HistoryGermanyVoice recording of 19th-century German chancellor Bismarck found in US01:22This browser does not support the video element.HistoryGermanyHans-Martin Georgi02/01/2012February 1, 2012An 1889 voice recording of Otto von Bismarck, Germany's Iron Chancellor, has been identified in the US. The sound is distorted, but Bismarck can be heard singing the French national anthem among others.Copy linkAdvertisement