Product Details

• Actors: FDR, Harry Truman, JFK, Gerald Ford, Jimmy Carter
• Directors: Bob Wikstrom
• Format: Box set, Color, Dolby, DVD, NTSC
• Language: English
• Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
  
• Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
• Number of discs: 3
• Rating: G (General Audience)
• Studio: SpeechWorks
• DVD Release Date: September 26, 2007
• Run Time: 210 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B000WGLAMY
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #20,863 in Movies & TV (See Bestsellers in Movies & TV)

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Three DVD Box Set, over 3.5 hours containing 44 of the great speeches that changed the course of history. Includes U.S. Presidents - FDR, Harry Truman, JFK, Gerald Ford, Jimmy Carter, Ronald Reagan, George H.W. Bush, Bill Clinton. Also speeches from Historical Icons - Martin Luther King, Jr., Douglas MacArthur, Robert F. Kennedy, Barry Goldwater, Jesse Jackson, Huey Long, George Patton, Hubert Humphrey, Nelson Rockefeller, Joseph McCarthy, Sir Winston Churchill and others. Contains: "...nothing to fear but fear itself", "Old Soldiers Never Die...", "Ask not what your country can do for you.....", "Ich Bin Ein Berliner", MLK's last speech, Nixon's resignation, "Checkers Speech", Desert Storm Victory, 50th Anniversary of Normandy and more.

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Speeches from FDR to WJ Clinton, and all points in-between, August 1, 2008

By	Annie Van Auken (Planet Earth) - See all my reviews (TOP 50 REVIEWER)    (REAL NAME)

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

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars a treasure chest of speeches, January 30, 2009

By	Jonathan Rand (Kansas City, MO) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

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.

3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars GREATEST SPEECHES, December 6, 2007

By	Sergio Gomez Tejeda - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

I think it`s a great product. It could be better if it had transcriptions of the speeches.