Segment from Talk of the Nation

Listener Call

Peter, Brian, and Ed take a call from a listener, asking about the influence of technology on oratory over time.

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November 19th, 1863

Lincoln scholar Harold Holzer talks with the hosts about the delivery of the Gettysburg Address in 1863.

00:04:58

Making Sense of the President’s Words

Peter, Brian, and Ed discuss how the meaning of the Gettysburg Address has changed for successive generations of Americans.

00:09:33

Who Will Mourn for Logan?

Peter sits down with historian Carolyn Eastman, who explains the emphasis placed upon Native American speeches in the early Republic, and the search for a corpus of truly “American” oratory.

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A Woman’s Voice

Brian talks with historian Lisa Tetrault about the rise of women orators in the Lyceum movement of the late 19^th Century.

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Listener Call

Peter, Brian, and Ed take a call from a listener, asking about the influence of technology on oratory over time.

00:06:02

The Myth of “Malaise”?

Gordon Stewart, former speechwriter to President Jimmy Carter, helps Brian tell the story of the “crisis of confidence” speech Carter delivered in 1979 – widely known as the “malaise” speech.

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