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American Rhetoric: George C. Marshall: The Marshall Plan

For Students 9th - 10th
This is the text and audio of George C. Marshall's speech "The Marshall Plan," a plan to help Europe recover from the devastation of WW II, delivered on June 5, 1947, at Harvard University.
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American Rhetoric: Edward M. Kennedy: "Faith, Truth and Tolerance in America"

For Students 9th - 10th
This is the text, audio, and video [4:27] of Senator Ted Kennedy's speech "Faith, Truth and Tolerance in America" delivered on October 3, 1983, at the Liberty Baptist College (Liberty University), in Lynchburg, Virginia.
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American Rhetoric: Eleanor Roosevelt: The Struggle for Human Rights

For Students 9th - 10th
This is the text of Eleanor Roosevelt's speech "The Struggle for Human Rights," on the preservation of human freedom delivered on September 28, 1948, in Paris, France.
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American Rhetoric: Geraldine Ferraro: Vice Presidential Nomination Acceptance

For Students 9th - 10th
This is the text, audio, and video [5:11] of Geraldine Ferraro's acceptance speech as the nominee for Vice President delivered on July 19, 1984, at the Democratic National Convention, in San Francisco, California.
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American Rhetoric: Edward M. Kennedy: Chappaquiddick

For Students 9th - 10th
This is the text, audio, and video (4:25] of Senator Ted Kennedy's address to the people of Massachusetts upon the death of Mary Jo Kopechne in a car accident and drowning on the island of Chappaquiddick. It was broadcast nationally from...
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American Rhetoric: Barry Goldwater: Accepting Republican Presidential Nomination

For Students 9th - 10th
This is the text and audio of Barry Goldwater's acceptance of the nomination for President at the 1964 Republican National Convention on July 16, 1964, in San Francisco, California.
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American Rhetoric: Stokely Carmichael: Black Power Address at Uc Berkeley

For Students 9th - 10th
This is the text and audio of Stokely Carmichael's Black Power address at UC Berkeley delivered in October 1966, in Berkeley, California.
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American Rhetoric: Hubert H. Humphrey: 1948 Democratic National Convention

For Students 9th - 10th
This is the text and audio of Hubert H. Humphrey's address at the 1948 Democratic National Convention on July 14, 1948.
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American Rhetoric: Carrie Chapman Catt: "The Crisis"

For Students 9th - 10th
This is the text of Carrie Chapman Catt's speech "The Crisis" on the topic of Woman's Suffrage delivered on September 7, 1916, in Atlanta, Georgia.
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American Rhetoric: Newton N. Minow: "Television and the Public Interest"

For Students 9th - 10th
This is the text and audio of the speech "Television and the Public Interest" by Newton N. Minow, from the Federal Communications Commission, delivered on May 9, 1961, at National Association of Broadcasters in Washington, DC.
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American Rhetoric: Lou Gehrig: Farewell to Baseball Address

For Students 9th - 10th
This is the text and audio of Lou Gehrig's farewell to baseball delivered on July 4, 1939, at Yankee Stadium, in New York after being diagnosed with a debilitating disease that was ultimately named for him.
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American Rhetoric: Richard M. Nixon: Cambodian Incursion Address

For Students 9th - 10th
This is the text, audio. and video [21:54] of President Nixon's speech explaining the conditions in Vietnam and the need to remove the enemy sanctuaries along the border of Vietnam and Cambodia. It was delivered on April 30, 1970, from...
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American Rhetoric: Carrie Chapman Catt: Address to Congress on Women's Suffrage

For Students 9th - 10th
This is the text of Carrie Chapman Catt's address to the Congress on Women's Suffrage in November 1917, in Washington D.C.
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American Rhetoric: Lyndon Baines Johnson: On Vietnam and Not Seeking Reelection

For Students 9th - 10th
This is the text, audio, and video [2:52] of President Lyndon Johnson's speech concerning the Vietnam War and his not seeking re-election.
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American Rhetoric: Mario Savio: Sit in Address on the Steps of Sproul Hall

For Students 9th - 10th
This is the text, audio, and video [1:26] of Mario Savio encourage students to protest by participating in a sit-in on the steps of Sproul Hall at The University of California at Berkeley on December 2, 1964.
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American Rhetoric: Elizabeth Glaser: 1992 Democratic National Convention Address

For Students 9th - 10th
This is the text and audio of Elizabeth Glaser's address to the 1992 Democratic National Convention on July 14. 1992, in New York; She and her two children had contracted AIDS due to a blood transfusion.
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American Rhetoric: Margaret Chase Smith: "Declaration of Conscience"

For Students 9th - 10th
This is the text of Senator Margaret Chase Smith's "Declaration of Conscience," a list of how Republicans and Democrats should act, delivered on June 1, 1950.
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American Rhetoric: Margaret Sanger: "Children's Era"

For Students 9th - 10th
This is the text of Margaret Sanger's speech "Children's Era" delivered in March 1925 in New York, NY.
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American Rhetoric: William Jennings Bryan: Imperialism (Flag of an Empire)

For Students 9th - 10th
This is the text and audio of William Jennings Bryan's speech "Imperialism" (Flag of an Empire) delivered on August 8, 1900, in Indianapolis, Indiana.
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American Rhetoric: William Faulkner: Nobel Prize in Literature Acceptance Speech

For Students 9th - 10th
This is the text and audio of William Faulkner's acceptance speech for the Nobel Prize in Literature delivered on December 10, 1950, in Stockholm Sweden.
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American Rhetoric: Abraham Ribicoff: Speech Nominating G. Mc Govern for President

For Students 9th - 10th
This is the text and audio of Abraham Ribicoff's speech nominating G. McGovern for President delivered on August 28, 1968, at the Democratic National Convention in Chicago, Illinois.
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American Rhetoric: Adlai Stevenson: Accepting Democratic Presidential Nomination

For Students 9th - 10th
This is the CSPAN video of Adlai Stevenson's acceptance of the 1952 Democratic Presidential nomination speech which was delivered on July 26, 1952, in Chicago, Illinois.
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American Rhetoric: Adlai Stevenson: Un Security Council: Soviet Missiles in Cuba

For Students 9th - 10th
This is the text, audio, and video of Adlai Stevenson addressing the UN Security Council concerning Soviet missiles in Cuba on October 25, 1962.
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American Rhetoric: Adrien Brody: Oscar Award for Best Actor Acceptance Address

For Students 9th - 10th
This is the text and video of Adrien Brody's acceptance speech for his 2003 Oscar Award for Best Actor for the film The Pianist. It was delivered on March 23, 2003, in the Kodak Theater in Hollywood, California.