This speech describes John F. Kennedy's original intentions at the time of the announcement of the March 1, 1961 signing of Executive Order 10924 which marked the establishment of the Peace Corps. The transcript is available at the source. This file adds significantly to the following articles:
CommentsWP:FS?#2: The speech isn't that old or unique that I wonder if a version can't be found with the hissing and clicks removed. WP?#4 The FSC caption is insufficient. Tell us something interesting about the audio, what significance it has etc, otherwise you'll be hard pressed to get anyone interested in it. FS?#5: The file descriptions are pretty weak. "John Fitzgerald Kennedy speach announcing the establshment of the Peace Corps" doesn't tell us anything more than the file name (and there are two typos). Please give us more details on the contents. Are there any details on where it was recorded? Have any edits been made to the files to remove pops or clicks, to reduce audience applause and other background noise? Transcripts would be good, even though the aren't required by the FS?. If these audio files "contribute significantly", then will the deaf and hard of hearing have trouble understanding the topic of the article without the transcripts? Matthewedwards : Chat 05:38, 2 April 2011 (UTC)[reply]
Be warned that Audacity's noise reduction tool can very easily make things sound like it's coming from the bottom of a well. While the advice given there is fine for a modern recording (where there will be very little hiss anyway), with a historic recording, it's absolutely necessary to blend an attempted noise reduction back with the original. It's far better to have some remaining hiss than to ruin the recording (which is why I DREAD when Internet archive starts talking about "GRINDING noises removed" (inevitably capitalised that way), because I'll inevitably be left with some horridly ruined recording, that nothing could be done to save, since they edited out so much of the original using all-or-nothing tools intended to remove a tiny, tiny amount of hiss from a modern recording. Adam Cuerden(talk)00:43, 4 April 2011 (UTC)[reply]
This is a great find! Starts out good in the beginning, but all the clinking in the background should be fixed as well as possible. --haha169 (talk) 04:35, 3 April 2011 (UTC)[reply]
This vastly reduces the hum. I haven't removed the sneezes, which are, at least, authentic. Again, if promoted, it'll need to replace the other in articles. Adam Cuerden(talk)10:13, 4 April 2011 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose both Sorry, but that high pitched noise/whine in the background is just too prevalent. Ultimately if I have to choose between not having a featured sound and not getting a migraine, I'm going to choose the second, and in this case you can't have one without the other. Sven ManguardWha?01:33, 7 April 2011 (UTC)[reply]
Soerry, I initially forgot to link, then fixed it, but showed it to Sven on IRC and he said it didn't fix the issue (which I either can't hear or don't understand what to look for), so I asked for it to be deleted. Adam Cuerden(talk)22:56, 11 April 2011 (UTC)[reply]
