Historical Speeches

This collection includes all the major speeches from President John F. Kennedy's Presidency (1961-63) in his own voice. Speeches are digitally remastered to achieve crystal clear sound. Speeches include the famous "City Upon a Hill" speech, the "Ich bin ein Berliner" speech, and the announcement of the goal of sending a person to the moon. Key speeches such as State of the Unions and addresses to the United Nations are also included. As well as speeches on key events that include the Berlin Crisis, the nuclear test ban treaty, and the Cuba Crisis.

This book collates the key speeches from Ronald Reagan during his two presidential terms. The speeches range from domestic to foreign policy and include his famous Brandenburg Gate speech of the Berlin Wall, where Reagan asked Gorbachev to "tear down this wall" and the "Evil Empire" speech. The speeches also cover Reagan's domestic policy including tax cuts, the air traffic controllers' strike, and drug abuse. In foreign policy, the speeches also cover the Middle East and the Iran-Contra affair.

Twenty-nine collected speeches of President Trump from 2017 to 2020 including his inaugural address, three State of the Union addresses, speeches to Congress, three speeches before the United Nations and one at the World Economic Forum. This consolidated set also includes remarks on a range of topics throughout the 2017-2020 presidential term, including American energy, Iran, the US Southern border, the opioid crisis, the coronavirus, and the police force. As spoken by Donald Trump with additional narration by Eva Richard.

This volume includes all of the major speeches of President Richard M. Nixon during his term of office for his inauguration in 1969 until his resignation in 1974. The speeches include both Nixon's inaugural addresses and State of the Union speeches. This broad set of speeches, as given by Richard Nixon himself spanning five years, offer a deep insight into his the Nixon Presidency and the salient events of the early 1970s, both in North America and globally. Speeches are arranged in chronological order with some introductory and concluding comments on the Nixon presidency.

This collects the Presidential speeches of President Harry S. Truman during his term of office (1945 - 1953). Speeches concerning the end of the Second World War and victory celebrations, The Truman Doctrine, Korea, the veto of Taft-Hartley, addresses to the NAACP and press association, rear platform remarks and his inaugural, and farewell addresses. Truman's term was dominated by foreign policy topics as the Second World War came to a close and the post-war order was being negotiated.

At the urging of his wife, Elizabeth, the Duke of York (known to the royal family as "Bertie") began to see speech therapist Lionel Logue in a desperate bid to cure his lifelong stammer. Little did the two men know that this unlikely friendship - between a future monarch and a commoner born in Australia - would ultimately save the House of Windsor from collapse.

It is 1956. Three years ago, Leo Demidov moved on from his career as a member of the state security force. As an MGB officer, Leo had been responsible for untold numbers of arrests and interrogations. But as a reward for his heroic service in stopping a killer who had terrorized citizens throughout the country, Leo was granted the authority to establish and run a homicide department in Moscow. Now, he strives to see justice done on behalf of murder victims in the Soviet capital.

This is a collection of the speeches of President Lyndon B. Johnson (1963-1969). This extensive collection of 25 speeches spans domestic and foreign policy. Including numerous addresses and speeches on civil rights issues and the topic of Vietnam and foreign policy. Johnson's inaugural address and State of the Union speeches are also included.

This collection contains authentic re-enactments of all of George Washington's (1732-1799) major speeches during his two presidential term of office as America's first president after victory in the War for Independence. It includes his farewell address in full, regarded as a fine example of his political beliefs, as well as eight annual messages to Congress and two inaugural addresses.

This collection includes the key speeches made by President William J. Clinton during his presidency. This includes his inaugural speeches, State of the Union addresses, and addresses on NAFTA, gays in the military, the Lewinsky allegations, health-care reform, the Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA) and foreign policy statements on the Middle East, Bosnia, Rwanda, and Ghana. These speeches form a powerful firsthand account of the Clinton presidency.

This book features the collected speeches of President Ford during his time in office as the president of the United States (1974-77). The speeches include his taking the oath of office and then pardoning Richard Nixon and draft evaders. Further speeches include his various State of the Union addresses and speeches on foreign, economic, and energy policy, among others. This collection enables you to understand the actions of President Ford from his numerous speeches. The book includes 14 key speeches in total.

This compiles 41 of President Franklin Roosevelt's speeches during his Presidential terms (1933-1945) as the 32nd president of the United States. The speeches including his inaugural addresses, various states of the union and many of his fireside chats.

This collection charts the history of American civil rights from the perspective of seven different US presidents in the modern era from the 1950s to the present. The collection includes speeches from Presidents Truman, Kennedy, Johnson, Reagan, George H.W. Bush, Clinton and Obama with additional detail and context from Matthew Ross. Presidential speeches are presented in a full and in context. This offers a unique way to follow the topic of civil rights over decades.

This collection includes the key speeches from George W. Bush while in office (2001-2009) including all State of the Union addresses, statements on the Iraq war and its progression, remarks on Hurricane Katrina, statements on HIV prevention initiatives, statements on actions in response to the 2008 financial crisis, statements on stem cell research, and statements relating to September 11. This broad collection of speeches offers deep insight into the Presidency of George W. Bush.

This book includes key speeches from President Eisenhower during his Presidency (1953-1961) including key speeches on the post-war peace process and his speech on the so-called 'Eisenhower doctrine'. His inaugural address and farewell speeches are also included as well as his address to the Republican National convention in 1956. This collection provides an informative, first-hand account of the Eisenhower Presidency and the 1950s in America.

One man saved the British Royal Family in the first decades of the 20th century – amazingly he was an almost unknown, and certainly unqualified, speech therapist called Lionel Logue, whom one newspaper in the 1930s famously dubbed ‘The Quack who saved a King’. Logue wasn’t a British aristocrat or even an Englishman – he was a commoner and an Australian to boot.

This collection provides a lens into the critical speeches of the George H.W. Bush presidency (1989-1993). Twenty important speeches from throughout his term of office are included. The feature domestic issues such as the signing of the Americans with Disabilities Act, budget negotiations and many addresses to joint sessions of Congress including his three State of the Union speeches and his inaugural address.

This volume collects the key speeches of President Jimmy Carter (James Earl Carter Jr.), America's 39th president during his term of office from 1977-1981. Speeches include Carter's multiple speeches related to inflation and the energy crisis, speeches on diplomatic relations with China, Afghanistan, the Iran Rescue Mission, and the Panama Canal treaty signing. His three State of the Union addresses are also included together with his inaugural address and farewell speech.

Bertrand Arthur William Russell (May 18, 1872 – February 2, 1970) was born in Monmouthshire, Wales, into one of the most prominent aristocratic families in Britain. Russell was a philosopher, logician, mathematician, historian, prominent anti-war activist, and an outspoken opponent of nuclear weapons. On December 11, 1950, Russell delivered the following speech at the ceremony for his Nobel Prize in Literature.

The book reviews the history of the cold war through presidential speeches, spanning five decades (1941-1991) with additional commentary. The speeches span from Roosevelt's comments during the second world war, through to George H. W. Bush's 1991 press conference with Gorbachev. Speeches are selected for their historical significance and given in chronological order with additional commentary provided on the speeches themselves. Speeches include the Eisenhower and Truman doctrines, speeches on Cuba, Vietnam, nuclear treaties, and assessments of foreign policy initiatives.