I'm looking for audio of a press briefing in Iraq which was reported in the NY Times on October 3, 2005.
Particularly I am looking for audio of the following statements:
Colonel Davis delivered a blunter message. "We're not going anywhere," he told the murmuring crowd, adding that as long as there were attacks against Iraqi or American troops the house searches and roadblocks and bridge closings would continue.
"Some of you are concerned about the attack helicopters and mortar fire from the base," he said. "I will tell you this: those are the sounds of peace."
Also, more generally, where can I look for audio of this nature?
I don't know for sure that this press briefing was recorded--I'm just assuming--it was reported in the NYTimes, so no audio is available from them. I'm wondering if it's available through a government or public archive source, in audio format.
We were not able to find this clip, or even if it was recorded. Your question informed us of the need for a comprehensive list of audio archives and other resources. We are going to compile a list of these resources, but until then, here are some suggestions from our librarians.
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Television news archive at Vanderbilt - http://tvnews.vanderbilt.edu/
Perhaps the Museum of Film and Television?
Try also contacting the news library at the organisation that broadcast the clip you're looking for. Most news organisations have their own archiving service, and many can arrange to dub the clip you are seeking for a fee (as long as they own the copyright to make copies of course). SLA News division: http://www.ibiblio.org/slanews/
If it's related to politics, try the equivalent of a parliamentary library (a congressional library? I'm not sure of the system over there). Many libraries of that type archive news bulletins.
Most libraries that are not attached to a news organisation generally don't archive news clips as they can't get licensing for it. I worked in a news library for 5 years and faced these roadblocks often ("I need a clip of such-and-such saying X etc").
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Don't know if these are of any value:
http://www.freepint.com/gary/audio.htm
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I hope no one's said this yet (my inbox is unruly), but there's the subscription database World News Connection (http://wnc.fedworld.gov/).
I used this when I went to school/worked at McGill, and I remember it also having American content (I could be wrong). Their website indicates that it's only non-U.S. sources. And I think this is just transcripts, not actual audio clips.