U.S. Presidential Audio Recordings
Prints & Photographs Division
Benjamin Harrison
Twenty-third President
1889-1893
This is believed to be the oldest known recording of any U.S. President. It was recorded on an Edison wax cylinder sometime around 1889.
36 seconds - MP3 283K
"As president of the United States, I was present at the first Pan-American congress in Washington D.C. I believe that with God's help, our two countries shall continue to live side-by-side in peace and prosperity." - Benjamin Harrison
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