Politics

Youth Builders

Youth Builders presents a program focused on voting rights and responsibilities. Its title points to a civic-minded subject, inviting listen…

Winston Churchill Speeches

Winston Churchill’s address to the House of Commons on 13 May 1940 is a landmark wartime speech, delivered shortly after he became prime min…

Fulton Lewis Jr.

Fulton Lewis Jr. presents a news and commentary broadcast centered on the reported declaration of martial law in Czechoslovakia. The program…

Fulton Lewis Jr.

Fulton Lewis Jr. presents a radio broadcast centered on the news and public affairs of its time. The title points to New York’s welcome for …

H. V. Kaltenborn

H. V. Kaltenborn was a prominent American radio news commentator known for his clear, analytical coverage of national and international affa…

Father Coughlin

Father Charles Coughlin was a Catholic priest and radio broadcaster whose Sunday addresses reached a large audience during the 1930s. His br…

Historical News and Speeches

This recording is identified as Adolf Hitler’s campaign speech, “Work and Bread,” dated July 31, 1932. It presents a historical political ad…

Father Coughlin

Father Charles Coughlin’s broadcasts combine religious commentary with forceful discussion of public affairs. Speaking as a Catholic priest …

Ronald Reagan Press Conference

Ronald Reagan’s press conference brings listeners into a formal exchange between the president and members of the press. Reagan responds to …

Winston Churchill Speeches

Read by Winston Churchill

Winston Churchill’s address at the White House Christmas tree ceremony on December 24, 1941, offers a brief wartime reflection in a ceremoni…

John F. Kennedy

On October 22, 1962, President John F. Kennedy addressed the nation about the Cuban missile crisis and announced a naval quarantine of Cuba.…

Meet the Press

Meet the Press is a television and radio interview program built around direct questioning of prominent public figures. In this recording, t…

Mrs. Eleanor Roosevelt's Own Program

Mrs. Eleanor Roosevelt's Own Program features Eleanor Roosevelt speaking directly to listeners about public affairs and issues of concern to…

Speaking of Liberty

Speaking of Liberty is a radio program centered on discussion of liberty. This entry is dated November 13, 1941, and names Frank Gervasi.

Winston Churchill Speeches

Hear Winston Churchill address the House of Commons in a secret session on 17 September 1940. This recording presents a historical speech by…

Father Coughlin

Father Coughlin was a radio program centered on the broadcasts of Catholic priest Charles E. Coughlin, whose public addresses brought religi…

Winston Churchill Speeches

Read by Winston Churchill

Winston Churchill’s speeches bring listeners into the urgent public addresses of Britain’s wartime prime minister. In “Fallout from the Oran…

Your Pocketbook

“The Effects of Price Control” is presented as an installment of Your Pocketbook. The title points to a program concerned with price control…

America Looks Abroad

America Looks Abroad presents a discussion of international affairs through the question posed in this program’s title: “Can Germany Dictate…

Father Coughlin

Father Charles Coughlin was a Catholic priest and radio broadcaster whose Sunday addresses brought political and social commentary to a larg…