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1State of the Union Addresses by United States Presidents (1857 - 1860)

By James Buchanan

The State of the Union address is a speech presented by the President of the United States to a joint session of the United States Congress, typically delivered annually. The address not only reports on the condition of the nation but also allows the President to outline his legislative agenda (for which he needs the cooperation of Congress) and national priorities. This album contains recordings of addresses from James Buchanan. - Summary by Wikipedia and Linette Geisel

In this memoir, Meriel Buchanan (9-5-1886 to 2-6-1959) links the history of Russia to powerful, lingering memories of her years living there. She was the daughter of the man who turned out to be the last British ambassador to Imperial Russia. As a young adult, in her role as the ambassador’s daughter, she had regular access to the court of Tsar Nicholas II of Russia, providing her with unusual experiences and impressions. She describes first hand the sights, sounds, and some of the activities she remembers from this elevated and sheltered vantage point. The family left Russia in 1918, and the author’s memories are filled with nostalgia and longing for the Russia she experienced. - Summary by Jan M.

What happens when wartime romance and talents encounter the post-war civilian world? <br> "I'm going to take you to - " <br> "Racine?"<br> "If you're my wife you'll go with me to Hell!"<br> "I'd rather go there than Racine."<br> "Did anybody ever tell you that you were a snob?"<br> - Summary by ToddHW <BR><BR>Cast list:<BR> Billy Arkwright, Twenty-five, late Lieutenant, A. E. F.: <a href="https://librivox.org/reader/14540">Andrew Gaunce</a><br> Nora, Maid: <a href="https://librivox.org/reader/15380">Annie Mars</a><br> General McInerny, U. S. A, fifty: <a href="https://librivox.org/reader/6754">ToddHW</a><br> Jack Rutherford, Late Lieutenant, N. A.: <a href="https://librivox.org/reader/14635">DavyDave</a><br> Florence Lanham, Twenty-one: <a href="https://librivox.org/reader/13140">Jenn Broda</a><br> Mrs. Lanham, Fifty-five, her mother: <a href="https://librivox.org/reader/11790">TJ Burns</a><br> Elizabeth, Twenty, her sister: <a href="https://librivox.org/reader/5468">ashleighjane</a><br> Sam McGinnis, Twenty-seven, late Captain, A. E. F. (winner D. S. C. medal): <a href="https://librivox.org/reader/10789">Tomas Peter</a><br> Mrs. Martha Smythe, Twenty-nine, friend of the Lanhams: <a href="https://librivox.org/reader/10179">Sonia</a><br> Bessie Henderson, Twenty-two, friend of the Lanhams: <a href="https://librivox.org/reader/14983">Anamika</a><br> Zack Hart, Fifty-two: <a href="https://librivox.org/reader/8879">Son of the Exiles</a><br> Mr. Lanham, Florence's father: <a href="https://librivox.org/reader/7170">Alan Mapstone</a><br> McGinnis, Senior: <a href="https://librivox.org/reader/12980">Wayne Cooke</a><br> Bell Hop/Boy: <a href="https://librivox.org/reader/14687">Mooninya</a><br> Maid at Hotel: <a href="https://librivox.org/reader/15016">Kathi M. Walsheck</a><br> Stage directions: <a href="https://librivox.org/reader/13577">Adrian Stephens</a><br> Editing: <a href="https://librivox.org/reader/6754">ToddHW</a>

"A Woman's Way" belongs to a class of comedy curiously rare on our native stage in recent seasons, the comedy of smart people, with a flavor of character study to give it dignity." <BR><BR>"In this comedy, it is "inevitable" that the wife and the other woman should meet in the presence of the husband, and that they should come to open grapple under the very eyes of the audience. The joy of [Buchanan's] comedy, of course, in no small measure is due to the fact that the other woman is not at all the sort of antagonist the wife expected; that she is, in fact, charming, with worldly poise equal to the occasion." - Summary by Walter Prichard Eaton, 1915 <BR><BR>Cast list:<BR> General Livingstone, Act 1: <a href="https://librivox.org/reader/6754">ToddHW</a><br> Mrs. Livingstone, Act 1: <a href="https://librivox.org/reader/10179">Sonia</a><br> Mr. Lynch: <a href="https://librivox.org/reader/7170">Alan Mapstone</a><br> Salie Livingstone: <a href="https://librivox.org/reader/15380">Annie Mars</a><br> Mrs. Stanton: <a href="https://librivox.org/reader/11790">TJ Burns</a><br> Mrs. Blakemore: <a href="https://librivox.org/reader/15373">WendyKatzHiller</a><br> Bob Livingstone: <a href="https://librivox.org/reader/8011">Greg Giordano</a><br> Oliver Whitney: <a href="https://librivox.org/reader/10789">Tomas Peter</a><br> Mrs. Belle Morris: <a href="https://librivox.org/reader/7026">Michele Eaton</a><br> Mr. Morris: <a href="https://librivox.org/reader/10801">Jim Locke</a><br> Wilson: <a href="https://librivox.org/reader/15638">qthemusic123</a><br> Howard Stanton: <a href="https://librivox.org/reader/16240">HelloCentral</a><br> Marion Stanton: <a href="https://librivox.org/reader/13140">Jenn Broda</a><br> Stage Directions: <a href="https://librivox.org/reader/11331">Scotty Smith</a><br> Editing: <a href="https://librivox.org/reader/6754">ToddHW</a><br>

The author of this work was the daughter of the British ambassador to Russia. She was in St. Petersburg (renamed Petrograd in 1914) from before World War I to after the Bolshevik Revolution, leaving in January 1918. Rather than a dry retelling of the history of this period, the author gives a more personal view of the events, as she lived through them. - Summary by TriciaG