Greatest Recorded Speeches in American History (1933-2008)

America’s major events told through the words of its leaders, since the widespread adoption of the film camera as a communication tool. Through the speeches of Franklin Delano Roosevelt, to Martin Luther King, Jr. to Barack Obama, a look at the major moments that have defined the modern history of the United States. Subscribe to TDC: Watch the full speeches: Franklin Delano Roosevelt March 4, 1933 “The Only Thing We Have To Fear Is Fear Itself” FDR December 8, 1941 Pearl Harbor, “A Date Which Will Live In Infamy” Harry Truman August 6, 1945 Hiroshima Dwight Eisenhower January 17, 1961 The Military Industrial Complex John F. Kennedy January 20, 1961 JFK’s Inaugural Address JFK June 26, 1963 “Ich Bin Ein Berliner” Martin Luther King, Jr. August 28, 1963 “I Have A Dream” Lyndon Baines Johnson March 15, 1965 LBJ’s Voting Rights Speech LBJ January 12, 1966 Vietnam War MLK April 3, 1968 “I’ve Been To The Mountaintop” Robert F. Kennedy April 4, 1968 RFK Announces MLK’s Passing Richard Nixon August 9, 1974 Nixon Resigns Amid Watergate Ronald Reagan January 28, 1986 Challenger Disaster Ronald Reagan June 12, 1987 At the Berlin Wall: “Tear Down This Wall” George H.W. Bush January 17, 1991 The Gulf War Against Saddam Hussein and Iraq Bill Clinton January 27, 2000 The 2000 State Of The Union George W. Bush September 14, 2001 9/11 Barack Obama November 4, 2008 2008 Grant Park Victory Speech Like our page on Facebook Join us on Google Follow us on Twitter protest tyt election china fox news