Madame Chiang Kai Shek Rare 1943 Address To US Congress

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78 RPM Vinyl Record Just For You

Part of the Actual Recorded address by Madame Chiang Kaishek to the House of Representatives of
the United States of America on February 18, 1943 , PARTS 1 & 2 Only !

Authorized 1943 Edition
At One Time This Album had 2 records inside, Now it is Only One

This Record Has Part 1 & Part 2 of Her Address in Her Actual Voice 2/18/43 ~

Tidbit ~
Madame Chiang Kai-shek aka Meiling Song Chiang
was Born 5 Mar 1898 & Died 23 Oct 2003
Her Name also translated as Soong Meiling / Soong Mailing ,
She was born in Shanghai, China, to Methodist minister and bible publisher Yaoju Charlie Song
and Kwei Twang Nyi.
She was the fourth of six children. After attending Motyeire School in China,
she followed her father's legacy & studied abroad at Wesleyan College & Wellesley College
in the United States~

She graduated from Wellesley with honors in 1917 with a degree in English literature~
She met Chiang Kaishek in 1920, who divorced his first wife & promised to later convert to
Christianity in order to Win Her hand in marriage. Since the marriage, she became known as
Madame Chiang Kaishek / Madame Chiang Kai=shek

Unlike most Chinese women, Madame Chiang was actively involved with Chinese politics~
Aside from being her husband's translator & secretary, she was also a member of the
Legislative Yuan from 1930 to 1932 then Secretary General of the Chinese Aeronautical Affairs
Commission from 1936 to 1938. In the later. she worked actively with American aviator
Claire Chennault to establish the First American Volunteer Group, better known as the
" Flying Tigers ", to counter Japanese aggression.
On 18 Feb 1943 she became the first Chinese & the second woman to address the United States
Congress as she attempted to persuade the American public to provide greater aid to the Chinese
war effort. In Washington D.C., she met with Eleanor Roosevelt, who was also the wife of the
influential leader & shared her enthusiasm in politics. Roosevelt did not have high regards
for Madame Chiang's vision for the Chinese republic, however; "She can talk beautifully about
Democracy, but she does not know how to live democracy", Roosevelt commented.

Madame Chiang retreated to Taiwan with her husband's Nationalist government after Mao's Communist
forces won the civil war in mainland China in 1949.
In Taiwan, she continued to live a public life involved in various international humanitarian programs.

After Chiang Kaishek's death in 1975, she emigrated to Lattingtown (Long Island) , New York, USA~
The emigration was largely due to a bad relationship with her step son
(from Chiang's first marriage) Chiang Jinguo, who became the next president of
the Republic of China at Taiwan. She returned briefly to Taiwan after Chiang Jinguo's death
in 1988 & attempted to return to the political scene, but met little success.
She returned to her residence in the United States.
In 1995, she made a rare public appearance in Washington D.C. for celebrations of
the 50th anniversary of V-J Day.
In 2000 she moved to Gracie Square in New York City , where she passed away in Oct 2003 ~

Now You can Hear her actual Voice if you are Victorious with this Auction as she addressed
the Halls of Congress in 1943

Hear only the first half of the address by Madame Chiang Kai=shek to
the House of Representatives of the United States of America on February 18, 1943 on this
Classic Black Vinyl Record part 1 & part 2 on the flip side ~