Box Special Collections CD Box 2

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An audio CD containing a recording from Jack McKinney's Night Talk program on WCAU Radio in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. In the recording McKinney interviews Washington Investigator Jack Anderson about his book Washington Expose. Anderson criticizes L. Mendel Rivers' alcoholism during the interview.

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An audio CD containing a recording of the commissioning ceremony for the nuclear-powered attack submarine U.S.S. Tautog in Pascagoula, Mississippi. L. Mendel Rivers attended the ceremony and gave a speech.

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An audio CD containing a recording of the National Cultural Center March that was likely performed on board a United states Frigate.

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An audio CD containing a recording of a WTIC Radio program concerning charges of corruption made against Senator Thomas J. Dodd. Senator Dodd made statements in a previous broadcast against members of the United States Senate Ethics Committee and their response is given in this program.

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An audio CD containing a copy of the recording already found on the Watermelon Festival CD. This is probably due to an error made in the audio transfer process. The audio for the Chairman Rivers Portrait Unveiling can be found instead on the compilation DVD found in this collection.

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Two audio CDs containing an audio recording of the groundbreaking ceremony for the L. Mendel Rivers Library at the Baptist College at Charleston.

Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series: The compact discs subseries primarily contains compact disc recordings of news broadcasts, radio programs, speeches given by L. Mendel Rivers, and dedication ceremonies honoring Rivers. Also of note are copies of General Douglas MacArthur's acceptance speech at the Thayer Award Ceremony held at West Point and L. Mendel Rivers' speech in honor of General Douglas MacArthur given on the Capital steps in Washington, D. C. Also heard are Vice-President and future President Lyndon B. Johnson,...

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An audio CD containing a recording of L. Mendel Rivers giving a speech at the Chamber of Commerce in Chester, Pennsylvania. A transcript of the speech is available in the L. Mendel Rivers Collection Mss. 0098.

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Two audio CDs containing a recording of a broadcast by L. Mendel Rivers asking voters to register and vote for him in the upcoming primary election on June 11, 1968.

Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series: The compact discs subseries primarily contains compact disc recordings of news broadcasts, radio programs, speeches given by L. Mendel Rivers, and dedication ceremonies honoring Rivers. Also of note are copies of General Douglas MacArthur's acceptance speech at the Thayer Award Ceremony held at West Point and L. Mendel Rivers' speech in honor of General Douglas MacArthur given on the Capital steps in Washington, D. C. Also heard are Vice-President and future President Lyndon B. Johnson,...