Speeches
A Rare Recording of General Douglas MacArthur's Farewell Speech to Congress
Douglas MacArthur (January 26, 1880 - April 5, 1964) was an American military leader who served as G..
A Rare Recording of General George S. Patton
George Smith Patton Jr. (November 11, 1885 - December 21, 1945) was a charismatic, hard-driving and ..
A Rare Recording of Gertrude Stein Reading Her Own Writing
Gertrude Stein (February 3, 1874 - July 27, 1946) was an American novelist, poet, playwright, and ar..
A Rare Recording of Gloria Steinem Discussing Her Work With the CIA
Gloria Marie Steinem (born March 25, 1934, in Toledo, Ohio) is an American journalist, social-politi..
A Rare Recording of H.L. Mencken
Hear a recorded interview between Donald H. Kirkley and H.L. Mencken, American journalist, essayist,..
A Rare Recording of H.P. Lovecraft
H.P. Lovecraft (August 20, 1890 - March 15, 1937) was an American horror fiction writer. Though he d..
A Rare Recording of Haile Selassie
Haile Selassie ("Power of the Trinity"), born Tafari Makonnen on July 23, 1892, was Ethiopia's regen..
A Rare Recording of Helen Keller, Anne Sullivan and Polly Thompson
Helen Keller was born on June 27, 1880, in Tuscumbia, Alabama. Though born with the ability to see a..
A Rare Recording of Henry Cabot Lodge
Henry Cabot Lodge (May 12, 1850 - November 9, 1924) was an American Republican politician, historian..
A Rare Recording of Herbert Louis Samuel
Herbert Louis Samuel (November 6, 1870 - February 5, 1963) was a British politician who was the Libe..
A Rare Recording of Ian Richard Kyle Paisley
Ian Richard Kyle Paisley (April 6, 1926 - September 12, 2014) was a minister, author and conservativ..
A Rare Recording of Idi Amin’s "Conqueror of the British Empire" Speech
Idi Amin Dada Oumee (c. 1925 – 16 August 2003) was an Ugandan military officer and politician who se..
A Rare Recording of Idi Amin’s Press Conference At The United Nations
Idi Amin Dada Oumee (c. 1925 – 16 August 2003) was an Ugandan military officer and politician who se..
A Rare Recording of Iva Toguri, "Tokyo Rose"
The following are live recordings of Japanese-American Iva Toguri, of "Tokyo Rose" infamy. Tokyo Ros..
A Rare Recording of James Joyce Reading from "Ulysses"
"In this rare 1924 recording, James Joyce reads from the Aeolus episode of his masterpiece, Ulysses...