Winston Churchill’s War Speech
In this solemn hour it is a consolation to recall and to dwell upon our repeated efforts for peace. All have been ill-starred, but all …
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The First Radio Broadcast of a Presidential Speech
On June 14, 1922, President Warren G. Harding, while addressing a crowd at the dedication of a memorial site for the composer of the “Star Spangled …
Theodore Roosevelt’s “Man in the Arena” Speech
Theodore Roosevelt was at the end of his term and to give his successor, President Taft, time to adjust to the position, he traveled to …
William Jennings Bryan Speech: Imperialism (Flag of an Empire)
Mr. Chairman and Members of the Notification Committee: I shall, at an early day, and in a more formal manner, accept the nomination which you …
‘The Strenuous Life’ Speech by Theodore Roosevelt
Former President Theodore Roosevelt’s famous speech The Strenuous Life begins with Roosevelt’s confession, “I wish to preach… the doctrine of the strenuous life.” He ‘preaches’ in this …
Booker T. Washington: Address to the Atlanta Exposition
Booker T. Washington’s 1895 Address to the Atlanta Cotton States and International Exposition is one of the most famous speeches in American history. The goal …
Teddy Roosevelt Speech: Duties of American Citizenship
A speech given by Theodore Roosevelt in Buffalo, New York on January 26, 1883, it probed into the theoretical reasons why every citizen must be …
Abraham Lincoln’s Delivers his Gettysburg Address
On June 1, 1865, Senator Charles Sumner referred to the most famous speech ever given by President Abraham Lincoln. In his eulogy on the slain …
Frederick Douglass delivered a “West India Emancipation” speech: “The limits of tyrants are prescribed by the endurance of those whom they oppress.”
On August 3, 1857, Frederick Douglass delivered a “West India Emancipation” speech at Canandaigua, New York, on the twenty-third anniversary of the event. Most of …
Abolitionist Frederick Douglass Gives Iconic “The Meaning of July Fourth for the Negro” Speech
Frederick Douglass (1818-95) was a prominent American abolitionist, author and orator. Born a slave, Douglass escaped at age 20 and went on to become a …