Vintage Radio - Audio from Yesteryear

Vintage Audio of Famous People: The Actual Voices of History

Albert Einstein on the Bomb
Amelia Earhardt – Women in Air Travel
Babe Ruth – 3 Ambitions
1918: Black Jack Perhsing
Commander Perry on the Polar Expedition
Douglas MacArthur: Old Soldiers
Babe Ruth on Reporters
Babe Ruth Says Goodbye
Casey at the Bat: Dewolf Hopper
Charles Lindbergh Returns to USA
Eleaonor Roosevelt December 7, 1941
Florence Nightingale: God Bless My Old Comrades
From Tranquility Base: The Eagle Has Landed
Hank Aaron Speech to Congress
Hitler Opens the Olympics 1936
Japan Surrenders 1945
Lee Harvey Oswald in Hallway
Lenin Radio Speech Translated 1919
Malcom X Problems
Mayor Richard Daily: Preserve Disorder
Orson Welles 1943 War Bond Plea
President Cleveland 1892
President Ford: President of all the People
President Roosevelt: Fear Itself
President John F. Kennedy: Ask What You Can Do For Your Country
President John F. Kennedy: Pay Any P rice
President Nixon: Not a Crook
President Reagan: Tear Down That Wall
President Truman: A Just and Lasting Peace
President Truman: Hiroshima
Pt Barnum Says Hello
Rudyard Kipling on Words
Thomas Edison 1918: on the Great War
Tokyo Rose Describes Her Show
W.C. Handy: The St. Louis Blues
William Jennings Bryan: The Cross of Gold Speech
H.G. Wells – On Economics and Politics
Hiroshima News
King Edward VIII 1936 Abdication Speech
Lee Harvey Oswald – Did You Kill the President
London Air Raid 1940
Lou Gehrig Farewell Speech
Mussolini: Italy Needs Peace 1933
Neil Armstrong on the Moon 1969
President Coolidge: Free Enterprise
President Eisenhower 1960
President Harding 1920 Disarmament Conference
President Hoover: Moratorium on War Debts
President Johnson: First Statement as President
President McKinley in 1896
President Taft on Humor
President Theodore Roosevelt: Progressive Party
President truman: Korea
President Wilson: Speech to American Indians
Senator Joseph McCarthy 1954
Thomas Edison 1891: Tells A Joke
Vice President Agnew on Intellectuals
VIce President Nixon: America Can’t Stand Pat
Will Rogers: Plan to End War
Winston Churchill: Their Finest Hour

Vintage radio

Our pages are intended to provide an audio glimpse into vintage radio broadcasts. Some of these even occurred well before WGAW’s inception in 1946, but are incredibly fascinating due to their airing before, during, or after World War II. Audio clips of newsmakers offer a rare glimpse into these public figures who we often meet only in photographs.

Wikipedia maintains a list of old-time radio programs, providing more information into Radio’s Golden Age. Here a link to the list. Here’s a list of U.S. Radio Programs which will give you more information on the small number of episodes featured on the WGAW website for educational and research purposes.