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Pacific Story
Pacific Story
171 Episodes
4 Volume
One of the many lessons of WWII was how the countries of the Pacific would grow in importance on the world scene, as profiled in The Pacific Story.

171 4
Add To Cart: $20.00
Paramount is on the Air
Paramount is on the Air
33 Episodes
1 Volume
Hollywood studios used the radio to advertise upcoming films featuring songs and scenes from the films without giving away the plot.

33 1
Add To Cart: $5.00
Pearl Harbor News
Pearl Harbor News
27 Episodes
1 Volume
News of the attack on Pearl Harbor on December 7th, 1941 was spread around the globe due to the miracle of radio.

27 1
Add To Cart: $5.00
Pennsylvania Keystone of Democracy
Pennsylvania Keystone of Democracy
24 Episodes
1 Volume
The Pennsylvania Historical Commission, with the cooperation of the State Council of Defense, began broadcasting a series of dramatizations of important events from Pennsylvania history in the 1940s.

24 1
Add To Cart: $5.00
People Take the Lead
People Take the Lead
4 Episodes
1 Volume
Working with the American Jewish Committee, this series moves to fight for Civil Rights and overcome misguided attitudes and beliefs in regular folks.

4 1
Add To Cart: $5.00
Personalities in Print
Personalities in Print
5 Episodes
1 Volume
A master of Wordplay, Willard Espy interviewed prominent figures on Personalities in Print.

5 1
Add To Cart: $5.00
Plan for Survival from Civil Defense
Plan for Survival from Civil Defense
20 Episodes
1 Volume
Atomic Attacks and Major Pandemics do not seem related, but the response to the threat from government and citizens is surprisingly similar.

20 1
Add To Cart: $5.00
Polio
Polio
10 Episodes
1 Volume
Polio became one of the most worrisome of childhood diseases in the early 20th century until research by Jonas Salk resulted in a practical and effective polio vaccine.

10 1
Add To Cart: $5.00
Politicians Corrupt Dirty and Otherwise
Politicians Corrupt Dirty and Otherwise
73 Episodes
2 Volume
This collection includes historical and news broadcasts as well as fictional accounts of corrupt politicians on The Green Hornet, The Halls of Ivy, The Lone Ranger, and more.

73 2
Add To Cart: $10.00
Presidency and Cold War
Presidency and Cold War
673 Episodes
13 Volume
Look back at the Cold War and nine presidents who led us through this time. Hear speeches, press conferences, and during the Kennedy, Johnson, and Nixon administrations.

673 13
Add To Cart: $65.00
Presidency and Midterms
Presidency and Midterms
626 Episodes
12 Volume
Historically and in precedented times, the political party in the White Hose usually does horrible bad in gaining seats. Through audio, this collection explores midterm elections since 1962.

626 12
Add To Cart: $55.00
Presidency and Military
Presidency and Military
346 Episodes
6 Volume
This collection celebrates, for better or for worst the relationship between the presidency and the military.

346 6
Add To Cart: $30.00
Presidency Foreign Policy Post Cold War
Presidency Foreign Policy Post Cold War
756 Episodes
14 Volume
Follow the presidential foreign policy from 1989-2023 with recordings spanning George HW Bush through Joe Biden administrations.

756 14
Add To Cart: $70.00
President Inaugural Addresses
President Inaugural Addresses
36 Episodes
1 Volume
This collection includes every Presidential Inaugural Speech since Franklin D. Roosevelt on March 4, 1933 through 2021.

36 1
Add To Cart: $5.00
Presidential and Political Funerals
Presidential and Political Funerals
61 Episodes
4 Volume
How we send our leaders and public figures into the afterlife says as much about society as it does about the deceased.

61 4
Add To Cart: $20.00
Presidential Before They Were Nominees
Presidential Before They Were Nominees
303 Episodes
8 Volume
Every four years, the United States holds a Presidential Election to elect a President and a Vice President to lead the nation.  For the most part, Americans like to elect leaders with a proven record for which they can run on.

303 8
Add To Cart: $40.00
Presidential Campaigns 1892-1974
Presidential Campaigns 1892-1974
155 Episodes
1 Volume
Includes historic and entertaining campaign speeches from Grover Cleveland, William McKinley, Theodore Roosevelt, William Taft, Woodrow Wilson, Franklin Delano Roosevelt, Harry S. Truman, Dwight D. Eisenhower, John Kennedy, Lyndon Johnson, and Richard Nixon.

155 1
Add To Cart: $5.00
Presidential Candidate Announcements
Presidential Candidate Announcements
183 Episodes
5 Volume
While only 44 men have served as President and 48 men have served as Vice President, so many Americans have stepped up to answer the call to run for these two top spots. Listen as we hear from some of these Americans as they make their plans known, give their victory, and even their concession.

183 5
Add To Cart: $25.00
Presidential Christmas Addresses
Presidential Christmas Addresses
161 Episodes
2 Volume
The President of the United States traditionally sends greetings to the People at Christmas time.

161 2
Add To Cart: $10.00
Presidential Debates
Presidential Debates
118 Episodes
8 Volume
Although not mandated by the Constitution and a "tradition" which only goes back to 1960, Americans have come to expect a broadcast debate between their Presidential Nominees as a part of the Election Process.

118 8
Add To Cart: $40.00
Presidential Eavesdropping
Presidential Eavesdropping
404 Episodes
3 Volume
Listen in on conversations either in the office or on the phone of three presidents in a most defining decade and a half in recent history.

404 3
Add To Cart: $15.00
Presidential Election 1940
Presidential Election 1940
20 Episodes
1 Volume
Incumbent Democratic President Franklin D. Roosevelt defeated Republican businessman Wendell Willkie to be reelected for an unprecedented third term in office.

20 1
Add To Cart: $5.00
Presidential Election 1944
Presidential Election 1944
26 Episodes
1 Volume
In 1944 in the middle of WWII, the US had an election for President, and FDR, after three terms as president decided to run for an unprecedented fourth term after it was believed that after his 1940 win he would retire in 1945.

26 1
Add To Cart: $5.00
Presidential Election 1948
Presidential Election 1948
190 Episodes
2 Volume
Truman (D) defied expectations with a come-from-behind victory, overcoming splits in his party. Dewey (R) was the favorite.

190 2
Add To Cart: $10.00
Presidential Election 1952
Presidential Election 1952
283 Episodes
3 Volume
Dwight D. Eisenhower (R) won a landslide victory, promising to end the Korean War. Adlai Stevenson (D) couldn't overcome public discontent.

283 3
Add To Cart: $15.00
Presidential Election 1956
Presidential Election 1956
26 Episodes
1 Volume
Incumbent President Dwight D. Eisenhower (R) defeated Adlai Stevenson (D) in a rematch, largely due to a strong economy and Cold War leadership.

26 1
Add To Cart: $5.00
Presidential Election 1960
Presidential Election 1960
80 Episodes
2 Volume
John Kennedy defeated Richard Nixon by one tenth of one percent with 49.7 percent of the popular vote to Nixon's 49.6 percent.  Ironically, by the time of his death in 1963, more than fifty percent of the American voters said that they had voted for him.

80 2
Add To Cart: $10.00
Presidential Election 1964
Presidential Election 1964
256 Episodes
3 Volume
Starting out with the promise of a second Kennedy term only to be cut down in Dallas.  Follow President Johnson's style of governing and how he uses the telephone to enact the Civil Rights Act and find the three missing civil rights workers. 

256 3
Add To Cart: $15.00
Presidential Election 1968
Presidential Election 1968
166 Episodes
3 Volume
In the last five and a half decades there was one Presidential Election that saw more change than any other and that was the Presidential Election of 1968.

166 3
Add To Cart: $15.00
Presidential Election 1972
Presidential Election 1972
121 Episodes
3 Volume
Students of the Presidential Election of 1972 think about how Richard Nixon won 49 out of 50 states to George McGovern. This election brought about some serious change in regards to the Vietnam War and young people's actual voting participation.

121 3
Add To Cart: $15.00
Presidential Election 1976
Presidential Election 1976
112 Episodes
3 Volume
This collection takes you back to that time before big money really got into our politics, when the people and not big business controlled the direction of the country.

112 3
Add To Cart: $15.00
Presidential Election 1980
Presidential Election 1980
94 Episodes
2 Volume
The election of Ronald Reagan would usher in a new conservative movement that has gone on for the better part of 40 years.

94 2
Add To Cart: $10.00
Presidential Election 1984
Presidential Election 1984
113 Episodes
3 Volume
President Ronald Reagan defeated Walter Mondale in a landslide winning over 58% of the popular vote.

113 3
Add To Cart: $15.00
Presidential Election 1988
Presidential Election 1988
120 Episodes
4 Volume
George Bush and Dan Quayle would beat Michael Dukakis and Lloyd Bentsen with 426 Electoral Votes to 111 Electoral Votes.

120 4
Add To Cart: $20.00
Presidential Election 1992
Presidential Election 1992
153 Episodes
4 Volume
Running against George HW Bush and political outsider, Ross Perot, Bill Clinton and Al Gore won the 1992 Presidential Election carrying 32 states plus Washington, DC.

153 4
Add To Cart: $20.00
Presidential Election 1996
Presidential Election 1996
168 Episodes
5 Volume
President Clinton won a decisive victory over Bob Dole, becoming the first Democrat to win two consecutive presidential elections since Franklin D. Roosevelt.

168 5
Add To Cart: $20.00
Presidential Election 2000
Presidential Election 2000
103 Episodes
3 Volume
Perhaps one of the most historic and nail biting Elections in our history was not one from the 19th Century or the 20th Century. The most nail biting Election had to be that of the first Election of the 21st Century in 2000.

103 3
Add To Cart: $15.00
Presidential Election 2004
Presidential Election 2004
107 Episodes
3 Volume
The first time since 1988 that the GOP candidate won both popular and electoral majority, George W Bush was reelecting to the Presidency.

107 3
Add To Cart: $15.00
Presidential Election 2008
Presidential Election 2008
207 Episodes
4 Volume
The 2008 Election saw an orphan briefly run, a woman [Hillary] ran for president and VP, a POW [McCain] was able to run, and an African-American [Obama] was ultimately elected president.

207 4
Add To Cart: $20.00
Presidential Election 2012
Presidential Election 2012
108 Episodes
2 Volume
Barack Obama was re-elected to a second term winning 332 Electoral Votes to Mitt Romney's 206 Electoral Votes.  This was at current the last national election where a woman was not running on the two major party tickets as President or Vice President.

108 2
Add To Cart: $10.00
Presidential Election 2016
Presidential Election 2016
265 Episodes
7 Volume
Like 2000, the 2016 Presidential Election will be studied by contemporaries and historians alike.

265 7
Add To Cart: $35.00
Presidential Election 2020
Presidential Election 2020
633 Episodes
15 Volume
Joe Biden (D) won against incumbent Donald Trump (R) in a highly polarized contest, with a focus on COVID-19, racial justice, and economic recovery.

633 15
Add To Cart: $75.00
Presidential Farewells and Library
Presidential Farewells and Library
31 Episodes
1 Volume
All Presidential Administrations come to an end, that is the nature of American Democracy, this collection includes their goodbye speeches.

31 1
Add To Cart: $5.00
Presidential Fourth of July
Presidential Fourth of July
50 Episodes
1 Volume
Marked with summer tradition, many celebrate July 4th with fireworks, but politicians use the holiday to address the the public.

50 1
Add To Cart: $5.00
Presidential Hanukkah
Presidential Hanukkah
22 Episodes
1 Volume
The basis for the eight day celebration of Hanukkah states that the Temple only had enough oil to keep one of its most ritual objects; the menorah lit for one day. However, the flame stayed alight for eight days until a new supply of oil could be found.

22 1
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Presidential Labor Day
Presidential Labor Day
867 Episodes
16 Volume
It is to the American laborer and the retirees from labor that this collection has been created.

867 16
Add To Cart: $75.00
Presidential Party Nominating Conventions
Presidential Party Nominating Conventions
365 Episodes
5 Volume
The Nominating Conventions are an important part of the path to the White House and are a vibrant example of Representative Democracy in action.

365 5
Add To Cart: $25.00
Presidential Sports
Presidential Sports
135 Episodes
2 Volume
Sports can make a politician feel human and have a personal connection with the voters.

135 2
Add To Cart: $10.00
Presidential Thanksgiving
Presidential Thanksgiving
53 Episodes
1 Volume
The Thanksgiving Holiday has many spiritual and political implications, but it is also a time for fun.

53 1
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Presidential Victory and Concession
Presidential Victory and Concession
37 Episodes
1 Volume
In the United States election cycle there are differing candidates vying for a political office. At times it can be bitter but when it's over, there is a winner and a loser and typically candidates are a good sport about it.

37 1
Add To Cart: $5.00
Prisoner of War
Prisoner of War
18 Episodes
1 Volume
Capture might seem an easier fate than being killed in battle, but the fate of a P.O.W. is rarely without a desperate cost.

18 1
Add To Cart: $5.00
Public Service Announcements (PSAs)
Public Service Announcements (PSAs)
202 Episodes
1 Volume
A Public Service Announcement (PSA) is defined as a message in the public interest which is disseminated through the media free of charge, with the objective of raising awareness of issues.

202 1
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Quick and Dead
Quick and Dead
4 Episodes
1 Volume
Starring Bob Hope and produced by Fred Friendly, this old time radio show dramatically presents the science and horrors of Atomic War.

4 1
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Radio Fillers
Radio Fillers
92 Episodes
1 Volume
Fifteen minute sample tastes of Hollywood's greats pictures by playing some of the movie's soundtrack and interview stars.

92 1
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Radio Jingles (Allied Artists Radio Jingles)
Radio Jingles (Allied Artists Radio Jingles)
122 Episodes
1 Volume
Christmas Eve, 1924, a male vocal quartet began singing the "Have You Tried Wheaties?" gave the product a huge boost in the market leading to other companies creating jingles for their products.

122 1
Add To Cart: $5.00
Random Rarities 06
Random Rarities 06
59 Episodes
1 Volume
an OTRCAT.com original collection of rare never released shows from the golden age of radio including A & P Gypsies!

59 1
Add To Cart: $5.00
Random Rarities 13
Random Rarities 13
41 Episodes
1 Volume
Lucky 13 Random Rarities Collections features shows long thought lost in the vault of time.

41 1
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Random Rarities 14
Random Rarities 14
39 Episodes
1 Volume
The best loved shows from the Golden Age were more likely to be preserved, but we keep finding treasures in some of the "orphaned recordings".

39 1
Add To Cart: $5.00
Random Rarities 15
Random Rarities 15
59 Episodes
1 Volume
A collection of rare, hard to find shows from all genres including Heart Throbs, Heritage Radio Theater, The Man Behind The Masterpiece, Nightcap Yarns, Victory Parade of Spotlight Bands, Mr. Pickwick's Christmas.

59 1
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Random Rarities 19
Random Rarities 19
39 Episodes
1 Volume
Here is a new collection of Rare Programs which will not fit in another category but are too important and entertaining not to be released in a collection.

39 1
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Rare Historical
Rare Historical
125 Episodes
2 Volume
Old Time Radio is more than a report of History, OTR Programs ARE History!

125 2
Add To Cart: $10.00
Rare Holiday
Rare Holiday
42 Episodes
1 Volume
There are several holidays on a year’s calendar, and they all deserve to be celebrated.

42 1
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Rarities from the 1920s
Rarities from the 1920s
12 Episodes
1 Volume
this original collection featuring very rare old time radio shows from the earliest days of radio history.

12 1
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Recollections at Thirty
Recollections at Thirty
41 Episodes
1 Volume
The OTR era ended in 1962 when Suspence went off the air, but NBC was already looking back nostalgically to 1930’s programing in the mid-50’s with Recollections at Thirty.

41 1
Add To Cart: $5.00
Red Scare in Old Time Radio
Red Scare in Old Time Radio
302 Episodes
7 Volume
After the Second World War, American culture was shaped and driven largely by fears of Communist infiltration corrupting American institutions and values.

302 7
Add To Cart: $35.00
Religious Recordings
Religious Recordings
21 Episodes
1 Volume
Uplifting and Inspirational Sermons from Reverend Beale and Reverend Charles Fuller

21 1
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Remembering Pearl Harbor
Remembering Pearl Harbor
15 Episodes
1 Volume
The "date which will live in infamy", the attack on Pearl Harbor changed the history of the world.

15 1
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Richard Nixon
Richard Nixon
317 Episodes
6 Volume
Richard M. Nixon was the 37th President of the United States of America, and one of the most controversial. In 1974, he became the only US President to resign from office.

317 6
Add To Cart: $30.00
Robert F Kennedy
Robert F Kennedy
115 Episodes
2 Volume
Sometimes thought of as 'the good Kennedy', Robert F. Kennedy had more in common with his mother, Rose, than with his father or even his older brothers

115 2
Add To Cart: $10.00
Romance of the Ranchos
Romance of the Ranchos
36 Episodes
1 Volume
Romance of the Ranchos tells the stories of the brave men and women who lived and loved in Old California when it was still a Spanish colony.

36 1
Add To Cart: $5.00
Ronald Knox
Ronald Knox
4 Episodes
1 Volume
Ronald Knox was an interesting and controversial figure in the Catholic Church in England who broadcast about many subjects on British radio.

4 1
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Ronald Reagan
Ronald Reagan
626 Episodes
10 Volume
This collection contains his early old time radio appearances and recordings from his political career and presidency.

626 10
Add To Cart: $50.00
Ronald Reagan Attempted Assassination
Ronald Reagan Attempted Assassination
37 Episodes
1 Volume
On March 30, 1981, John Hinckley Jr. attempted to assassinate President Ronald Reagan outside a hotel in Washington D.C.

37 1
Add To Cart: $5.00
Ross Perot
Ross Perot
36 Episodes
2 Volume
Perot was a business magnate, billionaire, and aspiring US Presidential Candidate--running twice in the 1990s.

36 2
Add To Cart: $10.00
Salem Witch Trials
Salem Witch Trials
4 Episodes
1 Volume
Mass Hysteria has unintended and often grave results.

4 1
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Science Magazine of the Air
Science Magazine of the Air
25 Episodes
1 Volume
Great men of science and their world changing discoveries are profiled on Science Magazine of the Air.

25 1
Add To Cart: $5.00
Sept 11 Attack
Sept 11 Attack
287 Episodes
6 Volume
The 9/11 attacks targeted symbols of American power and democracy and fundamentally changed American culture.

287 6
Add To Cart: $30.00
Sounds of War
Sounds of War
18 Episodes
1 Volume
major events and campaigns of WWII are presented using historic recordings and reenactments of important speeches.

18 1
Add To Cart: $5.00
South African Rarities
South African Rarities
86 Episodes
2 Volume
Fill your Bakkie Full of Your Favorite Okes and Padkos and Listen to these Rare Radio shows from the Rainbow Nation!

86 2
Add To Cart: $10.00
Space Missions
Space Missions
490 Episodes
8 Volume
Hear coverage and actual broadcasts of America's early Space Missions, from Mercury through Apollo 15.

490 8
Add To Cart: $40.00
Speaking of Liberty
Speaking of Liberty
24 Episodes
1 Volume
features top writers, reporters, and intellectuals who focus on the importance and value of citizenship and liberty for all people regardless of race, creed, or color.

24 1
Add To Cart: $5.00
Standard School Broadcast
Standard School Broadcast
15 Episodes
1 Volume
The Standard School Broadcast began airing in 1928 under the sponsorship of Standard Oil of California, making it one of the earliest educational radio programs.

15 1
Add To Cart: $5.00
Stars for Defense
Stars for Defense
13 Episodes
1 Volume
Created by Federal Civil Defense Administration as a public service program to be broadcast by participating radio stations throughout the country with music and practical advice for Americans fearful of an impending attack during the Cold War.

13 1
Add To Cart: $5.00
State of the Union Addresses
State of the Union Addresses
74 Episodes
3 Volume
Officially a speech made from the US President to Congress; however, the advent of radio made the State of the Union a public speech heard by Americans everywhere.

74 3
Add To Cart: $15.00
Story Behind the Headlines
Story Behind the Headlines
25 Episodes
1 Volume
Hosted by Cesar Saerchinger and created as joint venture between NBC and the American Historical Association cover "outstanding news events and major trends in world affairs"

25 1
Add To Cart: $5.00
Stroke of Fate
Stroke of Fate
13 Episodes
1 Volume
History is filled with "What If?'s" Here is a show that explores how things could have been if not for a single Stroke of Fate.

13 1
Add To Cart: $5.00
Ted Kennedy
Ted Kennedy
119 Episodes
2 Volume
His career started in a way that you would think an American political dynasty would, as a Senator in Waiting until he was 30 years old to take over the seat of his older brother, John F. Kennedy.

119 2
Add To Cart: $10.00
That Other Generation
That Other Generation
10 Episodes
1 Volume
Using interviews and archival recordings, the program explored various elements of the Forties, such as the efforts to put the Great Depression behind, the great housing shortage, Movies and Hollywood, Music of the Big Band era, and other topics.

10 1
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That Was the Year
That Was the Year
39 Episodes
1 Volume
is a fascinating radio show that dramatizes the major historical events between the years 1896-1934. Headlines include Spanish American War in Cuba, Volcano Mt Pelee destroys town of Saint Pierre, Republic of China established, and Adolf Hitler is appointed Chancellor of Germany. Every episode ends with a performance of a popular song from the year.

39 1
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This is Civil Defense
This is Civil Defense
13 Episodes
1 Volume
entertaining and informative broadcast created during the Red Scare to teach the public how to act in the case of a disaster such as flooding, tornados, food shortages, and nuclear attack.

13 1
Add To Cart: $5.00
This is the Story
This is the Story
49 Episodes
1 Volume
This old time radio show takes a fascinating in depth look into unknown tidbits about people and events that shaped our culture, history, and world.

49 1
Add To Cart: $5.00
Titanic Recordings
Titanic Recordings
9 Episodes
1 Volume
Included episodes from Adventures in Research, The Cavalcade of America, and historic sound clips referring to the tragedy.

9 1
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Uncle Ezra
Uncle Ezra
10 Episodes
1 Volume
One of the most popular on-air country-western charters was a philosophical corn-pone named Uncle Ezra created by Patrick Barrett.

10 1
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United Nations Radio
United Nations Radio
28 Episodes
1 Volume
Just like they did in time of War, the Stars turned out in force to fight for Peace with the United Nations in UN Radio.

28 1
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University of Chicago Roundtable
University of Chicago Roundtable
112 Episodes
3 Volume
uses the media of radio as a platform to answer big questions of the day. Topics include war time politics, civil rights, economics, great literature, psychology, nutrition, and more.

112 3
Add To Cart: $15.00
US Navy Shows
US Navy Shows
48 Episodes
1 Volume
If great music was all it took to get young men to the recruiting office, these U.S. Navy Shows would have found more sailors than we have ships. As it was, these great programs from the USN Recruiting Command gave us hours of toe-tapping goodness and dreams of the high seas.

48 1
Add To Cart: $5.00
VE Day Clips
VE Day Clips
14 Episodes
1 Volume
For the peoples living in the victorious nations it seemed as though it should be a time of celebration, Nazi Germany had declared their unconditional surrender to the forces of the Allied Powers.

14 1
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Vice Presidents
Vice Presidents
972 Episodes
18 Volume
This collection focuses on the men and woman who served as our nation's Vice President from 1949 to the present.

972 18
Add To Cart: $90.00
Vietnam War
Vietnam War
458 Episodes
11 Volume
This collection is dedicated to the memory of the 58,220 Americans killed in Vietnam as well as the brave Americans who fought in that war.

458 11
Add To Cart: $55.00
Violence in America
Violence in America
398 Episodes
11 Volume
This collection is a reminder to the about the violence in America. Hopefully learning from history someone can piece together an idea to reduce violence in America.

398 11
Add To Cart: $55.00
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