RealAudio of Dramatic Moments
- Newly elected President Roosevelt confronts fear in the Nation. March 4, 1933. 11 seconds
- President Roosevelt appears before Congress asking for a declaration of war the day after the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor. December 8, 1941. 7 minutes 11 seconds
- President Truman on the Communist invasion of South Korea. 1950. 7 seconds
- President Truman announces the dismissal of General Douglas MacArthur. 1951. 16 seconds
- Following a New York ticker-tape parade in his honor, General Eisenhower pokes fun at his own humble beginnings. 9 seconds
- Campaigning for the presidency in 1952, Eisenhower makes a key promise. 38 seconds
- Humorous remarks by President Kennedy during a Democratic fund-raising dinner. March 10, 1962. 2 minutes 47 seconds
- A secret recording of President Kennedy discussing military options with his brother Robert and top aides during the Cuban Missile Crisis. October 18, 1962. 2 minutes 12 seconds
- President Kennedy's entire address to the Nation concerning the Cuban Missile Crisis. October 22, 1962. 16 minutes 55 seconds
- President Kennedy during his speech to the people of West Berlin. June 26, 1963. 25 seconds "...Ich bin ein Berliner."
- After the assassination of JFK, President Johnson makes a statement at the airport just after exiting Air Force One. November 22, 1963. 40 seconds
- President Johnson announces he will not seek re-election as a result of the ongoing crisis in Vietnam. March 31, 1968. 54 seconds
- An excerpt from Nixon's "Checkers" speech in which he responds to news allegations of financial misdeeds involving a political trust fund. September 23, 1952. 1 minute 19 seconds
- After losing the California governor's election, Nixon chats with reporters in Los Angeles. November 7, 1962. 1 minute 27 seconds "...just think how much you're going to be missing, you don't have Nixon to kick around anymore..."
- A secret recording of President Nixon telling top aide H.R. Haldeman to obstruct the FBI investigation into the Watergate break-in. June 23, 1972. 6 seconds "...call the FBI and say that we wish, for the country, don't go any further into this case, period..."
- President Nixon pledges White House cooperation with the Watergate investigation. April 17, 1973. 22 seconds
- President Nixon comments on U.S. military withdrawal from Vietnam. 1973. 26 seconds
- After returning from the hospital to the White House, the President greets his staff and denies resignation rumors. July 20, 1973. 25 seconds
- The President insults reporters during a White House press conference on Watergate. October 23, 1973. 21 seconds
- President Nixon meets with news editors and denies any wrongdoing in Watergate. November 17, 1973. 24 seconds "...I am not a crook."
- President Nixon announces his resignation as a result of the Watergate scandal. August 8, 1974. 32 seconds
- An excerpt from President Ford's remarks on taking office just after Richard Nixon resigned in disgrace. August 9, 1974. 2 minutes 29 seconds
- President Ford grants Richard Nixon a full pardon. September 8, 1974. 52 seconds
- During inaugural festivities, President Reagan announces an end to the U.S. hostage crisis in Iran. January 20, 1981. 27 seconds
- President Reagan jokes about bombing the Soviet Union during a voice test on a live microphone while preparing for a radio address. August 11, 1984. 8 seconds
Bill Clinton
- President Bill Clinton denies sex allegations concerning former White House intern Monica Lewinsky. January 26, 1998. 38 seconds
- President Clinton admits "I misled people" during a speech to the Nation a few hours after completing his testimony to Independent Counsel Ken Starr's Grand Jury. August 17, 1998. 4 minutes 8 seconds
- Grand Jury appearance August 17, 1998 - Excerpts in sequence.
- President Clinton comments on the motives behind the Paula Jones sexual harassment case against him (which led to the revelation of his relationship with Monica Lewinsky). "...so they could hurt me politically..." 2 minutes 48 seconds
- The President is quizzed on a statement made by his lawyer on his behalf during his January deposition in the Paula Jones case that there "is no sex of any kind..." between the President and Lewinsky. "...it depends upon what the meaning of the word 'is' is..." 1 minute 4 seconds
- President Clinton angrily defends his evasive conduct during his deposition in the Paula Jones case. "...I wanted to be legal without being particularly helpful..." 3 minutes 13 seconds
- The President reveals his opinion of Lewinsky and explains his original motive in helping her find a new job. "...she's basically a good girl..." 1 minute 14 seconds
- As his testimony concludes, the President complains about being the target of five years of non-stop investigations. 56 seconds
- The President talks about forgiveness during ceremonies in a Massachusetts church commemorating the 1963 civil rights March on Washington. August 28, 1998. 1 minute 33 seconds
- President Clinton first uses the term "I'm sorry," while in Dublin, Ireland, during a photo opportunity when asked about critical comments spoken by Senator Joseph Lieberman. September 4, 1998. 15 seconds
- The President speaks at the annual White House prayer breakfast at the beginning of a day of tremendous political and personal turmoil surrounding the publication of the sexually explicit Starr Report concerning his relationship with Monica Lewinsky. September 11, 1998. 10 minutes 22 seconds "I have sinned..."
- President Clinton speaks to reporters in the White House Rose Garden just minutes before the House Judiciary Committee passes its first article of impeachment. December 11, 1998. 4 minutes 3 seconds "...I am profoundly sorry..."
- In the midst of the impeachment proceedings, President Clinton visits Israel where he responds to an Israeli reporter asking him if he intends to resign "as did President Nixon." December 13, 1998. 25 seconds
- Excerpts from President Clinton's speech to the Nation announcing an Allied air-attack against Iraq. December 16, 1998. 1 minute 59 seconds
- The next day, Washington reporters ask the President if he ordered the attack in order to delay the scheduled impeachment vote in the House of Representatives. December 17, 1998. 21 seconds
- Flanked by Democratic supporters and his wife Hillary, President Clinton appears before reporters on the South Lawn of White House about two hours after his impeachment by the House of Representatives. December 19, 1998. 5 minutes 40 seconds
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