As we were casting around for material to caption, we noticed a number of the political speeches that we encountered were either not transcribed or, in many cases, transcribed incorrectly. The following is a list[…]
Category: Political Transcription and Captioning
1940, May 26 – FDR – Fireside chat #15 – On National Defense – open captioned
FDR: My friends, at this moment of sadness throughout most of the world, I want to talk with you about a number of subjects that directly affect the future of the United States. We are[…]
2020, February 5 – Mitt Romney impeachment speech
Thank you, Mr. President. The Constitution is at the foundation of our Republic’s success, and we each strive not to lose sight of our promise to defend it. The Constitution established the vehicle of impeachment[…]
1942, April 28 – FDR – Fireside chat #21 – On Our National Economic Policy – open captioned
FDR: My fellow Americans, it is nearly five months since we were attacked at Pearl Harbor. For the two years prior to that attack this country had been gearing itself up to a high level[…]
2017, October 16 – Senator John McCain receives 2017 Liberty Medal – open captioned
Thank you, Joe, my old, dear friend, for those mostly undeserved kind words. Vice-President Biden and I have known each other for a lot of years now, more than 40, if you’re counting. We knew[…]
2017, May 7 – Senator Al Franken’s statement on Comey and Russia investigation – open captioned
We do know that the Russians interfered in the 2016 election. We know that the Russians did so in order to undermine confidence in our democracy. We know that the Russians carried out this attack[…]
2014, May 7 -Net Neutrality – Sen. Al Franken Calls For #NoSlowLane – closed captioned
Hi, I’m Senator Al Franken. It was American taxpayers who paid for the development of the Internet by DARPA, the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency. Since then, the Internet has changed everything about the way[…]
1985, August 31, President Reagan’s Radio Address on Free and Fair Trade – Smoot-Hawley tariffs
My fellow Americans, last Wednesday I notified Congress of my decision not to impose either quotas or tariffs on foreign shoe imports into this country. I’d like to talk with you about that decision because[…]
2016, July 27 – President Barack Obama at DNC – open captioned
(Applause) Thank you. x1 (Applause) Thank you. x2 (Applause) Thank you. x3 (Applause) Thank you. x4 (Applause) Thank you so much. (Applause) Thank you, everybody. Thank you. x1 (Applause) Thank you. x2 (Applause) Thank you[…]
2017, October 24 – Sen. Jeff Flakes – Resignation speech on the Senate floor
Mr. President, I rise today to address a matter that has been very much on my mind. At a moment when it seems that our democracy is more defined by our discord and our dysfunction[…]