Debate '08: Taft and Bryan Campaign on the Edison Phonograph [Box set]

William Howard Taft | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (September 9, 2008)
• Original Release Date: September 9, 2008
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Box set
• Note on Boxed Sets: During shipping, discs in boxed sets occasionally become dislodged without damage. Please examine and play these discs. If you are not completely satisfied, we'll refund or replace your purchase.
• Label: Archeophone Records
• ASIN: B001F20XWC
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #111,249 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Roosevelt Policies (William Howard Taft)

2. An Ideal Republic (William Jennings Bryan)

3. Foreign Missions (William Howard Taft)

4. Imperialism (William Jennings Bryan)

5. The Philippines (William Howard Taft)

6. The Trust Question (William Jennings Bryan)

7. Unlawful Trusts (William Howard Taft)

8. Swollen Fortunes (William Jennings Bryan)

9. Republican and Democratic Treatment of Trusts (William Howard Taft)

10. The Tariff Question (William Jennings Bryan)

11. The Farmer and the Republican Party (William Howard Taft)

12. The Railroad Question (William Jennings Bryan)

13. The Rights of Labor (William Howard Taft)

14. The Labor Question (William Jennings Bryan)

15. Jury Trial in Contempt Cases (William Howard Taft)

16. Guaranty of Bank Deposits (William Jennings Bryan)

17. Enforced Insurance of Bank Deposits (William Howard Taft)

18. Popular Election of Senators (William Jennings Bryan)

19. Rights and Progress of the Negro (William Howard Taft)

20. Immortality (William Jennings Bryan)

See all 22 tracks on this disc

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Debate 08 Fascinating Americana, September 24, 2008

By 

Margaret M. Sebert (Chicago, IL USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Debate '08: Taft and Bryan Campaign on the Edison Phonograph (Audio CD)

Debate 08 is an intriguing collection of no less than 22 recordings of political speeches made by William Jennings Bryan and William Howard Taft pursuant to the presdidential election of 1908.

Included is a colorful 78 page booklet which lays out the history of the era. Sound quality is remarkably listenable on the transfers of these original Edison cylinder recordings.

The most fascinating thing is how like todays speeches they actually are. Considering their age, the short 2 to 2.5 min speeches are remarkably "soud bite like".

This is a great slice of history, amply proving that the more things change, the more they stay the same. This is a must have for all history buffs and political mavens!

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent Restoration of 1908 Campaign via Edison Cylinders, September 12, 2008

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John L Frigo "Music Man" (Shaker Heights, OH, USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Debate '08: Taft and Bryan Campaign on the Edison Phonograph (Audio CD)

Archeophone Records have done an excellent job of remastering and restoring these twenty-two Edison two minute wax cylinder recordings of the 1908 Presidential campaign between William Jennings Bryan and William Howard Taft. The sound quality of these recordings is exemplary. They are crystal clear and easy to understand. An eighty page booklet containing the history of the phonograph's use in spoken word recording, as well as historic photographs, and transcripts of the speeches are included. This is one of the best Archeophone releases yet. I recommend it highly, as I do all of this company's CDs. I own all of them. Only Ward Marston, of Marston Records, does remastering of this sterling quality.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Archeophone the book publisher?, September 16, 2008

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Ted Ison (East Coast USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Debate '08: Taft and Bryan Campaign on the Edison Phonograph (Audio CD)

Great job again, guys. But this one should maybe be sold as a book with an accompanying CD! The 80 page booklet is wonderful, filled with images and cool info... not the usual boring US history book accounts of the election, but relating it all to the recording and phonographical side of things. I haven't gotten through it all yet, but I feel I certainly got my money's worth!