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	Your Pocketbook 11 Episodes 1 Volume On the onset of the Korean War, Truman knew two factors were vital: the support of a strong United Nations and a strong U.S. economy.	11	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	You Cant Do Business with Hitler 12 Episodes 1 Volume A Pre-War anti-Nazi propaganda program, You Can’t Do Business With Hitler was based on the true-life experience of a former employee of the US Embassy in Berlin.	12	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	You Are There 93 Episodes 2 Volume This series takes historic events and dramatizes them with "live radio" coverage. Many of the announcers on You Are There were wartime correspondents in World War II.	93	2	Add To Cart: $10.00
	WWI Great War Recordings 22 Episodes 1 Volume The Great War was just a memory by the time commercial radio had become an important medium, but the experience shaped America as well as many of the personalities involved in Old Time Radio.	22	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	WPA Concerts 31 Episodes 1 Volume The Works Progress Administration (WPA) was established by executive order of Franklin Delano Roosevelt on May 6, 1935. The WPA was a work relief program that provided jobs for many individuals who had become unemployed during the Depression.	31	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	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
	World Is Yours 11 Episodes 1 Volume produced in cooperation with the Department of Interior and the Smithsonian Institution, The World Is Yours is an education program based on "America's Attic."	11	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	Words At War 89 Episodes 2 Volume This old time radio series is a wonderful blend of history and literature and sometimes a sprinkle of wartime propaganda.	89	2	Add To Cart: $10.00
	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
	Wolfman Jack 83 Episodes 1 Volume As a DJ, he played a rowdy combination of Rock and Rhythm and Blues, and his trademark raspy voice conveyed an unending sense of mischief.	83	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	What America Means to Me 13 Episodes 1 Volume Fascinating and Famous Americans from all walks of life from Helen Keller to Eleanor Roosevelt to Elmer Davis, discuss what America means to them personally.	13	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	Western Adventures with Historical Figures 19 Episodes 1 Volume Over more than two decades on the air, the Masked Man ran into a good many historical figures, but the Lone Ranger never let recorded history get in the way of a good story. Old Time Radio's favorite western heroes meet real western historical figures like Buffalo Bill, Calamity Jane, Annie Oakley, Billy the Kid, even a young Teddy Roosevelt.	19	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	WEAF 12-Hour Broadcast, (Aug 10 1945 Atomic Bombing Nagasaki) 32 Episodes 1 Volume Transcribed under the assumption of the end of the war the day after the atomic bombing of Nagasaki, this recording is a significant part of American history as it reflects the tension as we teetered at the end of WWII.	32	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	We Came This Way 29 Episodes 1 Volume will be appreciated by students of history, as well as fans of radio drama with stories including Joan of Arc, Valley Forge, The French Revolution, and Walt Whitman.	29	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	Ways of Mankind 5 Episodes 1 Volume Explore the various facets of cultures and explains not only how they differ, but how they are fundamentally the same in many ways.	5	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	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
	Wax Cylinders 3 (1905 - 1906) 158 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.	158	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	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
	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
	Watergate Scandal News 149 Episodes 3 Volume Valuable up close look at events as they were unfolding during Nixon's Watergate Scandal.	149	3	Add To Cart: $15.00
	War of the Worlds 8 Episodes 1 Volume Based on the HG Wells story about Martians invading Earth, War of the Worlds 1938 is one of the most infamous broadcasts in media history.	8	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	Walter Mondale 40 Episodes 1 Volume Mondale was a lawyer and politician who servers as Vice President to Jimmy Carter from 1977-1981.	40	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	Voyager Golden Record 76 Episodes 1 Volume The Golden Records attached to the hulls of the Voyager 1&2 Deep Space Probes are mankind's ultimate "note in a bottle"	76	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	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
	Voting in US 726 Episodes 13 Volume To understand voting in the United States, one must understand the history of voting.	726	13	Add To Cart: $60.00
	VJ Day 54 Episodes 1 Volume Japan officially surrendered from WWII on the deck of the USS Missouri (BB-63) on September 2, 1945.	54	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	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
	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
	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
	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	Add To Cart: $5.00
	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
	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
	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	Add To Cart: $5.00
	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	Add To Cart: $5.00
	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	Add To Cart: $5.00
	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
	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
	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	Add To Cart: $5.00
	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	Add To Cart: $5.00
	Ted Kennedy 120 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.	120	2	Add To Cart: $10.00
	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
	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
	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
	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
	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
	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
	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
	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
	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
	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
	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
	Salem Witch Trials 4 Episodes 1 Volume Mass Hysteria has unintended and often grave results.	4	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	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
	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
	Ronald Reagan 628 Episodes 10 Volume This collection contains his early old time radio appearances and recordings from his political career and presidency.	628	10	Add To Cart: $50.00
	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	Add To Cart: $5.00
	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
	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
	Richard Nixon 318 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.	318	6	Add To Cart: $30.00
	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	Add To Cart: $5.00
	Religious Recordings 21 Episodes 1 Volume Uplifting and Inspirational Sermons from Reverend Beale and Reverend Charles Fuller	21	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	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
	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
	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	Add To Cart: $5.00
	Rare Holiday 42 Episodes 1 Volume There are several holidays on a year’s calendar, and they all deserve to be celebrated.	42	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
	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	Add To Cart: $5.00
	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	Add To Cart: $5.00
	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 13 41 Episodes 1 Volume Lucky 13 Random Rarities Collections features shows long thought lost in the vault of time.	41	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	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
	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
	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	Add To Cart: $5.00
	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	Add To Cart: $5.00
	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
	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
	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
	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	Add To Cart: $5.00
	Presidential Sports 136 Episodes 2 Volume Sports can make a politician feel human and have a personal connection with the voters.	136	2	Add To Cart: $10.00
	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
	Presidential Labor Day 934 Episodes 18 Volume It is to the American laborer and the retirees from labor that this collection has been created.	934	18	Add To Cart: $75.00
	Presidential Hanukkah 23 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.	23	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	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 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 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 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 2012 109 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.	109	2	Add To Cart: $10.00
	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 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 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 1996 190 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.	190	5	Add To Cart: $30.00
	Presidential Election 1992 154 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.	154	4	Add To Cart: $20.00
	Presidential Election 1988 121 Episodes 4 Volume George Bush and Dan Quayle would beat Michael Dukakis and Lloyd Bentsen with 426 Electoral Votes to 111 Electoral Votes.	121	4	Add To Cart: $20.00
	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 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 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 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 1968 167 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.	167	3	Add To Cart: $15.00
	Presidential Election 1964 256 Episodes 3 Volume Starting out with the promise of a second Kennedy term only to be cut down in Dallas. 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 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
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