A Look Back at History, OTR Style

Edward Arnold played Mr. President
on radio, but left his mark
primarily in film, starring in
pictures like "Meet John Doe"
and "You Can't Take It With You". 

This week on the Old Time Radio Express, we present a couple of historical events - one fictional, and two non-fictional.

First off is Mr. President, an historical drama which each week detailed an event - sometimes important, sometimes quite unimportant - from a U.S. President's life.  Esteemed actor Edward Arnold played the President every week, whose identity was kept secret until the end of the broadcast.  See if you can't guess this week's President, who is struggling to avoid letting the U.S. get pulled into war.

Speaking of war, we have an interesting soundbite from World War II, as might have been heard by our fighting forces in the Pacific.

And we've got another special treat - what I would argue might be the most famous radio news broadcast ever.  Disagree?  Feel free to leave comments on the blog!