Audiobooks by The Speech Resource Company

Speeches by U.S. Supreme Court Justices Audiobook

"The highest federal court in the country and the head of the judicial branch of government was established in 1789 by article three of the US Constitution. It was originally made up of six (now nine) justices who serve on the court until they die or retire. The Justices are nominated by the President of the United States and confirmed (or denied) by the US Senate. Included here are speeches given by eighteen past and present Supreme Court justices including: the first African-American Supreme Court justice, Thurgood Marshall who served from 1967 to 1991, and the first woman justice, Sandra Day O’Connor who sat on the bench from 1981 until her retirement in 2006. In addition to O’Connor there are an additional five women that are featured. All eighteen represent various ideologies and vary from strict Originalists to the Progressive “Living Document Constitutionalists.” Produced by the Speech Resource Company and fully narrated by Robert Wikstrom. Thurgood Marshall—Awarded Jurist of the 21st Century and Retirement Press Conference—8/10/1988 and 6/28/1991 Lewis Powell—Addressing the American Bar Association—8/7/1988 Sandra Day O’Connor—Speech at the National Constitution Ctr—7/4/2003 William Rehnquist—200th Anniversary of Constitution signing—9/18/1987 Antonin Scalia—American Enterprise Institute address and Judiciary Committee testimony—2/21/2006 and 10/5/2011 Anthony Kennedy—Describes the Court in conference and Ninth Circuit District Conference—6/25/2009 and 8/19/2010 David Souter—Harvard Commencement address—5/27/2010 Clarence Thomas—Senate Hearings on Sexual Harassment and Hillsdale College Commencement—10/11/1991 and 5/14/2016 Ruth Bader Ginsburg—Nomination Speech and Society of Women’s Health Research—6/14/1993 and 5/7/2001 Stephen Breyer—Announcing Retirement—1/27/2022 John G. Roberts Cardigan—Commencement address—6/3/2017 Samuel Alito—Speech at Federalist Society Bar Assc.—9/26/2006 Sonia Sotomayor—University of S. Carolina Commencement—5/6/2011 Elena Kagan—Confirmation Hearing Statement—6/28/2010 Neil Gorsuch—Confirmation Hearing Statement—3/20/2017 Brett Kavanaugh—Confirmation Hearing Statement—9/4/2018 Amy Coney Barrett—Nomination Acceptance Speech—10/27/2020 Ketanji Jackson Brown—Confirmation Address—4/8/2022"

The Speech Resource Company (Author), Robert Wikstrom (Narrator)

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Barack Obama Presidency

"From civil rights lawyer to Illinois state senator to US senator, Barack Obama was to become the first African American president of the United States. Speeches include his nomination acceptance, the inauguration, the death of Osama bin Laden, military conflicts, national health care legislation, and more. Produced by the Speech Resource Company and fully narrated by Robert Wikstrom 2004 Democratic National Convention speech, 7/27/04Receiving the American Academy of Achievement Award, 6/20/07Nomination acceptance speech, 8/28/08Election victory speech, 11/4/08First inauguration address, 1/20/09First 100 days in office, 4/29/09Health care reform speech to Congress, 9/9/09Signing the Affordable Care Act, 3/23/10Ending “Don’t Ask Don’t Tell,” 12/22/10Announcing the death of Osama Bin Laden, 5/1/11Ending the war in Iraq, 10/21/11Second inauguration speech, 1/21/13Boston bombing memorial address, 4/18/13Ending the war in Afghanistan, 12/28/14Fiftieth anniversary of Selma to Montgomery march, 3/7/15Proposed Iran nuclear deal, 4/3/15Announcing the Iran nuclear agreement, 7/14/15Address to the people of Cuba, 3/22/16Final White House Correspondence Dinner, 4/30/16Memorial Day address at Arlington National Cemetery, 5/30/16Dedication of the African American Museum, 9/24/16Comments on Donald Trump victory, 11/9/16Farewell address in Chicago, 1/10/17"

The Speech Resource Company (Author), Robert Wikstrom (Narrator)

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The Ronald Reagan Presidency

"The fortieth president of the United States, Ronald Wilson Reagan occupied the White House from 1981 to 1989. Among his many acclaimed accomplishments were the destruction of the Berlin Wall and the ultimate break-up of the Soviet Union. Speeches include his Inauguration Address (“… government is the problem”), the Brandenburg Gate (“… tear down this wall”), and many others. Produced by the Speech Resource Company and fully narrated by Robert Wikstrom TV address for Barry Goldwater campaign, “A Time for Choosing,” 10/27/64Announcement to run for president, 11/13/79Jimmy Carter presidential debate, 10/28/80First Inauguration speech, 1/20/81Speech on the Economy, 2/5/81Address to Congress on Economic Recovery, 4/28/81Traffic Controllers Strike, 8/3/81Economic Recovery, 9/24/81State of the Union Address, 1/26/82Address to United Nations on Disarmament, 6/17/82National Association of Evangelicals “Evil Empire,” 3/8/83National Security, 3/23/83Speech to the National Rifle Association, 5/6/83Soviet attack on Korean Airliner, 9/5/83Military conflicts in Lebanon and Granada, 10/27/83Address on the 40th Anniversary of D-Day, 6/6/84Tax Reform, 5/28/8540th Anniversary of United Nations speech, 10/24/85Speech to Nation after the Challenger Disaster, 1/28/86Libyan Air Strikes, 4/14/86Aid to Nicaraguan Contras, 6/24/86Signing the Tax Reform Act of 1986, 10/22/86Lebanon Hostage Crisis, 11/13/86Iran-Contras Controversy, “Tower Report,” 3/4/87Speech to Harley Davidson Employees, 5/6/87Brandenberg Gate, “Tear Down This Wall,” 6/12/87“Economic Bill of Rights,” 7/3/87Congressional Hearings on Iran-Contra Affair, 8/12/87Final State of the Union, 1/25/88Farewell address at Republican National Convention, 8/15/88Farewell Address to the Nation, 1/11/89The Reagan Wit"

The Speech Resource Company (Author), Robert Wikstrom (Narrator)

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The Civil Rights Movement

"Following the Supreme Court ruling in 1954 striking down the “separate but equal” doctrine, a decade and a half of civil turbulence existed. Civil rights activists used nonviolent protest and civil disobedience to bring about change. This product tells a part of that historic time with speeches from many of those attempting to achieve racial equality. Produced by the Speech Resource Company and fully narrated by Robert Wikstrom Martin Luther King Jr., Montgomery Bus Boycott, 6/5/1956President John F. Kennedy, Civil Rights Address to the Nation, 6/11/1963Martin Luther King Jr., Civil Rights Rally Address, 5/16/1963March on Washington, 8/28/63, Philip Randolph, John Lewis, Daisy Bates, Bayard RustinMalcolm X, Message to the Grass Roots, 1/23/1963Andrew Young, Reflections on MLK and Malcolm XPresident Lyndon Johnson, Signing Civil Rights Bill, 7/2/1964James Farmer, Speech on Poverty, 10/15/1965Roy Wilkins, Address at UCLA, 12/2/1965Martin Luther King Jr., National Health Care Workers Address, 3/10/1968Martin Luther King Jr., “Been to the Mountaintop,” 4/3/1968Robert F. Kennedy, Assassination of Martin Luther King Jr., 4/4/1968Coretta Scott King, Reflections on Civil Rights MovementStokley Carmichael, Civil Rights Rally AddressElla Baker, “Life is more sacred than property,” 4/24/1968Angela Davis, Address at UCLA, 10/8/1969Ralph Abernathy, Committee for Economic Opportunity, 8/15/1987Nelson Mandela, Address to Joint Session of Congress, 6/26/1990Rosa Parks, Speech at the Million Man March, 10/16/1995Dorothy Height, Human Rights Campaign, 11/8/1997Desmond Tutu, “Reconciling Love,” 11/4/2005Julian Bond, Speech at National Equality March, 10/11/2009Roy Innis, Receiving John M. Ashbrook Award, 2/18/2010Jesse Jackson, Fiftieth Anniversary of March on Washington, 8/29/2013President Barack Obama, Civil Rights Summit, 4/10/2014"

The Speech Resource Company (Author), Robert Wikstrom (Narrator)

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The Republicans

"Republican Party spokespeople include presidents, advisors, and candidates. Speeches are given by Barry Goldwater, Richard Nixon, Ronald Reagan, George H. W. Bush, George W. Bush, Donald Trump, and others. Words that support the party line and are meant to win elections. Produced by the Speech Resource Company and fully narrated by Robert Wikstrom. Barry Goldwater, RNC Nomination Acceptance SpeechRichard Nixon, RNC Nomination Acceptance SpeechGerald Ford, Address to Congress, “Whip Inflation Now”Ronald Reagan, Speech to Congress, “Economic Recovery”Nancy Reagan, Address to 1988 Republican National ConventionPat Robertson, 1988 RNC Convention speechGeorge H. W. Bush, 1989 Inauguration SpeechMilton Friedman, “Rise of Socialism”William F. Buckley, “Premise of Liberalism”Bob Dole, “Political Wit”George W. Bush, Address to Congress following 9/11 attacksCondoleezza Rice, “Perspectives on Leadership”Elizabeth Dole, Leadership Award at Trevecca Nazarene UniversitySusanna Martinez, Address at 2012 RNC ConventionColin Powell, Commencement Address at High Point UniversityCathy McMorris Rodgers, 2015 CPAC SpeechPeggy Noonan, Address at Ronald Reagan LibrarySarah Palin, Speech at Western Conservative SummitTim Scott, Address to Congress on “Race Relations”Mike Pence, Indiana Veterans Day CeremonyChristine Todd Whitman, Future of Ocean SymposiumNewt Gingrich, Address to Heritage FoundationNikki Haley, Speech to U.N. on North KoreaDonald Trump, Address to the United Nations on Iran Nuclear Deal"

The Speech Resource Company (Author), Robert Wikstrom (Narrator)

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The Democrats

"Party leaders, officeholders, candidates, and advisors address the press and the American people. Includes the Kennedys, the Clintons, FDR, Truman, Carter, Obama, and many others explaining what the Democratic Party stands for and strategies for winning elections. Produced by the Speech Resource Company and fully narrated by Robert Wikstrom. Huey Long, “Share the Wealth”Franklin Delano Roosevelt, campaign speechesJoseph Kennedy, opposition to entering WWIIAdlai Stevenson, 1956 DNC acceptance speechJohn F. Kennedy, Inauguration AddressGeorge Wallace, 1963 Inaugural AddressLyndon Baines Johnson, Voting Rights LegislationRobert Kennedy, Day of Affirmation speechHubert Humphrey, nomination acceptance speechStrom Thurmond, speech at UCLAHenry Jackson, press conference on Middle EastBarbara Jordan, DNC Keynote AddressJimmy Carter, “Crisis of Confidence”Shirley Chisolm, speech at Greenfield Community CollegeJesse Jackson, “David & Goliath”Mario Cuomo, “Tale of Two Cities” 1984 DNC ConventionBella Abzug, “Women’s Involvement in Government”Bill Clinton, Welfare Reform LegislationTed Kennedy, Child Health Care LegislationBarack Obama, “A More Perfect Union”Madeleine Albright, International Women’s DayAl Sharpton, fiftieth anniversary of March on WashingtonJohn Lewis, fiftieth anniversary of Bloody SundayAl Gore, Climate Change speech in TorontoHarry Reid, opposition to Donald TrumpHillary Clinton, Al Smith DinnerElizabeth Warren, opposition to Trump victoryBarbara Boxer, Abolish the Electoral CollegeChuck Schumer, Trump Inauguration Speech"

The Speech Resource Company (Author), Robert Wikstrom (Narrator)

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Fireside Chats

"Features Franklin Delano Roosevelt’s Fireside Chats that were used to inform and build support for his presidency. From 1933 to 1945, families would gather around their living room radio to listen to the president explain everything from why he was closing banks to declaring war on Japan following the bombing of Pearl Harbor. Produced by the Speech Resource Company and fully narrated by Robert Wikstrom. Bank Crisis, 3/12/33New Deal Program, 5/7/33Recovery Program, 7/24/33 (Summary)*Economic Recovery, 10/22/33Review of the 73rd Congress, 6/28/34Commerce, Business, and Industrial Recovery, 9/30/34Works Relief Program and Social Security Legislation, 4/28/35Drought, “Dust Bowl,” 9/6/36Reorganization of the Judiciary, 3/9/37Calling for a Special Session of Congress, 10/12/37Unemployment Census, 11/14/37Current Economic Conditions, 4/14/38Campaigning for Democrat Party, 6/24/38Escalating War in Europe, 9/3/39National Defense, 5/26/40War Supplies to England, 12/29/40Proclaiming Unlimited National Emergency, 5/27/41Maintaining Freedom of the Seas, 9/11/41Declaration of War with Japan, 12/9/41Progress of the War, 2/23/42National Economic Policy, 4/28/42Inflation, Food Price Stabilization, and the War, 9/7/42Home Front Optimism, 10/12/42Coal Miners’ Strike, 5/2/43Fall of Mussolini and Plans for Peace, 7/28/43War Loan Drives, 9/8/43War Conferences, 12/24/43State of the Union, 1/11/44Fall of Rome, 6/5/44Fifth War Loan Drive, 6/12/44*Chat #3 was not recorded. This track contains a summary of the address."

The Speech Resource Company (Author), Various (Narrator)

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Military Conflicts

"Speeches given during military conflicts made by world leaders, politicians, protesters, and military leaders. Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain’s declaration of war entering Great Britain into World War II, the famous “Infamy” speech given to Congress by President Roosevelt the day after Japan launched a surprise attack on Pearl Harbor, and featuring speeches about the conflicts in Korea, Vietnam, the Bay of Pigs, Lebanon, Grenada, Panama, the Gulf War, and the War on Terror. Produced by the Speech Resource Company and fully narrated by Robert Wikstrom. Neville Chamberlain – Declaration of WarWinston Churchill – First 10 Weeks of the WarWinston Churchill – “Their Finest Hour”Winston Churchill – “So Few”Franklin Delano Roosevelt – Four FreedomsCharles Lindbergh – IsolationismFranklin Delano Roosevelt – “A Day of Infamy”Winston Churchill – US Enters the WarWinston Churchill – Joint Session of CongressAdmiral Chester Nimitz – Address to Navy FleetFranklin Delano Roosevelt – Collapse of ItalyGeneral Eisenhower & FDR – D-Day SpeechesGeneral Douglas MacArthur – PhilippinesWinston Churchill – Thanksgiving AddressFranklin Delano Roosevelt – Fourth InaugurationFranklin Delano Roosevelt – Yalta ConferenceWinston Churchill, Harry Truman & General Patton – Victory in EuropeHarry Truman – Bombing of HiroshimaHarry Truman – Victory in JapanCharles DeGaulle – Thank You, AmericaHarry Truman – KoreaGeneral MacArthur – “Old Soldiers”Dwight D. Eisenhower – Armistice in KoreaJohn F. Kennedy – “Bay of Pigs”John F. Kennedy – VietnamJohn F. Kennedy – Cuba Missile CrisisLyndon Baines Johnson – Gulf of Tonkin IncidentNorman Mailer – “Hot Damn,Vietnam”Lyndon Baines Johnson – American Policy in SE AsiaMartin Luther King, Jr. – VietnamMuhammad Ali – VietnamRobert F. Kennedy – Peace in VietnamRichard Nixon – Vietnam UpdateJohn Kerry – Vietnam Address to CongressJane Fonda – Protesting VietnamRichard Nixon – End of the WarGerald Ford – AmnestyJimmy Carter – Iranian Hostage CrisisJimmy Carter – Iranian Hostages ReleasedRonald Reagan – Iranian Hostages Coming HomeRonald Reagan – Lebanon & Grenada ConflictsGeorge H. W. Bush – Panama ConflictGeorge H. W. Bush – Gulf WarGeorge H. W. Bush – End of the Gulf WarBill Clinton – Attack on IraqGeorge W. Bush – 9/11 AttackGeorge W. Bush – 9/11 Bullhorn AddressGeorge W. Bush – Declares War on AfghanistanGeorge W. Bush – War in IraqBarack Obama – Ending the War in IraqBarack Obama – Death of Osama Bin LadenBarack Obama – Destroying ISISDonald Trump – Support for the Military"

The Speech Resource Company (Author), Robert Wikstrom (Narrator)

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11-Sep-01

"At 8:45 a.m. on September 11, 2001, an American Airlines Boeing 767 crashed into the north tower of the World Trade Center in New York City setting off a series of jet crashes, destruction, and lives lost. A tribute to that day includes memorable speeches by President George W. Bush announcing the attack to the American people and conveying his support with a bullhorn to rescuers, Mayor Rudy Giuliani addressing the UN, security advisor Condoleezza Rice before the 9/11 Commission, and more. Produced by the Speech Resource Company and fully narrated by Robert Wikstrom. Air Traffic Controllers on 9/11President George W. Bush announcing attackNew York Mayor Rudy Giuliani press conferenceEyewitness accounts of attackPresident Bush address to the nation on 9/11Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld press conferenceRumsfeld Pentagon BriefingSenator Hillary Clinton comments on 9/11British Prime Minister Tony Blair support on 9/11Rudy Giuliani on rescue effortsNational Day of Prayer, Reverend Jane Holmes DixonNational Day of Prayer, Reverend Nathan BaxterNational Day of Prayer, Muzammil SiddiqiNational Day of Prayer, Rabbi Joshua HabermanNational Day of Prayer, Pastor Kirbyjon CaldwellNational Day of Prayer, Cardinal Theodore Edgar McCarrickNational Day of Prayer, Billy GrahamNational Day of Prayer, President George W. BushSecretary of State Colin Powell press conferenceJack Buck 9/11 PoemPresident Bush address to CongressRudy Giuliani speech at United NationsPresident Bush on first anniversary of 9/11National Security Advisor Condoleezza Rice addresses 9/11 CommissionFormer Vice President Dick Cheney ReflectionsPresident Obama announcing the death of Osama bin Laden10th Anniversary Memorial, Mayor Michael Bloomberg10th Anniversary Memorial, President George W. Bush10th Anniversary Memorial, President Barack Obama10th Anniversary Memorial, Governor George PatakiPrince Charles on 10th AnniversaryPresident Obama dedicates 9/11 Memorial MuseumPope Francis holds Interfaith PrayerPresident Obama at 9/11 Pentagon MemorialPresident Trump at 9/11 Memorial Museum"

The Speech Resource Company (Author), Various (Narrator)

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The Candidates

"From Herbert Hoover through Donald Trump speeches, press conferences and campaign addresses are featured from candidates running for various positions: senators and representatives, governors, mayors, state and municipal officeholders, and more. What each candidate promises and pledges to those they hope to gain support. Produced by the Speech Resource Company and fully narrated by Robert Wikstrom. Franklin Delano Roosevelt, DNC acceptance speech, 7/2/32Adlai Stevenson, 1952 DNC acceptance speech, 7/26/52John F. Kennedy announces candidacy for president, 1/2/60George Wallace, Little Rock campaign speech, 7/17/64Robert F. Kennedy, Senate campaign speech at Columbia, 10/5/64Bob Dole, campaign speech at New Hampshire legislature, 2/11/88Al Gore, campaign speech for Newspaper Editors Convention, 4/14/88Bill Clinton announces candidacy for president, 10/3/91Ross Perot, campaign speech at NAACP, 7/12/92Jesse Jackson, 1996 DNC speech, 8/27/96Ralph Nader, rally at Madison Square Garden, 10/13/00Sarah Palin, Alaska governor inauguration, 12/4/06Rudy Giuliani, Florida primary speech, 1/29/08Jesse Ventura, rally for Ron Paul, 9/2/08Herman Cain announces candidacy for president, 5/21/11Ron Paul, New Hampshire primary speech, 1/10/12Mitt Romney, 2012 RNC acceptance speech, 8/30/12Bernie Sanders, campaign speech in Manchester, NH, 5/2/15Donald Trump announces candidacy for president, 6/16/15Hillary Clinton, foreign policy campaign speech in San Diego, 6/2/16"

The Speech Resource Company (Author), Robert Wikstrom (Narrator)

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Foreign Leaders

"Features a collection of some of the well-known speeches from leaders around the world. From presidents, prime ministers, czars, queens and kings, dramatic words that changed the course of history and inspired millions worldwide. Produced by the Speech Resource Company and fully narrated by Robert Wikstrom. Mahatma Gandhi, Spiritual Message, 10/17/31 Winston Churchill, address to the US Congress, 12/26/41 Golda Meir, White House Reception, 9/25/69 Menachem Begin, “Camp David Accord,” 9/17/78Ferdinand Marcos, Washington, DC, reception, 9/16/82 Pope John Paul II, Cathedral of St. Mary, 9/10/87Benazir Bhutto, address to the US Congress, 6/7/89 Nelson Mandela, after release from prison, 2/11/90 Tony Blair, Joint Session of Congress, 7/17/03 Queen of Jordan Rania, Yale University, 9/22/09 Desmond Tutu, One Young World Summit, 9/1/11 Prince Charles, September 11th anniversary, 9/11/11 Angela Merkel, address to British Parliament, 2/27/14Dalai Lama, MacAlester College, 3/2/14 Benjamin Netanyahu, Joint Session of Congress, 3/3/15Pope Francis, Joint Session of Congress, 9/24/15 Vladimir Putin, United Nations General Assembly, 9/28/15 Malcolm Turnbull, Back to Business Lunch, 3/10/16 Brian Mulroney, address to NATO Canada, 6/20/16 Justin Trudeau, United Nations address, 9/20/16"

The Speech Resource Company (Author), Robert Wikstrom (Narrator)

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The Cold War

"Following World War II, through the 1990s, there existed a sense of mutual distrust between the United States and the Soviet Union. The hostile environment included American fears of a Russian plan to control the world and the USSR’s resentment over US intervention in foreign countries. The Cold War includes such speeches as JFK’s address to the nation on the arms buildup in Cuba and commending West Berliners on their dedication to democracy, Presidents Nixon and Ford on treaty talks in Helsinki, and Ronald Reagan confronting Mikhail Gorbachev at the Berlin Wall. Produced by the Speech Resource Company and fully narrated by Robert Wikstrom. Winston Churchill, “The Iron Curtain,” 3/5/46Harry Truman, “The Truman Doctrine,” 3/12/47George C. Marshall, “The Marshall Plan,” 6/5/47Harry Truman, Korean War, 4/11/51Dwight Eisenhower, “Chance For Peace,” 4/16/53Dwight Eisenhower, “Atoms For Peace,” 12/8/53John Kennedy, Nixon Presidential Debate, 10/7/60John Kennedy, “Bay Of Pigs,” 4/27/61John Kennedy, “Cuban Missile Crisis,” 10/22/62John Kennedy, Nuclear Arms Reduction, 6/10/63John Kennedy, Berlin Wall, 6/26/63Dwight Eisenhower, “World Peace,” 7/13/64Lyndon Baines Johnson, Vietnam, 9/29/67Richard Nixon, Vietnam, 11/3/69Richard Nixon, SALT Treaty Talks, 5/20/71Gerald Ford, Foreign Policy, 4/10/75Gerald Ford, Helsinki Peace Accord, 8/1/75Jimmy Carter, China Relations, 12/15/78Ronald Reagan, “Evil Empire,” 3/8/83Ronald Reagan, Brandenberg Gate, 6/12/87"

The Speech Resource Company (Author), Robert Wikstrom (Narrator)

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