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A Reading of the Inaugural Address of President Ulysses S. Grant
by President Ulysses S. Grant
read by Drew M. Ballion
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Ulysses S. Grant (April 27, 1822 - July 23, 1885), born in Point Pleasant, OH, was the 18th president of the United States, serving from 1869 to 1877. A veteran of the Mexican-American War, in 1865, as commanding general, Grant led the Union Army to victory in the American Civil War. As president, Grant stabilized the post-war national economy, supported congressional Reconstruction and the Fifteenth Amendment, and prosecuted the Ku Klux Klan. The following is a reading of President Grant's inaugural address delivered on March 04, 1869.
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A Reading of the Inaugural Address of Pr
by President George Washington
read by John Thomas Gregory
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George Washington (February 22, 1732-December 14, 1799) was a Founding Father and the first president of the United States, serving from 1789 to 1797. As commander of the Continental Army, Washington led Patriot forces to victory in the American Revolutionary War against the British Empire. He is commonly known as the Father of His Country for his role in bringing about American independence. The following is a reading of President Washington's inaugural address delivered on April 30, 1789.
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A Reading of the Inaugural Address of President Theodore Roosevelt
by President Theodore Roosevelt
read by Matthew Duke
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Theodore Roosevelt (October 27, 1858 - January 6, 1919) was the 26th president of the United States, serving from 1901 to 1909. Roosevelt was previously involved in New York politics, including serving as the state's 33rd governor for two years. He later served as the 25th vice president under President William McKinley for six months in 1901, assuming the presidency after McKinley's assassination. As president, Roosevelt emerged as a leader of the Republican Party and became a driving force for anti-trust and Progressive policies. The following is a reading of President Roosevelt's inaugural address delivered on March 04, 1905.
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A Reading of the Inaugural Address of President James Madison
by President James Madison
read by John Wahdman
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James Madison (March 16, 1751 - June 28, 1836) was an American statesman, diplomat, and Founding Father who served as the fourth president of the United States from 1809 to 1817. Madison was popularly acclaimed the "Father of the Constitution" for his pivotal role in drafting and promoting the Constitution of the United States and the Bill of Rights. The following is a reading of President Madison's inaugural address on March 4, 1809.
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A Reading of the Inaugural Address of President Andrew Jackson
by President Andrew Jackson
read by John Wahdman
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Andrew Jackson (March 15, 1767 - June 8, 1845) was an American politician and lawyer who served as the seventh president of the United States from 1829 to 1837. Before his presidency, he rose to fame as a general in the U.S. Army and served in both houses of the U.S. Congress. Jackson's legacy is controversial. He has been praised as an advocate for working Americans and preserving the union of states, and criticized for his racist policies, particularly towards Native Americans. His political philosophy became the basis for the Democratic Party. The following is a reading of President Polk's inaugural address on March 4, 1829.
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A Reading of the Inaugural Address of President Zachary Taylor
by President Zachary Taylor
read by William John Hayden
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Zachary Taylor (November 24, 1784 - July 9, 1850) was an American military officer and politician who was the 12th president of the United States, serving from 1849 until his death in 1850. Taylor was a career officer in the United States Army, rising to the rank of major general and becoming a national hero for his victories in the Mexican-American War. As a result, he won election to the White House despite his vague political beliefs. His top priority as president was to preserve the Union. He died 16 months into his term from a stomach disease. Taylor had the third-shortest presidential term in U.S. history. The following is a reading of President Taylor's inaugural address delivered on March 05, 1849.
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A Reading of the Inaugural Address of President Grover Cleveland
by President Grover Cleveland
read by Brian Mulrainey
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Stephen Grover Cleveland (March 18, 1837 - June 24, 1908), born in Caldwell, New Jersey, was the 22nd and 24th president of the United States, serving from 1885 to 1889 and from 1893 to 1897. He was the first Democrat to get elected to the presidency after the Civil War and the first U.S. president to serve nonconsecutive terms. Previous to the presidency, Cleveland was elected mayor of Buffalo in 1881, and governor of New York in 1882. The following is a reading of President Grant's inaugural address delivered on March 04, 1885.
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A Reading of the Inaugural Address of President Thomas Jefferson
by President Thomas Jefferson
read by Steve Millstone
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Thomas Jefferson (April 13, 1743 - July 4, 1826) was an American Founding Father who served as the third president of the United States from 1801 to 1809. He was the primary author of the Declaration of Independence. Following the American Revolutionary War and prior to becoming president in 1801, Jefferson was the nation's first U.S. secretary of state under George Washington and then the nation's second vice president under John Adams. Jefferson was a leading proponent of democracy, republicanism, and natural rights, and he produced formative documents and decisions at the state, national, and international levels.
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A Rare Recording of Ian Fleming and Raymond Chandler
by Ian Fleming
read by Ian Fleming, Raymond Chandler
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Ian Lancaster Fleming (May 28, 1908 to August 12, 1964) was an English writer, best known for his James Bond series of spy novels, and his only children's novel, Chitty-Chitty-Bang-Bang. Fleming came from a wealthy family connected to the merchant bank Robert Fleming & Co., and his father was the Member of Parliament (MP) from 1910 until his death on the Western Front in 1917. Fleming himself was heavily involved in British intelligence during World War II. Raymond Thornton Chandler (July 23, 1888 to March 26, 1959) was an American novelist and screenwriter. His first novel, The Big Sleep, was published in 1939. All but one of his eight novels have been made into motion pictures. Chandler had an immense stylistic influence on American popular literature, including pioneering the hardboiled school of detective fiction. The protagonist of his novels, Philip Marlowe, is considered by some to be synonymous with "private detective." The following recording is from the late 1950s.
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A Reading of the Inaugural Address of Pr
by President John Adams
read by Shawn Benjamin
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John Adams (October 30, 1735-July 4, 1826), born in Braintree, Massachusetts, was an American Founding Father who served as the second president of the United States from 1797 to 1801. Before his presidency, he was a leader of the American Revolution that achieved independence from Great Britain. During the latter part of the Revolutionary War and in the early years of the new nation, he served the U.S. government as a senior diplomat in Europe. Adams was the first person to hold the office of vice president of the United States, serving from 1789 to 1797. The following is a reading of President Adams' inaugural address delivered on March 04, 1797.
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A Reading of the Inaugural Address of President Rutherford B. Hayes
by President Rutherford B. Hayes
read by William John Hayden
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Rutherford Birchard Hayes (October 4, 1822 - January 17, 1893) was the 19th president of the United States, serving from 1877 to 1881. Hayes, a staunch abolitionist, left a fledgling political career to join the Union army as an officer. He was wounded five times, earning a reputation for bravery in combat, and rising in the ranks to serve as brevet major general. After the war, he served in Congress from 1865 to 1867 and was elected governor of Ohio, serving two consecutive terms from 1868 to 1872 and half of a third two-year term from 1876 to 1877 before his swearing-in as president. The following is a reading of President Grant's inaugural address delivered on March 05, 1877.
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