Al Kaiser – The American Mercury https://theamericanmercury.org Founded by H.L. Mencken in 1924 Wed, 14 Apr 2010 12:30:48 +0000 en-US hourly 1 The Only Recording of Mencken’s Voice https://theamericanmercury.org/2010/04/the-only-recording-of-menckens-voice/ https://theamericanmercury.org/2010/04/the-only-recording-of-menckens-voice/#comments Wed, 14 Apr 2010 12:28:03 +0000 https://theamericanmercury.org/?p=93 Continue Reading →]]> This is the only known recording of H.L. Mencken’s voice and it is incredibly rare; thanks to Al Kaiser for making this recording available, which is archived on YouTube even though the video is static and it’s essentially radio, not video. We hear Mencken speaking just a matter of weeks before his debilitating stroke, and his mental acuity is perfect. The quality is amazingly good.

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