Great American speeches [videorecording] ; 80 years of political oratory / Pieri & Spring Productions ; written and produced by Parker Payson.

Contributor Roosevelt, Franklin D. (Franklin Delano), 1882-1945.

Imprint:Princeton, NJ : Films for the Humanities and Sciences, 2004, 1995.

Description6 videodiscs (275 min.) : sd., col. and b&w ; 4 3/4 in.

Note:Originally published as two videocassettes in 1995 by Pieri & Spring Productions.

Note:Vol. 1. The Depression -- Vol. 2. World War II -- Vol. 3. The Cold War -- Vol. 4. Kennedy and King, promises and dreams -- Vol. 5. The turbulent sixties -- Vol. 6. Great Modern political speeches.

Note:Vol. 1. The Depression: This program features FDR's first inaugural address and "Grilled Millionaire" speech, as well as the flamboyant Huey Long's "Every Man Is a King." Other speeches include a call for honesty in government by Populist Wisconsin Senator Robert LaFollette; two speeches praising, then criticizing, FDR's policies delivered by demagogue Father Charles Coughlin; and Coughlin supporter Gerald L. K. Smith's eulogy for Huey Long. Smith's keynote speech as third-party candidate opposing FDR's 1936 reelection is presented, along with a rousing call for working-class tax reductions by Georgia Governor Eugene Talmadge. (48 minutes)--from Films for the Humanities and Sciences web site

Note:Vol. 2. World War II: This program features FDR's declaration of war on Japan, and General Douglas MacArthur's "Old Soldiers Never Die" retirement speech before Congress. Other speeches include FDR's humorous response to Republican allegations of budgetary waste surrounding his dog, Fala; General George Patton's controversial stump speech in support of World War II; and excerpts from John L. Lewis's five-hour pro-union filibuster before a congressional committee studying mine safety. (39 minutes)--from Films for the Humanities and Sciences web site

Note:Vol. 3. The Cold War: In this program, Nikita Khrushchev and Richard Nixon argue the merits of democracy and communism in the impromptu Kitchen Debate, complete with on-screen translations. Also included are Nixon's famous "Checkers" speech; a 1960 campaign address to Wisconsin farmers by Senator Hubert Humphrey; and the verbal showdown between Senator Joseph McCarthy and attorney Joseph Welch at the Army-McCarthy hearings that helped end McCarthy's political career. (51 minutes)--from Films for the Humanities and Sciences web site

Note:Vol. 4. Kennedy and King, promises and dreams: This program contains speeches by two of the 20th century's greatest orators: John F. Kennedy and Martin Luther King, Jr. Included are Kennedy's inaugural address, the American University speech calling for an end to nuclear proliferation, and the politically-charged "Ich Bin ein Berliner" address delivered at the Berlin Wall. King's moving "I Have a Dream" speech to civil rights marchers in Washington and parts of his prophetic "When a Man Has Already Died" speech are also featured. (45 minutes)--from Films for the Humanities and Sciences web site

Note:Vol. 5. The turbulent sixties: This program begins with a fiery speech by Malcolm X that reminds us of the polarization of American political life in the 1960s. Nelson Rockefeller's condemnation of 1968 Republican presidential candidate Barry Goldwater as a political extremist; Goldwater's rebuttal of the charges; and Ronald Reagan's stump speech in support of Goldwater follow. Robert Kennedy's moving eulogy for Martin Luther King, Jr., concludes the program. (39 minutes)--from Films for the Humanities and Sciences web site

Note:Vol. 6. Great modern political speeches: This program features speeches by several major orators of the modern political era, including Representative Barbara Jordan's stunningly eloquent appeal for nonpartisan judgment at the Nixon impeachment hearings. Ronald Reagan shows why he was known as the Great Communicator in his 1981 inaugural address. Former New York Governor Mario Cuomo's resounding keynote speech at the 1984 Democratic Convention, as well as an emotion-charged 1984 campaign speech by Jesse Jackson, are also included. (53 minutes)--from Films for the Humanities and Sciences web site

Note : PerformerNarrator, Jody Powell

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