Personalities
Let Us Continue – Lyndon Johnson – 27 Nov 1963 Lyndon Baines Johnson Let Us Continue delivered 27 November 1963, U.S. Capitol Building, Washington, D.C. Mr. Speaker, Mr. President, Members of the House, Members of the Senate, my fellow Americans: All…
Black Power – Stokely Carmichael – 29 Oct 1966 Stokely Carmichael Black Power Address at UC Berkeley delivered 29 October 1966, Berkeley, CA Thank you very much. It’s a privilege and an honor to be in the white intellectual ghetto…
A Time to Break Silence – Martin Luther King – 04 Apr 1967 Martin Luther King, Jr. Beyond Vietnam — A Time to Break Silence Delivered 4 April 1967, Riverside Church, New York City Mr. Chairman, ladies and gentlemen: I need not pause to…
The Four Freedoms – Franklin D. Roosevelt – 06 Jan 1941 Franklin Delano Roosevelt The Four Freedoms delivered 6 January, 1941 Mr. President, Mr. Speaker, members of the 77th Congress: I address you, the members of this new Congress, at a moment unprecedented…
Pearl Harbor Address to the Nation – Franklin D. Roosevelt – 08 Dec 1941 Franklin Delano Roosevelt Pearl Harbor Address to the Nation delivered 8 December 1941, Washington, D.C. Mr. Vice President, Mr. Speaker, Members of the Senate, and of the…
Commonwealth Club Address – Franklin D. Roosevelt – 23 Sep 1932 Franklin Delano Roosevelt Commonwealth Club Address delivered 23 Sept 1932, San Francisco, CA My friends: I count it a privilege to be invited to address the Commonwealth Club. It has stood…
First Fireside Chat – Franklin D. Roosevelt – 12 Mar 1933 Franklin Delano Roosevelt First Fireside Chat delivered 12 March 1933, Washington D.C. My friends: I want to talk for a few minutes with the people of the United States about…
The Arsenal of Democracy – Franklin D. Roosevelt – 29 Dec 1940 Franklin Delano Roosevelt The Arsenal of Democracy Radio Broadcast on 29 December 1940 My friends: This is not a fireside chat on war. It is a talk on national security;…
Mercy for Leopold and Loeb – Clarence Darrow – Aug 1924 Clarence Darrow A Plea for Mercy Mercy for Leopold and Loeb delivered September 1924 Now, your Honor, I have spoken about the war. I believed in it. I don’t know…
Senate Address on Free Speech in War Time Title – Robert La Follette – 06 Oct 1917 (Part 1) Robert La Follette Senate Address on Free Speech in War Time Title delivered 6 October 1917, U.S. Senate Chamber, Washington, D.C. Mr.…
