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The Grammy Award for Best Spoken Word Album has been awarded since 1959. The award had several minor name changes:
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The category now also includes audio books, poetry readings and story telling.
Three US Presidents have won the awards: Jimmy Carter, Bill Clinton and Barack Obama, along with spoken recordings of John F. Kennedy and Franklin D. Roosevelt. Four U.S. Senators have won: Barack Obama, Everett Dirksen, Al Franken, and Hillary Clinton.
Years reflect the year in which the Grammy Awards were handed out, for a recording released in the previous year. Winners are indicated in boldface.
2010s
* Album producers; performed by various artists.
1990s
1980s
1970s
1960s
1950s
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