How Audio Tapes are Doctored

Broadcast Date:   August 8, 1971
Series:   CBS News and Analysis
Speaker(s):   Roger Mudd (anchor)


Today, audio recordings can be edited electronically. In 1971, it was done with razor blades and tape. This program asks whether the Watergate tapes, if ever released, can be trusted to represent the words actually spoken.
Length:   6:06
Program Producer:   CBS

President Nixon Resigns the Presidency

Broadcast Date:   August 8, 1974
Speaker(s):   Richard M. Nixon


This is the key portion of President Nixon's resignation address from the Oval Office.
Length:   3:35

Meet the Press

Broadcast Date:   August 9, 1959
Speaker(s):   The guest is former President Herbert Hoover


Length:   28:45
Program Producer:   NBC

That Was the Year - 1915

Broadcast Date:   August 9, 1937

"That Was the Year" is a fascinating radio show that dramatizes the major historical events between the years 1896 and 1934. The show was produced from the viewpoint of the show's creators in 1937, adding unique interest to modern listeners. Every episode ends with a performance of a popular song from that year. Just over 1-minute of choral music at the beginning has been removed. It was there for stations to add local commercials.
Length:   13:32
Program Producer:   Transcription Company of America, recorded at KHJ in LA

The U.S. Waits for Japan to Surrender

Broadcast Date:   August 9, 1945
Series:   Gabriel Heater News and Commentary
Speaker(s):   Gabriel Heater


Length:   12:57
Program Producer:   Mutual Broadcasting System

Did the Assassins Know the Watergate Burglers?

Broadcast Date:   August 10, 1973
Series:   CBS First Line Report
Speaker(s):   Dan Rather


Length:   6:08
Program Producer:   CBS

Let's Talk About You

Broadcast Date:   August 10, 1954
Speaker(s):   Norman Vincent Peale, Jimmy Doolittle


At this time, CBS ran "Let's Talk About You" each weekday evening. This evening the guest was General Jimmy Doolittle. Norman Vincent Peale (1898-1993) was an American minister and author known for his work in popularizing the concept of positive thinking, especially through his best-selling book The Power of Positive Thinking. James Harold Doolittle (1896-1993) was an American general and aviation pioneer. He made early coast-to-coast flights, won many flying races and, most significantly, helped develop instrument flying.
Length:   12:51
Program Producer:   CBS

The Unsolved Murder of Samuel I. Paris

Broadcast Date:   August 10, 1950
Series:   Somebody Knows

News meets drama - In the summer of 1950, "Somebody Knows" presented, in dramatic documentary style, the facts of real unsolved homicide cases. Listeners were offered a reward of $5,000 for clues that led to an arrest and conviction. These programs were created by James L. Saphier and written by Sidney Marshall. They were directed and narrated by radio legend Jack Johnstone.
Length:   29:45
Program Producer:   CBS Radio Network

When Napoleon Tried to Invade England

Broadcast Date:   August 10, 1940
Series:   The Human Adventure

A drama / documentary about Napoleon and his attempt to cross the English Channel and conquer the British Isles. Program #35 in this series produced in collaboration with the University of Chicago.
Length:   24:01
Program Producer:   Mutual Broadcasting System

A Question of Moral Indebtedness

Broadcast Date:   August 11, 1946
Series:   ABC Commentary with Orson Welles
Speaker(s):   Orson Welles


Length:   14:06
Program Producer:   ABC Radio Network

Herbert Hoover Accepts the Nomination to Run for President

Broadcast Date:   August 11, 1932
Speaker(s):   Herbert Hoover


Length:   1:05:40

Sunday Afternoon in America (How We Enjoy Ourselves)

Broadcast Date:   August 11, 1946
Series:   The National Hour
Speaker(s):   Robert St. John (host)


NBC ran "The National Hour" on Sunday afternoons at 4pm from November 1945 to September 1946. Each program dealt with a different subject or issue facing America as the nation moved forward after the end of World War II.
Length:   29:04
Program Producer:   NBC Radio Network

The World's Worst Insurance Risk is a Nazi

Broadcast Date:   August 11, 1945
Series:   Alex Dreier's Weekly News Analysis
Speaker(s):   Alex Dreier


Our forces are along the Rhine near Dusseldorf. The guest commentator is Ed Wallace, of WTAM, Cleveland, talking about Allied Pacific strategy. Dreier is amazed John L. Lewis is threatening a coal strike while Marines are dying off Iwo Jima.
Length:   14:03
Program Producer:   NBC Radio Network

Still Waiting for Japan to Surrender

Broadcast Date:   August 13, 1945
Series:   Gabriel Heater News and Commentary
Speaker(s):   Gabriel Heater


Length:   14:20
Program Producer:   Mutual Broadcasting System