/handle: http://hdl.handle.net/1961/2041-50176
Rights statement: Reproduction and copyright information regarding this recording is available from the American University Library -- Special Collections.

Title: Hear It Now (Episode 17)
Date: 1951-04-06
Description: Edited and produced by Fred W. Friendly and Edward R. Murrow. Olan Tice, announcer. Content includes: Developments in Korea. The debate on sending troops to Europe continues. College youth and faculty of University of North Carolina react to the new Selective Service deferment program. Governor James Byrnes of South Carolina comments on separate education for whites and blacks. Dr. Ralph Bunche comments on Byrnes' remarks. Ringling Brothers Circus Opening Night at Madison Square Garden, New York.
Series: News programs -- Hear It Now
Subject: Interviewing on radio; Radio programs; Radio talk shows; Ringling Brothers Barnum and Bailey Combined Shows
Subject -- Personal Name: Bunche, Ralph J. (Ralph Johnson), 1904-1971; Byrnes, James F. (James Francis), 1882-1972; Friendly, Fred W.; Murrow, Edward R.
Local Identifier: HearItNow-017
Type: Sound recordings
Physical Location: American University Library -- Special Collections
URI/handle: http://hdl.handle.net/1961/2041-50175
Rights statement: Reproduction and copyright information regarding this recording is available from the American University Library -- Special Collections.

Title: Hear It Now (Episode 16)
Date: 1951-03-30
Description: Edited and produced by Fred W. Friendly and Edward R. Murrow. Olan Tice, announcer. Content includes: Enrico Fermi and Leo Szilard comment on South American report that the A-bomb can be made without uranium. Controversy over war mobilization continues. Developments in Korea. 23rd Oscar award presentations: Judy Holiday, Gloria Swanson, and Jose Ferrer. Close-up: Hollywood, 1950. A close-up which includes Hedda Hopper, Bob Hope, Groucho Marx, John Wayne.
Series: News programs -- Hear It Now
Subject: Academy Awards (Motion pictures); Interviewing on radio; Korean War, 1950-1953; Nuclear weapons; Radio programs; Radio talk shows
Subject -- Personal Name: Fermi, Enrico, 1901-1954; Friendly, Fred W.; Murrow, Edward R.; Szilard, Leo
Local Identifier: HearItNow-016
Type: Sound recordings
Physical Location: American University Library -- Special Collections
URI/handle: http://hdl.handle.net/1961/2041-50174
Rights statement: Reproduction and copyright information regarding this recording is available from the American University Library -- Special Collections.

Title: Hear It Now (Episode 15)
Date: 1951-03-23
Description: Edited and produced by Fred W. Friendly and Edward R. Murrow. Olan Tice, announcer. Content includes: Public reaction to the Crime hearings, from New York and St. Louis. UnAmerican Activities Committee questions Larry Parks on Communism in Hollywood. Winston Churchill comments on the goals of England and the free world. Seoul recaptured.
Series: News programs -- Hear It Now
Subject: Interviewing on radio; Korean War, 1950-1953; Radio programs; Radio talk shows
Subject -- Personal Name: Churchill, Winston, Sir, 1874-1965; Friendly, Fred W.; Murrow, Edward R.
Local Identifier: HearItNow-015
Type: Sound recordings
Physical Location: American University Library -- Special Collections
URI/handle: http://hdl.handle.net/1961/2041-50173
Rights statement: Reproduction and copyright information regarding this recording is available from the American University Library -- Special Collections.

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