CBS World News Today from July 29, 1945 and a statement by President Truman. Bulletin on the bombing of Hirashima from August 6, 1945 and an account of the bombing of Nagasaki on August 9, 1945. Click here to add to Itunes.
Archive for the ‘News’ category
Episode 264: Late War News and the Bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki
Episode 252: VE Day
VE News reports from NBC News featuring HV Kaltenborn, President Truman, Prime Minister Winston Churchill. Original Air Date: May 7 and 8 ,1945 Click here to add to Itunes.
Don Fisher reports from Warm Springs, Georgia where President Roosevelt died. Original Air Date: April 12, 1945 Edward R. Murrow reports what he saw on the liberation of Buchenwald. Original Air Date: April 15, 1945 Click here to add to Itunes.
Episode 161: The Enemy is Listening
An enemy agent builds a chain of death based on loose talk from Americans about ship movements. From Cavalcade of America. Original Air Date: June 7, 1943 Click here to add to Itunes.
Episode 155: War Bond Drive
Summerfield is trying to sell enough war bonds to build a battleship, but Gildy doesn’t want to help due to a disagreement with the chairman. Original Air Date: September 12, 1943 Click here to add to Itunes.
Episode 020: Pearl Harbor
News reports from December 7, 1941 on Pearl Harbor as well as President Roosevelt’s address to Congress. The March of Time from December 11, 1941 re-enacts the great events of Pearl Harbor and the days following. The program concludes with an episode of the Screen Guild Theatre, Between Americans from December 7, 1941.
Episode 019: CBS World News Today
CBS Newscast from the day before Pearl Harbor. Original Air Date: December 6, 1941