Updates
Farewell Address – Dwight Eisenhower – 17 Jan 1961 Dwight D. Eisenhower Farewell Address delivered 17 January 1961 Good evening, my fellow Americans. First, I should like to express my gratitude to the radio and television networks for the opportunities they have…
Atoms for Peace – Dwight Eisenhower – 08 Dec 1953 Dwight D. Eisenhower Atoms for Peace delivered 8 December 1953, United Nations General Assembly Madam President, Members of the General Assembly: When Secretary General Hammarskjold’s invitation to address this General Assembly reached…
Checkers Richard Nixon – 23 Sep 1952 Checkers Richard Nixon delivered and broadcast live on television 23 September 1952 My Fellow Americans, I come before you tonight as a candidate for the Vice Presidency and as a man whose honesty…
The Democratic Presidential Nomination – Adlai Stevenson – 26 Jul 1952 Adlai Stevenson Speech Accepting the Democratic Presidential Nomination delivered 26 July 1952 Chicago, IL Mr. President, ladies and gentlemen of the convention, my fellow citizens: I accept your nomination and your…
Farewell Address to Congress – Douglas MacArthur – 19 Apr 1951 General Douglas MacArthur Farewell Address to Congress delivered 19 April 1951, Washington, D.C. Mr. President, Mr. Speaker, and Distinguished Members of the Congress: I stand on this rostrum with a…
Declaration of Conscience – Margaret Chase Smith – 01 Jun 1950 Margaret Chase Smith Declaration of Conscience delivered 1 June 1950, Washington, D.C. Mr. President: I would like to speak briefly and simply about a serious national condition. It is a national…
The Struggle for Human Rights – Eleanor Roosevelt – 28 Dec 1948 Eleanor Roosevelt The Struggle for Human Rights delivered 28 September 1948, Paris, France I have come this evening to talk with you on one of the greatest issues of…
1948 DNC Address – Hubert Humphrey – 14 Jul 1948 Hubert H. Humphrey 1948 DNC Address delivered 14 July 1948, Philadelphia, PA Mr. Chairman, fellow Democrats, fellow Americans: I realize that in speaking in behalf of the minority report on civil…
The Marshall Plan – George Marshall – 05 Jun 1947 George C. Marshall The Marshall Plan delivered 5 June 1947, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts Mr. President, Dr. Conant, members of the Board of Overseers, Ladies and Gentlemen: I am profoundly grateful, touched…
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…
