Sound recording
United States Information Agency Audio Recordings Collection
USIAAU-021-s1
Sound recording of a Voice of America (VOA) broadcast of a special edition of the program “The Passing Scene,” paying tribute to Edward R. Murrow on April 28, 1965 (a day after Murrow's death). Jim Parisi hosts the broadcast. Other speakers include Hal Banks and Larry Lesueur. They pay tribute to Murrow and review his work in broadcasting and in government as Director of the United States Information Agency (USIA). Included are excerpts from recordings of Murrow and of President Lyndon B. Johnson. The program includes the Symphony of the Air’s musical performance of composer Samuel Barber’s “Second Essay for Orchestra,” conducted by Vladimir Golschmann. This is side 1 of 2 on one audio tape reel. The recording continues on side 2. Accession MR-1972-096-021.