Governor Rockefeller's Inauguration, first term, 1959
Abridged film of Governor Rockefeller's first inauguration ceremony. The ceremony is presided over by Secretary of State Caroline K. Simon, and Rockefeller is sworn in by Appeals Court Chief Judge Albert Conway. Also appearing are former Governors Dewey, Harriman and Poletti, Lt. Governor Wilson, Comptroller Arthur Levitt, Roman Catholic Bishop William Scully, and Dr. Richard E. Hanson of Union Church of Pocantico Hills in Tarrytown.
Date: 1959
Identifier: NYSA_13700-83_mpf16_1959-01-01
Albany, New York | Wikipedia audio article
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Albany, New York
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Albany ( (listen) ALL-bə-nee) is the capital of the U.S. state of New York and the seat of Albany County. Albany is located on the west bank of the Hudson River approximately 10 miles (16 km) south of its confluence with the Mohawk River and approximately 150 miles (240 km) north of New York City.
Albany is known for its rich history, commerce, culture, architecture, and institutions of higher education. Albany constitutes the economic and cultural core of the Capital District of New York State, which comprises the Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY Metropolitan Statistical Area, including the nearby cities and suburbs of Troy, Schenectady, and Saratoga Springs. With a 2013 Census-estimated population of 1.1 million the Capital District is the third-most populous metropolitan region in the state. As of the 2010 census, the population of Albany was 97,856.
The area that later became Albany was settled by Dutch colonists who in 1614, built Fort Nassau for fur trading and, in 1624, built Fort Orange. In 1664, the English took over the Dutch settlements, renaming the city as Albany, in honor of the then Duke of Albany, the future James II of England and James VII of Scotland. The city was officially chartered in 1686 under English rule. It became the capital of New York in 1797 following formation of the United States. Albany is one of the oldest surviving settlements of the original British thirteen colonies, and is the longest continuously chartered city in the United States.During the late 18th century and throughout most of the 19th, Albany was a center of trade and transportation. The city lies toward the north end of the navigable Hudson River, was the original eastern terminus of the Erie Canal connecting to the Great Lakes, and was home to some of the earliest railroad systems in the world. In the 1920s, a powerful political machine controlled by the Democratic Party arose in Albany. In the latter part of the 20th century, Albany experienced a decline in its population due to urban sprawl and suburbanization; however, the New York State Legislature approved a $234 million building and renovation plan for the City in the 1990s that spurred renovation and building projects around the downtown area. In the early 21st century, Albany has experienced growth in the high-technology industry, with great strides in the nanotechnology sector.
The Surprising Nelson Rockefeller, Richard Norton Smith
Richard Norton, who is finishing a biography of Nelson Rockefeller, discusses little known facts about the former Governor of New York and Vice President of the United States. (4/25/08)
Free To Choose 1980 - Vol. 10 How to Stay Free - Full Video
Democracies have only recently been considered desirable. Historically, it was feared that democracies always self destruct when citizens, forgetting that you cannot remove want and misery through legislation, insist on government actions that physically and morally bankrupt their nation. Friedman explains why the United States has so far avoided this outcome and how we can continue to do so. This program includes an interview of Dr. Friedman by Lawrence E. Spivak.
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Radio Preservation Task Force 2: Multiple Sessions (Morning)
Part of the 2017 multi-day conference, Radio Preservation Task Force 2: From Archive to Classroom, three morning sessions covered radio history research, Spanish and multilingual radio, and radio archives in the Caribbean.
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University of California, Berkeley | Wikipedia audio article
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University of California, Berkeley
00:02:55 1 History
00:08:39 1.1 Name
00:09:27 1.2 Controversies
00:11:29 2 Academics
00:13:21 2.1 Undergraduate programs
00:15:23 2.2 Graduate and professional programs
00:17:02 2.3 Faculty and research
00:18:08 2.4 Library system
00:19:52 2.5 Rankings and reputation
00:20:38 2.5.1 Global
00:21:48 2.5.2 National
00:23:03 3 Discoveries and innovation
00:23:19 3.1 Natural sciences
00:26:11 3.2 Computer and applied sciences
00:28:14 3.3 Companies and entrepreneurship
00:30:19 4 Campus
00:32:59 4.1 Architecture
00:35:16 4.2 Natural features
00:36:41 4.3 Environmental record
00:37:43 5 Organization and administration
00:39:47 5.1 Funding
00:43:45 5.1.1 Financial aid and scholarship programs
00:44:16 6 Admissions and enrollment
00:45:46 7 Student life and traditions
00:49:26 7.1 Student housing
00:49:53 7.1.1 University housing
00:52:13 7.1.2 Cooperative housing
00:54:06 7.1.3 Fraternities and sororities
00:54:26 7.2 Student-run organizations
00:54:36 7.2.1 Student government
00:56:03 7.2.2 Communications media
00:57:35 7.2.3 Student groups
01:03:54 7.3 Athletics
01:07:16 7.3.1 California – Stanford rivalry
01:08:12 7.3.2 National championships
01:08:39 8 Notable alumni, faculty, and staff
01:09:14 8.1 Faculty
01:10:45 8.2 Alumni
01:29:47 9 See also
01:30:11 10 Notes and references
01:30:21 11 Further reading and viewing
01:32:09 12 External links
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The University of California, Berkeley (UC Berkeley, Berkeley, Cal, or California) is a top-ranked public research university in the United States. Located in the city of Berkeley, it was founded in 1868, and serves as the flagship institution of the ten research universities affiliated with the University of California system. Berkeley has since grown to instruct over 40,000 students in approximately 350 undergraduate and graduate degree programs covering numerous disciplines.Berkeley is one of the 14 founding members of the Association of American Universities, with $789 million in R&D expenditures in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2015. Today, Berkeley maintains close relationships with three United States Department of Energy National Laboratories—Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory and Los Alamos National Laboratory—and is home to many institutes, including the Mathematical Sciences Research Institute and the Space Sciences Laboratory. Through its partner institution University of California, San Francisco (UCSF), Berkeley also offers a joint medical program at the UCSF Medical Center.As of October 2018, Berkeley alumni, faculty members and researchers include 107 Nobel laureates, 25 Turing Awards winners, and 14 Fields Medalists. They have also won 9 Wolf Prizes, 45 MacArthur Fellowships, 20 Academy Awards, 14 Pulitzer Prizes and 207 Olympic medals (117 gold, 51 silver and 39 bronze). In 1930, Ernest Lawrence invented the cyclotron at Berkeley, based on which UC Berkeley researchers along with Berkeley Lab have discovered or co-discovered 16 chemical elements of the periodic table – more than any other university in the world. During the 1940s, Berkeley physicist J. R. Oppenheimer, the Father of the Atomic Bomb, led the Manhattan project to create the first atomic bomb. In the 1960s, Berkeley was particularly noted for the Free Speech Movement as well as the Anti-Vietnam War Movement led by its students. In the 21st century, Berkeley has become one of the leading universities in producing entrepreneurs and its alumni have founded a large number of companies worldwide.Berkeley is often ranked as a top-ten university in the world and as the top public university in the United States. For 2017–18, the Academic Ranking of World Universities (ARWU) ranked Berkeley 5th in the world. Berkeley also ranks 6th internationally in the CWUR World University Rankings. It is additionally ranked 4th in the world by U.S. News & World Report. Berkeley is ra ...
Authors, Lawyers, Politicians, Statesmen, U.S. Representatives from Congress (1950s Interviews)
Interviewees:
Princess Alexandra Kropotkin, Russian emigre, author
Charles B. Brownson, U.S. Representative from Indiana
Christian Herter, American politician and statesman
Clifford P. Case, American lawyer and politician
Franklin Delano Roosevelt, Jr., American politician
Frederic René Coudert, Jr., Representative from New York
Franklin Delano Roosevelt, Jr. (August 17, 1914 -- August 17, 1988) was an American politician. He was the fifth child of U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt, Sr. and his wife Eleanor.
He was a Naval officer in World War II and was decorated for bravery in the battle of Casablanca.
He graduated from Groton School in 1933, Harvard University in 1937, and from the University of Virginia School of Law in June 1940. During his graduation, his father, Franklin D. Roosevelt gave what is known as the Stab in the Back Speech, criticizing Italy's entry into the war.
Roosevelt Jr. served as a member of the United States Congress, representing the 20th District of New York from 1949 to 1955. In 1949, he won a special election running as a candidate of the Liberal Party of New York and later ran on the Democratic ticket as well.
He sought the Democratic nomination for Governor in 1954, but, after persuasion by powerful Tammany Hall boss Carmine DeSapio, abandoned his bid for Governor was nominated by the Democratic State Convention to run for New York State Attorney General. Roosevelt was defeated in the general election by Republican Jacob K. Javits, although all other Democratic nominees were elected. Following his loss, Eleanor Roosevelt began building a campaign against the Tammany Hall leader that eventually forced DeSapio to step down from power in 1961.
He campaigned for John F. Kennedy in the 1960 West Virginia primary, falsely accusing Kennedy's opponent, Hubert Humphrey of having dodged the draft in World War II. Kennedy later named him Under-Secretary of Commerce and chairman of the President's Appalachian Regional Commission. This post (Under-Secretary of Commerce) was given to him when Defense Secretary Robert McNamara shot down the proposal of his appointment as Secretary of Navy.
He ran for Governor of New York on the Liberal Party ticket in 1966, but was defeated by the incumbent Republican Nelson A. Rockefeller.
He served as chairman of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission from May 26, 1965 to May 11, 1966.
He was senior partner in the New York law firm of Roosevelt and Freiden before and after his service in the Congress.
He also ran a small cattle farm and imported Fiat automobiles. (He was a personal friend of Fiat chairman Gianni Agnelli).
Free to Choose Parte 10: How to Stay Free Featuring Milton Friedman
Democracies have only recently been considered desirable. Historically, it was feared that democracies always self destruct when citizens, forgetting that you cannot remove want and misery through legislation, insist on government actions that physically and morally bankrupt their nation. Friedman explains why the United States has so far avoided this outcome and how we can continue to do so. This program includes an interview of Dr. Friedman by Lawrence E. Spivak.
Las democracias últimamente se consideran algo deseable, hasta el punto que criticarlas un tabú
New York State Senate Session - 06/10/14
New York State Senate Session - 06/10/14