One of the pleasant duties of America's most famous announcers during the relatively short swing era of the big bands was to host late-night remotes from some of the most famous ballrooms throughout the country.

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America, the temple of invention and industry, doesn't make things anymore.

America, the temple of invention and industry, doesn't make things anymore.

In matters large and small, many people seemed concerned about churlishness, an ugliness in our...

In matters large and small, many people seemed concerned about churlishness, an ugliness in our...

For some reason, on that sparkling afternoon last week, I actually saw the coal that...

For some reason, on that sparkling afternoon last week, I actually saw the coal that...

Our actions in the Middle East over the last 15 years have already guaranteed radical...

Our actions in the Middle East over the last 15 years have already guaranteed radical...

When runaway inflation and bank failures struck in Germany in the 1920s, the middle class...

When runaway inflation and bank failures struck in Germany in the 1920s, the middle class...

We decided that how we react to and treat those fellow mortals, wild and domestic,...

We decided that how we react to and treat those fellow mortals, wild and domestic,...

What the F.D.I.C. does is to put the full faith and credit of the United...

What the F.D.I.C. does is to put the full faith and credit of the United...

In economic panics throughout history, the wiping out of the savings accounts of lower earners...

In economic panics throughout history, the wiping out of the savings accounts of lower earners...

We like to believe that, in our lifetime, the human condition is improving.

We like to believe that, in our lifetime, the human condition is improving.

It is impossible to exaggerate the wide, and widening, gulf between the American attitude on...

It is impossible to exaggerate the wide, and widening, gulf between the American attitude on...

A salute from this corner to President Bush for saying he was willing to investigate...

A salute from this corner to President Bush for saying he was willing to investigate...

The quality that defines us as Americans is the courage to respond to being hit....

The quality that defines us as Americans is the courage to respond to being hit....

Whatever its other limitations, the Big Apple and those who live there make room for...

Whatever its other limitations, the Big Apple and those who live there make room for...

Currently, 94 out of 100 of us pay the Social Security tax all year round.

Currently, 94 out of 100 of us pay the Social Security tax all year round.

We don't defeat evil by becoming evil.

We don't defeat evil by becoming evil.

The kind of Iraq that emerges from all of this is ultimately out of our...

The kind of Iraq that emerges from all of this is ultimately out of our...

The worst thing that can happen to us in an ideological struggle is to become...

The worst thing that can happen to us in an ideological struggle is to become...

Social Security is at last on the nation's front burner.

Social Security is at last on the nation's front burner.

It is statesmanlike for the administration and Congress to look to our nation's welfare beyond...

It is statesmanlike for the administration and Congress to look to our nation's welfare beyond...

Our nest eggs, no matter how small, are safe.

Our nest eggs, no matter how small, are safe.