A. Merriman Smith Papers, 1937-1973 (bulk 1940-1970)

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Audio 1474A
Series: Audio Recordings
President John F. Kennedy
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President John F. Kennedy's Address to United Press International Editors Publishers, Statler-Hilton Hotel, New York City, 1961 June 8
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President John F. Kennedy Assassination, Earl McRoberts Xtra News, 1963 November 22
President Lyndon B. Johnson
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Lyndon Johnson press conference at Job Corps camp in Texas, 1965
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Lyndon B. Johnson, 1966 February 24
Physical Description: 2 tapes 
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Lyndon B. Johnson to Courtney Valenti, LBJ to OAU, 1966 May
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LBJ, 1967 October 10
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1968 election, LBJ urges voters to “stay in the USA until after election day”
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LBJ bombing
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LBJ, his dog “his,” and Fresh Concrete; Talks about the White House; 4 episodes
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“A Spark of Divinity: The Divinity Within all Humans Regardless of their Belief Sets,” Lady Bird Johnson said to not be present, undated
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Harry S. Truman and Lady Bird in Greece; Sid Davis, LBJ, Astronauts, undated
President Richard M. Nixon and Vice President Spiro Agnew
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Nixon Inauguration, 1968 January 20
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Nixon at the Republican National Convention, 1968 August 5
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Richard Nixon press conference following his nomination, 1968 August 7
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Richard Nixon, law and order campaign speech, circa 1968 September 7
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Richard Nixon press conference, 1968 September 8
Note: About his schedule, William Scranton's trip to Europe for him, and communications with the Johnson administration.
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Humphrey on Issues & Answers, 1968 November 3
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N.A.T.O., 1969 April 10
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Spiro Agnew, 1969 April 25
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Nixon's first press conference as president, 1969 January 27
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Nixon's first press conference as president, 1969 January 27
Note: Continues from 1494A/28.
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Nixon, Dwight D. Eisenhower Eulogy, Capitol Rotunda, 1969 March 30
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Blastoff Weekend for President Nixon, Series: A view from the White House, undated
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Random Nixon sound clips, undated
Merriman Smith
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Martha Deane Program, WOR-FM, Guest: Merriman Smith, 1963 January 16
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Smith interviews retired President Dwight Eisenhower, 1965 October 11
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Merriman Smith on Griffin Show, 1969 July 3
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Reporting from his house because of pneumonia, 1970 February 14
Scope and Content Note: Talks about the possibility of buying a house next door to Nixon's house in California.
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Gorden Cooper, Astronaut
Scope and Content Note: Problems with retro rockets and oxygen over the Bay of Bengal; sounds like Smith.
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G. and the Silk Merchants
Note: Likely a Smith broadcast.
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Letter of correspondence, undated
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Merriman Smith, [year unknown] September 27
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White House, [year unknown] November 11 and 29
Note: Likely a Smith segment.
“From the People,” John Chambers
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Dr. James Allen, United States Commission of Education
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Postmaster General Winton Blount
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John Chambers
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Senator Edward J. Gurney (R - Florida)
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George Romney (Former governor of Michigan) with John Chambers, Housing
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Senator Ted Stevens (R - Alaska)
Labor News Conference
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Labor News Conference #1-8, 1968 April 23
Note: Subject: America's Trade Unions Stress Community Service
Guest: Leo Perlis, Director of the AFL-CIO's Department of Community Services Activities
Reporters: Harry Conn, Editor, Press Associates, Inc. and William Eaton, Washington Correspondent for the Chicago Daily News
Moderator: Frank Harden
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Labor News Conference #2-8, 1968 April 30
Note: Subject: New Labor - Management Drive to Improve Collective Bargaining
Guest Roy Siemiller, President of the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers and a Vice President of the AFL-CIO
Reporters: Reporters: James Welsh, Staff Writer for the Washington Evening Star and Alan Adams, Washington Correspondent for Business Week Magazine
Moderator: Frank Harden
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Labor News Conference #12-8, 1968 July 19
Note: Subject: Hiring the Hard-Core Jobless
Reporters: John W. Livingston, Director of Union Relations of the National Alliance of Businessmen
Reporters: James Welsh, Staff Writer for the Washington Evening Star and Stanley Levey, Labor Correspondent for the Scripps-Howard Newspapers
Moderator: Frank Harden
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Labor News Conference #13-8, 1968 July 16
Note: Subject: Youth Unemployment - Scope and Solutions
Guest: Marion Friedman, Assistant Director of the AFL-CIO's Department of Research
Reporters: Alan Adams, Washington Correspondent for Business Week Magazine and Harry Conn, Editor of Press Associate, Inc. Moderator: Frank Harden
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Labor News Conference #20-8, 1968 September 10
Note: Subject: New Directions in Union Community Service
Guest: Leo Perlis, Director of the AFL-CIO's Department of Community Service Activities
Reporters: Murray Seeger, Washington Correspondent for the Los Angeles Times and Harry Conn, Editor of Press Associates, Inc.
Moderator: Frank Harden
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Labor News Conference #22-8, undated
Note: Subject: Labor's Election Year Look Out
Guest: Albert S. Zach, Director of the AFL-CIO Department of Public Relations
Reporters: Neil Gilbride, Labor Correspondent for the Associated Press and William Boton, Washington Representative for the Chicago Daily News
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Labor News Conference #25-6, undated
Note: Subject: The Senate fight for Social Security
Guest: Bert Seidman, Director of the Department of Social Security, AFL-CIO;
Reporters: Cecil Holland, Capitol Hill Correspondent for the Washington Evening Star and Frank Swoboda, Labor Correspondent for UPI
Moderator: Frank Harden
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Labor News Conference #25-8, unknown year, July 10
Note: Guest: Bert Seidman, Director of the AFL-CIO's Department of Social Security
Reporters: Al Goldsmith, Editor of the Washington Insurance Newsletter and Theodore Schuschat, Nationally Syndicated Columnist for the North American Newspaper Alliance
Moderator: Frank Harden
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Labor News Conference #47-7, 1968 March 10
Note: Subject: Jobs for the Jobless
Guest: Marion Friedman, Assistant Director of the AFL-CIO's Department of Research
Reporters: Neil Gilbride, Labor Correspondent for the Associated Press and Harry Conn, Editor, Press Associates, Inc.
Moderator: Frank Harden
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Labor News Conference #50-7, 1968 April 12
Note: Subject: Social Security and Welfare - The Needs Today and Tomorrow
Guest: Bert Seidman, Director of the AFL-CIO's Department of Social Security
Reporters: William Eaton, Chicago Daily News and J.V. Reistrup, Washington Post
Moderator: Frank Harden
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Labor News Conference #52-7, undated
Note: Subject: Job Related Psychological Testing
Guest: Brett Gottlieb, an Industrial Engineer in the AFL-CIO Department of Research
Reporters: Alex Uhl, Editor of Press Associates, Inc. and Neil Gilbride, Labor Correspondent for the Associated Press
Moderator: Frank Harden
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Labor News Conference, unnumbered, undated
Note: Title: Union members in Arts and Sciences
Guest: Jack Golodner, Executive Secretary of the Council of AFL-CIO Inions for scientific, professional, and cultural employees
Reporter: Alex Uhl, Editor of Press Associates, Inc and William Eaton, Washington Correspondent for the Chicago Daily News
Moderator: Frank Harden
Humor
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Comedy Sketch about Lucy B. Johnson (LBJ's Daughter)
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President Nixon Comedy Sketch
Uncategorized Tapes
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3 candidate debate, 1968 August 27
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Address to Joint Session of Congress Capitol Building, 1963 November 27
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Allison, The Young, 1968 December 13
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Allison Smith's 5th Birthday, undated
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Beyond the Fringe, undated
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Burlington, Iowa, 1967 August 4
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Cassels at ANPA, 1970 April 20
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Correspondence with Merriman Smith Jr. concerning a broken tape recorder, son is in Vietnam, undated
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Diamonds, Lenses, and Other Company Discounts, 1965 October 25
Note: Multiple playback speeds.
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Eaton, 1969 May 27
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Evans, Clifford, 1969 December 8
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Garrison Investigation, 1967 March 4-5
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Gartlan, M to Trim, G to Trim, [year unknown] December 12-13
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Arthur Godfrey Show with Murphy Griffin Substituting, undated
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Grid 70, REH'L, undated
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International Sports Competitions (Diving)
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Long, Earl
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George McGovern press conference at Job Corps camp in Texas, 1965
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Microphone Checks, undated
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NASA -Educational Radio Presentation of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, undated
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A phone conversation between Smith children, undated
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Pearls for Gammy, Sending of Packages, Conversation with Merriman Smith Jr. or Merriman Smith Sr.'s father, undated
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Predictions of 1960
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Report from Washington, Walter Diohan, 1967 November 26
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Rickles, undated
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Short on Gillean, 1969
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Stone & Webster Service Corporation, “1962 Executive Conference,” 1962 December 6
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Suarez, Ted?, 1968 February 21
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Won Tally, Oriental Imports, undated
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UPI Edicon SX (Sigma Chi?), 1967 September 19
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Volpe, Secretary of the Department of Transportation, undated
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WA SDX (Sigma Delta Chi?), 1967 June 2
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Whitmore, Albert; Director of the Industrial Union Department with Hauph on Surplus Food disposal, 1959 June 8
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[hard to hear recording], undated
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[hard to hear recording] about Dr. King?, undated