The Greatest Speeches of All-Time [Audiobook] [Audio CD]

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Book Description

Publication Date: February 18, 1997 | Series: Nonprofit Handbook: Everything

A collection of the most important speeches of modern times, spanning the years 1940-1987. Includes the dramatic words from world leaders that changed the course of history and inspired millions worldwide. John F. Kennedy is featured on perhaps the best known inaugural address in modern history on January 20, 1961, concluding with Ask Not..... On August 28, 1963 Martin Luther King, Jr. addresses a crowd of 200,000 overlooking the reflecting pool from the Lincoln Memorial with his I Have A Dream speech. Other segments include: Richard Nixon on his refusal to release the Watergate Tapes, On December 8, 1941 Franklin Delano Roosevelt's Declaration of War, a date which will live in infamy, JFK's Ich Bin Ein Berliner address on June 26, 1963, Nixon's Resignation, Ronald Reagan speaking within 100 yards of the Brandenburg Gate in East Berlin and General Douglas MacArthur's Farewell Address to Congress on April 20, 1951.

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Speechworks, a division of Soundworks, offers authentic thoughts and words to intellectually curious people through spoken word audio products.

Product Details

• Audio CD
• Publisher: JERDEN (February 18, 1997)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1885959435
• ISBN-13: 978-1885959430
• Product Dimensions: 5.6 x 5 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.9 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #145,757 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #52 in Books > Books on CD > Reference

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93 of 93 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Promotion of this CD is false., August 17, 1999

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This review is from: The Greatest Speeches of All-Time (Audio CD)

I ordered this CD expecting the full length audio of the listed speeches. They are mostly segments.

I compared the CD's version JFK's "Ich Bin Ein Berliner" speech to a video of the speech. The CD version sounds like a Teddy Kennedy remake. Many of JFK's pronunciations on the video do not match those on the CD. There is an obvious over-dubb of JFK's German attempt at "Let them come to Berlin."

MLK's "I Have a Dream" speech is not the one delivered in Washington DC as advertised. In the CD version, MLK says, "I have a dream this afternoon" not "I have a dream today" as it shows him saying in my video of the Washington speech. He also remarks, "I have a dream this afternoon that right here in Detroit..."

The CD insert reads, "Ronald Reagan: 'Berlin Wall'." I assumed this would be the speech from the Berlin Wall (as the insert says) where Reagan said, "Mr. Gorbachev, tear down this wall." Instead, the CD has a two-minute segment from an American TV address in which he tells of seeing the Berlin Wall.

The CD is not what I expected or would have paid for had I known the true content.

9 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars INSPIRING COLLECTION, February 5, 2006

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This collection of great 20th century speeches is quite inspiring. From speeches focused on civil rights to great dreams of going to the moon, to great battles against evil empires, this collection transcends politics to demonstrate how some of America's great leaders have used their speaking skills to change the world. I especially recommend this CD for someone worried about delivering speeches; it should enhance your confidence to see how some of the masters did it.

0 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Inspiring exerpts of some of the world's great leaders, April 26, 2004

By A Customer

This review is from: The Greatest Speeches of All-Time (Audio CD)

In contrast to the previous reviewer I found this collection of short exerpts of great speaches and the accompanying commentary to be very inspiring and educational. I have made it required listening for my children.