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Hazel and Harold, March 3, 1946

Description: Recording of a radio comedy, Hazel and Harold, featuring Willis Conover as Harold and Nathalie Sherman as Hazel. The program is reminiscent of the early Ethel and Albert programs he did with Peg Lynch at WTBO in Cumberland, Maryland, before the Second World War.
Date: March 3, 1946
Duration: 13 minutes 35 seconds
Creator: Conover, Willis
Partner: UNT Music Library
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Excerpt of speech by Harry S Truman, March 17, 1948: “Special message to the Congress on the threat to the freedom of Europe”

Description: Recording of President Harry S. Truman's speech, “Special message to the Congress on the threat to the freedom of Europe,” followed by announcer Mark Austad (later known as Mark Evans) interviewing Senator Glen H. Taylor of Idaho and Rep. Dewey Short of Missouri.
Date: March 17, 1948
Duration: 14 minutes 32 seconds
Creator: Truman, Harry S., 1884-1972
Partner: UNT Music Library
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Willis Conover interviews Duke Ellington, March 27, 1948

Description: Recording of an interview by Willis Conover with Duke Ellington on March 27, 1948. Topics include the story behind the robe Ellington was wearing backstage, musicians, and the re-working of old material. The audio includes announcements of tune selections to be added in the studio later.
Date: March 27, 1948
Duration: 14 minutes 07 seconds
Creator: Conover, Willis
Partner: UNT Music Library
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Willis Conover interviews S.I. Hayakawa

Description: Willis Conover interviews S.I. Hayakawa, then a professor, and a future U.S. Senator.
Date: March 29, 1960
Duration: 30 minutes 14 seconds
Creator: Conover, Willis
Partner: UNT Music Library
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Willis Conover interviews John Wiggin

Description: Willis Conover interviews John Wiggin, not for broadcast, but for an article he was writing. In 1954, Wiggin was deputy program manager at the Voice of America, and hired Conover for the Music USA series.
Date: March 5, 1963
Duration: 1 hour 10 minutes 05 seconds
Creator: Conover, Willis
Partner: UNT Music Library
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Willis Conover interviews Art Farmer

Description: Willis Conover interviews Art Farmer.
Date: March 2, 1964
Duration: 32 minutes 49 seconds
Creator: Conover, Willis
Partner: UNT Music Library
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Willis Conover interviews Charles McWhorter

Description: Willis Conover interviews Charles McWhorter for the "Conversations with Conover" series.
Date: March 2, 1964
Duration: 25 minutes 34 seconds
Creator: Conover, Willis
Partner: UNT Music Library
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NBC Radio Broadcast: Toscanini - The Man Behind the Legend, 3/4/1964

Description: This recording is a part of the radio series “Toscanini: The Man Behind the Legend,” which was a tribute to conductor Arturo Toscanini. The broadcasts consist of music performed by the NBC Orchestra as well as interviews with composers, conductors, orchestra members, and other people associated with Toscanini. This segment includes performances of Cherubini's Anacreon Overture, Symphony in D Major, and an interview with William McDaniel.
Date: March 4, 1964
Duration: 54 minutes 24 seconds
Creator: Gillis, Don, 1912-1978
Partner: UNT Music Library
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Interviews with Marguerite Oswald and Melvin Belli

Description: Audio recording of interviews with Marguerite Oswald and Melvin Belli regarding Lee Harvey Oswald and the Jack Ruby trial.
Date: March 10, 1964
Duration: 9 minutes 12 seconds
Creator: WFAA-TV (Television station : Dallas, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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NBC Radio Broadcast: Toscanini - The Man Behind the Legend, 3/11/1964

Description: This recording is a part of the radio series “Toscanini: The Man Behind the Legend,” which was a tribute to conductor Arturo Toscanini. The broadcasts consist of music performed by the NBC Orchestra as well as interviews with composers, conductors, orchestra members, and other people associated with Toscanini. This segment includes performances of Brahms's Academic Festival Overture, Tragic Overture, Mozart's Overture to Don Giovanni, Gluck's Iphegenia in Aulis, and an interview with George Mar… more
Date: March 11, 1964
Duration: 53 minutes 43 seconds
Creator: Gillis, Don, 1912-1978
Partner: UNT Music Library
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Willis Conover interviews Mort Sahl

Description: Willis Conover interviews Mort Sahl.
Date: March 13, 1964
Duration: 13 minutes 10 seconds
Creator: Conover, Willis
Partner: UNT Music Library
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Ruby Verdict: 30 Minute Special

Description: Audio recording of a radio news special covering the guilty verdict reached by the jury in the Jack Ruby trial.
Date: March 14, 1964
Duration: 1 hour 2 minutes 40 seconds
Creator: WFAA-TV (Television station : Dallas, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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Ruby Verdict: Belli, Wade, and Brown

Description: Audio recording of interviews with Melvin Belli, Joe Tonahill, Henry Wade, and Joe Brown immediately following a guilty verdict reached by the jury in the Jack Ruby trial.
Date: March 14, 1964
Duration: 41 minutes 18 seconds
Creator: WFAA-TV (Television station : Dallas, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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Conversation with President Johnson

Description: Audio recording of an interview with Lyndon B. Johnson regarding his rise to presidency following the assassination of John F. Kennedy.
Date: March 15, 1964
Duration: 59 minutes 17 seconds
Creator: WFAA-TV (Television station : Dallas, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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NBC Radio Broadcast: Toscanini - The Man Behind the Legend, 3/18/1964

Description: This recording is a part of the radio series “Toscanini: The Man Behind the Legend,” which was a tribute to conductor Arturo Toscanini. The broadcasts consist of music performed by the NBC Orchestra as well as interviews with composers, conductors, orchestra members, and other people associated with Toscanini. This segment includes performances of highlights from Verdi's Un ballo in maschera and an interview with Rosa Raisa.
Date: March 18, 1964
Duration: 55 minutes 34 seconds
Creator: Gillis, Don, 1912-1978
Partner: UNT Music Library
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Melvin Belli San Francisco News Conference after Being Fired

Description: Audio recording of Melvin Belli announcing his resignation from the Jack Ruby case and from the American Bar Association.
Date: March 20, 1964
Duration: 9 minutes 28 seconds
Creator: The National Broadcasting Company (NBC)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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Burleson and Tonahill News after Percy Foreman Left Case

Description: Audio recording of interviews with Phil Burleson, Joe Tonahill, and Percy Foreman regarding Foreman's withdrawal from the Jack Ruby trial.
Date: March 23, 1964
Duration: 6 minutes 20 seconds
Creator: WFAA-TV (Television station : Dallas, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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NBC Radio Broadcast: Toscanini - The Man Behind the Legend, 3/25/1964

Description: This recording is a part of the radio series “Toscanini: The Man Behind the Legend,” which was a tribute to conductor Arturo Toscanini. The broadcasts consist of music performed by the NBC Orchestra as well as interviews with composers, conductors, orchestra members, and other people associated with Toscanini. This segment includes performances of Verdi's La forza del destino, Catalani's Dance of the Water Nymphs, Martucci's Novelletta, an interview with Walfredo Toscanini and an interview with… more
Date: March 25, 1964
Duration: 55 minutes 30 seconds
Creator: Gillis, Don, 1912-1978
Partner: UNT Music Library
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NBC Radio Broadcast: Toscanini - The Man Behind the Legend, 3/3/1965

Description: This recording is a part of the radio series “Toscanini: The Man Behind the Legend,” which was a tribute to conductor Arturo Toscanini. The broadcasts consist of music performed by the NBC Orchestra as well as interviews with composers, conductors, orchestra members, and other people associated with Toscanini. This segment includes rehearsal and performance of Debussy's La Mer.
Date: March 3, 1965
Duration: 30 minutes 12 seconds
Creator: Gillis, Don, 1912-1978
Partner: UNT Music Library
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