The Greatest Speeches of All Time

"This baker's dozen of speeches capture historic moments and feature some of the most compelling orators of all time¿from Socrates, Queen Elizabeth, Patrick Henry, and Abraham Lincoln to such twentieth century icons as Susan B. Anthony, Winston Churchill, and Martin Luther King, Jr. In addition to the recreation of speeches, this collection includes original recordings by four American presidents¿ Franklin D. Roosevelt, John F. Kennedy, Ronald Reagan, and most recently, Barack Obama. Included in this collection are: "Apology" by Socrates (read by Christopher Cazenove) "The Golden Speech" by Queen Elizabeth I (read by Stephanie Beacham) "Give Me Liberty, or Give Me Death" by Patrick Henry (read by David Birney) "Gettysburg Address" by Abraham Lincoln (read by Burt Reynolds) "Women's Right to Suffrage" by Susan B. Anthony (read by Loretta Swit) "A Jewish State" by David Ben-Gurion (read by Theodore Bikel) "Cross of Gold" by William Jennings Bryan (original recording) "Inaugural Address ¿ 1933" by Franklin D. Roosevelt (original recording) "Blood, Toil, Tears, and Sweat" by Winston Churchill (original recording) "Inaugural Address" by John F. Kennedy (original recording) "I Have a Dream" by Martin Luther King, Jr. (original recording) "The Berlin Wall" by Ronald Reagan (original recording) "Inaugural Address ¿ 2009" by Barack Obama (original recording) "

Barack Obama was the 44th president of the United States and the first African American to hold the office. Before winning the presidency, he represented Illinois in the U.S. Senate.