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Box Special Collections CD Box 2

 Container

Contains 58 Results:

General MacArthur's Thayer Award, 1962 May 12

 Item — Box: Special Collections CD Box 2, CD: 0199-cd03
Scope and Contents

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.

Dates: 1962 May 12

General MacArthur's Thayer Award (copy), 1962 May 12

 Item — Box: Special Collections CD Box 2, CD: 0199-cd04
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,...
Dates: 1962 May 12

Capital steps, Washington D. C.-Douglas MacArthur, circa 1962

 Item — Box: Special Collections CD Box 2, CD: 0199-cd05
Scope and Contents

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.

Dates: circa 1962

Watermelon Festival-Estill, South Carolina, 1964 June 26

 Item — Box: Special Collections CD Box 2, CD: 0199-cd06
Scope and Contents

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)

Dates: 1964 June 26

St. Stephen Street Dedication, 1964

 Item — Box: Special Collections CD Box 2, CD: 0199-cd07
Scope and Contents

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.

Dates: 1964

Shreveport, Louisiana-Chamber of Commerce, 1965 April 1

 Item — Box: Special Collections CD Box 2, CD: 0199-cd08
Scope and Contents

A CD containing a recording of L. Mendel Rivers giving a speech at the Shreveport, Louisiana Chamber of Commerce.

Dates: 1965 April 1

Wiesbaden, Germany news conference, 1965

 Item — Box: Special Collections CD Box 2, CD: 0199-cd09
Scope and Contents

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.

Dates: 1965

Wiesbaden, Germany news conference (copy), 1965

 Item — Box: Special Collections CD Box 2, CD: 0199-cd10
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,...
Dates: 1965

Jack McKinney's Night Talk, 1967 January 30

 Item — Box: Special Collections CD Box 2, CD: 0199-cd11
Scope and Contents

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.

Dates: 1967 January 30

U.S.S. Tautog, 1967 March 15

 Item — Box: Special Collections CD Box 2, CD: 0199-cd12
Scope and Contents

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.

Dates: 1967 March 15