Search - The Greatest Speeches of All-Time Box Set on DVD

Speeches from FDR to WJ Clinton, and all points in-between

Annie Van Auken | Planet Earth | 08/01/2008

(5 out of 5 stars)

"SOUNDWORK's GREATEST SPEECHES OF ALL TIME Box Set combines their three original volumes into one great package. The 39 film and sound clips presented over these 3½ hours represent some of most important moments in modern political history. Fascinating throughout.





Also recommended is JOHN F. KENNEDY: The Presidential Years, which contains highlights of 13 speeches JFK made between 1960 and '63.





CONTENTS of GREATEST SPEECHES Box Set:



VOL. ONE--

Franklin D. Roosevelt: 1942 "State of the Union Address" (post- Pearl Harbor attack).

Winston Churchill: Excerpts of famous speeches made during WWII.

Gen. Douglas MacArthur: "Old Soldiers Never Die..."

Harry S. Truman: Fiery political rhetoric from the "Buck stops here" president.

John F. Kennedy: Highlights of "New Frontiers," the 1961 Inaugural Address ("Ask Not") and "Ich Bin Ein Berliner."

Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr.: Excerpts from two speeches, including his last. - (Memphis, 1968)

Robert F. Kennedy: RFK's impromptu eulogy of Martin Luther King. - (Indiana, 1968)

Malcolm X: A speech delivered in Harlem.

Richard M. Nixon: "I will resign this office effective noon tomorrow..." - ( Aug. 1974)

Ronald Reagan: Speeches made at the start and close of his administration.

Total time: 68:00



VOL. TWO--

Franklin D. Roosevelt: 1st Inaugural Address ("...fear itself") - (3/4/33)

Franklin D. Roosevelt: Answers claim that he feasts on "Grilled Millionaires." - (12/5/38)

Franklin D. Roosevelt: Teamsters Union Banquet, Hotel Statler in Washington D.C. - (9/23/44)

Richard M. Nixon: "Checkers Speech." - (9/23/52)

John F. Kennedy: "Test Ban Treaty" speech at American University. - (6/10/63)

Martin Luther King, Jr.: Brown Chapel in Selma, Alabama. - (3/8/65)

Barry Goldwater: Republican National Convention speech, San Francisco. - (7/16/64)

Ronald Reagan: Speech supporting Goldwater-Miller G.O.P. ticket. - (10/27/64)

Ronald Reagan: At the Brandenburg Gate ("Mr. Gorbachev, tear down this wall"). - (6/12/87)

Mario Cuomo: Democratic National Convention speech, San Francisco. - (7/16/84)

Jesse Jackson: Political rally, Tendley Baptist Church, Philadelphia. - (1/16/84)

George H.W. Bush: Address to Joint Session of Congress following Desert Storm victory. - (3/6/91)

Bill Clinton: 50th Anniversary of D-Day Invasion. - (6/6/94)

Bill Clinton: 2nd Inaugural Address, Washington D.C. - (1/20/97)

Total Time: 94:30



Disc #3

Will Rogers: Campaign Rally with FDR - 1932

Huey Long: To Congressional Staff members ("redistribute the wealth"). - (12/11/34)

3. Franklin Delano Roosevelt's Second Inaugural Address. - January 20, 1937

George S. Patton: War Bond rally speech, Los Angeles. - (6/12/45)

John L. Lewis: Call for ouster of Secretary of the Interior, after mining disaster. - (4/3/47)

Atty. Joseph Welch: Army vs. McCarthy testimony ("Have you no shame?"). - (4/22/54)

V.P. Richard Nixon-Nikita Khrushchev: "Kitchen Debate," U.S. Embassy, Moscow. - (7/24/59)

Hubert Humphrey: Presidential Primary speech made to farm workers. - (3/14/60)

John F. Kennedy: Civil Rights Legislation address to the nation. - (6/11/63)

Nelson Rockefeller: Republican National Convention speech. - (7/14/64)

Robert F. Kennedy: Democratic National Convention, Atlantic City. - (9/27/64)

U.S. Rep. Barbara Jordan at Impeachment hearings of Richard Nixon. - (7/25/74)

Gerald Ford: Pardon for Richard Nixon. - (9/8/74)

Jimmy Carter: Energy Crisis speech. - (7/15/79)

Ronald Reagan: National Assn. of Evangelicals Convention. - (3/23/83)

Running Time: 52:00"

A treasure chest of speeches

Jonathan Rand | Kansas City, MO | 01/31/2009

(5 out of 5 stars)

"I teach an introductory public speaking course at a local university and start each class with a speech from one of these DVDs. They're wonderful examples of great public speaking and, I hope, an inspiration to my students. For anyone who appreciates history and major political figures, this is a terrific collection to own."

Nice clips

Kevin B. Reynolds | 04/24/2010

(3 out of 5 stars)

"Raw footage, no complete speeches so far. I haven't seen them all yet but I'm not impressed with the quality. Probably won't buy from Speech Works again."