Historic Voices: Global History and Culture

This PDF document provides a short history of the personal life and military career of one of America's great military leaders, General Douglass MacArthur

This is a transcript of a speech by General Douglass MacArthur to Congress and the American people. The date was April 19, 1951. The dramatic timing of the speech was that President Harry Truman had relieved General MacArthur of military command of the United Nations forces during the Korean War the previous week. MacArthur explained in the speech his concerns about the Chinese and a retrospective...

In this podcast episode, we feature a speech by General Douglass MacArthur to Congress and the American people. The date was April 19, 1951. The dramatic timing of the speech was that President Harry Truman had relieved General MacArthur of military command of the United Nations forces during the Korean War the previous week. MacArthur explained in the speech his concerns about the Chinese and a r...

This PDF provides a short overview of the life of Barbara Bush, wife of former president, George W. Bush, Sr.

In this episode we feature Barbara Bush, Former First Lady of the U.S., deliver the commencement address at Wesley College on June 1, 1990. 

In this episode we feature Barbara Bush, Former First Lady of the U.S., deliver the commencement address at Wesley College on June 1, 1990. Accompanying this podcast are PDF transcripts of the speech and also a short life story.

This PDF document provides additional information about one of Mr. Churchill's most famous speeches delivered in Fulton, Missouri on March 5, 1946. It was the first public speech that used the expression, " The Iron Curtain ".  This speech, officially named the Sinews of Peace or more often referred to as the Iron Curtain speech, announced that the Cold War had already begun with the aggressions b...

This is a PDF transcript of a rebroadcast of a radio speech by Sir Winston Churchill on March 5, 1946. The dramatic timing of the speech was that the Soviet Union was increasing its control of Eastern Europe following World War Two. It was also the first public speech that used the expression, " The Iron Curtain ". This speech is part two of a two-part series featuring Mr. Churchill speaking about...

In this podcast episode, we feature a rebroadcast of a radio speech by Sir Winston Churchill on March 5, 1946. The dramatic timing of the speech was that the Soviet Union was increasing its control of Eastern Europe following World War Two. It was also the first public speech that used the expression, " The Iron Curtain ". This speech is part two of a two-part series featuring Mr. Churchill speaki...

This is a PDF of the backstory concerning a radio speech by Sir Winston Churchill on May 13, 1940. The dramatic timing of the speech was that it was Churchill's first speech to the British people since being named Prime Minister during early World War II.  Germany had been rampaging throughout Europe during early World War Two, conquering one nation another another. The United States would not ent...

This is a transcript of a radio speech by Sir Winston Churchill on May 13, 1940. The dramatic timing of the speech was that it was Churchill's first speech to the British people since being named Prime Minister during early World War II.  Germany had been rampaging throughout Europe during early World War Two, conquering one nation another another. The United States would not enter the war for ano...

In this podcast episode, we feature a rebroadcast of a radio speech by Sir W inston Churchill on May 13, 1940. The dramatic timing of the speech was that it was Churchill's first speech to the British people since being named Prime Minister during early World War II. This speech is part one of a two-part series featuring Mr. Churchill. The next episode will be his famous " Iron Curtain " speech th...

Mr. Walter Winchell  was an American broadcast journalist who focused on often exploitive celebrity news and his interpretation of the day's news. His rapid-fire delivery of the news was mesmerizing. He separated the short news stories from each other by pressing a telegraph key to create urgency and importance as if to communicate he was reading breaking news stories coming across the news wires....

In this final episode in this two-part series, we feature Mr. Walter Winchell, an American broadcast journalist who focused on often exploitive celebrity news and his interpretation of the day's news. His rapid-fire delivery of the news was mesmerizing. He separated the short news stories from each other by pressing a telegraph key to create urgency and importance as if to communicate he was readi...

Mr. Edward R. Murrow was a well-respected American broadcast journalist. He was a pioneer in radio and television news broadcasting. Murrow was recognized by the public and his peers for his honesty and setting the standard for integrity in delivering the news. During his career for CBS radio, he was appointed as director of CBS's European operations during the 1930s and 1940s. While he was based...

During his career for CBS radio, Edward R Murrow was appointed as director of CBS's European operations during the 1930s and 1940s. While he was based in London, he traveled throughout Europe and reported on the beginning of German and Italian aggression against neighboring countries. Through his broadcasts before the U.S. was attacked at Pearl Harbor in December 1941, Murrow brought World War Two...

In the podcast episode in this two-part series, we feature Mr. Edward R. Murrow , a well-respected American broadcast journalist. He was a pioneer in radio and television news broadcasting. Murrow was recognized by the public and his peers for his honesty and setting the standard for integrity in delivering the news. During his career for CBS radio, Murrow was appointed as director of CBS's Europe...

Here is just a little bit of information about him. He was an active preacher and author for six decades. Dr. Graham sought to relate the Bible to contemporary social issues. He preached jointly with Dr. Martin Luther King at some crusades in the 1950s. Graham provided some of the bail money to release Dr. King when he was arrested after a civil rights demonstration. It is estimated the total audi...

In this podcast episode, we feature Reverend Billy Graham sharing a five-minute, low-key talk about importance of the Easter Story that he recorded in 1960 while on location in Jerusalem. There is a video of the same speech is available through YouTube. Dr. Graham has retired from active preaching and lives in an assisted medical care facility. His wife passed a few years ago. I attended one of hi...

To provide context for Mr. Solzhenitsyn and part of the back story to the Harvard University speech " A World Split Apa r t ", this is a PDF taken from Wikipedia that provides his life story and struggle.  It is an even-handed and comprehensive overview of his life and significance.

This is a transcript of Mr. Alexandr Solzhenitsyn delivering a speech named by others as A World Split Apar t at Harvard University in 1978. He is considered the Soviet Union's greatest author, historian, and resilient critic of the government. In 1970 he was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature. This speech was delivered during tensions of the Cold War between the United States and the Soviet Un...

In this podcast episode, we feature Alexandr Solzhenitsyn delivering a speech named by others as A World Split Apart at Harvard University in 1978. He is considered the Soviet Union's greatest author, historian, and resilient critic of the government. In 1970 he was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature . This speech was delivered during tensions of the Cold War between the United States and the S...

We are excited to announce that a spin-off podcast has been created from the Historic Voices Podcast .  It is the Paul Harvey Podcast .  Our two most popular episodes in Historic Voices have been by Paul Harvey: " So God made a farmer " and " The boxer's second career. "  There is so much audio content available that it was decided to create a separate podcast. Paul Harvey will still appear on His...

In this podcast episode, we feature President Eisenhower delivering a speech named by others as Atoms for Peace at the United Nations in 1953. This speech was delivered during high tensions of the Cold War between the United States and the Soviet Union.  The Berlin Blockade had only been resolved a few years earlier in 1948.  That event nearly triggered a military confrontation between those who c...

In this podcast episode, we feature President Eisenhower delivering a speech named by others as Atoms for Peace at the United Nations in 1953. This speech was delivered during high tensions of the Cold War between the United States and the Soviet Union.  The Berlin Blockade had only been resolved a few years earlier in 1948.  That event nearly triggered a military confrontation between those who c...