: A collection of audio memories from the famous and the not-so-famous.
:
A selection of recordings from Eyewitness to History, a web-site sponsored by
digital educational publisher Ibis Communications.
FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT,
Delivers First Inaugural Address, March 4, 1933: A brief audio clip
from the History Channel's Speech Archive.
WINSTON CHURCHILL,
Conservative Backbencher, Calls For Britain To Meet The Threat Of Germany,
November 16, 1934: A brief audio clip from the History Channel's Speech
Archive.
NEWS ANNOUNCER, On The
Capitulation Of Austria's Chancellor To Hitler, March 11, 1938: A brief
audio clip from the History Channel's Speech Archive.
RADIO PRAGUE, Answers German
And Hungarian Propaganda, September 18, 1938: A brief audio clip from
the History Channel's Speech Archive.
NEVILLE CHAMBERLAIN, British
Prime Minister, Praises Britain's Munich Pact With Germany, September 30,
1938: A brief audio clip from the History Channel's Speech Archive.
RADIO WARSAW, Reports On The
German Invasion Of Poland, September 1, 1939: A brief audio clip from
the History Channel's Speech Archive.
WINSTON CHURCHILL, On The
Battle Of France, May 19, 1940: A brief audio clip from the History
Channel's Speech Archive.
WINSTON CHURCHILL,
Inaugurates The Battle Of Britain, June 18, 1940: A brief audio clip
from the History Channel's Speech Archive.
FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT, "On
The Lend-Lease Act," March 15, 1941: A brief audio clip from the History
Channel's Speech Archive.
WAR REPORT, Post-Pearl
Harbor Blackout, December 8, 1941: A Brief audio clip from the History
Channel's Speech Archive.
DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER,
Broadcasts D-Day Invasion Order, June 5, 1944: A brief audio clip from the History
Channel's Speech Archive.
WAR CORRESPONDENT, Reports
On D-Day Invasion, June 7, 1944: A brief audio clip from the History
Channel's Speech Archive.
FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT,
Returns From The Allied Conference At Yalta, February 12, 1945: A brief audio clip
from the History Channel's Speech Archive.
WAR REPORT, Battle For Iwo
Jima, Late February 1945: A brief audio clip from the History Channel's
Speech Archive.
WAR REPORT, Convergence Of
U.S. And Soviet Forces On The Elbe, April 27, 1945: A brief audio clip
from the History Channel's Speech Archive.
WAR REPORT, Germany's
Surrender In WW II: A brief audio clip from the History Channel's Speech
Archive.
HARRY S TRUMAN,
Threatens Japan With Further Atomic Attacks, August 9, 1945: A brief audio clip
from the History Channel's Speech Archive.
NEWS REPORT, V-J
Celebrations In Iowa, August 14, 1945: A brief audio clip from the History
Channel's Speech Archive.
WAR REPORT,
U.S. Occupation of Japan, August 30, 1945: A brief audio clip from the
History Channel's Speech Archive.
DOUGLAS MACARTHUR, Receives
The Japanese Surrender, September 2, 1945: A brief audio clip from the History
Channel's Speech Archive.
BERNARD BARUCH,
American Financier and Diplomat, Calls For International Control Of Atomic
Weapons, June 14, 1946: A brief audio clip
from the History Channel's Speech Archive.
GEORGE C. MARSHALL, U.S.
Secretary of State, Proposes European Recovery Program, June 5, 1947.
JAWAHARLAL NEHRU,
Prime Minister of India, Speaks On Indian Independence Day, August 14, 1947: A brief audio clip from the History Channel's Speech
Archive.
CZECHOSLOVAKIAN OPPOSITION LEADER,
On The Communists' Seizure Of Power, February 23, 1948: A brief audio clip
from the History Channel's Speech Archive.
HARRY S TRUMAN,
Signs The North Atlantic Treaty, April 4, 1949: A brief audio clip
from the History Channel's Speech Archive.
HARRY S TRUMAN, Announces
His Decision To Send U.S. Forces To Korea, June 27, 1950: A brief audio
clip from the History Channel's Speech Archive.
DOUGLAS MACARTHUR, American
General, On The Communist Advances In Korea, January 21, 1951: A brief
audio clip from the History Channel's Speech Archive.
HARRY S TRUMAN, Removes
General MacArthur From Korean Command, April 11, 1951: A brief audio
clip from the History Channel's Speech Archive.
DOUGLAS MACARTHUR,
Retires Before Congress, April 19, 1951: A brief audio clip from the
History Channel's Speech Archive.
BERNARD BARUCH,
American Financier and Diplomat, On The Cold War, June 17, 1953: A brief audio clip
from the History Channel's Speech Archive.
NEWS REPORT,
Execution Of Julius And Ethel Rosenberg, June 19, 1953: A brief audio clip
from the History Channel's Speech Archive.
DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER,
Announces The Signing Of The Korean War Armistice, July 27, 1953: A
brief audio clip from the History Channel's Speech Archive.
JOSEPH R. MCCARTHY,
On His War Against Communism, March 17, 1954: A brief audio clip
from the History Channel's Speech Archive.
JOHN FOSTER DULLES, U.S.
Secretary of State, On The Fall Of Dien Bien Phu, May 7, 1954: A
brief audio clip from the History Channel's Speech Archive.
NEWS REPORT,
Brown V. Board Of Education Ruling, May 17, 1954: A brief audio clip
from the History Channel's Speech Archive.
DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER,
On The Suez Canal Crisis, October 31, 1956: A brief audio clip
from the History Channel's Speech Archive.
RADIO BUDAPEST,
On The Soviet Invasion Of Hungary, November 4, 1956: A brief audio clip
from the History Channel's Speech Archive.
DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER,
On The Second Berlin Crisis, May 16, 1959: A brief audio clip
from the History Channel's Speech Archive.
NIKITA KHRUSHCHEV, Soviet Leader and RICHARD NIXON, U.S. Vice President,
Kitchen Debate, July 24, 1959: A brief audio clip
from the History Channel's Speech Archive.
DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER,
Returns From Canceled Four-Powers Summit Meeting, May 20, 1960: A brief audio clip
from the History Channel's Speech Archive.
JOHN F. KENNEDY AND RICHARD M. NIXON,
Fourth Presidential Debate, October 21, 1960: A brief audio clip
from the History Channel's Speech Archive.
DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER,
Delivers Farewell Address, January 17, 1961: A brief audio clip
from the History Channel's Speech Archive.
NEWS REPORT, Erecting Of The
Berlin Wall, August 13, 1961: A brief audio clip from the History
Channel's Speech Archive.
U THANT,
Acting UN Secretary-General, Accepts U.N. Leadership, November 3, 1961: A brief audio clip
from the History Channel's Speech Archive.
ADLAI STEVENSON, U.S.
Ambassador to the United Nations, Rejects China's Terms For U.N. Admission,
December 1, 1961: A brief audio clip from the History Channel's Speech
Archive.
GARY FRANCIS POWERS,
U-2 Spy Plane Pilot, Talks To Press After Release From Soviet Prison, March 8,
1962: A brief audio clip
from the History Channel's Speech Archive.
NEWS REPORT,
Uganda Independence, October 9, 1962: A brief audio clip from the History Channel's Speech
Archive.
JOHN F. KENNEDY,
Discloses Discovery Of Soviet Missile Sites In Cuba, October 22, 1962: A brief audio clip
from the History Channel's Speech Archive.
ADLAI STEVENSON, U.S. Ambassador To The U.N. and VALERIAN ZORIN, Soviet
Ambassador To The U.N.,
Confrontation Over The Cuban Missile Crisis, October 23, 1962: A brief audio clip
from the History Channel's Speech Archive.
LYNDON B. JOHNSON,
On The Assassination Of President Kennedy, November 23, 1963: A brief audio clip
from the History Channel's Speech Archive.
MALCOLM X,
Discusses Challenges To African-American Society, March 8, 1964: A brief audio clip
from the History Channel's Speech Archive.
LYNDON B. JOHNSON,
Signs Civil Rights Act of 1964, July 2, 1964: A brief audio clip
from the History Channel's Speech Archive.
FANNIE LOU HAMER, Civil
Rights Leader, On The Roots Of Her Activism: A brief audio clip from the
History Channel's Speech Archive.
DIRECT BROADCAST,
Police Crackdown of Free Speech Movement Protest, December 2, 1964 : A brief audio clip
from the History Channel's Speech Archive.
LYNDON B. JOHNSON,
Orders U.S. Troops To The Dominican Republic, April 28, 1965: A brief audio clip
from the History Channel's Speech Archive.
ROBERT F. KENNEDY,
U.S. Senator of New York, Announces His Candidacy For The Presidency, March
16, 1968: A brief audio clip
from the History Channel's Speech Archive.
LYNDON B. JOHNSON,
Announces He Will Not Seek Reelection, March 31, 1968: A brief audio clip
from the History Channel's Speech Archive.
EDWARD KENNEDY,
U.S. Senator of Massachusetts, Eulogizes Robert Kennedy, June 8, 1968: A brief audio clip
from the History Channel's Speech Archive.
RADIO PRAGUE,
Calls For Continued Resistance Against Soviet Invasion, August 21, 1968: A brief audio clip
from the History Channel's Speech Archive.
JERRY RUBIN,
Addresses The Yippie Convention, August 26, 1968: A brief audio clip
from the History Channel's Speech Archive.
BERNADETTE DEVLIN,
British MP of Northern Ireland, Speaks After Being Sentenced To Prison For
Inciting Riot, 1970: A brief audio clip
from the History Channel's Speech Archive.
NEWS REPORT,
First U.S.-China Ping-Pong Meeting, April 13, 1971: A brief audio clip
from the History Channel's Speech Archive.
HIROHITO,
Emperor of Japan, Visits the United States, September 27, 1971: A brief audio clip
from the History Channel's Speech Archive.
INDIRA GANDHI,
Prime Minister of India, On The Crisis In East Pakistan, November 5, 1971: A brief audio clip from the History Channel's Speech
Archive.
ZULFIKAR ALI BHUTTO,
Leader of West Pakistan, Denounces The United Nations, December 15, 1971:
A brief audio clip from the History Channel's Speech Archive.
NEWS REPORT,
AIM Takeover Of Wounded Knee, February 28, 1973: A brief audio clip
from the History Channel's Speech Archive.
ABBAN EBAN, Israeli Foreign
Minister, On The Yom Kippur War, October 6, 1973: A brief audio clip
from the History Channel's Speech Archive.
RICHARD NIXON,
Announces His Resignation, August 8, 1974: A brief audio clip
from the History Channel's Speech Archive.
ANWAR EL-SADAT, Egyptian
President, Addresses U.S. Congress, November 5, 1975: A brief audio clip
from the History Channel's Speech Archive.
JIMMY CARTER,
Democratic Presidential Candidate, Accepts His Party's Nomination, July 15,
1976: A brief audio clip
from the History Channel's Speech Archive.
GEORGE P. SCHULTZ,
U.S. Secretary of State, Gives Account Of Soviet Downing Of South Korean
Airliner, September 15, 1983: A brief audio clip
from the History Channel's Speech Archive.
NEWS REPORT,
Assassination Of Egyptian President Sadat, October 6, 1981: A brief audio clip
from the History Channel's Speech Archive.
RONALD REAGAN,
Observes Ten-Year Anniversary Of Roe V. Wade Decision, January 22, 1983: A brief audio clip
from the History Channel's Speech Archive.
GRENADA RADIO,
Announces U.S. Invasion of Grenada, October 25, 1983: A brief audio clip
from the History Channel's Speech Archive.
RONALD REAGAN,
On The Hijacking Of TWA Flight 847, June 18, 1985: A brief audio clip
from the History Channel's Speech Archive.
RONALD REAGAN,
Speaks About His Visit To The Berlin Wall, June 1987: A brief audio clip
from the History Channel's Speech Archive.
RONALD REAGAN,
On The Iran-Contra Hearings, August 12, 1987: A brief audio clip
from the History Channel's Speech Archive.
MIKHAIL GORBACHEV,
Soviet Leader, Speaks To Press Upon Arrival In U.S., December 6, 1988: A brief audio clip
from the History Channel's Speech Archive.
RONALD REAGAN,
Delivers Farewell Address, January 11, 1989: A brief audio clip
from the History Channel's Speech Archive.
NEWS REPORT,
Opening Of The Berlin Wall, November 10, 1989: A brief audio clip
from the History Channel's Speech Archive.
F.W. DECLERK, South African
President, Speaks On The Eve of Nelson Mandela's Release, February 10, 1990.
GEORGE BUSH,
On The Persian Gulf War, January 16, 1991: A brief audio clip
from the History Channel's Speech Archive.
YASIR ARAFAT, Chairman of
the Palestinian Liberation Organization, On The First Israel-Palestinian Peace
Agreement, September 13, 1993: A brief audio clip
from the History Channel's Speech Archive.
DESMOND TUTU, Releases Truth
And Reconciliation Report, October 29, 1998: A brief audio clip from the
History Channel's Speech Archive.