Election Nights

Election Nights

Herbert Hoover — Pre-Election Address from Elko, Nevada

7 Nov 1932 · 12 min

President Herbert Hoover's last campaign address of the 1932 race, cut to disc. Recording held by the Internet Archive; public domain.

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Sounds of History — The Election of 1932

8 Nov 1932 · 15 min

Documentary reconstruction of the 1932 election built from surviving network actuality. Recording held by the Internet Archive; public domain.

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Sounds of History — The Election of 1936

3 Nov 1936 · 15 min

Documentary reconstruction of Roosevelt's 1936 landslide. Recording held by the Internet Archive; public domain.

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FDR's 1936 Re-election

3 Nov 1936 · 15 min

Actuality and narration on the 1936 re-election campaign. Recording held by the Internet Archive; public domain.

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President Roosevelt — Address to the Teamsters Convention

11 Sep 1940 · 30 min

Franklin D. Roosevelt opens his third-term campaign before the Teamsters convention. Recording held by the Internet Archive; public domain.

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Wendell Willkie Withdraws from the Republican Race

5 Apr 1944 · 4 min

Willkie's statement after the Wisconsin primary, ending his 1944 candidacy. Recording held by the Internet Archive; public domain.

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Roosevelt — Address to the Democratic National Convention

20 Jul 1944 · 17 min

FDR accepts a fourth nomination by radio from a railway car in San Diego. Recording held by the Internet Archive; public domain.

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Sounds of History — Truman Beats Dewey, 1948

2 Nov 1948 · 15 min

The 1948 upset, assembled from surviving election-night material. Recording held by the Internet Archive; public domain.

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The Voter on Election Eve — Stevenson and Sparkman (Part 1)

3 Nov 1952 · 2 min

Democratic campaign disc issued for the eve of the 1952 election. Recording held by the Internet Archive; public domain.

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The Voter on Election Eve — Stevenson and Sparkman (Part 2)

3 Nov 1952 · 2 min

Reverse side of the 1952 Democratic campaign pressing. Recording held by the Internet Archive; public domain.

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Adlai Stevenson Concedes to Eisenhower

4 Nov 1952 · 0 min

Stevenson's concession from Springfield, Illinois, election night 1952. Recording held by the Internet Archive; public domain.

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Sounds of History — Ike Wins, 1952

4 Nov 1952 · 15 min

The first television election, told in radio actuality. Recording held by the Internet Archive; public domain.

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Adlai Stevenson Quips About the Convention

17 Aug 1956 · 0 min

Stevenson on the 1956 Democratic convention. Recording held by the Internet Archive; public domain.

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Dwight D. Eisenhower — Campaign Address, 23 August 1956

23 Aug 1956 · 37 min

Eisenhower accepts renomination and opens the 1956 campaign. Recording held by the Internet Archive; public domain.

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Adlai Stevenson Concedes, Election Night 1956

6 Nov 1956 · 0 min

Stevenson's second concession to Eisenhower. Recording held by the Internet Archive; public domain.

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Democratic National Convention 1960 — Reel 1

13 Jul 1960 · 12 min

Floor coverage of the Los Angeles convention that nominated Kennedy. Recording held by the Internet Archive; public domain.

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Democratic National Convention 1960 — Reel 2

13 Jul 1960 · 14 min

Floor coverage of the Los Angeles convention that nominated Kennedy. Recording held by the Internet Archive; public domain.

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Democratic National Convention 1960 — Reel 3

14 Jul 1960 · 16 min

Floor coverage of the Los Angeles convention that nominated Kennedy. Recording held by the Internet Archive; public domain.

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Democratic National Convention 1960 — Reel 4

14 Jul 1960 · 16 min

Floor coverage of the Los Angeles convention that nominated Kennedy. Recording held by the Internet Archive; public domain.

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John F. Kennedy — Acceptance Speech, Los Angeles

15 Jul 1960 · 21 min

The 'New Frontier' acceptance address at the Memorial Coliseum. Recording held by the Internet Archive; public domain.

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John F. Kennedy — Greater Houston Ministerial Association

12 Sep 1960 · 11 min

Kennedy on church and state before Protestant ministers in Houston. Recording held by the Internet Archive; public domain.

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The First Kennedy–Nixon Debate

26 Sep 1960 · 57 min

The complete first televised presidential debate, simulcast on radio from Chicago. Recording held by the Internet Archive; public domain.

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Republican Campaign Song — 'Click with Dick'

1 Oct 1960 · 2 min

Nixon campaign record, 1960. Recording held by the Internet Archive; public domain.

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Telephone Ad for Richard Nixon, 1960

15 Oct 1960 · 0 min

Recorded telephone canvassing message from the 1960 Nixon campaign. Recording held by the Internet Archive; public domain.

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Sounds of History — The Election of 1960

8 Nov 1960 · 15 min

The closest election of the century, in surviving broadcast actuality. Recording held by the Internet Archive; public domain.

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Democratic National Convention 1964 — CBS Radio

26 Aug 1964 · 30 min

CBS Radio coverage from Atlantic City. Recording held by the Internet Archive; public domain.

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BBC Light Programme — Election Night, Music Till Dawn

15 Oct 1964 · 41 min

The BBC Light Programme through the night of the 1964 British general election. Recording held by the Internet Archive; public domain.

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Republican Party — Presidential Election 1968

8 Aug 1968 · 22 min

Republican campaign broadcast for the 1968 election. Recording held by the Internet Archive; public domain.

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Lionel Hampton — Nixon Campaign Promotion

1 Sep 1968 · 6 min

Bandleader Lionel Hampton records for the 1968 Nixon campaign. Recording held by the Internet Archive; public domain.

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Nixon Rally, 31 October 1968

31 Oct 1968 · 35 min

Pacifica Radio's recording of a Nixon rally in the closing week of the campaign. Recording held by the Internet Archive; public domain.

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Sounds of History — The Election of 1968

5 Nov 1968 · 15 min

The 1968 election, assembled from surviving broadcast material. Recording held by the Internet Archive; public domain.

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Sounds of History — Nixon, Part Two

6 Nov 1968 · 15 min

The Nixon presidency begins. Recording held by the Internet Archive; public domain.