Welcome to the third episode of the Sound of History. This episode examines political opposition with a speech from Mario Cuomo at the 1984 Democratic National Convention.
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Timeline
- 00:03 — Theme Music
Wolverine Blues (excerpt) by Benny Goodman
January 23, 1928
- 00:46 — Introduction
- 01:56 — Mario Cuomo
Address at the 1984 Democratic National Convention [transcript]
- 41:00 — Wrap-up of speech
- 41:11 — Listener Comments
- 41:52 — Preview of next episode
- 42:16 — Credits, copyright, and full theme
- 42:52 — End of credits (theme continues)
- 45:11 — End of theme; end of recording
This episode is Copyright (c) 2006 by John Goerzen and is made available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike license.
Welcome to the second episode of the Sound of History. This episode focuses on West Berlin with two speeches: one from just after the Berlin Wall was built, and one from just before the Berlin Wall came down.
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Timeline
- 00:03 — Theme Music
Wolverine Blues (excerpt) by Benny Goodman
January 23, 1928
- 00:46 — Introduction
- 02:06 — A brief history of the Berlin Wall
Potsdam Agreement
General Clay
West Berlin
- 04:24 — John F. Kennedy
Address to West Berlin [transcript]
June 26, 1963
- 13:00 — Interlude (Wolverine Blues)
- 13:40 — Introduction to Reagan speech
- 14:00 — Ronald Reagan
Address to West Berlin [transcript]
June 12, 1987
- 40:38 — Follow-up to Berlin Wall
- 41:00 — Interlude (Wolverine Blues)
- 41:18 — Closing, request for comments, and preview of next week
- 41:48 — Credits, copyright, and full theme
- 42:33 — End of credits (theme continues)
- 44:43 — End of theme; end of recording
This episode is Copyright (c) 2006 by John Goerzen and is made available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike license.
Miscellaneous
Why Ich bin ein Berliner was indeed grammatically correct:
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I have always intended to post new episodes Sundays. Last week’s was posted 3 days early because it was done and I wanted to get the site going. So episode 2 will be posted this Sunday.
Welcome to the first episode of Sound of History. On this episode, you’ll find John F. Kennedy cracking jokes about Marx in front of a bunch of newspaper publishers, Ronald Reagan talking about the Challenger, some blues from 1922, and an Edison recording from 1902.
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Timeline
- 00:02 — Theme Music
Lonesome Mama Blues (excerpt) by Markel’s Orchestra
March 23, 1922
- 00:22 — Introduction
- 01:10 — Introduction to Kennedy speech
- 02:12 — John F. Kennedy
The President and the Press [transcript]
April 27, 1961
- 21:26 — Interlude (Lonesome Mama Blues)
- 21:55 — Introduction to Reagan speech
- 22:34 — Ronald Reagan
Address on the Space Shuttle Challenger [transcript]
January 28, 1986
- 26:52 — Interlude
Nearer, My God, to Thee
Recorded by the Edison Concert Band
1902
- 29:12 — Description of Nearer, My God, to Thee
President McKinley’s possible relation to this recording
- 30:04 — Thanks, next week
- 30:19 — About Sound of History, invitation to send comments
- 31:35 — Credits, copyright, and full theme
- 32:22 — End of credits (theme continues)
- 34:33 — End of theme; end of recording
This episode is Copyright (c) 2006 by John Goerzen and is made available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike license.
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