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GHQ Hometowners Program

ContributorsPyle, Howard, 1906-1987 (Interviewer) / Burchett, James, 1926-2010 (Interviewee) / Estrada, Faustino Ramirez, 1918-2005 (Interviewee) / Hill, Billy Joe, 1923-1993 (Interviewee) / Cummings, Homer Preston, 1922-1989 (Interviewee)

Created1945-07-28

DescriptionPyle interviews James Burchett (Eloy, Arizona), Faustino Estrada (Williams, Arizona), Billy J. Hill (Miami, Arizona), and Homer Cummings (Jerome, Arizona) who are stationed in Luzon, Philippines with the 32nd Division. This broadcast is the third of KTAR's Hometowner series.

Hayden Dinner at Westward Ho

ContributorsKennedy, John F. (John Fitzgerald), 1917-1963 (Speaker) / Johnson, Lyndon B. (Lyndon Baines), 1908-1973 (Speaker) / Johnson, Lady Bird, 1912-2007 (Speaker) / Mansfield, Mike, 1903-2001 (Speaker) / Anderson, Clinton Presba, 1895-1975 (Speaker) / Hayden, Carl Trumbull, 1877-1972 (Speaker) / Fiorito, Ted, 1900-1971 (Musician) / Fannin, Paul J. (Paul Jones), 1907-2002 (Speaker) / Chauncey, Tom (Tom Webster), 1947- (Speaker) / Minotto, James, 1891-1980 (Speaker) / Orpheus Male Chorus of Phoenix (Phoenix, Ariz.) (Contributor)

Created1961-11-17

DescriptionThis recording shows President Kennedy's arrival at Sky Harbor Airport; speeches honoring Hayden by various dignitaries, including President Kennedy, Vice President Johnson, First Lady Lady Bird Johnson, and other senators; and performances by the Orpheus Male Chorus and the Ted FioRito Orchestra.

President Kennedy and Senator Hayden Arriving at the Westward Ho

ContributorsKennedy, John F. (John Fitzgerald), 1917-1963 (Depicted) / Hayden, Carl Trumbull, 1877-1972 (Depicted) / KOOL (Television station : Phoenix, Ariz.) (Contributor)

Created1961-11-17

Description

This recording depicts President Kennedy and Senator Hayden arriving at the Westward Ho in a motorcade.

Senator Carl Hayden Speech

ContributorsHayden, Carl Trumbull, 1877-1972 (Speaker) / KOOL (Television station : Phoenix, Ariz.) (Contributor)

Created1961-11-17

Description

In this speech, Hayden reflects on his career, including his election as Arizona's first Representative in 1912; his recollections of such prominent figures as Governor George W. P. Hunt and Williams Jennings Bryan; and advice he received, including a Maryland politician's caution against speaking on the House floor because "it…

In this speech, Hayden reflects on his career, including his election as Arizona's first Representative in 1912; his recollections of such prominent figures as Governor George W. P. Hunt and Williams Jennings Bryan; and advice he received, including a Maryland politician's caution against speaking on the House floor because "it will be printed in the Congressional Record and you can never get it out" and Senator Pat Harrison's instruction to "never talk when you have the votes." Hayden finishes his speech by introducing President Kennedy.

Sunday Morning Broadcast

ContributorsColeman, Austin Hughes, 1937-2013 (Host) / Ragsdale, Lincoln Johnson, 1926-1995 (Speaker) / Brooks, G. Benjamin (George Benjamin), 1926-2007 (Speaker) / KCAC (Radio station : Phoenix, Ariz.) (Contributor)

Created1963-12-29

Description

This broadcast begins with Rev. G. Benjamin Brooks giving the NAACP's report for 1963, including a chronological account of events in Maricopa County, and thanking his listeners for the 27,000 votes they cast in his favor during his run for Phoenix City Council. Lincoln Ragsdale speaks on the civil…

This broadcast begins with Rev. G. Benjamin Brooks giving the NAACP's report for 1963, including a chronological account of events in Maricopa County, and thanking his listeners for the 27,000 votes they cast in his favor during his run for Phoenix City Council. Lincoln Ragsdale speaks on the civil rights movement, including Martin Luther King, Jr., Bull Connor, Medgar Evers, the assassination of President John F. Kennedy, and Black workers employed by Phoenix businesses.

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ContributorsColeman, Austin Hughes, 1937-2013 (Host) / Ragsdale, Lincoln Johnson, 1926-1995 (Speaker) / Brooks, G. Benjamin (George Benjamin), 1926-2007 (Speaker) / Kendrick, A. G. (Artis Grant), 1914-2002 (Speaker) / Harless, Richard F. (Richard Fielding), 1905-1970 (Speaker) / KCAC (Radio station : Phoenix, Ariz.) (Contributor)

Created1963-11-11

Description

In this recording, Rev. G. Benjamin Brooks, Lincoln Ragsdale, Ricard F. Harless, and Rev. A. G. Kendrick encourage their listeners to vote for the members of the Action Citizens Ticket, which consisted of Richard F. Harless for Mayor and Robert L. Aden, Charles Ferrell, Ed Korrick, Manuel Peña, Lincoln J.…

In this recording, Rev. G. Benjamin Brooks, Lincoln Ragsdale, Ricard F. Harless, and Rev. A. G. Kendrick encourage their listeners to vote for the members of the Action Citizens Ticket, which consisted of Richard F. Harless for Mayor and Robert L. Aden, Charles Ferrell, Ed Korrick, Manuel Peña, Lincoln J. Ragsdale, and Madeline VanArsdale for Council, the following day. Harless describes the election as "[t]he most important election in the history of the City of Phoenix."