Famous Historic Speeches

Speeches were selected because of their relevance to American History and are indexed and briefly annotated on this site. You can navigate the selected episodes in four ways:

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    Hank   Aaron Bella   Abzug Spiro   Agnew Svetlana   Alliluyeva Yasir   Arafat Neil A.   Armstrong Warren   Austin James A.   Baker Bernard   Baruch David   Beck and Robert F. Kennedy Kermit   Beehan Irving   Berlin Joseph R.   Biden Jr. Hale   Boggs Frank   Borman Wernher von   Braun Earl R.   Browder William Jennings   Bryan Lloyd M.   Bucher George   Bush Nicholas Murray   Butler Richard E.   Byrd James F.   Byrnes Jimmy   Carter Eugene A.   Cernan and Harrison H. Schmitt Neville   Chamberlain Shirley   Chisholm Warren   Christopher Winston   Churchill Champ   Clark Grover   Cleveland Bill   Clinton Bainbridge   Colby Calvin   Coolidge Calvin   Coolidge and Charles A. Lindbergh Jr. Charles E.   Coughlin James M.   Cox Alan   Cranston   Crew and mission control of Apollo 9 Homer   Cumming Homer S.   Cummings Mario   Cuomo Richard J.   Daley Josephus   Daniels Clarence S.   Darrow Sandra   Day O'Connor F. W.   de Klerk Jack   Dempsey Eamonn   DeValera Eamonn   Devalera Thomas E.   Dewey Pierson   Dixon William O.   Douglas John Foster   Dulles Leo   Durocher Thomas F.   Eagleton Amelia   Earhart Abba   Eban Thomas   Edison King   Edward VIII Albert   Einstein Dwight D.   Eisenhower Anwar   el-Sadat An   Eyewitness Orval E.   Faubus Thomas   Ferebee Marlin   Fitzwater Gerald R.   Ford Lee De   Forest Alan   Freed Mohandas   Gandhi Charles De   Gaulle Lou   Gehrig James W.   Gerard Newt   Gingrich John   Glenn Arthur   Goldberg Barry   Goldwater Samuel   Gompers Mikhail   Gorbachev Germaine   Greer   Grenada Radio Dag   Hammarskjöld Warren G.   Harding Benjamin   Harrison Will H.   Hayes Anita   Hill Emperor   Hirohito Gilbert M.   Hitchcock Adolf   Hitler Jimmy   Hoffa Oliver Wendell   Holmes Darlington   Hoopes Herbert   Hoover Howard   Hughes Cordell   Hull Hubert H.   Humphrey Harold L.   Ickes Harold L.   Ickes and Marian Anderson Henry M.   Jackson John J.   John J. Pershing Pope   John Paul II Lyndon B.   Johnson Lyndon B.   Johnson Lyndon B.   Johnson Barbara   Jordan Franklin   K. Lane Edward M.   Kennedy Robert F.   Kennedy and Jimmy Hoffa John F.   Kennedy and Richard M. Nixon Nikita   Khrushchev and Richard M. Nixon Martin Luther   King Jr. Jeane   Kirkpatrick Henry A.   Kissinger Ed   Koch Robert M.   La Follette, Jr. Robert M.   LaFollette, Jr.   Laguardia Alfred M.   Landon Franklin K.   Lane Geoffrey   Lawrence Carlos   Lechuga Herbert H.   Lehman James Hamilton   Lewis David E.   Lilienthal Charles   Lindbergh Charles A.   Lindbergh, Jr. John V.   Lindsay Harold   Lloyd Henry Cabot   Lodge Henry Cabot   Lodge, Jr. Breckinridge   Long James   Lovell, Jr. Douglas   MacArthur George C.   Marshall Edward B.   Massey William Gibbs   McAdoo Joseph R.   McCarthy Joseph R.   McCarthy and Joseph Welch Paul   McCartney George   McGovern William   McKinley Robert S.   McNamara Soong   Mei-ling Newton N.   Minow A. Harry   Moore Wayne L.   Morse Edward R.   Murrow A   NASA spokesperson A   Nazi English-language broadcaster A   News announcer Richard M.   Nixon J. Robert   Oppenheimer Robert Latham   Owen Mitchell   Palmer Robert   Peary H. Ross   Perot John J.   Pershing Pope   Pius XII Miles   Poindexter Colin   Powell Francis Gary   Powers Richard A.   Purdy Dan   Quayle and Lloyd Bentsen The   Radio Budapest The   Radio Prague The   Radio Warsaw A. Philip   Randolph Ronald   Reagan Charles   Redman Walter P.   Reuther Paul   Reynaud Eddie   Rickenbacker Hyman G.   Rickover Robert F.   Robert F. Kennedy Jackie   Robinson Nelson A.   Rockefeller John D.   Rockefeller, Jr. Will   Rogers Franklin D.   Roosevelt Pete   Rozelle Jerry   Rubin Dean   Rusk Babe   Ruth Pierre   Salinger George P.   Schultz Hugh D.   Scott, Jr. Mack   Sennett George Bernhard   Shaw Alfred E.   Smith The   Soviet news agency Len   Spencer Edward   Steichen Gloria   Steinem Casey   Stengel and Mickey Mantle Edward R.   Stettinius Adlai   Stevenson Adlai   Stevenson and Valerian Zorin Lewis L.   Strauss Arthur   Sylvester William Howard   Taft Eugene   Talmadge U   Thant Theodore   Theodore Roosevelt Clarence   Thomas Josip Broz   Tito Harry S.   Truman Harry S.   Truman Harry S.   Truman Gene   Tunney James E.   Van Zandt Frank A.   Vanderlip Joachim   von Ribbentrop Kurt   Waldheim Henry Agard   Wallace Earl   Warren Orson   Welles William C.   Westmoreland George   White Billy   Wilder Wendell L.   Wilkie Woodrow   Wilson Stephen Samuel   Wise Leonard   Wood Malcolm   X
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This site was updated on 07-Nov-09.