Virgil Grissom; General Douglas MacArthur; Yuri Gagarin in Liberty Bell,[...]
- Date
1961-07-21
- Summary
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(1) Soviet Cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin, the first human to journey into outer space, at a press conference in London (7/11). (2) Virgil Ivan "Gus" Grissom, pilot of Mercury-Redstone 4 (Liberty Bell 7), making the second American suborbital flight; Alan Shepherd on ground (first voice), liftoff; Shepherd (first voice), reentry (7/21). (3) Gen. Douglas MacArthur after a visit with President Kennedy at White House (7/20). (4) Survivor of Charleston, WV flood interviewed by Mike Levine (2 cuts, 7/20). (5) Rep. Robert J. Corbett (R-PA) on the need for redistricting legislation (7/20).
- Publisher
Westinghouse Broadcasting Company. Group W
- Genre
Special events radio coverage
- Collection
Group W (Westinghouse Broadcasting Company) audio tapes
- Unit
Special Collections and University Archives
- Language
English
- Rights Statement
- In Copyright
- Physical Description
sound tape reel
- Notes
A guide to the full collection of Group W (Westinghouse Broadcasting Company) audio tapes is available in our archival collections: https://hdl.handle.net/1903.1/43884
- Other Identifiers
Catalog Key: bcast-077145; Other: 0492-MMC
Access Restrictions
This item is accessible by: the public.