Great Speeches Of The 20th Century

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Label: Rhino Word Beat

1-1. "The welfare of the farmer is vital to that of the whole country." (Midwestern campaign tour, Kansas City, Missouri, probably October, 1908)
1-2. "Great White Father now calls you his brothers." (Washington, D.C., late spring or early summer, 1913)
1-3. "A Square Deal for every man and every woman in the United States." (New York City, July 3, 1913)
1-4. "The only thing we have to fear is fear itself." (Washington, D.C., March 4, 1933)
1-5. "I see a third of a nation, ill-housed, ill-clad, ill-nourished." (Washington, D.C., January 20, 1937)
1-6. "We stand today on one of the strange promontories of human history." (Albany, New York, November 6, 1944)
1-7. "…a just and lasting peace, freely arrived at by individuals." (Washington, D.C., January 20, 1949)
1-8. "I want to tell you my side of the case." (Los Angeles, California, September 23, 1952)
1-9. "Who shall say the American dream is ended?" (Location unknown, probably September, 1952)
1-10. "…the three imperatives of peace." (San Francisco, California, August 23, 1956)
1-11. Kennedy: "I believe it is incumbent upon the next president of the United States to get this country moving again."
Nixon: "America is not standing still, but it cannot stand pat." (New York City, October 21, 1960)
1-12. "This election isn't one for the record books; this election is one for the history books." (San Francisco, California, March 31, 1964)
1-13. "I shall not seek, and I will not accept the nomination of my party for another term as your president." (White House, Washington, D.C., March 31, 1968)
1-14. "What we need in the United States is not hatred…" (Indianapolis, Indiana, April 5, 1968)
1-15. "We find ourselves reaching for the moon but falling into raucous discourse on earth." (Washington, D.C., January 20, 1969)
1-16. "I believe that America has always thrived on adversity." (Washington, D.C., October 15, 1973)
1-17. "I have never been a quitter." (Washington, D.C., August 8, 1974)
1-18. "1976 will not be politics as usual. It can be a year of inspiration and hope." (Madison Square Garden, New York City, July 15, 1976)
1-19. "Government is not the solution to the problem; government is the problem. (Washington, D.C., January 20, 1981)
1-20. "This is how we were warned it would be." (San Francisco, California, July 16, 1984)
1-21. "God is not finished wit me yet." (San Francisco, California, July 17, 1984)

2-1. "I am the Edison Phonograph." (Edison Studios, West Orange, New Jersey, 1906)
2-2. "I know it is hard for Americans to realize the magnitude of the war in which we are involved." (Ladies Aid Society of St. Mary's Hospital, New York City, November 25, 1917)
2-3. "Three thousand miles from home, an American army is fighting for you." (Allied Headquarters, Chaumont, France, probably April, 1918)
2-4. Lindbergh: "I landed with the expectancy and hope of being able to see Europe…" (Washington, D.C., June 11, 1927)
2-5. "I have found it impossible to carry the heavy burden of responsibility and to discharge my duties as King as I would wish to do without the help and support of the woman I love." (Windsor Castle, England, December 11, 1936)
2-6. "…never to go to war with one another again." (London, England, September 3, 1938)
2-7. "We now have arms to such an extent as the world has never before seen." (Munich, Germany, probably early October, 1938)
2-8. "England is at war with Germany." (No. 10 Downing Street, London, England, September 1, 1939)
2-9. "…the long night of barbarism will end…unless we conquer, as conquer we must—as conquer we shall." (London, England, May 19, 1940)
2-10. "…a date which will live in infamy." (Joint Session of Congress, Washington, D.C., December 8, 1941)
2-11. "The world will note that the first atomic bomb was dropped on Hiroshima, a military base." (White House, Washington, D.C., August 6, 1945)
2-12. "Old soldiers never die; they just fade away." (Joint Session of Congress, Washington, D.C., April 20, 1951)
2-13. "…free peoples will never remain free unless they are willing to fight for their vital interests." (Washington, D.C., May 7, 1954)
2-14. "The first artificial Earth satellite in the world has now been created." (Moscow, Soviet Union, October 5, 1957)
2-15. "Our policy has been one of patience and restraint." (White House, Washington, D.C., October 22, 1962)
2-16. "Do you, Ambassador Zorin, deny that the USSR has placed and is placing medium and intermediate range missiles at sites in Cuba?" (United Nations, new York City, October 25, 1962)
2-17. "We believe that all men are created equal, but many are denied equal treatment." (White House, Washington, D.C., July 2, 1964)
2-18. "Some men see things as they are and ask 'why?' I dream things that never were and say 'why not?'" (St. Patrick's Cathedral, New York City, June 8, 1968)
2-19. "We have today concluded an agreement to end the war and bring peace with honor in Vietnam and Southeast Asia." (White House, Washington, D.C., January 23, 1973)
2-20. "The world could wait no longer." (White House, Washington, D.C., January 16, 1991)

3-1. "Behold a republic." (Richmond, Indiana, probably 1923)
3-2. "The future of flying is filled with promise." (Location unknown, February, 1931)
3-3. "…I'm the luckiest man in the world." (Yankee Stadium, New York City, July 4, 1939)
3-4. "…this was their finest hour." (London, England, June 18, 1940)
3-5. "I can truthfully say to you that we children at home are full of cheerfulness and courage." (Location unknown, October 13, 1940)
3-6. "The only real game, I think, in the world…" (Yankee Stadium, New York City, April 27, 1947)
3-7. "I'm in the baseball business." (Washington, D.C., July 10, 1958)
3-8. "…peoples of all faiths, all races, all nations, to live together in mutual respect and love." (Washington, D.C., January 17, 1961)
3-9. "Ask not what your country can do for you; ask what you can do for your country." (Washington, D.C., January 20, 1961)
3-10. "My flight was but one step." (New York City, March 1, 1962)
3-11. "I have a dream that one day every valley shall be exalted." (Lincoln Memorial, Washington, D.C., August 28, 1963)
3-12. "God bless all of you; all of you on the good Earth." (Apollo 8 Space Mission, orbiting the moon, December 24, 1968)
3-13. "That's one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind." (Tranquility base, lunar surface, July 20, 1969)
3-14. "…I've been aiming at the flag in more ways than one. (Washington, D.C., June 18, 1974)
3-15. "Mr. Gorbachev, tear down that wall." (West Berlin, Federal Republic of Germany, June 12, 1987)

4-1. "This is not our fight." (Des Moines, Iowa, September 1, 1941)
4-2. "Traitors are not gentlemen, my good friends. They don't understand being treated like gentlemen." (Chicago, Illinois, March 17, 1954)
4-3. Khrushchev: "You don't know anything about Communism except fear of it." (Moscow Fair, Soviet Union, July 24, 1959)
4-4. "This isn't goodbye…" (New York City, November 12, 1959)
4-5. "You won't have Nixon to kick around anymore…" (Los Angeles, California, November 7, 1962)
4-6. "The definition of Black Power." (New York City, March 8, 1964)
4-7. "We're all one huge happy family with all new names." (Chicago, Illinois, August 29, 1968)
4-8. "The policeman isn't here to create disorder…" (Chicago, Illinois, August 29, 1968)
4-9. "…these effete snobs…" (Republican Dinner, Houston, Texas, May 22, 1970)
4-10. "…a new humanism." (National Women's Political Caucus, Washington, D.C., July 10, 1971)
4-11. "…I am not a crook." (Orlando, Florida, November 17, 1963)
4-12. "…the good, the bad and the ugly." (Washington, D.C., July 8, 1987)

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The credit for track 2-2 is erroneously attributed in the liner notes to "James Gerard Watson." The Ambassador's correct name was "James Watson Gerard."
Track times are as printed on the release, and differ slightly from those obtained by reading the CDs in iTunes.

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