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	Joe Biden 1588 Episodes 25 Volume This collection begins in 1972 the day after Joe Biden's 30th birthday being sworn in as a Senator through his Presidency in 2021.	1588	25	Add To Cart: $125.00
	World War II Collection 1220 Episodes 9 Volume This compilation includes vintage broadcasts and historical recordings of the era. The American men and women serving in WWII exclusively heard many of the recordings in this collection through the AFRS (American Forces Radio Service).	1220	9	Add To Cart: $45.00
	Bill Clinton 1071 Episodes 29 Volume Relive the swinging 1990's through the historical speeches and radio addresses of President Clinton.	1071	29	Add To Cart: $125.00
	Vice Presidents 1042 Episodes 20 Volume This collection focuses on the men and woman who served as our nation's Vice President from 1949 to the present.	1042	20	Add To Cart: $100.00
	Family Business American Political Dynasties 1031 Episodes 21 Volume American politics is a family business. This collection is dedicated to these dynasties in American politics from the Twentieth Century forward.	1031	21	Add To Cart: $99.00
	Barack Obama 1012 Episodes 17 Volume Born in Hawaii, Barack Obama is the 44th President of the United States serving as president between 2009-2017.	1012	17	Add To Cart: $85.00
	Presidential Labor Day 969 Episodes 18 Volume It is to the American laborer and the retirees from labor that this collection has been created.	969	18	Add To Cart: $75.00
	Presidency Foreign Policy Post Cold War 798 Episodes 15 Volume Follow the presidential foreign policy from 1989-2023 with recordings spanning George HW Bush through Joe Biden administrations.	798	15	Add To Cart: $75.00
	Cavalcade of America 749 Episodes 15 Volume This well-done, star-studded factual show is a wonderful resource for those interested in historical highlights.	749	15	Add To Cart: $75.00
	Voting in US 730 Episodes 13 Volume To understand voting in the United States, one must understand the history of voting.	730	13	Add To Cart: $60.00
	Kamala Harris 694 Episodes 10 Volume Celebrate the first woman Vice President, Kamala Harris with this collection. Follow her career as a San Francisco District Attorney to Californiaâ€™s Attorney General to Californiaâ€™s Junior United States Senator to Vice President of the United States.	694	10	Add To Cart: $50.00
	Donald Trump 689 Episodes 17 Volume Former business man and television personality, Donald Trump is the 45th US president.	689	17	Add To Cart: $85.00
	Presidency and Cold War 678 Episodes 13 Volume Look back at the Cold War and nine presidents who led us through this time.Â Hear speeches, press conferences, and during the Kennedy, Johnson, and Nixon administrations.	678	13	Add To Cart: $65.00
	First Ladies 671 Episodes 12 Volume Some First Ladies sat quietly while their husbands steered the ship of state, but as time went on, the role evolved into a position to champion a favorite cause.	671	12	Add To Cart: $60.00
	Healthcare in America 661 Episodes 15 Volume When Americans think of the issue of health care they think of the cost for the doctor or prescriptions.	661	15	Add To Cart: $75.00
	John F Kennedy 645 Episodes 9 Volume Extensive collection of presidential speeches, recordings, and assassination coverage + transcripts, images and documents!	645	9	Add To Cart: $45.00
	Presidential Election 2020 635 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.	635	15	Add To Cart: $75.00
	Ronald Reagan 634 Episodes 10 Volume This collection contains his early old time radio appearances and recordings from his political career and presidency.	634	10	Add To Cart: $50.00
	Presidency and Midterms 630 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.	630	12	Add To Cart: $55.00
	Education in America 605 Episodes 14 Volume "Education teaches us compassion and kindness, connection to others." Â When anyone has any kind of education, no one can ever take that knowledge away from you. Â It is with this collection that we can learn from the past to make our future brighter than our past and our present.	605	14	Add To Cart: $70.00
	Commercials 545 Episodes 1 Volume The cost of free entertainment on your radio was having to listen to commercials, fortunately, many commercials were even more entertaining than the regular programming. Snap up these snappy commercials, and you'll truly be convinced to "make Jello for your own family, yum, yum, yum," "use Ajax the foaming cleanser (bum bum bum bum bum)," and buy "Nabisco, N-A-B-I-S-C-O, it's the name to know."	545	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	Women in Government and Politics 536 Episodes 11 Volume Over the past century, women have really exploded onto the political landscape to set forth ideas that are more family friendly, meaning issues that are at the heart of what matters to the American family.	536	11	Add To Cart: $55.00
	Harry S Truman 509 Episodes 7 Volume Listen to historic speeches from the 33rd President of the United States, Harry S. Truman.	509	7	Add To Cart: $35.00
	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
	Vietnam War 479 Episodes 12 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.	479	12	Add To Cart: $60.00
	Minstrel Shows 473 Episodes 13 Volume Minstrelsy is considered the first truly American form of entertainment, and as such provides the forms and traditions which would eventually form vaudeville and ultimately the Hollywood movies and TV shows which shape and inform the rest of the world's opinion of American culture.	473	13	Add To Cart: $65.00
	Kent State Shootings 467 Episodes 12 Volume Radio Broadcasts are historical artifacts. In this collection, we present a timeline of the coverage of the shootings at Kent State University on May 4, 1970, including the political climate which led up to the incident, coverage of the shootings, and the aftermath for America.	467	12	Add To Cart: $60.00
	Environment in America 420 Episodes 9 Volume Hear the history of environmental policy from political speeches from 1963 through today.	420	9	Add To Cart: $45.00
	Presidential Eavesdropping 407 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.	407	3	Add To Cart: $15.00
	Violence in America 400 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.	400	11	Add To Cart: $55.00
	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
	Presidency and Military 357 Episodes 6 Volume This collection celebrates, for better or for worst the relationship between the presidency and the military.	357	6	Add To Cart: $30.00
	Apocalypse Bundle 348 Episodes 7 Volume Survive in style the end of the world. It includes five of our favorite world's end collections!	348	7	Add To Cart: $35.00
	Franklin D Roosevelt (FDR Fireside Chats) 337 Episodes 6 Volume With his Fireside Chats, President Franklin Delano Roosevelt used the power of radio to speak directly and intimately to the American people through some of the darkest periods of the Nation's history.	337	6	Add To Cart: $30.00
	George W Bush 328 Episodes 3 Volume Major events during George W Bush two term presidency include the terrorist attack on 9/11 and the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.	328	3	Add To Cart: $15.00
	Richard Nixon 320 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.	320	6	Add To Cart: $30.00
	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.Â 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
	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
	Presidential Election 1952 291 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.	291	3	Add To Cart: $15.00
	Sept 11 Attack 289 Episodes 6 Volume The 9/11 attacks targeted symbols of American power and democracy and fundamentally changed American culture.	289	6	Add To Cart: $30.00
	Hawaii Old Time Radio Shows 288 Episodes 7 Volume Aloha! This collection includes old time radio shows from all genres from ting-ting steel guitar music to epic Hawaiian Adventure and detective stories to supernatural Tiki tales.	288	7	Add To Cart: $35.00
	Korean War 280 Episodes 4 Volume Dubbed the Forgotten War, the Korean War (1950-1953) was a war between North Korea backed by the Soviet Union and China, and South Korea backed by the United States and allied nations in the UN.	280	4	Add To Cart: $20.00
	Impeach a President (Trump) 278 Episodes 4 Volume Hear the proceedings and rhetoric as Donald Trump has becomes the first president in history to be impeached twice.	278	4	Add To Cart: $20.00
	Lyndon Johnson 275 Episodes 3 Volume Johnson was the 36th President of the United States of America. His term as President was from 1963 when succeeded to the Presidency after the assassination for John F. Kennedy until 1969 when he was re-elected in 1964 by a large margin.	275	3	Add To Cart: $15.00
	Presidential Election 2016 267 Episodes 7 Volume Like 2000, the 2016 Presidential Election will be studied by contemporaries and historians alike.	267	7	Add To Cart: $35.00
	Presidential Election 1964 256 Episodes 3 Volume Starting out with the promise of a second Kennedy term only to be cut down in Dallas.Â Â 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.Â	256	3	Add To Cart: $15.00
	Airchecks of the 1970s 246 Episodes 8 Volume As the decade wore on and 1960s started to fade into the 1970s by the resignation of President Richard Nixon due to Watergate, radio started to get much crazier.	246	8	Add To Cart: $40.00
	First Children 246 Episodes 4 Volume This collection chronicles some of the First Children that we have had in the White House and their future ambitions.	246	4	Add To Cart: $20.00
	George HW Bush Speeches 240 Episodes 4 Volume Served as the 41st President of the United States, George HW Bush presidency saw the falling of the Berlin Wall, the breakup of the Soviet Union, Invasion of Panama, and the Gulf War.	240	4	Add To Cart: $20.00
	Presidential Election 1996 219 Episodes 6 Volume President Clinton won a decisive victory over Bob Dole, becoming the first Democrat to win two consecutive presidential elections since Franklin D. Roosevelt.	219	6	Add To Cart: $30.00
	Presidential Election 2008 211 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.	211	4	Add To Cart: $20.00
	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	Add To Cart: $5.00
	Adventures in Research 196 Episodes 2 Volume "Learn! Investigate! Instruct!" written by physicist, Dr. Phillips Thomas, this historically accurate series includes recordings about the invention of the typewriter, automobile, penicillin, machine gun, skyscraper, and more!	196	2	Add To Cart: $10.00
	Wax Cylinders 2 (1900 - 1904) 192 Episodes 1 Volume sales and popularity of wax cylinders were at an all time high during this era and there were many popular recording artists.	192	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	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
	Graduation Day Speeches 185 Episodes 4 Volume Hear some inspiring words from our national leaders and people from the worlds of business, entertainment, media, military, politics, religion, sports, and other vocations that might have inspired our studies whom we can benefit from their advice.	185	4	Add To Cart: $20.00
	Presidential Candidate Announcements 184 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.	184	5	Add To Cart: $25.00
	Movie Previews 178 Episodes 2 Volume This is a compilation of movie previews on radio shows with glimpses of some of the best classics in film history.	178	2	Add To Cart: $10.00
	Presidential Election 1968 177 Episodes 4 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.	177	4	Add To Cart: $15.00
	Impeach a President (Clinton) 176 Episodes 6 Volume Whenever a sitting President does something that his opposition does not like, there are calls for Impeachment. The case of President Clinton's Impeachment proceedings can be instructive.	176	6	Add To Cart: $15.00
	Wax Cylinders 4 (1907 - 1908) 173 Episodes 1 Volume Featuring the earliest recording artists of their day including Enrico Caruso, Billy Murray, as well as minstrel team Arthur Collins and Byron G. Harlan.	173	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	AFVN Recordings (Armed Forces Vietnam) 171 Episodes 2 Volume The American Troops assigned to Vietnam did what American Troops did wherever they were assigned, served with Honor, and they had the American Forces Vietnam Network to bring them a slice of Home	171	2	Add To Cart: $10.00
	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
	DJ Madness 164 Episodes 2 Volume The original Disc Jockeys from the Age of Radio bring you their best and greatest music from their era.	164	2	Add To Cart: $10.00
	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
	Jimmy Carter 160 Episodes 4 Volume Considered "a better man than he was a president", Jimmy Carter ushered America into the 1980s.	160	4	Add To Cart: $20.00
	Bob Dole 160 Episodes 4 Volume Bob Dole first ran for political office in 1950 and ran for president three times starting in 1980s.	160	4	Add To Cart: $20.00
	Mr President 160 Episodes 3 Volume This old time radio series tells the untold tales the Commanders-in-chief's everyday life. In order to challenge the audience to guess his identity, the President's name was not revealed until the end of the show.	160	3	Add To Cart: $15.00
	History Through the Ears of Radio 157 Episodes 6 Volume This collection takes you back to those dangerous, yet simple times when you got your news on the go with that transistor radio tucked close to your ear.	157	6	Add To Cart: $30.00
	American History 157 Episodes 2 Volume Famous and lesser know episodes from the birth and growth of a Great Nation presented from popular OTR sources, including Cavalcade Of America, American Trail, Frontier Fighters, Mr. President and You Are There. Great lessons and fine entertainment.	157	2	Add To Cart: $10.00
	Presidential Election 1992 156 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.	156	4	Add To Cart: $20.00
	Eulogies 156 Episodes 2 Volume When someone you know and love passes away, someone is tapped with the awesome task of eulogizing the deceased. Â That person can be your sibling, your child, a dear family member or friend, and in some cases, the President of the United States.	156	2	Add To Cart: $10.00
	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
	Communists and Cold War 155 Episodes 4 Volume This extensive collection includes radio shows, news broadcasts, psa's, and debates about The Red Scare, McCarthyism, and The Cold War which pervaded politics, cultures, life and more in second half the the 20th Century.	155	4	Add To Cart: $20.00
	Wax Cylinders 3 (1905 - 1906) 155 Episodes 1 Volume We continue on our journey through early 20th century recordings: during this time wax cylinders and other recording devises were becoming more popular.	155	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	Airchecks of the 1980s and 1990s 153 Episodes 5 Volume As the 1970s became the 1980s and then the 1990s, American radio was changing.Â Â In the decades prior, your car radio, the radio in your home, or that personal radio in your bedroom started to see the death of the radio star with the birth of MTV in 1981.	153	5	Add To Cart: $25.00
	Al Gore 152 Episodes 4 Volume Long time politician, businessman, and environmentalist, Al Gore served as Clinton's Vice President. Gore won the popular vote in 2000 presidential election, but lost the presidency George W Bush.	152	4	Add To Cart: $20.00
	John Kerry 151 Episodes 5 Volume American attorney, politician and diplomat who currently serves as the first United States special presidential envoy for climate.	151	5	Add To Cart: $25.00
	Watergate Scandal News 150 Episodes 3 Volume Valuable up close look at events as they were unfolding during Nixon's Watergate Scandal.	150	3	Add To Cart: $15.00
	Gerald Ford 146 Episodes 3 Volume President Ford became President when Richard Nixon left the office of presidency due to the Watergate scandal.	146	3	Add To Cart: $15.00
	John McCain 141 Episodes 2 Volume Relive the legacy of John Sidney McCain III through audio; A US Navy Officer who was captured in Vietnam, McCain later became US Senator for Arizona from 1987-2018 and ran for national office.	141	2	Add To Cart: $10.00
	Vox Pop 140 Episodes 3 Volume You won't want to miss this charming program featuring often spontaneous and playful interviews with citizens across the US and abroad. This extensive collection contains rare recordings previously not in circulation.	140	3	Add To Cart: $15.00
	George McGovern 139 Episodes 5 Volume This collection is dedicated to the lifetime of service that politician George McGovern did to improve the lives of Americans and people all around the world.	139	5	Add To Cart: $25.00
	Presidential Sports 137 Episodes 2 Volume Sports can make a politician feel human and have a personal connection with the voters.	137	2	Add To Cart: $10.00
	Meet the Press 128 Episodes 3 Volume an excellent interview program featuring top makers and shakers of the day being put under the microscope and asked tough questions.	128	3	Add To Cart: $15.00
	Wax Cylinders 1 (1880 - 1890s) 126 Episodes 1 Volume First commercially produced sound recording devices and offer an early look at turn of the century audio technology as well as popular music and culture from the late 19th century and early 20th century. Mass recording were made on Wax Cylinders from music to speeches to comedy routines all to be enjoyed the in comfort of the listener's home. This collection includes highlights from early recordings from the 1880-1890s.	126	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	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
	Boxers Champions and Prizefighters 125 Episodes 3 Volume This OTRCAT original collection includes examples of boxing in all the genres of old time radio shows.	125	3	Add To Cart: $15.00
	Civil Defense 124 Episodes 1 Volume Fascinating PSA, recordings and episodes to save americans from a nuclear attack!	124	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	Presidential Election 1988 124 Episodes 4 Volume George Bush and Dan Quayle would beatÂ Michael Dukakis and Lloyd Bentsen with 426 Electoral Votes to 111 Electoral Votes.	124	4	Add To Cart: $20.00
	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
	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.Â 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 1984 121 Episodes 3 Volume President Ronald Reagan defeated Walter Mondale in a landslide winning over 58% of the popular vote.	121	3	Add To Cart: $15.00
	Ted Kennedy 121 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.	121	2	Add To Cart: $10.00
	Operation Desert Storm and Iraqi Freedom 120 Episodes 3 Volume Operation Desert Storm (1991): Coalition effort led by the US to liberate Kuwait from Iraqi occupation. Operation Iraqi Freedom (2003-2011): US-led campaign to remove Saddam Hussein's regime and address WMD concerns in Iraq.	120	3	Add To Cart: $15.00
	Norman Corwin 120 Episodes 3 Volume One of the greatest creative minds that has ever floated through the airwaves, Norman Corwin's poetic personality left an impression on listeners everywhere.	120	3	Add To Cart: $15.00
	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
	Robert F Kennedy 116 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	116	2	Add To Cart: $10.00
	Dwight D Eisenhower 115 Episodes 2 Volume Eisenhower was a national hero after serving as Supreme Commander of the Allied Forces in Europe during WWII and in 1952 won the Presidential Election.	115	2	Add To Cart: $10.00
	Churchill (Winston) Recordings 114 Episodes 1 Volume Winston Churchill, Prime Minister of United Kingdom during WWII and great orator, wrote his own speeches and delivered them on many radio broadcasts.	114	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
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