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Ageless Audio: Volume Two
The second half of the twentieth century saw the emergence of the cold war, a space race that landed a man on the moon and the first US president to resign. Along the way some classic utterances were captured for posterity.
Famous Lines: Volume Two can be downloaded in .zip format.
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Sputnik Announcement: This first satellite was today successfully launched in the USSR.
English-language report on Russian radio, 1957
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The Beatles on Ed Sullivan: Ladies and gentlemen, The Beatles!
Introduction to American audience, 1964
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Richard Nixon: I welcome this kind of examination...
President on Watergate affair, 1973
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Three Mile Island: There has been some damage to the nuclear fuel...
A scientist speculates on the accident, 1979
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Pete Rose: I think I'm, um, being punished pretty severely.
Commenting on his suspension from baseball, 1989
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Johnny Carson: But, look on the bright side...
Stepping down from The Tonight Show, 1992