Undated Broadcasts Identified: This I Believe
Continuing Stage 1 of our systematic backlog resolution across all 80,308 undated broadcasts, this update resolves an additional 50 broadcasts from Edward R. Murrow's This I Believe on CBS Radio (Sequences 1316 through 1365).
Undated Broadcasts Project
Continuing Stage 1 of our systematic backlog resolution across all 80,308 undated broadcasts, This update resolves an additional 50 broadcasts from Edward R. Murrow's This I Believe on CBS Radio (Sequences 1316 through 1365).
Reaching 1,200 broadcasts resolved, this cohort features the restoration of the "First Lady of American Journalism" Dorothy Thompson (restoring a lost blank title in the database), alongside Metropolitan Opera tenors, etiquette authorities, Oxford historians, civil rights newspaper publishers, and imperial tutors.
1. Broadcasts
| Speaker / Title | Airdate | Credited Background & Role | Pure Narrative Synopsis |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dorothy Thompson | 1952-04-28 | Renowned Political Columnist & Broadcaster | Journalist Dorothy Thompson reflects on alerting the free world to totalitarian tyranny, journalistic courage, and Christian conscience. |
| Richard Tucker | 1952-04-04 | Metropolitan Opera Tenor & Jewish Cantor | Metropolitan Opera tenor Richard Tucker reflects on cantorial sacred singing, devotion to family, and offering vocal art to God. |
| Amy Vanderbilt | 1955-09-08 | Foremost American Authority on Social Etiquette | Etiquette authority Amy Vanderbilt reflects on good manners as practical consideration for others, kindness, and human dignity. |
| A. J. P. Taylor | 1955-08-11 | Renowned Oxford Historian & Public Intellectual | Historian A. J. P. Taylor reflects on rigorous historical skepticism, questioning political orthodoxies, and defending human liberty. |
| Joseph Szigeti | 1952-03-26 | Legendary Hungarian-American Violin Virtuoso | Violin virtuoso Joseph Szigeti reflects on uncompromising dedication to chamber music, musical integrity over showmanship, and art. |
| Raymond Swing | 1952-01-02 | Famed Radio News Commentator & Peabody Winner | Broadcaster Raymond Swing reflects on analyzing global war news, intellectual honesty before the microphone, and democratic truth. |
| Jessie Vann | 1955-09-09 | Publisher of The Pittsburgh Courier | Pittsburgh Courier publisher Jessie Vann reflects on crusading for civil rights through the Black press, racial progress, and faith. |
| Elizabeth Gray Vining | 1955-09-12 | Newbery-Winning Author & Tutor to Crown Prince Akihito | Author Elizabeth Gray Vining reflects on tutoring Crown Prince Akihito in Tokyo, Quaker non-violence, and intercultural love. |
| Sir Stanley Unwin | 1955-09-07 | Renowned British Publisher (George Allen & Unwin) | British publisher Sir Stanley Unwin reflects on publishing uncensored literature, defending freedom of thought, and international books. |
| James Ramsey Ullman | 1955-09-05 | Mountaineer & Author (The White Tower) | Mountaineer and author James Ramsey Ullman reflects on climbing high peaks, human struggle against nature, and spiritual grandeur. |