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Benjamin Harrison speaks
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Creator
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Harrison, Benjamin, 1833-1901
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Date
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1894/1899
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Collection
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G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
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Description
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The only known recording of President Benjamin Harrison presumably made years after his presidency by Giuseppe Bettini, sometime between 1894 and 1899. This modern recording features a narrator explaining how Harrison's voice was recorded and features the 1814 campaign song of Harrison's grandfather "Old Tippecanoe," President William Henry Harrison, which was resurrected for Benjamin's 1888 campaign. The Library of Congress says only one copy of the recording has been found and is located at...
Show moreThe only known recording of President Benjamin Harrison presumably made years after his presidency by Giuseppe Bettini, sometime between 1894 and 1899. This modern recording features a narrator explaining how Harrison's voice was recorded and features the 1814 campaign song of Harrison's grandfather "Old Tippecanoe," President William Henry Harrison, which was resurrected for Benjamin's 1888 campaign. The Library of Congress says only one copy of the recording has been found and is located at the Benjamin Harrison Memorial Home and this recording was made from that recording.
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Swollen fortunes
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Creator
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Bryan, William Jennings, 1860-1925
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Date
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1902
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Collection
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G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
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Bryan argues that "swollen fortunes are largely due to legislation" and that "the economic principal which should govern all legislation" is that "those who are strong should voluntarily assist those who are weak; that those who are fortunate should voluntarily share with the unfortunate."
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The Socialist movement
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Debs, Eugene V. (Eugene Victor), 1855-1926
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Date
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1904
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Collection
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G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
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This speech was written by Eugene Debs and long believed to have been in spoken by him. But the speech was actually recorded by actor Leonard Spencer, who was famous for his recorded versions of comic and dramatic monologues. In this speech, Debs argues that socialism is the answer to society's problems. Debs was the Socialist Party of America candidate for President in 1904.
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Title
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Will of the people
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Creator
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Taft, William H. (William Howard), 1857-1930
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Date
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1904
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Collection
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G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
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Description
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United States Secretary of War William Howard Taft, in a speech entitled "Will of the People", praises McKinley's action on the gold standard and cites the popularity of Theodore Roosevelt's administration.
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Title
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Our army and navy
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Creator
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Taft, William H. (William Howard), 1857-1930
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Date
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1908
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Collection
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G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
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Presidential candidate William H. Taft stresses the Republican's desire and accomplishment of strong efficient Army and Navy as compared to silence on that subject in the Democratic Party's platform.
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On democratic principles
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Wilson, Woodrow, 1856-1924
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Date
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1912
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Collection
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G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
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Woodrow Wilson delivers a speech entitled "On Democratic Principles" during the presidential election of 1912 in which he defines the nation's awakening and speaks about democratic principles. He begins this speech with "We stand in the presence of an awakened nation impatient of partisan make-believe."
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Why the bosses oppose the Progressive party
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Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919
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Date
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1912
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Collection
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G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
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Description
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Roosevelt compares the Republican and Democratic parties to the Progressive party, gives his opinion of Senator Penrose of Pennsylvania and Mr. Archbold of the Standard Oil Company, describes the "Abyssinian Treatment" of Standard Oil, and defends his policies regarding the Progressive movement.
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The third party
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Wilson, Woodrow, 1856-1924
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Date
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1912
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G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
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Woodrow Wilson gives a campaign speech in New York on September 24, 1912 in which he talks about the new Progressive Party, and criticizes Theodore Roosevelt and his methods of supporting the small business man.
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