The World's Greatest Orations DVD Collection

This is the DVD collection of 39 speeches by historic world leaders who used their poignant words to announce seminal political initiatives, recall historic events, and inspire people to unite and overcome adversity. The three-disc set includes Franklin Delano Roosevelt's first inaugural speech in 1933, when he introduced the New Deal and challenged Americans to endure during the Great Depression, declaring; "...the only thing we have to fear is fear itself". The set also has Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.'s last speech, delivered in 1968 in Memphis, Tennessee, one day prior to his assassination, when he predicted the success of the Civil Rights movement, proclaiming; "I've been to the mountaintop...and I've seen the promised land". Includes W illiam Jefferson Clinton commemorating the 50th anniversary of the invasion of Normandy, John F. Kennedy's "Ask not what your country can do..." address, and Richard M. Nixon's infamous resignation. With 3 1/2-hours of digitally-remastered footage. 7 1/2" H x 1 3/4" W x 5 1/4" L. (10 1/2 oz.)