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American Rhetoric: Jesse Jackson: 1984 Democratic National Convention Address
This is the text, audio, and video [6:21] of Jesse Jackson's address to the 1984 Democratic National Convention on July 18, 1984, in San Francisco, California.
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American Rhetoric: Barbara Jordan: Statement on the Articles of Impeachment
This is text and audio of Barbara Jordan's statement on the Articles of Impeachment delivered on July 25, 1974, at the House Judiciary Committee meeting discussing the Impeachment of President Nixon for his involvement in Watergate.
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American Rhetoric: Dwight D. Eisenhower: Farewell Address
This is the text and audio of Dwight D. Eisenhower's Farewell Address to the nation on January 17, 1961, at the end of his Presidency.
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American Rhetoric: General Douglas Mac Arthur: "Duty, Honor, Country"
This is the text and audio of "Duty, Honor, Country," General Douglas MacArthur's acceptance speech for the Sylvanus Thayer Award on May 12, 1962, at West Point, New York.
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American Rhetoric: Richard M. Nixon "The Great Silent Majority"
This is the text, audio, and video [31:58] of "The Great Silent Majority," a speech by President Nixon delivered November 3, 1969, concerning the Vietnam War.
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American Rhetoric: John F. Kennedy: "Ich Bin Ein Berliner" (I Am a 'Berliner')
This is the text, audio, and video [5:11] of John F. Kennedy's speech "Ich bin ein Berliner" (I am a 'Berliner'] delivered on June 26, 1963, in West Berlin, Germany.
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American Rhetoric: Clarence Darrow: "Mercy for Leopold and Loeb"
This is the text of Clarence Darrow's plea for mercy for Leopold and Loeb in the courtroom, delivered in September 1924.
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American Rhetoric: Ronald Reagan: "A Time for Choosing" (Aka "The Speech")
This is the text, audio, and video [4:02] of Ronald Reagan's speech, "A Time for Choosing" (aka "The Speech"), which aired on October 27, 1964, in Los Angeles, California.
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American Rhetoric: Huey P. Long: "Every Man a King" Radio Speech to the Nation
This is the text of Huey P. Long's radio speech entitled "Every Man a King" delivered on February 23, 1934.
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American Rhetoric: Franklin Delano Roosevelt: "The Great Arsenal of Democracy"
This is the text, audio, and video [7:40] of President Franklin D. Roosevelt's speech "The Great Arsenal of Democracy" delivered on December 29, 1940.
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American Rhetoric: Ronald Reagan: Remarks to National Assoc. Of Evangelicals
This is the text, audio, and video [30:05] of President Reagan's speech " Evil Empires" at the Annual Convention of the National Association of Evangelicals on March 8, 1983, in Orlando, Florida.
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American Rhetoric: Harry S. Truman: "The Truman Doctrine"
This is the text and audio of President Truman's speech "The Truman Doctrine" before a Joint Session of Congress on March 12, 1947, concerning aid to Greece and Turkey.
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American Rhetoric: Dwight D. Eisenhower: "Atoms for Peace"
This is the text, audio, and video [5:45] of President Eisenhower's address to the United Nations General Assembly entitled "Atoms for Peace" on December 8, 1953.
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American Rhetoric: John F. Kennedy: American University Commencement Address
This is the text and audio of President Kennedy's commencement address at American University on June 10, 1963, where he spoke of peace for all of all time.
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American Rhetoric: Ann Richards: Dnc Keynote Address
This is the text, audio, and video [4:40] of Governor Ann Richards' keynote address to the Democratic National Convention on July 19, 1988, in Atlanta, Georgia.
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American Rhetoric: Richard M. Nixon: Resignation Address to the Nation
This is the text, audio, and video [5:08] of President Nixon's resignation address to the nation on August 8, 1974.
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American Rhetoric: Franklin Delano Roosevelt: "The Four Freedoms"
This is the text and audio of President Franklin Roosevelt's speech to the 77th Congress entitled "The Four Freedoms" on January 6, 1941.
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American Rhetoric: Martin Luther King, Jr.: "A Time to Break Silence"
This is the text and audio of Martin Luther King, Jr."s speech "'Beyond Vietnam -- A Time to Break Silence" delivered on April 4, 1967, at Riverside Church, New York City.
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American Rhetoric: Barbara Bush: Commencement Address at Wellesley College
This is the text, audio, and video [10:44] of Barbara Bush's Commencement Address at Wellesley College delivered on June 1, 1990.
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American Rhetoric: John F. Kennedy: Civil Rights Address
This is the text and audio of President Kennedy's address to the nation concerning Civil Rights delivered on June 11, 1963.
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American Rhetoric: John F. Kennedy: Cuban Missile Crisis Address to the Nation
This is the text and audio of President Kennedy's address to the nation concerning the Cuban Missle Crisis, delivered on October 22, 1962.
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American Rhetoric: Jesse Jackson: 1988 Democratic National Convention Address
This is the text and video [5:40] of Jesse Jackson's speech at the 1988 Democratic National Convention on July 19, 1988, at the Omni Coliseum in Atlanta, Georgia.
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American Rhetoric: Mary Fisher: 1992 Rnc Address: "A Whisper of Aids"
This is the text and audio of Mary Fisher's speech "A Whisper of Aids" presented at the 1992 Republican Convention on August 19, 1992, in Houston, Texas. She discusses the issue of HIV and AIDS and the need to remove the silence about it.
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American Rhetoric: Lyndon Baines Johnson: "The Great Society"
This is the text, audio, and video [7:33] of President Lyndon Baines Johnson's speech "The Great Society" delivered on May 22, 1964, in Ann Arbor, Michigan; It outlines his plans for the Great Society.