Transmission
30 April
1938
BBC Home Service
Winston Churchill To The Royal Academy Of Arts
Network
BBC Home Service
Running time
1 min
Broadcast 1938-04-30. BBC Home Service.
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Speeches
The addresses that people stopped what they were doing to hear.
212 recordings · 15 broadcasters
Transmission
12 September
1938
The National Archives Collection
Adolf Hitler's Address on the Sudeten Germans
Network
The National Archives Collection
Running time
31 min
"This sound recording captures Adolf Hitler's address before a Nazi Congress in Nuremberg. The speech is in German, with English recapitulations at intervals. American commentator H. V. Kaltenborn discussed the speech and its potential effect on world peace."National Archives Identifier: 2173183
Transmission
13 September
1938
Mutual Broadcasting System
Fulton Lewis Czechoslovakia Declares Martial Law
Network
Mutual Broadcasting System
Running time
5 min
Broadcast 1938-09-13. Mutual Broadcasting System.
Transmission
14 September
1938
BBC Home Service
Chamberlain Offers To Meet Hitler
Network
BBC Home Service
Running time
1 min
Broadcast 1938-09-14. BBC Home Service.
Transmission
27 September
1938
BBC Home Service
Chamberlain Addresses the Nation on His Negotiations for Peace
Network
BBC Home Service
Running time
8 min
Broadcast 1938-09-27. BBC Home Service.
Transmission
16 October
1938
BBC Home Service
Winston Churchill We Must Arm
Network
BBC Home Service
Running time
4 min
Broadcast 1938-10-16. BBC Home Service.
Transmission
20 February
1939
The National Archives Collection
German American Bund Rally Address By Its Leader Fritz Kuhn
Network
The National Archives Collection
Running time
12 min
"This sound recording is a compilation of several excerpts from a German-American Bund rally in which leader Fritz Kuhn addressed a crowd at Madison Square Gardens in New York City. In it, he remarked: We, the German-American Bund, organized as American citizens with American ideals and determined to protect ourselves, our homes, our wives and children against the slimy conspirators who would change this glorious republic into the inferno of a Bolshevik paradise."National Archives Identifier: 2803258
Transmission
1 August
1939
American Networks — Pool Feeds & Stations
Speech There Can Be No Peace
Network
American Networks — Pool Feeds & Stations
Running time
1 min
Broadcast 1939-08-01. American Networks — Pool Feeds & Stations.
Transmission
1 September
1939
CBS World News
Adolf Hitler Announces War With Poland
Network
CBS World News
Running time
3 min
Broadcast 1939-09-01. CBS World News.
Transmission
2 September
1939
American Networks — Pool Feeds & Stations
Chamberlain Declares War
Network
American Networks — Pool Feeds & Stations
Running time
3 min
Broadcast 1939-09-02. American Networks — Pool Feeds & Stations.
Transmission
3 September
1939
American Networks — Pool Feeds & Stations
1115 BBC Britain Declares War On Germany
Network
American Networks — Pool Feeds & Stations
Running time
12 min
Broadcast 1939-09-03. American Networks — Pool Feeds & Stations.
Transmission
3 September
1939
BBC Home Service
Britain Declares War On Germany
Network
BBC Home Service
Running time
3 min
Broadcast 1939-09-03. BBC Home Service.
Transmission
3 September
1939
CBC Wartime Service
Canada Declares War on Germany
Network
CBC Wartime Service
Running time
7 min
Broadcast 1939-09-03. CBC Wartime Service.
Transmission
3 September
1939
The National Archives Collection
Franklin Roosevelt's Fireside Chat After Germany's Invasion Of Poland
Network
The National Archives Collection
Running time
14 min
"This sound recording captures a broadcast by President Franklin D. Roosevelt in which he voiced his intention to keep America out of the growing conflict in Europe. In it he stated 'This nation will remain a neutral nation, but I cannot ask that every American remain neutral in thought as well...As long as it remains within my power to prevent, there will be no black - out of peace in the United States.'"ARC Identifier 1752482
Transmission
3 September
1939
NBC News
Hitler Invasion of Poland Dorothy Thompson
Network
NBC News
Running time
13 min
Broadcast 1939-09-03. NBC News.
Transmission
3 September
1939
BBC Home Service
King George VI Addresses The Nation Excerpts 1
Network
BBC Home Service
Running time
1 min
Broadcast 1939-09-03. BBC Home Service.
Transmission
3 September
1939
BBC Home Service
King George VI Addresses The Nation Excerpts 2
Network
BBC Home Service
Running time
1 min
Broadcast 1939-09-03. BBC Home Service.
Transmission
3 September
1939
BBC Home Service
King George VI Addresses the Nation
Network
BBC Home Service
Running time
5 min
Broadcast 1939-09-03. BBC Home Service.
Transmission
3 September
1939
BBC Home Service
Prime Minister Chamberlain Declares War On Germany
Network
BBC Home Service
Running time
2 min
Broadcast 1939-09-03. BBC Home Service.
Transmission
20 September
1939
NBC News
Reports On Adolph Hitlers Danzig Address
Network
NBC News
Running time
1 min
Broadcast 1939-09-20. NBC News.
Transmission
21 September
1939
American Networks — Pool Feeds & Stations
Addresses Extraordinary Session Of Congress
Network
American Networks — Pool Feeds & Stations
Running time
35 min
Broadcast 1939-09-21. American Networks — Pool Feeds & Stations.
Transmission
22 September
1939
CBS World News
Adolf Hitler On Poland H V Kaltenborn Commentary
Network
CBS World News
Running time
1 min
Broadcast 1939-09-22. CBS World News.
Transmission
1 October
1939
BBC Home Service
Winston Churchill The First Month of the War
Network
BBC Home Service
Running time
4 min
Broadcast 1939-10-01. BBC Home Service.
Transmission
31 October
1939
CBS World News
Elmer Davis Reports On Molotovs Speech
Network
CBS World News
Running time
4 min
Broadcast 1939-10-31. CBS World News.
Transmission
12 November
1939
BBC Home Service
Winston Churchill Ten Weeks Of War
Network
BBC Home Service
Running time
9 min
Broadcast 1939-11-12. BBC Home Service.
Transmission
18 December
1939
BBC Home Service
Churchill Sinking of Graff Spee
Network
BBC Home Service
Running time
1 min
Broadcast 1939-12-18. BBC Home Service.
Transmission
18 December
1939
BBC Home Service
Winston Churchill The Sinking Of The Graf Spee
Network
BBC Home Service
Running time
5 min
Broadcast 1939-12-18. BBC Home Service.
Transmission
26 January
1940
NBC News
Kaltenborn Edits The News FDR The Reporters
Network
NBC News
Running time
12 min
Broadcast 1940-01-26. NBC News.
Transmission
27 January
1940
BBC Home Service
Winston Churchill Free Trade Hall Manchester Heckler
Network
BBC Home Service
Running time
55 min
Broadcast 1940-01-27. BBC Home Service.
Transmission
18 February
1940
Germany Calling
Lord Haw Haw Mocks Winston Churchill
Network
Germany Calling
Running time
1 min
Broadcast 1940-02-18. Germany Calling.
Transmission
23 February
1940
BBC Home Service
Winston Churchill The Navy Is Here
Network
BBC Home Service
Running time
4 min
Broadcast 1940-02-23. BBC Home Service.
Transmission
10 May
1940
American Networks — Pool Feeds & Stations
AVRO Proclamation Of Queen Wilhelmina On The Attack On Holland
Network
American Networks — Pool Feeds & Stations
Running time
1 min
Broadcast 1940-05-10. American Networks — Pool Feeds & Stations.
Transmission
13 May
1940
BBC Home Service
Winston Churchill The New Administration
Network
BBC Home Service
Running time
5 min
Broadcast 1940-05-13. BBC Home Service.
Transmission
19 May
1940
BBC Home Service
Churchill 1st Speech as PM
Network
BBC Home Service
Running time
1 min
Broadcast 1940-05-19. BBC Home Service.
Transmission
19 May
1940
The National Archives Collection
Radio Address By Charles A Lindbergh
Network
The National Archives Collection
Running time
15 min
ARC Identifier 2173204
Transmission
19 May
1940
BBC Home Service
Winston Churchill First Speech As Prime Minister
Network
BBC Home Service
Running time
11 min
Broadcast 1940-05-19. BBC Home Service.
Transmission
19 May
1940
The National Archives Collection
Winston Churchill's First Address To The Nation As Prime Minister
Network
The National Archives Collection
Running time
14 min
"This is a sound recording of Winston Churchill's first speech to the nation as Prime Minister of Great Britain. The address was broadcast from London, and in it Churchill said: 'Behind us, behind the armies and fleets of Britain and France, gather a group of shattered states and bludgeoned races ... upon all of whom the long night of barbarism will descend, unbroken even by a star of hope, unless we conquer, as conquer we must, as conquer we shall.' Elmer Davis of Columbia Broadcasting System (CBS) analyzed the speech following the broadcast."National Archives Identifier: 2173222
Transmission
20 May
1940
American Networks — Pool Feeds & Stations
Robert Arden News Commentary A Biography of Hitler
Network
American Networks — Pool Feeds & Stations
Running time
15 min
Broadcast 1940-05-20. American Networks — Pool Feeds & Stations.
Transmission
24 May
1940
The National Archives Collection
King George VI's Empire Day Address
Network
The National Archives Collection
Running time
14 min
"This is a sound recording of King George VI's Empire Day address that was broadcast from London. In the recording, the King said: 'It is not mere territorial conquest the enemy is seeking. It is the overthrow, complete and final, of the Empire and of everything for which it stands, and after that the conquest of the world.'"National Archives Identifier: 2173225
Transmission
27 May
1940
CBS World News
News Bob Trout Paul Renaud Speech
Network
CBS World News
Running time
29 min
Broadcast 1940-05-27. CBS World News.
Transmission
28 May
1940
BBC Home Service
Winston Churchill On Capitulation Of Belgium
Network
BBC Home Service
Running time
2 min
Broadcast 1940-05-28. BBC Home Service.
Transmission
4 June
1940
BBC Home Service
Edward R Murrow Churchill News Of Dunkirk
Network
BBC Home Service
Running time
1 min
Broadcast 1940-06-04. BBC Home Service.
Transmission
4 June
1940
BBC Home Service
Winston Churchill We Shall Never Surrender
Network
BBC Home Service
Running time
12 min
Broadcast 1940-06-04. BBC Home Service.
Transmission
10 June
1940
EIAR — Italian State Radio
Benito Mussolini Italy Declares War On Allies English Translation
Network
EIAR — Italian State Radio
Running time
1 min
Broadcast 1940-06-10. EIAR — Italian State Radio.
Transmission
10 June
1940
EIAR — Italian State Radio
Benito Mussolini La Dichiarazione di Guerra
Network
EIAR — Italian State Radio
Running time
3 min
Broadcast 1940-06-10. EIAR — Italian State Radio.
Transmission
10 June
1940
The National Archives Collection
Benito Mussolini Reading Italy's Declaration Of War
Network
The National Archives Collection
Running time
16 min
"This is a sound recording of Benito Mussolini as he read Italy's declaration of war against Great Britain and France. The recording is in Italian."National Archives Identifier: 2174239http://research.archives.gov/description/2174239
Transmission
17 June
1940
BBC Home Service
Winston Churchill Their Finest Hour
Network
BBC Home Service
Running time
29 min
Broadcast 1940-06-17. BBC Home Service.
Transmission
18 June
1940
BBC Home Service
Churchill Finest Hour Speech
Network
BBC Home Service
Running time
1 min
Broadcast 1940-06-18. BBC Home Service.
Transmission
14 July
1940
BBC Home Service
Winston Churchill War Of The Unknown Warrior
Network
BBC Home Service
Running time
17 min
Broadcast 1940-07-14. BBC Home Service.
Transmission
16 July
1940
CBS World News
Elmer Davis The News FDR To State 3rd Term Shortly
Network
CBS World News
Running time
4 min
Broadcast 1940-07-16. CBS World News.
Transmission
18 July
1940
NBC News
News Carlton Smith Eleanor Roosevelt
Network
NBC News
Running time
13 min
Broadcast 1940-07-18. NBC News.
Transmission
19 July
1940
Mutual Broadcasting System
Raymond Gram Swing Hitler offered peace to Britain in a speech today
Network
Mutual Broadcasting System
Running time
13 min
Broadcast 1940-07-19. Mutual Broadcasting System.
Transmission
20 August
1940
BBC Home Service
Winston Churchill The First Year
Network
BBC Home Service
Running time
10 min
Broadcast 1940-08-20. BBC Home Service.
Transmission
3 September
1940
CBS World News
Elmer Davis The News FDR Pledges 50 Destroyers To Britain upcut
Network
CBS World News
Running time
3 min
Broadcast 1940-09-03. CBS World News.
Transmission
17 September
1940
BBC Home Service
Winston Churchill House Of Commons Secret Session
Network
BBC Home Service
Running time
10 min
Broadcast 1940-09-17. BBC Home Service.
Transmission
21 October
1940
BBC Home Service
Winston Churchill Pledge To Free France
Network
BBC Home Service
Running time
10 min
Broadcast 1940-10-21. BBC Home Service.
Transmission
21 October
1940
BBC European Services
Winston Churchill To France En Franais Pt2
Network
BBC European Services
Running time
1 min
Broadcast 1940-10-21. BBC European Services.
Transmission
21 October
1940
BBC European Services
Winston Churchill To France En Francais Pt1
Network
BBC European Services
Running time
1 min
Broadcast 1940-10-21. BBC European Services.
Transmission
17 December
1940
CBS World News
Elmer Davis The News FDR Outlines British Finance Plans
Network
CBS World News
Running time
3 min
Broadcast 1940-12-17. CBS World News.
Transmission
18 December
1940
CBS World News
Elmer Davis The News FDR Aid Plan Receives Mixed Reception
Network
CBS World News
Running time
4 min
Broadcast 1940-12-18. CBS World News.
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