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Johnny Cash Recites 'I Am The Nation'

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Uploaded by on Sep 25, 2008

A previously unheard recitation by the late Johnny Cash called "I Am The Nation" will be released Oct. 28 on Legacy Recordings' DVD/CD package Johnny Cash's America

In the spoken word track which was found in the iconic singer's personal belongings after his death in 2003 at the age of 71 Cash speaks poetically about America's diversity and the fundamentals of freedom.

The poignant words were originally a public relations advertisement written in 1955 for the Norfolk and Western Railway by Otto Whittaker.

"May I possess always the integrity, the courage and the strength to keep myself unshackled, to remain a citadel of freedom and a beacon of hope to the entire world," Cash says on the track.

A rep for the DVD/CD package, said "Johnny's oration of "I Am The Nation" from the film's soundtrack reminds us what our country stands for at a time when Americans seem more divided than ever."
(9-25-08)

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  • Good ol' Johnny!

  • cool! I never heard this

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  • Johnny Cash is a GREAT American, and America is a GREAT country. To any haters of either of these things, you are envious bitches.

  • I am proud to be an American.Johnny Cash the rebel of a man that he was....has in this song,video has touched America The Beautiful and may it live on in Peace

  • he am the nation

  • This is beautiful. I've never heard this before. Thank you for sharing it.

  • I love Johnny Cash, I really do, but what was with that last picture of him, is he wearing a rug???

  • This is an instant favorite!

  • Thank you my good friend. That's the pure way it is. We should never leave the line and we have to fight for. I will post my cash tribute "freedom & glory". Like you show us in your amazing video. To many people think that patriot is something trendy. But the don't feel. God bless your patriotic heart and america. Your friend Chuck

  • I feel like having a piece of apple pie :))))

    God bless America and God bless our Allies!!

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