Theodore Roosevelt, while far from being a recording star, realized the importance of getting his words out to as many people as possible. So, with the invention of Thomas Alva Edison's phonograph, which resulted from his work on improvements to the telegraph and telephone, Theodore's words and speeches were placed on wax cylinder recordings and later archived by the Library of Congress and the G. Robert Vincent Voice Library of Michigan State University. Audio Recordings Courtesy: Library of Congress "The Progressive Covenant with the People" - August 1912 "The Right of the People to Rule" - August 1912 "The Farmer and the Businessman" - August 1912 "Social and Industrial Justice" - August 1912 "The 'Abyssinian Treatment' Administered to Standard Oil" - September 22, 1912 "Why the Bosses Oppose the Progressive Party" (1) - September 22, 1912 Courtesy: G. Robert Vincent Voice Library (MSU) "Bugle Calls" - circa July,1898 "Why the Bosses Oppose the Progressive Party" (2) - September 22, 1912 "A Message to the American Boys"- 1913 |
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