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Narration regarding the Pre-Social Security period, including
Thomas Paine's 1795 proposal for social insurance and the adoption
of Social Security by Germany in the late 19th century.
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June 1948 Radio Debate
on Social Security and Aging, from the ABC Town Meeting
of the Air program, featuring Senator Claude Pepper (D-FL);
Eastman-Kodak Treasurer, Marion Folsom; Mr. Eugene J. Kenny
and Dr. Daniel A. Poling. The program closes with a question
and answer session moderated by Dr. George Lawton. |
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December 1949 Radio
Debate on Social Security, from the ABC Town Meeting
of the Air program, featuring Secretary of Labor Maurice
Tobin; labor attorney Robert Nathan; life insurance executive
Albert Linton; and Congressman Carl Curtis (R-NB). |
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Former Commissioner of Social Security, Bob Ball, comments
on the importance of the 1950 Amendments in the development
of the Social Security program.
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Remarks of President Clinton at signing of Social Security
Independence and Program Improvements Act of 1995, 8/15/95.
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MPEG Video Clip (14.6
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President Clinton's 1998 State of the Union Address in which
he announced the goal to "Save Social Security First,"
and during which he also issued his call for a nationwide series
of town-hall forums to discuss the long-range future of the
program.
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MPEG Video Clip (21.5
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On October 27, 1998 the White House sponsored a Roundtable
Forum on Women and Retirement Security. The video clips feature
a brief segment of President Clinton's remarks at the conference.
The RealAudio clip contains the President's complete speech.
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MPEG Video Clip (9.9
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Narration regarding efforts to advance health insurance
during the period 1912-1945.
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MPEG Video Clip (14.9
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Narration regarding efforts to advance health insurance
during the period 1945-1960.
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MPEG Video Clip (8.7
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A senior citizen testifies to the difficulty of
obtaining health care, during a congressional hearing in the late
1950s.
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MPEG Video Clip (4.2
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Oscar Ewing, Administrator of the Federal Security
Agency during the Truman Administration, makes the case for health
care coverage for the elderly.
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MPEG Video Clip (4.1
meg)
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President Kennedy defending the idea of Medicare
during the 1960 Presidential campaign.
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MPEG Video Clip (7.7
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President Kennedy addressing Congress on the need
to create the Medicare program.
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MPEG Video Clip (7.5
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The role of Eisenhower in supporting early proposals
for health care and a press conference by President Johnson lobbying
for Medicare.
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Audio clip of address by President Lyndon Johnson on April
9, 1965 following passage of the Medicare bill in the House
of Representatives. This passage in the House was a key event
because the bill had previously been blocked in the House.
In his brief 5-minute speech, President Johnson discusses
this new program in the historical context of the original
Social Security Act of 1935. |
Remarks in Windows
Media Player format
Remarks
in RealAudio format |
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Narration regarding the signing of Medicare in
1965, including a sound clip of President Johnson enrolling former
President Truman as the first Medicare beneficiary.
RealAudio Clip
MPEG Video Clip (10.6
meg)
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