1889 President Benjamin Harrison Voice Recording - Remastered and Restored Audio

This is the oldest known recording in existence of any U.S. President in history. It was recorded on an Edison wax cylinder in 1889.

I restored and re-mastered the audio. The original was extremely degraded, but I eliminated as much of the noise as possible without degrading further the actual voice data. I also enhanced the ambience of the audio to regain as much of the natural overtones as possible, as well as provide an idea of what it actually sounded like if you were in attendance for his speech in 1889.