| Description |
1 online resource (streaming video file) |
| Playing Time |
Duration: 51 minutes |
| Note |
Title from title frames. |
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In Process Record. |
| Event |
Originally produced by SoundWorks in 2007. |
| Summary |
The third in a collection of highlights 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. Video includes highlights of the following speeches from: 1. Will Rogers Campaign Rally with FDR - 1932 2. Huey Long Addressing Congressional Staff Members on the "re-distribution of wealth" - December 11, 1943 3. Franklin Delano Roosevelt's Second Inaugural Address - January 20, 1937 4. George S. Patton speaking in Los Angeles for War Bond Support - June 12, 1945 5. John L. Lewis Congressional Testimony on Mining Disaster and calling for ousting of the Secretary of the Interior - April 3, 1947 6. Attorney Joseph Welch, representing the Army, faces off with Sen. Joseph McCarthy - April 22, 1954 7. V.P. Richard Nixon and Nikita Khrushchev inspecting an exhibit of a "modern kitchen" at the U.S. Embassy in Moscow - July 24, 1959 8. Hubert Humphrey addresses farm workers during the Presidential Primary race - March 14, 1960 9. John F. Kennedy speaking to the nation on the introduction of Civil Rights Legislation - June 11, 1963 10. New York Gov. Nelson Rockefeller addresses the Republican National Convention - July 14, 1964 11. Robert F. Kennedy at the Democratic National Convention in Atlantic City - August 27, 1964 12. U.S. Representative Barbara Jordan speaking during the Impeachment Hearings of Richard Nixon - July 25, 1974 13. President Gerald Ford announcing to the nation a Pardon for Richard Nixon - September 8, 1974 14. Jimmy Carter from the White House addresses the Nation on the growing Energy Crisis - July 15, 1979 15. President Ronald Reagan at the National Association of Evangelicals Convention - March 23, 1983 |
| System Details |
Mode of access: World Wide Web. |
| Language |
In English |
| Indexed Term |
History - Modern |
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Politics and International Affairs |
| Added Author |
Kanopy (Firm)
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| Music No. |
1072817 Kanopy |
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