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ContributorsFannin, Paul J. (Paul Jones), 1907-2002 (Speaker)
Created1971-02
DescriptionPaul Fannin sends his greetings to Arizona soldiers currently serving in Vietnam and expresses his gratitude for their service.
ContributorsRhodes, John J. (John Jacob), 1916-2003 (Speaker)
Created1971-02
Description
John Rhodes sends his greetings to Arizona soldiers currently serving in Vietnam. He predicts that the war will be over soon, discusses changes that have taken place in American society, praises Nixon's economic package and expresses his hope that it won't be undermined by "silly legislation" in Congress, and predicts substantial improvement to the American economy.
ContributorsRhodes, John J. (John Jacob), 1916-2003 (Speaker)
DescriptionRhodes sends his greetings to Jack and Mary Murphy and Arizona soldiers serving in Vietnam. He provides an update on legislative activities in Washington, D.C. including appropriations, the Family Assistance Plan, and the Mansfield Amendment in addition to predicting that the Vietnam War will be over soon.
ContributorsRhodes, John J. (John Jacob), 1916-2003 (Speaker)
Created1971-02
DescriptionRhodes sends his greetings to the Arizona soldiers gathered at Jack and Mary Murphy's Saigon residence to celebrate Arizona's 57th [sic] year of statehood. He provides an update about the activities of the 92nd Congress, including the Central Arizona Project.
ContributorsSteiger, Sam, 1929-2012 (Speaker)
Created1971-02
Description
Steiger sends greetings to the "misplaced Arizonans in Vietnam" from a "misplaced Arizonan in Washington." He reports that the American people are primarily concerned about the impact of wage and price control legislation and tax increases and are often indifferent to the fate of the soldiers serving in Vietnam. He also states that Arizona's economy continues to expand and that Arizonans have taken an increased interest in politics with the creation of a new congressional district.
ContributorsGoldwater, Barry M. (Barry Morris), 1909-1998 (Speaker)
Created1971-02
DescriptionGoldwater sends his greetings to American soldiers stationed in Vietnam and expresses his pride in their work. He reports that Arizona's economy is doing well and provides an update on a pending draft bill, which he believes is unnecessary.
ContributorsColeman, Austin Hughes, 1937-2013 (Host) / KCAC (Radio station : Phoenix, Ariz.) (Contributor)
Created1963 (year uncertain)
Description
This Sunday morning broadcast, hosted by Austin Coleman, features a commemoration of the Emancipation Proclamation. Coleman also reads a letter from Rev. and Mrs. Leonard Johnson of Coolidge, Arizona discussing citizenship and freedom; reports on a NAACP meeting covering the absence of “negro” employees in Arizona state government positions, discrimination in public accommodations, and calls for a march on the Arizona capitol if the accommodations bill is not passed; and introduces and comments on a clip of Martin Luther King's "Three Words" (All, Here, Now).
ContributorsColeman, Austin Hughes, 1937-2013 (Host) / Ragsdale, Lincoln Johnson, 1926-1995 (Speaker) / KCAC (Radio station : Phoenix, Ariz.) (Contributor)
Created1964-03-01
Description
This program, dedicated to Mr. Milton Thomas Ellis, features Lincoln Ragsdale discussing an event in Coolidge, Arizona in which two Blacks entered a restaurant to ask for food “that they might go outside and eat” and were arrested and fined $1,500. Ragsdale also calls for increased NAACP membership and reflects on a march in Pinal County in the previous year. The program also includes announcements of upcoming events and opportunities for "young negro women" to work with the "new IBM machines and new telephone switchboards" being installed at the Valley Life Insurance Company.
ContributorsDickey, Bill (William Dan), 1928-2012 (Host) / Middleton, James Peter, 1928-1988 (Speaker) / KCAC (Radio station : Phoenix, Ariz.) (Contributor)
Created1964-01-12
Description
This recording includes a presentation by James P. Middleton, Pastor of the Beacon Light Seventh Day Adventist Church; a call to attend a rally sponsored by the NAACP scheduled for the afternoon and intended to raise money for Medgar Evers' widow; and a presentation on George Washington Carver by Mrs. Emma Scott.
ContributorsColeman, Austin Hughes, 1937-2013 (Host) / Ragsdale, Lincoln Johnson, 1926-1995 (Speaker) / KCAC (Radio station : Phoenix, Ariz.) (Contributor)
Created1963-09-09
DescriptionIn this broadcast, Austin Coleman discusses the sit-in held by the Youth Council of the Maricopa County Chapter of the NAACP at the El Ray Café and Lincoln Ragsdale speaks on the "stepped-up integration movement."