Political Figures Free Audio & Video

This compilation includes highlights from nine memorable speeches given from 1982 to his Farewell Address to the Nation from the Oval Office in 1989.

In this lecture provided on streaming video by the Google Talks, historian and Newsweek editor Jon Meacham picks apart the mixed legacy of President Andrew Jackson.

He was called "The Second-Most Powerful man in America." Now, relive his thoughts and words in this release featuring highlights of 9 major speeches.

In this inspiring conversation released on video by the WGBH Forum Network, Pulitzer prize-winning historian and author of Team of Rivals Doris Kearns Goodwin talks about Abraham Lincoln, the success of his presidency, and the men that made up his cabinet.

In this short lecture provided by TED Talks, Pulitzer Prize-winning biographer and historian Doris Kearns Goodwin explores what we can learn about life from the lives of the Great Presidents.

"It will not take 100 years to thank God for Ronald Reagan. But why? Why was he so admired? Why was he so beloved?"

In his talk, "Impasse in Race Relations," King notes that although "the white backlash declared true equality could never be a reality in the United States".

"As for me, I'll leave the presidency more idealistic, more full of hope than the day I arrived and more confident than ever that America's best days lie ahead."

"The growth of our science and education will be enriched by new knowledge of our universe and environment..."

"While the world waited, Saddam Hussein systematically raped, pillaged, and plundered a tiny nation, no threat to his own."