Internet History Sourcebooks Project
Fordham University: Modern History Sourcebook: "Iron Curtain Speech"
This site from the Modern History Sourcebook which is provided for the the Fordham University gives excerpts from Winston Churchill's famous speech where he coined the term "Iron Curtain."
PBS
Pbs: American Experience: Mac Arthur's "I Shall Return" Speech
This is the text of General MacArthur's most famous speech that he gave on his arrival in Australia after his escape from Corregidor during WWII.
ReadWriteThink
Read Write Think: Collaborative Exploration of the Gettysburg Address
This lesson plan engages learners in a study of the collaborative elements of Lincoln's famous speech. Included in the lesson plan is an overview, practice, objectives, resources, preparation, and more.
Colonial Williamsburg Foundation
Colonial Williamsburg: Politics in Colonial Virginia
This site explores the politics involved in Colonial Williamsburg, leading up to the American Revolution. Content focuses on famous speeches, documents, and influential people.
University of Oklahoma
Univ.of Oklahoma: "Give Me Liberty or Give Me Death"
This site presents the full text of Patrick Henry's famous speech, "Give me liberty or give me death!"
History Tools
History Tools: Abraham Lincoln, the Gettysburg Address 19 November 1863 [Pdf]
In Lincoln's famous speech, the Gettysburg Address, he spoke about the ideals for which he believed the Union stood. Here you can read an introduction and the complete text.
Other
Templar History: Pope Urban Ii (1042 1099)
Templar History briefly explores the life of Pope Urban II, as well as providing several sources for his famous speech, given on November 27, 1095.
Other
The Works of Abraham Lincoln
This personal site gives links to the full text of several of Lincoln's famous speeches including the "Gettysburg Address," "The Emancipation Proclamation," and his inaugural addresses.
Other
Author Profile: Wilson Rawls
This site contains an engaging biography of Wilson Rawls and provides access to an audio tape of a famous speech Rawls gave about himself and the book.
Stanford University
Stanford University: Lesson Plan on "Beyond Vietnam"
A well designed four part lesson plan on Dr. King's famous speech on the Vietnam War in which he came out against the war.
Teaching American History
Teaching American History: Lyndon B. Johnson Documents
Transcripts of Lyndon Baines Johnson's most famous speeches from 1963-1969.
American Rhetoric
American Rhetoric: Top 100 Speeches
This is an interactive collection of the top 100 speeches in order of their popularity; most include the text and audio of the speech and several also offer the video. RI.9-10.9 US Documents
The History Place
The History Place: Great Speeches Collection
This site from The History Place provides a good selection of historical and relatively modern speeches from many English-speaking countries. Each speech is set up in its historic context. Many are available with audio links.
American Rhetoric
American Rhetoric: Robert La Follette: Senate Address:"free Speech in War Time"
This is the text of Robert La Follette's speech to the Senate, "Free Speech in War Time" delivered on October 6, 1917, in the U.S. Senate Chamber, in Washington, D.C.
American Rhetoric
American Rhetoric: Edward M. Kennedy: "Faith, Truth and Tolerance in America"
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.
American Rhetoric
American Rhetoric: Lou Gehrig: Farewell to Baseball Address
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.
Other
Gifts of Speech: Women's Speeches From Around the World
An archive of speeches by influential, contemporary women. Almost all of the speeches in the collection come directly from the authors themselves or from the organizations representing them and have not been published elsewhere
CommonLit
Common Lit: Text Sets: Influential Speeches
This is a collection of 47 Grade-Leveled texts (6-12) on the topic Influential Speeches. What makes a great speech, and what makes a great speech memorable? Study some of the most influential speeches in history and learn how they...
American Rhetoric
American Rhetoric: Ronald Reagan: "A Time for Choosing" (Aka "The Speech")
This is the text, audio, and video [4:02] of Ronald Reagan's speech, "A Time for Choosing" (aka "The Speech"), which aired on October 27, 1964, in Los Angeles, California.
American Rhetoric
American Rhetoric: Huey P. Long: "Every Man a King" Radio Speech to the Nation
This is the text of Huey P. Long's radio speech entitled "Every Man a King" delivered on February 23, 1934.
American Rhetoric
American Rhetoric: Woodrow Wilson: Final Speech in Support of League of Nations
This is the text of President Woodrow Wilson's last speech in support of the League of Nations delivered on September 25, 1919, in Pueblo, Colorado.
American Rhetoric
American Rhetoric: Russell Conwell: "Acres of Diamonds"
This is the text and audio versions of Russell Conwell's famous inspirational story "Acres of Diamonds" which was delivered over 5000 times at various times and places from 1900-1925.
American Rhetoric
American Rhetoric: Geraldine Ferraro: Vice Presidential Nomination Acceptance
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.
American Rhetoric
American Rhetoric: William Faulkner: Nobel Prize in Literature Acceptance Speech
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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