It is right on that page that has the link.  You need to enable Flashplayer, 
then there is a button labeled Hindenberg-1937.mp3 button.

I can see it with Jaws and System Access.

Steve, K8SP
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Matthew Chao" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Monday, August 11, 2014 5:23 PM
Subject: Re: Complete Hindenberg Broadcast with Herb Morrison


> Hi, Steve.  Great piece.  Where can I listen to the whole
> thing?  Thanks.--Matt, N1IBB.
>
> At 03:22 PM 8/11/2014, you wrote:
>>BlankFYI
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>>"the airship is going to make an attempt at landing in the rain..."
>>
>>Some of radio's greatest moments are when the actual event occurs live on
>>the air or while a reporter is recording and the unexpected happens.
>>Hindenberg DisasterOne such event happened to reporter Herb Morrison on 
>>May
>>6th, 1937 in Lakehurst, New Jersey. The mighty German passenger Zeppelin,
>>Hindenburg, was attempting a mooring. The Hindenburg was one of Nazi
>>Germany's finest airships. It was supposed to reflect the greatness of the
>>German Reich and its leader, Adolf Hitler.
>>
>>The airship had made this voyage before and friends and family were at
>>Lakehurst waiting for the arrival of the great zeppelin. Reporter Herbert
>>Morrison was there too thanks to his radio station, WLS, Chicago. The day
>>was rainy and there had been strong thunderstorms earlier. Morrison was
>>recording the event for later rebroadcast. The early part of his recording
>>reflects information about the airship and the day and what is necessary 
>>to
>>bring it into mooring under such conditions.
>>
>>Engineer Charles Nehlsen was manning the Presto Direct Disc recorder. The
>>recorder includes a large turntable with a 16-inch platter, a heavy-duty
>>lathe, which would actually cut into the lacquer disc, and an amplifier. 
>>It
>>was important that these recorders be perfectly level and that vibration 
>>be
>>avoided. Ultimately, the complete broadcast would be recorded on four 16"
>>Green label lacquer discs.
>>
>>Herb MorrisonAs the zeppelin arrives, Morrison is describing the mooring
>>when suddenly it bursts into flames. Morrison is shocked, but keeps 
>>talking
>>though breaking occasionally overcome by the tragedy unfolding in front of
>>him. Later the broadcast continues after the tragedy as the victims are
>>being brought in and survivors are interviewed.
>>
>>An interesting side note is at the moment of explosion, when Morrison is
>>heard yelling "It burst into flames!" the vibrations from the explosion
>>caused the recorder to bounce on the disc creating deep grooves until
>>Engineer Nehlson is able to momentarily lift the lathe from the disc and
>>place it back down. The discs, which are contained at the National 
>>Archives
>>reflect the grooves and the force of the explosion.
>>
>>It was radio news at its finest; news events reported as they happened. 
>>The
>>description is brought home to radio's listeners and we in turn grieve for
>>the dead and injured. This event reflected the potential and power of 
>>radio
>>broadcasting immediately before and, later, during World War II as the
>>Murrow Boys and others would bring the war home to America via the 
>>airwaves.
>>
>>While the event was not aired live, it did air later. In those days radio
>>reporting of events was always broadcast live only since the networks had
>>policies forbidding the use of recorded material except for sound effects.
>>But Herbert Morrison, the reporter, was not there to report disaster and 
>>had
>>no facility for broadcasting live. Instead, he was there at the behest of
>>his radio station, WLS, Chicago, to record a report on the grand airship.
>>Later that day, Morrison and his sound engineer, Charlie Nehlsen left New
>>Jersey with the transcription discs and headed back to Chicago. The 
>>morning
>>after the disaster is when parts of the recording first aired over WLS. 
>>Logs
>>of when it first appeared over NBC are not known to exist. It is known 
>>that
>>at least five minutes of the recording did broadcast on May 7th at 11:38 
>>AM
>>in the New York area and over the Red Network. It was later in the day 
>>that
>>the longer sections were played to a national audience. This was one of 
>>the
>>few times that the networks allowed a recording of an event to be 
>>broadcast.
>>
>>http://www.otr.com/hindenburg.shtml
>>
>>
>>Steve, K8SP
>>Lansing, MI