A fascinating glimpse into history, Ocean Swift – 20th Century Public Domain Speeches is a free collection of iconic speeches from the 20th century. This pack features 69 carefully restored recordings of historical figures addressing the world on pivotal events—wars, elections, space exploration, and cultural movements that shaped the modern era.
These recordings, originally found on Archive.org and other public domain sources, were digitized from vinyl, tape, and VHS, often in poor condition. We cleaned and processed the audio to reduce hum, noise, and artifacts while normalizing and limiting the volume for better usability. While the quality remains limited by the original sources, we’ve done our best to make these legendary moments more accessible and usable for sampling, inspiration, and historical reference.
Contents
- 69 files of historic speeches
- 2.78GB total (WAV, 16-bit, 44.1kHz)
- Noise-reduced, equalized, normalized, and cleaned up for better clarity
- Public domain—free to use with no copyright restrictions
Download & Use
This pack is completely free to download and use in your projects, whether for music production, sound design, podcasts, educational content, or historical research. While we’ve improved the clarity, expect vintage character—these are raw, historical moments preserved through time.
Get the pack now and bring the voices of history into your work!
Included Speeches
The pack contains speeches from world leaders, activists, scientists, and cultural icons, covering topics like:
- War & Peace: Churchill’s wartime addresses, FDR’s WWII speeches, Nixon on Vietnam, Hirohito’s surrender
- Politics & Elections: Presidential debates, campaign speeches, and inaugurations from figures like Truman, Eisenhower, Kennedy, and Reagan
- Science & Exploration: Neil Armstrong’s moon landing, John Glenn on space travel
- Social Change & Culture: Gloria Steinem, Jesse Jackson, Amelia Earhart
- Sports & Entertainment: Babe Ruth, Casey Stengel, Hank Aaron
