Updates
A Time for Choosing – Ronald Reagan – 27 Oct 1964 Ronald Reagan A Time for Choosing (aka “The Speech”) Air date 27 October 1964, Los Angeles, CA Program Announcer: Ladies and gentlemen, we take pride in presenting a thoughtful address by…
Every Man a King – Huey P. Long – 23 Feb 1934 Huey P. Long Every Man a King — Radio Speech to the Nation delivered 23 February 1934 Is that a right of life, when the young children of this…
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…
Day of Affirmation – Robert F. Kennedy – 06 Jun 1966 Robert F. Kennedy Day of Affirmation Address at Cape Town University delivered 6 June 1966, Jameson Hall, Cape Town, South Africa Mr. Chancellor, Mr. Vice Chancellor, Professor Robertson, Mr. Diamond,…
The Crisis – Carrie Chapman Catt – 07 Sep 1916 Carrie Chapman Catt The Crisis delivered 7 September 1916, Atlanta, Georgia I have taken for my subject, “The Crisis,” because I believe that a crisis has come in our movement which, if…
Against Imperialism – William J. Bryan – 8 Aug 1900 William Jennings Bryan Against Imperialism (Flag of an Empire) delivered 8 August 1900, Indianapolis, IN Mr. Chairman and Members of the Notification Committee: I shall, at an early day, and in…
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…
The Declaration of Human Rights – Eleanor Roosevelt – 09 Dec 1948 Eleanor Roosevelt On the Adoption of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights delivered 9 December 1948 in Paris, France Mr. President, fellow delegates: The long and meticulous study and…
Fundamental Principle of a Republic – Anna Howard Shaw – 21 Jun 1915 Anna Howard Shaw The Fundamental Principle of a Republic delivered 21 June 1915, Ogdenburg, New York When I came into your hall tonight, I thought of the last time I…
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…
