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American Rhetoric: Ted Kennedy: 1980 Democratic National Convention Address

For Students 9th - 10th
This is the text and audio of Senator Ted Kennedy's address to the 1980 Democratic National Convention on delivered on August 12, 1980, New York, NY.
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American Rhetoric: Emma Goldman: Address to the Jury

For Students 9th - 10th
This is the text of Emma Goldman's address to the jury at her trial and that of Alexander Berkman on July 9, 1917, in New York.
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American Rhetoric: Woodrow Wilson: First Inaugural Address

For Students 9th - 10th
This is the text of President Woodrow Wilson's First Inaugural Address delivered on April 4, 1913.
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American Rhetoric: Ronald Reagan: First Inaugural Address

For Students 9th - 10th
This is the text and audio of President Reagan taking the oath of office and his first Inaugural Address on January 20, 1981.
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American Rhetoric: Woodrow Wilson: "The Fourteen Points"

For Students 9th - 10th
This is the text for Wilson's "The Fourteen Points," a statement of principles for world peace to be used in the negotiations for the end of WWI, delivered on January 8, 1918.
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American Rhetoric: Hillary Rodham Clinton: u.n. 4th World Conference on Women

For Students 9th - 10th
This is the text, audio, and video [19:35] of Hillary Rodham Clinton's address to the United Nations Fourth World Conference on Women on September 5, 1995, Beijing, China.
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American Rhetoric: Anita Hill: Senate Judiciary Testimony on Clarence Thomas

For Students 9th - 10th
This is the text, audio, and video [1:44] of Anita Hill's testimony on Clarence Thomas in front of the Senate Judiciary Committee on October 11, 1991.
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American Rhetoric: John F. Kennedy: Inaugural Address

For Students 9th - 10th
This is the text, audio, and video [4:31] of President John F. Kennedy's first Inaugural Address on January 20, 1961.
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American Rhetoric: Barbara Jordan: 1976 Dnc Keynote Address

For Students 9th - 10th
This is the text, audio, and video [4:50] of Barbara Charline Jordan's keynote address for the 1976 Democratic National Convention on July 12, 1976, in New York, NY.
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American Rhetoric: Franklin Delano Roosevelt: First Inaugural Address

For Students 9th - 10th
This is the text, audio, and video [7:04] of the swearing in and the first Inaugural Address of President Franklin Delano Roosevelt on March 4, 1933.
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American Rhetoric: Franklin Delano Roosevelt: Pearl Harbor Address to the Nation

For Students 9th - 10th
This is the text, audio, and video [3:08] of President Franklin D. Roosevelt's declaration of war against the Japanese the day after their attack on Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941.
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American Rhetoric: John F. Kennedy: Houston Ministerial Association Address

For Students 9th - 10th
This is the text, audio, and video (4:59] of Presidential Candidate John F. Kennedy address to the Houston Ministerial Association on September 12, 1960, at the Rice Hotel in Houston, TX, where he discussed his Catholic religion and what...
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American Rhetoric: Lyndon Baines Johnson: "We Shall Overcome" Congress Address

For Students 9th - 10th
This is the text and audio of President Lyndon Baines Johnson addressing a Joint Session of Congress on voting legislation on March 15, 1965 in Washington D.C.
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American Rhetoric: Mario Matthew Cuomo: 1984 Dnc Keynote Address

For Students 9th - 10th
This is the text, audio, and video [4:23] of Mario Matthew Cuomo's 1984 Democratic National Convention keynote address on July 16, 1984, in San Francisco, California.
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American Rhetoric: Jesse Jackson: 1984 Democratic National Convention Address

For Students 9th - 10th
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

For Students 9th - 10th
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

For Students 9th - 10th
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: Clarence Darrow: "Mercy for Leopold and Loeb"

For Students 9th - 10th
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: Dwight D. Eisenhower: "Atoms for Peace"

For Students 9th - 10th
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

For Students 9th - 10th
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: Richard M. Nixon: Resignation Address to the Nation

For Students 9th - 10th
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: Barbara Bush: Commencement Address at Wellesley College

For Students 9th - 10th
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

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
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

For Students 9th - 10th
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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