The greatest speeches of all-time [videorecording] /

Contributor(s): Material type: FilmFilmPublisher number: JRDVD 8801 | SpeechWorks (boxed set)JRDVD 8001 | SpeechWork (v. 1)JRDVD 8004 | SpeechWork (v. 2)JRDVD 8015 | SpeechWork (v. 3)Publication details: Rolling Bay, WA : SpeechWorks, 2004-2007.Description: 3 videodiscs (215 min.) : sd., col. with b&w sequences ; 4 3/4 inSubject(s): DDC classification:
  • 808.85
LOC classification:
  • PN6122 .G786 2004
Contents:
Vol. 1. Franklin Delano Roosevelt, State of the Union address (January 6, 1942) -- Winston Churchill, Address to Joint Session of Congress -- General Douglas MacArthur, Address to Joint Session of Congress (April 20, 1951) -- Harry S. Truman, 1948 campaign -- John F. Kennedy, Inaugural speech (January 20, 1961); Berlin address (June 23, 1963) -- Martin Luther King, Lincoln Memorial (August 1963); Memphis, Tennessee (April 3, 1968) -- Robert F. Kennedy, Indianapolis (Indiana, April 4, 1968) -- Malcolm X, Harlem, New York (March 29, 1964) -- Richard M. Nixon, the White House (August 8, 1974) -- Ronald Reagan, Inaugural speech (January 20, 1981); Farewell address (August 15, 1988).
Vol. 2. 1st Inaugural address (March 4, 1933) ; Grilled millionaire (December 5, 1938) ; Teamsters Union Banquet (September 23, 1944) / Franklin D. Roosevelt -- Checkers speech (September 23, 1952) / Richard M. Nixon -- American University speech (June 10, 1963) / John F. Kennedy -- When a man has already died (March 8, 1965) / Martin Luther King, Jr. -- Extremism is no vice (June 16, 1964) / Barry Goldwater -- A time for choosing (October 27, 1964) ; Address Brandenburg Gate (Berlin Wall, June 6, 1987) / Ronald Reagan -- Democratic National Convention speech (July 16, 1984) / Mario Cuomo -- Tendley Baptist Church speech (January 16, 1984) / Jesse Jackson -- Address to Congress and nation (March 6, 1991) / George H.W. Bush -- 50th anniversary of Normandy (June 6, 1994) ; 2nd term Inaugural address (January 20, 1997) / William J. Clinton
Vol. 3. Will Rogers, Campaign rally with FDR (1932) -- Huey Long, Addressing Congressional staff members of the "re-distribution of wealth" (Dec. 11, 1934) -- Franklin Delano Roosevelt's second Inaugural Address, Washington D.C. (Jan. 20, 1937) -- George S. Patton speaking in Los Angeles for war bond support (June 12, 1945) -- John L. Lewis, Congressional testimony on mining disaster and calling for the ousting of the Secretary of the Interior (Apr. 3, 1947) -- Attorney Joseph Welch, representing the Army, faces off with Sen. Joseph McCarthy (Apr. 22, 1954) -- V.P. Richard Nixon and Nikita Khrushchev inspecting an exhibit of a "modern kitchen" at the U.S. Embassy in Moscow (July 24, 1959) -- Hubert Humphrey addresses farm workers during the presidential primary race (Mar. 14, 1960) -- John F. Kennedy speaking to the nation on the introduction of civil rights legislation (June 11, 1963) -- New York Gov. Nelson Rockefeller addresses the Republican National Convention (July 14, 1964 ) -- Robert F. Kennedy at the Democratic National Convention in Atlantic City (Aug. 27, 1964) -- U.S. Representative Barbara Jordan speaking during the impeachment hearings of Richard Nixon (July 25, 1974) -- President Gerald Ford announcing to the nation a pardon for Richard Nixon (Sept. 8, 1974) -- JImmy Carter from the White House addresses the nation on the growing energy crisis (July 15, 1979) -- President Ronald Reagan at the National Association of Evangelicals Convention (Mar. 23, 1983)
Summary: A collection of the most important and well-known speeches of modern times. These are the dramatic words from world leaders that changed the course of history and inspired millions worldwide.
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v. 1. (68 min.) -- v. 2. (95 min.) -- v. 3. (52 min.)

Vol. 1. Franklin Delano Roosevelt, State of the Union address (January 6, 1942) -- Winston Churchill, Address to Joint Session of Congress -- General Douglas MacArthur, Address to Joint Session of Congress (April 20, 1951) -- Harry S. Truman, 1948 campaign -- John F. Kennedy, Inaugural speech (January 20, 1961); Berlin address (June 23, 1963) -- Martin Luther King, Lincoln Memorial (August 1963); Memphis, Tennessee (April 3, 1968) -- Robert F. Kennedy, Indianapolis (Indiana, April 4, 1968) -- Malcolm X, Harlem, New York (March 29, 1964) -- Richard M. Nixon, the White House (August 8, 1974) -- Ronald Reagan, Inaugural speech (January 20, 1981); Farewell address (August 15, 1988).

Vol. 2. 1st Inaugural address (March 4, 1933) ; Grilled millionaire (December 5, 1938) ; Teamsters Union Banquet (September 23, 1944) / Franklin D. Roosevelt -- Checkers speech (September 23, 1952) / Richard M. Nixon -- American University speech (June 10, 1963) / John F. Kennedy -- When a man has already died (March 8, 1965) / Martin Luther King, Jr. -- Extremism is no vice (June 16, 1964) / Barry Goldwater -- A time for choosing (October 27, 1964) ; Address Brandenburg Gate (Berlin Wall, June 6, 1987) / Ronald Reagan -- Democratic National Convention speech (July 16, 1984) / Mario Cuomo -- Tendley Baptist Church speech (January 16, 1984) / Jesse Jackson -- Address to Congress and nation (March 6, 1991) / George H.W. Bush -- 50th anniversary of Normandy (June 6, 1994) ; 2nd term Inaugural address (January 20, 1997) / William J. Clinton

Vol. 3. Will Rogers, Campaign rally with FDR (1932) -- Huey Long, Addressing Congressional staff members of the "re-distribution of wealth" (Dec. 11, 1934) -- Franklin Delano Roosevelt's second Inaugural Address, Washington D.C. (Jan. 20, 1937) -- George S. Patton speaking in Los Angeles for war bond support (June 12, 1945) -- John L. Lewis, Congressional testimony on mining disaster and calling for the ousting of the Secretary of the Interior (Apr. 3, 1947) -- Attorney Joseph Welch, representing the Army, faces off with Sen. Joseph McCarthy (Apr. 22, 1954) -- V.P. Richard Nixon and Nikita Khrushchev inspecting an exhibit of a "modern kitchen" at the U.S. Embassy in Moscow (July 24, 1959) -- Hubert Humphrey addresses farm workers during the presidential primary race (Mar. 14, 1960) -- John F. Kennedy speaking to the nation on the introduction of civil rights legislation (June 11, 1963) -- New York Gov. Nelson Rockefeller addresses the Republican National Convention (July 14, 1964 ) -- Robert F. Kennedy at the Democratic National Convention in Atlantic City (Aug. 27, 1964) -- U.S. Representative Barbara Jordan speaking during the impeachment hearings of Richard Nixon (July 25, 1974) -- President Gerald Ford announcing to the nation a pardon for Richard Nixon (Sept. 8, 1974) -- JImmy Carter from the White House addresses the nation on the growing energy crisis (July 15, 1979) -- President Ronald Reagan at the National Association of Evangelicals Convention (Mar. 23, 1983)

A collection of the most important and well-known speeches of modern times. These are the dramatic words from world leaders that changed the course of history and inspired millions worldwide.

DVD, Dolby digital.

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