Spiro T. Agnew

Campus Violence and Faculty Agitators / Four Days After Kent State

1970 · Podium Records PODIUM 72 · Baltimore, Maryland

Artist
Spiro T. Agnew
Title
Campus Violence and Faculty Agitators / Four Days After Kent State
Release
The Speeches That Stirred America
Year
1970
Label
Podium Records # PODIUM 72
Format
LP · Album
Language
English
Country
Baltimore, Maryland, USA
Songwriter
Spiro T. Agnew
Genre
Spoken Word · Speech
Primary theme
US 'Patriotic' / Pro-Government / Anti-Protest Songs

Annotation — Kent / Jackson State Songs

Patriotic speeches and press conferences Vietnam, the draft dodgers, hippies, Kent State shooting

Annotation by Justin A. Brummer

Notes

Side B track 1: "April 28th, 1970: Campus Violence And Faculty Agitators (Kingman Brewster, Yale University) / May 8th: Four Days After Kent State". Compiled speeches with narration by Fred Himes; producer Sondra Bianca; engineer Noel Edward Smith. Playing time side A 29:30, side B 29:10. Topics on the LP: Vietnam, the draft dodgers, hippies, the Kent State shooting.

About the artist

Spiro T. Agnew (born 9 November 1918, Baltimore, Maryland; died 17 September 1996, Berlin, Maryland) was the 39th Vice President of the United States (1969–1973) under Richard Nixon, known for his attacks on anti-war protesters and the news media; he resigned in October 1973. [Wikipedia]

Themes

Kent State · Anti-Protest · Demonstration · Agnew

In collections

Kent / Jackson State Songs · US 'Patriotic' / Pro-Government / Anti-Protest Songs [War Years]