Guide to the Rosamond Martin Collection ARS.0029

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Box 1

Tom Dooley

Physical Description: 1 5" open reel tape

Scope and Contents

Speech from Dr. Thomas A. Dooley, delivered in Marin County on a fundraising trip in the 1960s.

Box 1

Duke of Windsor "Women I Love" / Lindbergh flight

Physical Description: 1 7" open reel tape

Scope and Contents

Duke of Windsor "Woman I Love" Speech [1936] ; George II Speech to Soldiers, Christmas 1941 ; Funeral of George III with Oration by Olivier ; Charles Lindbergh's Flight Across The Atlantic

Box 1

Kennedy Assassination (Nov. 22-27, 1963) 1963-11

Physical Description: 8 7" open reel tapes

Scope and Contents

Appears to be radio broadcasts, including news, interviews and commentary (at least some local: one tape mentions a Stanford-UC game postponement).

Box 1

Martin Luther King Speech at Stanford University

Physical Description: 1 7" open reel tape

Scope and Contents

King at Stanford [from April 14, 1967, speech titled "The Other America"]. Broadcast at KQED 4/68 Following his Assassination, Includes Introductory Remarks ; "Hollywood, The Fabulous Era," Narrated by Henry Fonda ; Radio Broadcast of Nixon's Visit to China, 2/1972 (poor quality) ; Unidentifed Lecture

Box 1

MacArthur, Truman Speeches

Physical Description: 1 7" open reel tape

Scope and Contents

General MacArthur Speech before Congress, Following Recall from Asia by Truman 4/17/51 ; President Truman Inaugural Address 1/20/49 (A Good Example of Poor Speaking)

Box 1

Nixon-Kennedy debates

Physical Description: 4 7" open reel tapes

Scope and Contents

Probably from radio or television sources. Tapes also contain unrelated content, such as Fred Astaire musical excerpts, Ike's "Farewell Address" 1/17/61 [President Dwight Eisenhower], and "Flooding the Past - University Explorer."

Box 1

Nixon "Checkers" Speech ; Adlai Stevenson 1960

Physical Description: 1 7" open reel tape

Scope and Contents

Senator Nixon, Defense against his $18,000 Campaign Fund 9/23/52 ; Adlai Stevenson "Vs. Republican Record" 10/18/60

Box 1

Nixon Concession, Death of Eleanor Roosevelt 1962-11

Physical Description: 1 7" open reel tape

Scope and Contents

Nixon-Brown campaign 11/5/62 ; Nixon's defeat speech 11/6/62 ; Mrs. Roosevelt Death 11/6-7/62 ; Biography - Clarence Darrow ; Morgan: comparison of Mrs. Roosevelt and Robert Nixon ; Tribute to Mrs. Roosevelt 11/8/62

Box 1

Northwest Drama Conference at Stanford 1961-02

Physical Description: 10 open reel tapes : 9 7" reels ; 1 5" reel

Scope and Contents

Includes recordings from morning greet period; luncheon; Francis Reid, Philip Bounnett, Jack Lemmon 2/10/61; Jack Lemmon Interview; Delmar Daves 1-4. Tapes also include the following: John F. Kennedy speeches, Paris 6/1/61, Bay of Pigs 4/20/61; First American Space Flight 5/8/61; Coolidge on Lindbergh.

Subjects and Indexing Terms

Northwest Drama Conference.

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