It Was Said

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23 episodes

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English

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It Was Said, the 2021 Webby Award winner for Best Podcast Series, takes a look back on some of the most powerful and timeless speeches in history. Written and narrated by Pulitzer Prize winning and best-selling historian Jon Meacham, this documentary podcast takes you through generation-defining speeches. Meacham, along with top historians, authors and journalists, offers expert insight and analysis into the origins, the orator, and the context of the times each speech was given, and reflect on why it’s important to never forget them.
It Was Said is an Audacy original in association with The HISTORY® Channel.

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English

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Episodes1 - 10 of 23 episodes

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	Introducing About A Boy: The Story of Vladimir Putin In the West, Russian dictator Vladimir Putin is always seen as one of two things: KGB s... 3 minutes	Oct 18, 2023
	Eleanor Roosevelt, and The Universal Declaration of Human Rights Eleanor Roosevelt champions the creation of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, ... 32 minutes	Nov 23, 2022
	FDR’s Pearl Harbor Address Franklin D. Roosevelt asks Congress for a declaration of war against Japan following th... 33 minutes	Nov 16, 2022
	Frederick Douglass, What To The Slave Is The Fourth of July? Frederick Douglass delivers a searing speech on the Fourth of July, summoning the natio... 36 minutes	Nov 09, 2022
	Margaret Chase Smith’s Declaration of Conscience Republican Senator Margaret Chase Smith breaks with partisan orthodoxy to take a stand ... 30 minutes	Nov 02, 2022
	Ronald Reagan's D-Day Commemoration Ronald Reagan commemorates the 40th anniversary of D-day. Linking past and present, he ... 37 minutes	Oct 26, 2022
	Nelson Mandela, I Am Prepared To Die Nelson Mandela stands trial for challenging the apartheid regime in South Africa. Speak... 31 minutes	Oct 19, 2022
	Margaret Thatcher, The Lady’s Not For Turning Margaret Thatcher resolves not to change course despite mounting criticism of her econo... 29 minutes	Oct 12, 2022
	Theodore Roosevelt, Man In The Arena Theodore Roosevelt, speaking at the Sorbonne in Paris, outlines the vital role and resp... 33 minutes	Oct 05, 2022
	Winston Churchill, The Finest Hour Confronted with the impending threat of Nazi invasion, Winston Churchill outlines the s... 30 minutes	Sep 28, 2022

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It Was Said

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Episodes1 - 10 of 23 episodes

Introducing About A Boy: The Story of Vladimir Putin

Eleanor Roosevelt, and The Universal Declaration of Human Rights

FDR’s Pearl Harbor Address

Frederick Douglass, What To The Slave Is The Fourth of July?

Margaret Chase Smith’s Declaration of Conscience

Ronald Reagan's D-Day Commemoration

Nelson Mandela, I Am Prepared To Die

Margaret Thatcher, The Lady’s Not For Turning

Theodore Roosevelt, Man In The Arena

Winston Churchill, The Finest Hour

Introducing About A Boy: The Story of Vladimir Putin

Eleanor Roosevelt, and The Universal Declaration of Human Rights

FDR’s Pearl Harbor Address

Frederick Douglass, What To The Slave Is The Fourth of July?

Margaret Chase Smith’s Declaration of Conscience

Ronald Reagan's D-Day Commemoration

Nelson Mandela, I Am Prepared To Die

Margaret Thatcher, The Lady’s Not For Turning

Theodore Roosevelt, Man In The Arena

Winston Churchill, The Finest Hour

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