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Remarks of Carter, Sadat and Begin at Camp David Ceremony
9-17-1978
President Carter opens with praise for President Sadat of Egypt and Prime Minister Begin of Israel. He describes what has been accomplished and what still has to be done (one issue still to be resolved was Israeli settlements in Egyptian territory). President Sadat speaks next. He thanks Carter for his commitment ans asks the Americans to remain a part of the peace process. Prime Minister Begin says that the Camp David Conference should be renamed the 'Jimmy Carter Conference.' He praises Carter's civil courage and thanks many people. At the conclusion of the remarks, Sadat, Begin, and Carter sign two documents, 'A Framework for Peace in the Middle East' and 'A Framework for the Conclusion of a Peace Treaty Between Egypt and Israel.'


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President Carter's Address to a Joint Session of Congress on the Camp David Accords
9-18-1978
President Carter delivers a speech outlining goals achieved at Camp David. He states that an 'impossible dream' has become a 'real possibility.' He attributes the success of the meeting to President Sadat of Egypt and Prime Minister Begin of Israel, calling them men of 'great personal courage.' He also stresses that the world has a lot to gain from peace in the Middle East. He says that the agreement has resolved the nature of peace in the region, provides security for all nations, establishes boundaries, and guarantees that the Palestinians who live in the disputed regions will have some say in what happens to them. He goes on to discuss provisions in the agreement to resolve disputes in the West Bank and Gaza. Carter then discusses the 'Framework for the Conclusion of a Peace Treaty Between Egypt and Israel.' Carter then admits that there is one issue on which agreement has not been reached: Egypt says that the agreement to remove Israeli settlements from Egyptian territory should be a prerequisite to any peace treaty, but Israel says that the issue of settlements should be a part of the peace negotiations themselves. Carter briefly addresses the situation in Lebanon before saying that Secretary of State Cyrus Vance will soon be leaving to speak with King Hussein of Jordan and King Khalid of Saudi Arabia about the terms of the Camp David Agreement.


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Radio and Television Report to the American People Regarding the Situation in the Formosa Straits
9-11-1958
President Eisenhower delivers an address detailing recent developments in the Formosa Straits, where China had attacked the island of Matsu and was continuing to bombard the island of Quemoy. He places the current Chinese action within a pattern of wider aggression and alludes to the folly of Munich to promote the firm stance he says the United States must take. He also states that the Chinese Communists are working together with the Soviet Union and that diplomatic means of resolving the issues at hand will still be employed.


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Address to the Members of the Canadian Houses of Parliament
7-9-1958
President Eisenhower delivers a speech focused on trade relations between the United States and Canada. He addresses many of the things that the two countries have in common or have done together. For example, the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, the St. Lawrence Seaway, the Distant Early Warning Line, and defense against communism. After that, Eisenhower tries to calm Canadian fears about United States trade policies. He is certain that the two countries 'will find acceptable solutions' to the problems arising from their differences. More specifically, Eisenhower discusses a wheat surplus, trade between the two nations and with the world at large, oil, quotas and tariffs, investment, and the Reciprocal Trade Agreements program.


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Franz Joseph I on the importance of the phonograph
8-2-1903
Speech given by Austrian Emperor Franz-Josef I in Bad Ischl on the importance of the phonograph. (in 3 parts.) Phonogramm 1, 2, and 3 from the Akademie der Wissenschaften.


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Speech by Lord Tennyson
1-20-1892
Recording contains a speech by Lord Tennyson, governor of South Australia, given at Government House in South Australia.


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Speech by Karl Theodor von Inana-Sternegg
12-1-1905
Speech given by Karl Theodor von Inana-Sternegg on the introduction of common, equal and direct voting rights. Phonogramm 174, Akademie der Wissenschaften.


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Speech by Moritz Graf Vetter von der Lilie
12-5-1905
Speech in Vienna by Moritz Graf Vetter von der Lilie on the introduction of common, equal and direct voting rights. Phonogramm 178, Akademie der Wissenschaften.


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Bush defends the sale of arms to moderates in Iran
3-1-1987
Bush defends the sale of arms to moderates in Iran, saying that we must keep communications open against the day when the Ayatollah is replaced by a friendlier Iranian leader.


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Press conference on the Iraqi invasion of Kuwait and the American military presence in Saudi Arabia
8-8-1990
Press conference on the Iraqi invasion of Kuwait and the American military presence in Saudi Arabia. Bush says we are not at war and that the use of chemical weapons would be intolerable, but gives no word on what other nations might participate.


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Bush, speaking from the Pentagon, says Saddam Hussein's claim that this is a holy war against the enemies of Islam defies the evidence of his using chemical warfare against other Arabs
8-15-1990
Bush, speaking from the Pentagon, says Saddam Hussein's claim that this is a holy war against the enemies of Islam defies the evidence of his using chemical warfare against other Arabs, and that this is no war between cultures, comparing his threat with that of Hitler.


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Bush states that the conflict in Kuwait is a confrontation between Iraq and the rest of the world
8-22-1990
Bush states that the conflict in Kuwait is a confrontation between Iraq and the rest of the world, and answers questions about whether the Soviets will cooperate with the United States.


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Joint press conference by the presidents of the United States and Egypt
11-23-1990
Joint press conference by the presidents of the U.S.A. and Egypt, from Cairo, stresses unanimity in the struggle to get Iraq out of Kuwait and then bring about peace in the Middle East. Answer tough questions about allying with President Hafez Assad of Syria, still labelled a terrorist nation by US foreign policy. Bush defines his view of a "New World Order," including a solution to the ownership of Israel's West Bank.


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Alfred von Tirpitz speaks about German U-boat warfare during World War I
1-1-1915
Alfred von Tirpitz speaks about German U-boat warfare.


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Franz Joseph I, Emperor of Austria, endorses a fund for Austrian military widows and orphans
12-14-1915
Franz Joseph I, Emperor of Austria, gives the imperial endorsement of a fund for Austrian military widows and orphans.


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Charles I, Emperor of Austria, talks about Austrian aid to military widows and orphans
2-16-1916
Charles I, Emperor of Austria, talks about the Imperial Austrian fund to aid military widows and orphans.


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Charles I, Emperor of Austria, speaks to troops on the front during World War I
1-1-1916
Charles I, Emperor of Austria, gives the order of the day to his troops on the front during World War I.


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Friedrich Ebert speaks
1-1-1919
Friedrich Ebert speaks.


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Ebert speaking to the German National Assembly upon assuming presidency of the German Republic
8-21-1919
Ebert speaking to the German National Assembly upon assuming presidency of the German Republic.


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Answers questions about the January 15th deadline and the United Nations resolution
11-30-1990
Although, officially entitled and "address", this becomes a press conference with a statement about the previous day's United Nations Security Council vote endorsing the use of military force against Iraq if economic sanctions appear to be ineffective. Promises that if we enter a war, it will not be a half-hearted effort like Vietnam; it will be an all-out fight for victory. Announces that James Baker, Secretary of State, will be going to Baghdad to visit Saddam Hussein in the hopes of achieving a peaceful solution on our terms. Taraq Aziz, Iraq's foreign minister has been invited to Washington to talk with him. Answers questions about the January 15 deadline, the UN resolution, "post-war" stability safeguards in the Gulf area, hostages in the US Embassy in Kuwait, Iraq's capacity to build an atomic bomb, consultation with Congress, rising oil prices, the draft.


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Bush announces James Baker's meeting with Tariq Aziz
1-5-1991
Bush announces that James Baker will meet with Tariq Aziz in Geneva as a last step preceding armed conflict scheduled, if Iraq does not withdraw from Kuwait on January 15th.


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Washington press conference following the Baker and Aziz press conferences in Geneva
1-9-1991
Washington press conference following the Baker and Aziz press conferences in Geneva. Notes that the Iraqi refusal to accept his letter indicates their unwillingness to accept a diplomatic solution to the crisis in Kuwait. The choice of peace or war is Saddam Hussein's to make. Bush answers reporters' questions about the other two conferences, linkage with a Mideast Peace Conference, his "rudely worded" letter, a call-up of reserves, a congressional resolution of support, Iraq's promise to bomb Israel.


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Jimmy Carter apologizes to the Shah of Iran
11-15-1977
Jimmy Carter apologizes to the Shah of Iran for the intrusion of smoke from nuisance tear gas bombs thrown by anti-Shah protesters during a welcoming ceremony on the White House lawn. Broadcast on CBS TV.


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Bush sets the objectives of the Persian Gulf War
1-16-1991
Bush sets the objectives of the Persian Gulf War that Kuwait's legitimate government will be restored, and defends the United Nations attack on Hussein's army.


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Jimmy Carter reacts to the visit of Anwar Sadat
11-20-1977
Jimmy Carter reacts to the visit of Anwar Sadat to Israel with optimism and happiness. Carter says all Middle East leaders are eager to bring about peace, although some underestimate their own people's willingness to give up talk of war. Carter also tells how happy he was to see Sadat kiss Golda Meir. Broadcast on CBS TV.


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President Bush Announces Nomination of Ed Madigan as Next Secretary of Agriculture
1-25-1991
Announces nomination of Ed Madigan as next Secretary of Agriculture in a Press conference about the Kuwait war. Answers questions about the personality of Saddam Hussein, the upcoming Moscow summit, and Soviet actions in the Baltic states, the cost of the war, the upcoming State of the Union address, a possible war crimes trial.


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Lee Braithwaite reading propaganda poem during World War I.
12-1-1914
Lee Braithwaite reading propaganda poem about King Albert of Belgium's reply to Kaiser Wilhelm.


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Jimmy Carter's address to the Egyptian parliament
3-10-1979
Jimmy Carter's address to the Egyptian parliament. Broadcast on a CBS TV Special.


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Jimmy Carter addresses the Israeli Knesset
3-12-1979
Jimmy Carter addresses the Israeli Knesset. Broadcast on CBS TV.


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Jimmy Carter talks about a peace treaty
3-13-1979
Jimmy Carter declares that Menachem Begin and Anwar Sadat have come to full agreement on all the main ingrediants for a peace treaty. Broadcast on NBC TV.


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Jimmy Carter on his return from the Middle East
3-14-1979
Jimmy Carter says that he is optimistic upon his return from the Middle East meetings with Menachim Begin and Answar Sadat.


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Winston Churchill gives a speech on the British budget
1-1-1909
Winston Churchill gives a speech on the British budget.


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Winston Churchill speaks on budgetary matters
1-1-1909
Winston Churchill delivers a message on the position of the Conservative party on budgetary matters.


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Queen Elizabaeth Addresses Congress on Anglo-American Unity
5-16-1991
Queen Elizabaeth addresses a joint session of the United States Congress on the subject of Anglo-American unity in a changing and sometimes hostile world. Broadcast on CNN May 16, 1991.


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Marlin Fitzwater Details Middle East Peace Conference
10-18-1991
Marlin Fitzwater gives details of the upcoming peace conference in the Middle East to be held in Madrid on October 30 and answers reporters' questions.


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Gerald Ford Discusses the International Oil Crisis after Meeting with President Giscard d'Estaing in Martinique
12-17-1974
Gerald Ford discusses the international oil crisis. Ford speaks about the international oil crisis upon returning from his Martinique meetings with President Giscard d'Estaing.


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Gerald Ford Speaks in Cracow, Poland
7-29-1975
Gerald Ford tells an audience in Krakow, Poland that Polish-Americans are justly proud of Kosciusko, a native of that city and a hero of wars of independence in both Poland and the United States.


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Bush speaks at Elmendorf Air Force Base
2-22-1989
Bush speaks at Elmendorf Air Force Base en route to attend Emperor Hirohito's funeral in Tokyo. Bush praises Alaskan rugged individualism.


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U.S. troops invade Panama in the attempt to capture General Manuel Noriega
12-20-1989
U.S. troops invade Panama in the attempt to capture General Manuel Noriega. Declare Guillermo Endara as new president of Panama. The Panama Canal is closed for the first time in history.


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Speech to Latin American political and economic leaders discusses trade
6-27-1990
Speech to Latin American political and economic leaders discusses trade. Announces the Enterprise for the Americas initiative, whose three pillars are Trade, Investment, and Debt.


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Paul von Hindenburg Gives the Order of the Day to the Troops of the German 8th Army
8-31-1914
Paul von Hindenburg gives the order of the day to the troops of the German 8th Army.


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Paul von Hindenburg Gives the Order of the Day to the German 8th Army
8-31-1915
Paul von Hindenburg gives the order of the day to the German 8th Army.


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Paul von Hindenburg Remarks About the Honors Done to Him on His 70th Birthday
10-17-1917
Paul von Hindenburg makes remarks of appreciation about the honors paid to him on the occasion of his 70th birthday.


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Bush deplores the use of force to suppress dissent in China
6-5-1989
Bush deplores the use of force to suppress dissent in China.


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Bush answers questions about a possible a summit with Gorbachev
7-6-1989
Bush answers questions about a possible a summit with Gorbachev, international meetings on cleaning up the environment, Gorbachev's popularity in Europe, the role of Solidarity, interference in the internal affairs of other nations, access to Japanese markets, and Oliver North's sentence.


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Bush Speaks on the Paris Economic Summit
7-10-1989
Bush calls the Paris Economic Summit a success and answers questions.


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Bush addresses the Polish Parliament in Warsaw
7-10-1989
Bush addresses the Polish Parliament in Warsaw, praising Poland's past and its current movement towards pluralism and democracy.


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Bush offers a toast to the Hungarian people
7-10-1989
Bush offers a toast to the Hungarian people.


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Bush Speaks in the Netherlands
7-17-1989
Bush speaks in the Netherlands. He cites the Netherlands as a model for the early government of the United States, and praises the city of Leyden where the Pilgrim Fathers stopped before sailing to the New World, pledging the beginning of a new cooperation for social and economic growth.


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Joint Press conference held at the White House by the Presidents of the USA and the USSR
6-3-1990
Joint Press conference held at the White House by the Presidents of the USA and the USSR.


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Press conference to announce the president's plan for relief to Kurdish refugees
4-16-1991
Press conference to announce the president's plan for relief to Kurdish refugees. It ends with a question and answer session covering the situation in the Middle East and ongoing shifts in the Soviet Union and in U.S. relations with the Russians.


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President Bush welcomes Queen Elizabeth to the United States
5-16-1991
President Bush welcomes Queen Elizabeth II of Great Britain to the United States.


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Press conference at Kennebunkport on the day that the Russians overthrew the Gorbachev government
8-19-1991
Press conference at Kennebunkport on the day that the Russians overthrew the Gorbachev government, speaks tentatively about the steps the west can take in the next few days.


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Bush reacts to the overthrow of Mikhail Gorbachev
8-19-1919
Bush reacts to the overthrow of the Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev.


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Bush reports on the end of the coup against Mikhail Gorbachev
8-21-1991
Bush reports on what appears to be the end of the coup against Mikhail Gorbachev. He describes his conversation with Boris Yeltsin earlier in the morning and telephone conversations with Robert Strauss in Moscow and John Major in London.


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Bush reports on a telephone conversation with Mikhail Gorbachev
8-21-1991
Bush reports on a telephone conversation with Mikhail Gorbachev, in which Gorbachev announced that he will soon return to Moscow to resume his governmental duties.


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President Bush's press conference on the day of Gorbachev's full return to power in the Soviet Union
8-22-1991
At Kennebunkport, a press conference on the day of Gorbachev's full return to power in the Soviet. Baker sees the possibility of expanding the US/Russian agenda.


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Joint press conference in which President Bush and the British Prime Minister talk about aid to Eastern Europe
8-29-1991
Joint press conference Kennebunkport in which the President of the USA and the British Prime Minister talk about aid to Eastern Europe, freedom for the Baltic nations, and sending Am/Brit "know how" in agriculture, engineering, economics to the Soviet Union.


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Queen Elizabeth II Vocalizes Her Support for the Coalition Effort in the Persian Gulf
2-24-1991
Queen Elizabeth II supports the Coalition effort in the Persian Gulf.


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President Bush tells an international press conference about the extent and purpose of American and NATO participation in internal conflicts in Eastern Europe
7-1-1992
President Bush tells an international press conference about the extent and purpose of American and NATO participation in internal conflicts in Eastern Europe.


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U.S. and Russian Presidents speak on the White House lawn during Yeltsin's US visit
6-16-1992
U.S. and Russian Presidents speak on the White House lawn during Yeltsin's US visit. Bush stresses the partnership for peace between the two peoples. Yeltsin comes not as a supplicant but with proposals for cooperation.


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President George Bush announces that in compliance with a United Nations resolution, United States armed forces are being sent to Somalia
12-4-1992
President George Bush announces that in compliance with a United Nations resolution, United States armed forces are being sent to Somalia to guarantee the foodstuffs sent there will in fact reach the starving people for whom they are intended.


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George Bush Gives a Press Conference One Week Prior to the State of the Union Address
1-24-1990
Press conference preceding by a week the State of the Union Address. Opening Statement concerns itself with (1) environmental protection, (He well create a cabinet post for a department of the Environment), and (2) the Chinese students resident in the USA. He calls for Congressional support of his veto of the Pelosi Bill. Answers questions about Gorbachev's precarious political position at home, his opposition to gun contro, the stock market, Polish frontiers, the Moynihan Social Security bill, rumors that Mrs. Bush is pro-choice, abortion, civilian dead in Panama.


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President Bush answers questions about China
3-13-1990
At a press conference, answers questions about China, taxes, aid to Nicaragua, Rep. Gephardt, aid to Panama, interest rates and Alan Greenspan's tenure at the "Fed", the Rostenkowski budget proposal, his own rating in the public opinion polls, alleged telephone call to Iran's Rafsanjani, Gorbachev's new extended powers, Japan, the professional baseball strike, the Texas gubernatorial primaries, marijhuana use, disarmament talks, disagreements between the intelligence and defense officers on Russian "sincerity."


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Bush answers questions at his first press conference since returning from the Moscow summit for arms reduction
8-2-1991
Bush answers questions at his first press conference since returning from the Moscow summit for arms reduction. The questions concern MIA's, the 1992 presidential election, Bush's upcoming vacation, his health, a dog that ran across the lawn in front of him, Soviet support for our position in Iraq, unemployment benefits, immigrants with AIDS, women in combat, East Jerusalem, Russian assistance to Cuba, civil rights, CIA involvement with the BCCI, Bush's arguments with Congress, and Central and Latin America.


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President Bush in a press conference in Washington on the day following the coup against Gorbachev
8-20-1991
Press conference in Washington on the day following the coup against Gorbachev. Bush says he has been in telephone contact with Boris Yeltsin and is in agreement that Gorbachev is still the constitutional leader of the Soviet Union. Robert Strauss, newly sworn in as Ambassador to Moscow, describes his mission, which calls for candid representation of America's position.


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Bush states that the economy is on the track toward recovery and answers questions about the coup in Haiti
10-4-1991
Bush states that the economy is on the track toward recovery and answers questions about the coup in Haiti, capital gains, unemployment, bum checks in the Congressional cafeteria, the Middle East, William Gates' nomination, interest rates, education, Saddam Hussein, and arms reduction.


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David Lloyd George Speaks on the Budget
1-1-1909
Speech on the budget.


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David Lloyd George Speaks on the British National Budget
1-1-1909
David Lloyd George speaks on the British national budget.


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Debbie Stabenow Speaks of the Need for Irish-Americans to Support Northern Irish Unification
3-17-2000
Debbie Stabenow addresses the Irish-American Lawyers' St. Patrick's Day breakfast. She talks about the need for Irish-Americans to support Northern Irish unification.


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George McGovern speaks on Herbert Hoover's role in feeding starving Europe in the 1920's.
3-13-1979
George McGovern speaks on Herbert Hoover's role in feeding starving Europe in the 1920's. He traces food for peace programs from Hoover through John F. Kennedy.


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Gustav Noske speaks on suppressing Communist uprisings in Berlin
3-13-1919
Gustav Noske speaks on suppressing Communist uprisings in Berlin.


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Excerpt of speech in the Imperial German Parliament
3-3-1918
Excerpt of speech in the Imperial German Parliament.


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President Kennedy speaks about world politics
6-6-1961
Address to the nation. The importance of America in world politics.


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President Kennedy speaks about communist philosophy and nations
6-6-1961
Address to the nation. Russian intervention into non-Communist nations and Russian political philosophy.


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President Kennedy speaks about Berlin
1-1-1961
John Kennedy's reports to the crisis in Berlin.


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President Kennedy speaks in Bogata
12-18-1961
Addressing formal dinner in Bogata. Leaders of Latin America must now accept new responsibilities.


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President Kennedy Addresses Berlin
6-26-1963
Address at the Berlin City Hall, "Ich bin ein Berliner."


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Jacob Javits Speaks on Conditions in the Middle East
6-21-1978
Jacob Javits gives a statement after Israel announced that it would not vacate the occupied West Bank in defiance of United Nation Resolution #242.


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Leon Trotsky talks about the Red Army
1-1-1920
Leon Trotsky talks about the Red Army.


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Vladimir Lenin gives a message in Russia.
1-1-1917
Vladimir Lenin gives a message in Russia.


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Vladimir Lenin calls up the Soviet Army
1-1-1917
Vladimir Lenin calls up the Soviet Army.


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Vladimir Lenin talks to the poor peasants about the solution of the peasant problem from the Socialist viewpoint
1-1-1919
Vladimir Lenin talks to the poor peasants about the solution of the peasant problem from the Socialist viewpoint.


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Talk pertaining to how the working class can be liberated forever from the yoke of large landowners.
1-1-1919
Talk pertaining to how the working class can be liberated forever from the yoke of large landowners.


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Vladimir Lenin gives an oration in memory of Comrade Sverdlov, the chairman of the Central Executive Committee of the Communist Party of the USSR
1-1-1919
Vladimir Lenin gives an oration in memory of Comrade Sverdlov, the chairman of the Central Executive Committee of the Communist Party of the USSR.


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Vladimir Lenin talks on the occassion of the Third Communist International about the complete leadership claims of the various Soviet republics
1-1-1919
Vladimir Lenin talks on the occassion of the Third Communist International about the complete leadership claims of the various Soviet republics.


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Vladimir Lenin gives a report on the conversations with the Hungarian communist leader, Bela Kun, in March of 1919.
1-1-1919
Vladimir Lenin gives a report on the conversations with the Hungarian communist leader, Bela Kun, in March of 1919.


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Vladimir Lenin appeals to the Red Army
1-1-1919
Vladimir Lenin appeals to the Red Army. He speaks about the Red Army and the Socialist worker and the peasants as a foundation for the new Soviet state.


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Vladimir Lenin gives an address to the Third Communist International
1-1-1919
Vladimir Lenin gives an address to the Third Communist International.


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Vladimir Lenin gives an address to the Red Army
1-1-1919
Vladimir Lenin gives an address to the Red Army.


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Vladimir Lenin recollects and reminisces about the chairman of the All-Russia central executive committee Comrade I. M. Sverdlov
1-1-1919
Vladimir Lenin recollects and reminisces about the chairman of the All-Russia central executive committee Comrade I. M. Sverdlov.


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Vladimir Lenin talks about the middle peasants.
1-1-1919
Vladimir Lenin talks about the middle peasants.


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Vladimir Lenin gives an address entitled, "What is Soviet power?"
1-1-1919
Vladimir Lenin gives an address entitled, "What is Soviet power?"


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Talk pertaining to "What is Soviet Power in Her Relationship to the Capitalistic West?"
1-1-1919
Talk pertaining to "What is Soviet Power in Her Relationship to the Capitalistic West?"


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Excerpts from Vladimir Lenin's speeches.
1-1-1917
Excerpts from Vladimir Lenin's speeches.


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Various speeches by Lenin recorded between 1919-1921
1-1-1919
Various speeches by Lenin recorded between 1919-1921. Lenin's speeches deal with the following subjects: a) the memory of Chairman of All-Russian Central Executive Committee Comrade Yakov Sverdlov, b) speech to the 3rd Communist International, c) Comrade Lenin's report on radio conversations with the Hungarian communist leader Bela Kun, d) address to the Red Army, e) what is Soviet power?, f) how to deliver the toilers and laborers from the oppression of the land-owners and capitalists for all time, g) the work of the transport system, and h) about labor discipline.


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Lenin delivers a speech entitled "Non-Party Members and Soviet Power"
1-1-1921
Lenin delivers a speech entitled "Non-Party Members and Soviet Power."


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Lenin delivers a speech about a food tax, a tax-in-kind, and what the Soviets should do in case of grain overproduction
1-1-1921
Lenin delivers a speech about a food tax, a tax-in-kind, and what the Soviets should do in case of grain overproduction.


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Walter Mondale greets the State of Israel on its 30th birthday.
5-8-1978
Walter Mondale greets the State of Israel on its 30th birthday.


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Philipp Scheidemann Reports on the Situation of Calling Up Soldiers and Laborers
11-8-1918
Philipp Scheidemann reports on the situation of calling up soldiers and laborers.


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Political Speech By Philipp Scheidemann
5-15-1918
Political speech by Philipp Scheidemann.


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Philip Scheidemann Comments on the Political Situation in Germany
1-1-1919
Observations on the situation arising from the forming of the German Republic and suppression of communism in Germany.


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Philip Scheidemann Proclaims the German Republic
1-9-1920
Philipp Scheidemann gives a speech proclaiming the German Republic on November 9, 1918. With an introduction.


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Cyrus Vance Returns the Holy Crown of St. Stephen to Budapest
1-8-1978
Cyrus Vance returns the holy crown of St. Stephen to Budapest, after it had been in the United States since the end of World War II.


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Ronald Reagan Speaks Before the Irish Parliament
6-4-1984
President Reagan speaks before the Irish Parliament. Reagan discusses United States relations with the Soviet Union, Nicaragua, and El Salvador, and the upcoming presidential elections.


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Ronald Reagan Speaks to the Canadian Parliament
3-11-1981
Ronald Reagan speaks to the Canadian Parliament on his first foreign state visit.


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Ronald Reagan Discusses the Results of the Bonn Summit on Economic Matters
5-12-1985
Hits and misses on Reagan's trip. President Reagan discusses the results of the Bonn Summit on economic matters.


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James Gerard Speaks about Loyalty
1-1-1917
U.S. ambassador to Germany, James Watson Gerard, speaks about loyalty. He discusses the duty of German-Americans during war time.


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James Gerard's Speech, "America Safe!"
4-21-1920
James Watson Gerard's speech entitled, America Safe! In this speech, Gerard talks about freedom of speech in America as the strongest bulwark against the incursion of Bolshevism.


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Warren Harding Speaks against the League of Nations
1-1-1700
An association of nations: an anti-League of Nations speech by Warren G. Harding.


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John F. Kennedy Gives a Press Conference Concerning International Incidents
1-1-1700
JFK gives a press conference on the subject of managed news and on international incidents.


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John F. Kennedy Reports on His Meeting with Khrushchev
1-1-1700
John Kennedy reports to the nation on his somber joyless but productive meeting with Khrushchev in Vienna.


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Half-Hour Radio Segment In Which Charles Lindbergh Speaks Before an America First Committee Rally, and John B. Hughes Gives His
5-23-1941
Charles A. Lindbergh gives a speech entitled, "Election Promises Should Be Kept - We Lack Leadership That Places America First" to an America First Committee Rally at Madison Square Garden in New York. Lindbergh speaks of the division in America between those who believe that the country should fight for foreign causes, and those who do not, and advocates the latter view. He speaks of the costs of intervening in the war in terms of lives lost and the threat to democracy, freedom, and the American way of life. After a brief commercial break for a pain-relieving product called Aspertane, the recording continues with "News and Views By John B. Hughes". Hughes speaks of the war between Germany and the Soviet Union, domestic labor issues, and other economic matters in the U.S.


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President Eisenhower Addresses New Soviet Leadership
4-16-1953
President Eisenhower, shortly after the death of Joseph Stalin, delivers an appeal to the new leadership of the Soviet Union to commit themselves to peace. Cold war rhetoric dominates the speech. For example, Eisenhower states that 'the United States and our valued friends, the other free nations, chose one road. The leaders of the Soviet Union chose another.' Among other things, Eisenhower calls on the Soviet Union to agree to disarmament.


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Speech at Bergen-Belsen Memorial
5-5-1985


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Remarks and a Question-and-Answer Session With the Students and Faculty at Moscow State University
5-31-1988
President Reagan describes American society to a group of Soviet students and answers some of their questions.


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Speech following US/USSR Summit in Geneva
11-21-1985
President Reagan gives a report on the outcome of a summit with Mikhail Gorbachev in Geneva, Switzerland.


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Speech at Bitburg Air Base, W. Germany
5-5-1985
In this speech, Reagan discusses Nazi Germany and Nazi aggression in the broader terms of totalitarianism. He says that "we do not believe in collective guilt" and talks about reconciliation between Germany and the United States.


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America's Town Meeting of the Air: Is an economic plan for world peace possible?
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12-1-1938
This debate centers around a plan proposed by Dr. Paul van Zeeland, former Premier of Belgium. The plan's economic basis would reputedly prevent another World War. Van Zeeland opens with a comment on the nature of peace and war. He feels that the order created by the post-World War I treaties has disappeared and seeks to organize international relations through economic ties that benefit all. He feels that the big nations of the world have to take the lead. He closes with an appeal to the 'increased strength' and 'growing greatness' of the United States. Watson speaks next; he favors Van Zeeland's plan 'in the main,' and praises the way it has made people think. He also makes a reference to Chamberlain's notorious proclamation of 'peace in our time.' Robinson feels free trade is important to world peace. Dr. Alexander is opposed to the plan because of the effects it would have on the United States.


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Jimmy Carter with Margaret Thatcher
9-13-1977
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President Nguyen Van Thieu (South Vietnam) and President Lyndon B. Johnson
7-19-1968
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Roosevelt, Stalin, and Churchill
1-1-1943
A meeting between Roosevelt, Stalin, and Churchill in 1943.
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Winston Churchill
1-1-1700
A photograph of Winston Churchill.
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