Box Special Collections CD Box 2
Contains 58 Results:
General MacArthur's Thayer Award, 1962 May 12
An audio CD containing a recording of the Thayer Award Ceremony held at the United States Military Academy at West Point, New York for General Douglas MacArthur. Also included is an additional copy for L. Mendel Rivers' Wife.
General MacArthur's Thayer Award (copy), 1962 May 12
Capital steps, Washington D. C.-Douglas MacArthur, circa 1962
An audio CD containing a recording of a speech made by L. Mendel Rivers in honor of General Douglas MacArthur on the Capital steps in Washington, D.C. Also heard are Vice-President and future President Lyndon B. Johnson, Speaker of the House John McCormack, and General Douglas MacArthur.
Watermelon Festival-Estill, South Carolina, 1964 June 26
An audio CD containing a recording of the Watermelon Festival ceremony held in Estill, South Carolina. Included is a speech given by L. Mendel Rivers. (See track number 2)
St. Stephen Street Dedication, 1964
An audio CD containing a recording of the dedication ceremony for a statue of L. Mendel Rivers to be placed on St. Stephen Street presented by the Kiwanis Club of North Charleston.
Shreveport, Louisiana-Chamber of Commerce, 1965 April 1
A CD containing a recording of L. Mendel Rivers giving a speech at the Shreveport, Louisiana Chamber of Commerce.
Wiesbaden, Germany news conference, 1965
Two audio CDs containing a recording of L. Mendel Rivers speaking and responding to questions as Chairman of the House Armed Services Committee regarding the military pay bill in Wiesbaden, Germany. One of the CDs is mislabeled as "On the Scene..." which is instead located on another CD listed above.
Wiesbaden, Germany news conference (copy), 1965
Jack McKinney's Night Talk, 1967 January 30
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.
U.S.S. Tautog, 1967 March 15
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.