July Broadcasts by Day of the Month
46 broadcasts
Charles "Chuck" Colson Defends Richard Nixon
Broadcast Date: July 1, 1973
Series: Face the Nation
Speaker(s): Chuck Colson
The guest, Charles W. Colson (1931-2012) served as Special Counsel to President Richard Nixon from 1969 to 1970. Once known as President Nixon's "hatchet man," Colson gained notoriety at the height of the Watergate scandal, for being named as one of the Watergate Seven, and pleaded guilty to obstruction of justice for attempting to defame Pentagon Papers defendant Daniel Ellsberg. In 1974, he served seven months in the federal Maxwell Prison in Alabama as the first member of the Nixon administration to be incarcerated for Watergate-related charges. Here, he is questioned by reporters Daniell Schorr, Robert Novaks, and George Herman.
Length: 29:23
Program Producer: CBS Radio Network
Israeli Ambassador Murdered in Washington DC
Broadcast Date: July 1, 1973
Series: CBS News
Speaker(s): Robert Pierpoint (anchor)
CBS News carried on station WHCU.
Length: 5:57
Program Producer: CBS
Living in the Future with News
Broadcast Date: July 2, 1960
Series: The Jean Shepherd Show
Speaker(s): Jean Shepherd
Length: 1:26:56
Program Producer: WOR, New York
Black Panthers and Black Power
Broadcast Date: July 3, 1968
Series: Night Call
Speaker(s): Eldridge Cleaver, Del Shields (host)
Leroy Eldridge Cleaver, better known as Eldridge Cleaver, was an American writer, and political activist. Cleaver wrote "Soul on Ice," a best-selling collection of essays about his time in prison, and was the minister of information for the Black Panthers. Cleaver died in 1998, at the age of 62.
Length: 58:37
Program Producer: The United Methodist Church
Senator John F. Kennedy Reads the Declaration of Independence
Broadcast Date: July 4, 1957
Speaker(s): John F. Kennedy
In 1957, Senator John Kennedy was already into his campaign to run for president. Here, on the Fourth of July, he reads the Declaration of Independence on Newark, New Jersey radio station WQXR.
Length: 10:35
Program Producer: WQXR Radio
Bicentennial Promos on WABC, New York
Broadcast Date: July 4, 1976
This is a collection of the promos WABC in New York ran for the American bicentennial on July 4, 1976.
Length: 4:08
Program Producer: WABC, New York
Fighting Inflation
Broadcast Date: July 4, 1951
Series: Your Pocketbook
One year into the Korean Conflict, the argument here is that the best way to join the fight is to prevent inflation at home.
Length: 13:27
That Was the Year - 1906
Broadcast Date: July 5, 1937
"That Was the Year" is a fascinating radio show that dramatizes the major historical events between the years 1896 and 1934. The show was produced from the viewpoint of the show's creators in 1937, adding unique interest to modern listeners. Every episode ends with a performance of a popular song from that year. Just over 1-minute of choral music at the beginning has been removed. It was there for stations to add local commercials.
Length: 13:27
Program Producer: Transcription Company of America, recorded at KHJ in LA
The Unsolved Murder of Gladys Kern
Broadcast Date: July 6, 1950
Series: Somebody Knows
News meets drama - In the summer of 1950, "Somebody Knows" presented, in dramatic documentary style, the facts of real unsolved homicide cases. Listeners were offered a reward of $5,000 for clues that led to an arrest and conviction. These programs were created by James L. Saphier and written by Sidney Marshall. They were directed and narrated by radio legend Jack Johnstone.
Length: 29:33
Program Producer: CBS Radio Network
Keynote Address at the 1952 Republican Convention
Broadcast Date: July 7, 1952
Speaker(s): Douglas MacArthur
General of the Army Douglas MacArthur (1880-1964) was an American five-star general and Field Marshal of the Philippine Army. He was Chief of Staff of the United States Army during the 1930s and played a prominent role in the Pacific theater during World War II.
(There is a brief glitch at 32:08 which appears to be a change in tapes.)
Length: 1:04:14
1952 Republican National Convention on Radio Station KGHL or KBMY
Broadcast Date: July 7, 1952
From the convention in Chicago ...
Length: 3:23
Program Producer: NBC
Operation Dream Come True (A New Start for Veterans)
Broadcast Date: July 7, 1946
Series: The National Hour
Speaker(s): Robert St. John (host)
NBC ran "The National Hour" on Sunday afternoons at 4pm from November 1945 to September 1946. Each program dealt with a different subject or issue facing America as the nation moved forward after the end of World War II.
Length: 29:35
Program Producer: NBC Radio Network
H. V. Kaltenborn Edits the News
Broadcast Date: June 7, 1944
Speaker(s): H. V. Kaltenborn
Length: 14:22
Program Producer: NBC
Watergate: Senator Robert Bird
Broadcast Date: July 8, 1973
Series: Face the Nation
Length: 28:55
Program Producer: CBS
Watergate News: John Mitchell Testifiies
Broadcast Date: July 10, 1973
Series: World News Tonight
Speaker(s): Douglas Edwards (anchor)
Recorded on WBEN, Buffalo.
Length: 15:03
Program Producer: CBS
The Hunch That Paid Off
Broadcast Date: July 12, 1950
Series: The Big Story
Speaker(s): Bob Sloane (host)
The Big Story is the dramatized account of how a newspaper reporter solved a crime, exposed a corrupt political administration, smashed a racket, or performed some other notable public service. This episode highlights the true story of reporter Bill Griffith.
Length: 28:23
Program Producer: NBC
That Was the Year - 1934
Broadcast Date: July 12, 1937
"That Was the Year" is a fascinating radio show that dramatizes the major historical events between the years 1896 and 1934. The show was produced from the viewpoint of the show's creators in 1937, adding unique interest to modern listeners. Every episode ends with a performance of a popular song from that year. Just over 1-minute of choral music at the beginning has been removed. It was there for stations to add local commercials.
Length: 13:27
Program Producer: Transcription Company of America, recorded at KHJ in LA
The Story of General Lafayette
Broadcast Date: July 13, 1940
Series: The Human Adventure
"The True Story Of The Marquis de Lafayette Of France". The program is produced in collaboration with the University of Chicago. A drama / documentary about the role played by Lafayette in America's fight for liberty.
Length: 24:41
Program Producer: Mutual Broadcasting System
President Nixon is Hospitalized with Pneumonia
Broadcast Date: July 13, 1973
Series: First Line Report
Speaker(s): Dan Rather
Length: 4:47
Program Producer: CBS
The Unsolved Murder of Agnes Kabiska
Broadcast Date: July 13, 1950
Series: Somebody Knows
News meets drama - In the summer of 1950, "Somebody Knows" presented, in dramatic documentary style, the facts of real unsolved homicide cases. Listeners were offered a reward of $5,000 for clues that led to an arrest and conviction. These programs were created by James L. Saphier and written by Sidney Marshall. They were directed and narrated by radio legend Jack Johnstone.
Length: 29:34
Program Producer: CBS Radio Network
American Forestry
Broadcast Date: July 14, 1946
Series: The National Hour
Speaker(s): Robert St. John (host)
NBC ran "The National Hour" on Sunday afternoons at 4pm from November 1945 to September 1946. Each program dealt with a different subject or issue facing America as the nation moved forward after the end of World War II.
Length: 29:24
Program Producer: NBC Radio Network
Humor and the Black Bag
Broadcast Date: July 15, 1968
Series: Night Call
Speaker(s): Bill Cosby, Del Shields (host)
Del Shields interviews his cousin, Bill Cosby. The interview gets off to a bad start, with technical problems, and Cosby giving his cousin a hard time. After that, they talk with callers about humor and the Black people in America, and roles and experiences of Black performers in 1968. The first minute has lots of hiss, but it clears up and remains clear for the remainder of the program.
Length: 59;04
Program Producer: The United Methodist Church
The Christian Black Betrayal
Broadcast Date: July 16, 1968
Series: Night Call
Speaker(s): James Baldwin, Del Shields (host)
James Arthur Baldwin (1924-1987) was an African American novelist, essayist, playwright, poet, and social critic. One week before this program, he spoke to the World Council Of Churches in Uppsala, Sweden, telling them the Christian Church had betrayed the Black man by identifying with racist institutions in society, and has lost touch with Christian principles. Here, he continues to challenge the church. This program is an edition of "Night Call", a coast-to-coast call-in show in the late 1960's.
Length: 58:49
Program Producer: The United Methodist Church
"One Small Step for Man ... "
Broadcast Date: July 16, 1969
Speaker(s): Neil Armstrong, others
Excerpts from the Apollo 11 moon landing, and the words spoken by astronaut Neil Armstrong.
Length: 1:07
Program Producer: CBS
That Was the Year - 1897
Broadcast Date: July 19, 1937
"That Was the Year" is a fascinating radio show that dramatizes the major historical events between the years 1896 and 1934. The show was produced from the viewpoint of the show's creators in 1937, adding unique interest to modern listeners. Every episode ends with a performance of a popular song from that year. Just over 1-minute of choral music at the beginning has been removed. It was there for stations to add local commercials.
Length: 13:30
Program Producer: Transcription Company of America, recorded at KHJ in LA
A Tribute to Marconi
Broadcast Date: July 20, 1937
Speaker(s): Charles Benford (narrator)
WOR and the Mutual Broadcasting system created this tribute to the man who first transmitted a radio signal across the Atlantic Ocean. Guglielmo Marconi was born in 1874 and died the morning of this broadcast. He was an Italian inventor and electrical engineer known for his pioneering work on long-distance radio transmission, the development of Marconi's law, and a radio telegraph system.
Length: 14:19
Program Producer: WOR Radio / Mutual Broadcasting System
Apollo 11 Moon Landing
Broadcast Date: July 20, 1969
Apollo 11 was the spaceflight that first landed humans on the Moon. Commander Neil Armstrong and lunar module pilot Buzz Aldrin formed the American crew that landed the Apollo Lunar Module Eagle on July 20, 1969. Armstrong became the first person to step onto the lunar surface six hours and 39 minutes later. Aldrin joined him 19 minutes later. Command module pilot Michael Collins flew the command module Columbia alone in lunar orbit while they were on the Moon's surface. Armstrong and Aldrin spent 21 hours 31 minutes on the lunar surface at a site they named Tranquility Base before lifting off to rejoin Columbia in lunar orbit.
Length: 20:44
Program Producer: CBS Radio News
The Poison Pen Murders
Broadcast Date: July 20, 1949
Series: The Big Story
Speaker(s): Bob Sloane (host)
The Big Story is the dramatized account of how a newspaper reporter solved a crime, exposed a corrupt political administration, smashed a racket, or performed some other notable public service. Today's story is from reporter Tom Mercer of Cincinnati, Ohio.
Length: 24:44
Program Producer: NBC
President Nixon's Phone Call to the Apollo 11 Astronauts
Broadcast Date: July 20, 1969
Speaker(s): Richard Nixon, Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin
On July 20, 1969, President Richard Nixon made what he termed "the most historic telephone call ever made" from the White House Oval Office to Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin on the Moon's Sea of Tranquility. The call, lasting just over a minute, lauded their accomplishment, stating, "Because of what you have done the heavens have become a part of man's world".
Length: 2:34
Program Producer: NASA
The Unsolved Murder of Joseph P Bohanak
Broadcast Date: July 20, 1950
Series: Somebody Knows
News meets drama - In the summer of 1950, "Somebody Knows" presented, in dramatic documentary style, the facts of real unsolved homicide cases. Listeners were offered a reward of $5,000 for clues that led to an arrest and conviction. These programs were created by James L. Saphier and written by Sidney Marshall. They were directed and narrated by radio legend Jack Johnstone.
Length: 29:42
Program Producer: CBS Radio Network
Hemingway Dead in Idaho
Broadcast Date: July 21, 1961
Speaker(s): Harry Reasoner (anchor)
Writer Ernest Hemingway has killed himself in Idaho. Harry Reasoner provides an odd account.
Length: 1:29
Program Producer: CBS Radio News
Post-war Price Controls
Broadcast Date: July 21, 1946
Series: ABC Commentary with Orson Welles
Speaker(s): Don Hollenbeck (in place of Orson Welles)
Length: 14:23
Program Producer: ABC Radio Network
A Star for Paradise: Statehood for Hawaii
Broadcast Date: July 21, 1946
Series: The National Hour
Speaker(s): Robert St. John (host)
NBC ran "The National Hour" on Sunday afternoons at 4pm from November 1945 to September 1946. Each program dealt with a different subject or issue facing America as the nation moved forward after the end of World War II.
Length: 29:22
Program Producer: NBC Radio Network
The Lottery Racket
Broadcast Date: July 21, 1948
Series: The Big Story
Speaker(s): Bob Sloane (host)
The Big Story is the dramatized account of how a newspaper reporter solved a crime, exposed a corrupt political administration, smashed a racket, or performed some other notable public service. Tonight's reporter is Keeler McCartney of the Atlanta Constitution newspaper.
Length: 29:06
Program Producer: NBC
Watergate: All Quiet at the State Department
Broadcast Date: July 24, 1973
Series: First Line Report
Speaker(s): Marvin Kalb
Length: 5:52
Program Producer: CBS
World News Today
Broadcast Date: July 25, 1943
Speaker(s): Douglas Edwards (anchor)
War and other news.
Length: 23:56
Program Producer: CBS
John Connolly Resigns, Melvin Laird May Be Next
Broadcast Date: July 25, 1973
Series: First Line Report
Speaker(s): Dan Rather
Length: 5:53
Program Producer: CBS
Labor Reform
Broadcast Date: July 26, 1959
Series: Meet The Press
Speaker(s): The guest is Robert F. Kennedy
Robert F. Kennedy was counsel for what was called the Senate Rackets Committee, looking into labor unions.
Length: 26:50
Program Producer: NBC
That Was the Year - 1912
Broadcast Date: July 26, 1937
"That Was the Year" is a fascinating radio show that dramatizes the major historical events between the years 1896 and 1934. The show was produced from the viewpoint of the show's creators in 1937, adding unique interest to modern listeners. Every episode ends with a performance of a popular song from that year. Just over 1-minute of choral music at the beginning has been removed. It was there for stations to add local commercials.
Length: 13:31
Program Producer: Transcription Company of America, recorded at KHJ in LA
News from KSJN, Educational Radio
Broadcast Date: July 27, 1973
It's unusual to have an old news program from an educational station. This one is from Minnesota Educational Radio, KSJN, St. Paul.
Length: 14:23
Program Producer: KSJN, St. Paul
The Unsolved Murder of Frank J Christenson
Broadcast Date: July 27, 1950
Series: Somebody Knows
News meets drama - In the summer of 1950, "Somebody Knows" presented, in dramatic documentary style, the facts of real unsolved homicide cases. Listeners were offered a reward of $5,000 for clues that led to an arrest and conviction. These programs were created by James L. Saphier and written by Sidney Marshall. They were directed and narrated by radio legend Jack Johnstone.
Length: 29:32
Program Producer: CBS Radio Network
Jesse Owens Interviewed in Germany Prior to 1936 Olympics
Broadcast Date: July 28, 1936
Speaker(s): Jesse Owens and German Interviewer
During the practice week prior to the 1936 Olympics, held in Nazi Germany, Jesse Owen is interviewed by a reporter who asks questions in English, listens, then repeats Owens's answers in German. In an embarrassment to Hitler, Owens, on August 3, won the gold in the 100-meter. dash, after setting a new record for that race the day before. Before the week was up, he had won at the long jump and the 200-meter dash, and helped bring a U.S. relay team to first place.
Length: 2:47
An Affidavit of Racism
Broadcast Date: July 28, 1946
Series: ABC Commentary with Orson Welles
Speaker(s): Orson Welles
Orson Welles reads the statement of Isaac Woodward, Jr. He tells of being discharged from the Army on February 12, 1946 after 15 months of service in the South Pacific. He talks of the violent, racist actions taken against him as he headed home, while still in uniform. He was blinded by an attack by a policeman with a billy club.
Length: 14:17
Program Producer: ABC Radio Network
The Long Dawning (Toward the Bright Sun of Lasting Peace)
Broadcast Date: July 28, 1946
Series: The National Hour
Speaker(s): Robert St. John (host)
NBC ran "The National Hour" on Sunday afternoons at 4pm from November 1945 to September 1946. Each program dealt with a different subject or issue facing America as the nation moved forward after the end of World War II.
Length: 29:31
Program Producer: NBC Radio Network
Airplane Hits the Empire State Building in New York
Broadcast Date: July 28, 1945
Interviews with witnesses to the event.
Length: 5:43
Martin Agronsky and the News
Broadcast Date: July 31, 1947
Speaker(s): Martin Agronsky
Length: 13:10
Program Producer: ABC Radio Network
46 broadcasts
Charles "Chuck" Colson Defends Richard Nixon
Broadcast Date: July 1, 1973 Series: Face the Nation
Speaker(s): Chuck Colson
The guest, Charles W. Colson (1931-2012) served as Special Counsel to President Richard Nixon from 1969 to 1970. Once known as President Nixon's "hatchet man," Colson gained notoriety at the height of the Watergate scandal, for being named as one of the Watergate Seven, and pleaded guilty to obstruction of justice for attempting to defame Pentagon Papers defendant Daniel Ellsberg. In 1974, he served seven months in the federal Maxwell Prison in Alabama as the first member of the Nixon administration to be incarcerated for Watergate-related charges. Here, he is questioned by reporters Daniell Schorr, Robert Novaks, and George Herman.
Length: 29:23
Program Producer: CBS Radio Network
Israeli Ambassador Murdered in Washington DC
Broadcast Date: July 1, 1973 Series: CBS News
Speaker(s): Robert Pierpoint (anchor)
CBS News carried on station WHCU.
Length: 5:57
Program Producer: CBS
Living in the Future with News
Broadcast Date: July 2, 1960 Series: The Jean Shepherd Show
Speaker(s): Jean Shepherd
Length: 1:26:56
Program Producer: WOR, New York
Black Panthers and Black Power
Broadcast Date: July 3, 1968 Series: Night Call
Speaker(s): Eldridge Cleaver, Del Shields (host)
Leroy Eldridge Cleaver, better known as Eldridge Cleaver, was an American writer, and political activist. Cleaver wrote "Soul on Ice," a best-selling collection of essays about his time in prison, and was the minister of information for the Black Panthers. Cleaver died in 1998, at the age of 62.
Length: 58:37
Program Producer: The United Methodist Church
Senator John F. Kennedy Reads the Declaration of Independence
Broadcast Date: July 4, 1957 Speaker(s): John F. Kennedy
In 1957, Senator John Kennedy was already into his campaign to run for president. Here, on the Fourth of July, he reads the Declaration of Independence on Newark, New Jersey radio station WQXR.
Length: 10:35
Program Producer: WQXR Radio
Bicentennial Promos on WABC, New York
Broadcast Date: July 4, 1976 This is a collection of the promos WABC in New York ran for the American bicentennial on July 4, 1976.
Length: 4:08
Program Producer: WABC, New York
Fighting Inflation
Broadcast Date: July 4, 1951 Series: Your Pocketbook
One year into the Korean Conflict, the argument here is that the best way to join the fight is to prevent inflation at home.
Length: 13:27
That Was the Year - 1906
Broadcast Date: July 5, 1937 "That Was the Year" is a fascinating radio show that dramatizes the major historical events between the years 1896 and 1934. The show was produced from the viewpoint of the show's creators in 1937, adding unique interest to modern listeners. Every episode ends with a performance of a popular song from that year. Just over 1-minute of choral music at the beginning has been removed. It was there for stations to add local commercials.
Length: 13:27
Program Producer: Transcription Company of America, recorded at KHJ in LA
The Unsolved Murder of Gladys Kern
Broadcast Date: July 6, 1950 Series: Somebody Knows
News meets drama - In the summer of 1950, "Somebody Knows" presented, in dramatic documentary style, the facts of real unsolved homicide cases. Listeners were offered a reward of $5,000 for clues that led to an arrest and conviction. These programs were created by James L. Saphier and written by Sidney Marshall. They were directed and narrated by radio legend Jack Johnstone.
Length: 29:33
Program Producer: CBS Radio Network
Keynote Address at the 1952 Republican Convention
Broadcast Date: July 7, 1952 Speaker(s): Douglas MacArthur
General of the Army Douglas MacArthur (1880-1964) was an American five-star general and Field Marshal of the Philippine Army. He was Chief of Staff of the United States Army during the 1930s and played a prominent role in the Pacific theater during World War II. (There is a brief glitch at 32:08 which appears to be a change in tapes.)
Length: 1:04:14
1952 Republican National Convention on Radio Station KGHL or KBMY
Broadcast Date: July 7, 1952 From the convention in Chicago ...
Length: 3:23
Program Producer: NBC
Operation Dream Come True (A New Start for Veterans)
Broadcast Date: July 7, 1946 Series: The National Hour
Speaker(s): Robert St. John (host)
NBC ran "The National Hour" on Sunday afternoons at 4pm from November 1945 to September 1946. Each program dealt with a different subject or issue facing America as the nation moved forward after the end of World War II.
Length: 29:35
Program Producer: NBC Radio Network
H. V. Kaltenborn Edits the News
Broadcast Date: June 7, 1944 Speaker(s): H. V. Kaltenborn
Length: 14:22
Program Producer: NBC
Watergate: Senator Robert Bird
Broadcast Date: July 8, 1973 Series: Face the Nation
Length: 28:55
Program Producer: CBS
Watergate News: John Mitchell Testifiies
Broadcast Date: July 10, 1973 Series: World News Tonight
Speaker(s): Douglas Edwards (anchor)
Recorded on WBEN, Buffalo.
Length: 15:03
Program Producer: CBS
The Hunch That Paid Off
Broadcast Date: July 12, 1950 Series: The Big Story
Speaker(s): Bob Sloane (host)
The Big Story is the dramatized account of how a newspaper reporter solved a crime, exposed a corrupt political administration, smashed a racket, or performed some other notable public service. This episode highlights the true story of reporter Bill Griffith.
Length: 28:23
Program Producer: NBC
That Was the Year - 1934
Broadcast Date: July 12, 1937 "That Was the Year" is a fascinating radio show that dramatizes the major historical events between the years 1896 and 1934. The show was produced from the viewpoint of the show's creators in 1937, adding unique interest to modern listeners. Every episode ends with a performance of a popular song from that year. Just over 1-minute of choral music at the beginning has been removed. It was there for stations to add local commercials.
Length: 13:27
Program Producer: Transcription Company of America, recorded at KHJ in LA
The Story of General Lafayette
Broadcast Date: July 13, 1940 Series: The Human Adventure
"The True Story Of The Marquis de Lafayette Of France". The program is produced in collaboration with the University of Chicago. A drama / documentary about the role played by Lafayette in America's fight for liberty.
Length: 24:41
Program Producer: Mutual Broadcasting System
President Nixon is Hospitalized with Pneumonia
Broadcast Date: July 13, 1973 Series: First Line Report
Speaker(s): Dan Rather
Length: 4:47
Program Producer: CBS
The Unsolved Murder of Agnes Kabiska
Broadcast Date: July 13, 1950 Series: Somebody Knows
News meets drama - In the summer of 1950, "Somebody Knows" presented, in dramatic documentary style, the facts of real unsolved homicide cases. Listeners were offered a reward of $5,000 for clues that led to an arrest and conviction. These programs were created by James L. Saphier and written by Sidney Marshall. They were directed and narrated by radio legend Jack Johnstone.
Length: 29:34
Program Producer: CBS Radio Network
American Forestry
Broadcast Date: July 14, 1946 Series: The National Hour
Speaker(s): Robert St. John (host)
NBC ran "The National Hour" on Sunday afternoons at 4pm from November 1945 to September 1946. Each program dealt with a different subject or issue facing America as the nation moved forward after the end of World War II.
Length: 29:24
Program Producer: NBC Radio Network
Humor and the Black Bag
Broadcast Date: July 15, 1968 Series: Night Call
Speaker(s): Bill Cosby, Del Shields (host)
Del Shields interviews his cousin, Bill Cosby. The interview gets off to a bad start, with technical problems, and Cosby giving his cousin a hard time. After that, they talk with callers about humor and the Black people in America, and roles and experiences of Black performers in 1968. The first minute has lots of hiss, but it clears up and remains clear for the remainder of the program.
Length: 59;04
Program Producer: The United Methodist Church
The Christian Black Betrayal
Broadcast Date: July 16, 1968 Series: Night Call
Speaker(s): James Baldwin, Del Shields (host)
James Arthur Baldwin (1924-1987) was an African American novelist, essayist, playwright, poet, and social critic. One week before this program, he spoke to the World Council Of Churches in Uppsala, Sweden, telling them the Christian Church had betrayed the Black man by identifying with racist institutions in society, and has lost touch with Christian principles. Here, he continues to challenge the church. This program is an edition of "Night Call", a coast-to-coast call-in show in the late 1960's.
Length: 58:49
Program Producer: The United Methodist Church
"One Small Step for Man ... "
Broadcast Date: July 16, 1969 Speaker(s): Neil Armstrong, others
Excerpts from the Apollo 11 moon landing, and the words spoken by astronaut Neil Armstrong.
Length: 1:07
Program Producer: CBS
That Was the Year - 1897
Broadcast Date: July 19, 1937 "That Was the Year" is a fascinating radio show that dramatizes the major historical events between the years 1896 and 1934. The show was produced from the viewpoint of the show's creators in 1937, adding unique interest to modern listeners. Every episode ends with a performance of a popular song from that year. Just over 1-minute of choral music at the beginning has been removed. It was there for stations to add local commercials.
Length: 13:30
Program Producer: Transcription Company of America, recorded at KHJ in LA
A Tribute to Marconi
Broadcast Date: July 20, 1937 Speaker(s): Charles Benford (narrator)
WOR and the Mutual Broadcasting system created this tribute to the man who first transmitted a radio signal across the Atlantic Ocean. Guglielmo Marconi was born in 1874 and died the morning of this broadcast. He was an Italian inventor and electrical engineer known for his pioneering work on long-distance radio transmission, the development of Marconi's law, and a radio telegraph system.
Length: 14:19
Program Producer: WOR Radio / Mutual Broadcasting System
Apollo 11 Moon Landing
Broadcast Date: July 20, 1969 Apollo 11 was the spaceflight that first landed humans on the Moon. Commander Neil Armstrong and lunar module pilot Buzz Aldrin formed the American crew that landed the Apollo Lunar Module Eagle on July 20, 1969. Armstrong became the first person to step onto the lunar surface six hours and 39 minutes later. Aldrin joined him 19 minutes later. Command module pilot Michael Collins flew the command module Columbia alone in lunar orbit while they were on the Moon's surface. Armstrong and Aldrin spent 21 hours 31 minutes on the lunar surface at a site they named Tranquility Base before lifting off to rejoin Columbia in lunar orbit.
Length: 20:44
Program Producer: CBS Radio News
The Poison Pen Murders
Broadcast Date: July 20, 1949 Series: The Big Story
Speaker(s): Bob Sloane (host)
The Big Story is the dramatized account of how a newspaper reporter solved a crime, exposed a corrupt political administration, smashed a racket, or performed some other notable public service. Today's story is from reporter Tom Mercer of Cincinnati, Ohio.
Length: 24:44
Program Producer: NBC
President Nixon's Phone Call to the Apollo 11 Astronauts
Broadcast Date: July 20, 1969 Speaker(s): Richard Nixon, Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin
On July 20, 1969, President Richard Nixon made what he termed "the most historic telephone call ever made" from the White House Oval Office to Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin on the Moon's Sea of Tranquility. The call, lasting just over a minute, lauded their accomplishment, stating, "Because of what you have done the heavens have become a part of man's world".
Length: 2:34
Program Producer: NASA
The Unsolved Murder of Joseph P Bohanak
Broadcast Date: July 20, 1950 Series: Somebody Knows
News meets drama - In the summer of 1950, "Somebody Knows" presented, in dramatic documentary style, the facts of real unsolved homicide cases. Listeners were offered a reward of $5,000 for clues that led to an arrest and conviction. These programs were created by James L. Saphier and written by Sidney Marshall. They were directed and narrated by radio legend Jack Johnstone.
Length: 29:42
Program Producer: CBS Radio Network
Hemingway Dead in Idaho
Broadcast Date: July 21, 1961 Speaker(s): Harry Reasoner (anchor)
Writer Ernest Hemingway has killed himself in Idaho. Harry Reasoner provides an odd account.
Length: 1:29
Program Producer: CBS Radio News
Post-war Price Controls
Broadcast Date: July 21, 1946 Series: ABC Commentary with Orson Welles
Speaker(s): Don Hollenbeck (in place of Orson Welles)
Length: 14:23
Program Producer: ABC Radio Network
A Star for Paradise: Statehood for Hawaii
Broadcast Date: July 21, 1946 Series: The National Hour
Speaker(s): Robert St. John (host)
NBC ran "The National Hour" on Sunday afternoons at 4pm from November 1945 to September 1946. Each program dealt with a different subject or issue facing America as the nation moved forward after the end of World War II.
Length: 29:22
Program Producer: NBC Radio Network
The Lottery Racket
Broadcast Date: July 21, 1948 Series: The Big Story
Speaker(s): Bob Sloane (host)
The Big Story is the dramatized account of how a newspaper reporter solved a crime, exposed a corrupt political administration, smashed a racket, or performed some other notable public service. Tonight's reporter is Keeler McCartney of the Atlanta Constitution newspaper.
Length: 29:06
Program Producer: NBC
Watergate: All Quiet at the State Department
Broadcast Date: July 24, 1973 Series: First Line Report
Speaker(s): Marvin Kalb
Length: 5:52
Program Producer: CBS
World News Today
Broadcast Date: July 25, 1943 Speaker(s): Douglas Edwards (anchor)
War and other news.
Length: 23:56
Program Producer: CBS
John Connolly Resigns, Melvin Laird May Be Next
Broadcast Date: July 25, 1973 Series: First Line Report
Speaker(s): Dan Rather
Length: 5:53
Program Producer: CBS
Labor Reform
Broadcast Date: July 26, 1959 Series: Meet The Press
Speaker(s): The guest is Robert F. Kennedy
Robert F. Kennedy was counsel for what was called the Senate Rackets Committee, looking into labor unions.
Length: 26:50
Program Producer: NBC
That Was the Year - 1912
Broadcast Date: July 26, 1937 "That Was the Year" is a fascinating radio show that dramatizes the major historical events between the years 1896 and 1934. The show was produced from the viewpoint of the show's creators in 1937, adding unique interest to modern listeners. Every episode ends with a performance of a popular song from that year. Just over 1-minute of choral music at the beginning has been removed. It was there for stations to add local commercials.
Length: 13:31
Program Producer: Transcription Company of America, recorded at KHJ in LA
News from KSJN, Educational Radio
Broadcast Date: July 27, 1973 It's unusual to have an old news program from an educational station. This one is from Minnesota Educational Radio, KSJN, St. Paul.
Length: 14:23
Program Producer: KSJN, St. Paul
The Unsolved Murder of Frank J Christenson
Broadcast Date: July 27, 1950 Series: Somebody Knows
News meets drama - In the summer of 1950, "Somebody Knows" presented, in dramatic documentary style, the facts of real unsolved homicide cases. Listeners were offered a reward of $5,000 for clues that led to an arrest and conviction. These programs were created by James L. Saphier and written by Sidney Marshall. They were directed and narrated by radio legend Jack Johnstone.
Length: 29:32
Program Producer: CBS Radio Network
Jesse Owens Interviewed in Germany Prior to 1936 Olympics
Broadcast Date: July 28, 1936 Speaker(s): Jesse Owens and German Interviewer
During the practice week prior to the 1936 Olympics, held in Nazi Germany, Jesse Owen is interviewed by a reporter who asks questions in English, listens, then repeats Owens's answers in German. In an embarrassment to Hitler, Owens, on August 3, won the gold in the 100-meter. dash, after setting a new record for that race the day before. Before the week was up, he had won at the long jump and the 200-meter dash, and helped bring a U.S. relay team to first place.
Length: 2:47
An Affidavit of Racism
Broadcast Date: July 28, 1946 Series: ABC Commentary with Orson Welles
Speaker(s): Orson Welles
Orson Welles reads the statement of Isaac Woodward, Jr. He tells of being discharged from the Army on February 12, 1946 after 15 months of service in the South Pacific. He talks of the violent, racist actions taken against him as he headed home, while still in uniform. He was blinded by an attack by a policeman with a billy club.
Length: 14:17
Program Producer: ABC Radio Network
The Long Dawning (Toward the Bright Sun of Lasting Peace)
Broadcast Date: July 28, 1946 Series: The National Hour
Speaker(s): Robert St. John (host)
NBC ran "The National Hour" on Sunday afternoons at 4pm from November 1945 to September 1946. Each program dealt with a different subject or issue facing America as the nation moved forward after the end of World War II.
Length: 29:31
Program Producer: NBC Radio Network
Airplane Hits the Empire State Building in New York
Broadcast Date: July 28, 1945 Interviews with witnesses to the event.
Length: 5:43
Martin Agronsky and the News
Broadcast Date: July 31, 1947 Speaker(s): Martin Agronsky
Length: 13:10
Program Producer: ABC Radio Network