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.
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Miller Center at Uva: u.s. Presidents: Harry S. Truman
Track the presidency of Harry S. Truman (1884-1972 CE) as the 33rd President of the United States. AmericanPresident.org takes us through his early life as a Midwest farmer to his death.
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American Rhetoric: Franklin Delano Roosevelt: First Fireside Chat
This is the text and audio of President Franklin D. Roosevelt's first Fireside Chat "The Banking Crisis" on March 12, 1933, in Washington D.C.
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American Rhetoric: Harry S. Truman: "The Truman Doctrine"
This is the text and audio of President Truman's speech "The Truman Doctrine" before a Joint Session of Congress on March 12, 1947, concerning aid to Greece and Turkey.
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American Rhetoric: Richard M. Nixon: Cambodian Incursion Address
This is the text, audio. and video [21:54] of President Nixon's speech explaining the conditions in Vietnam and the need to remove the enemy sanctuaries along the border of Vietnam and Cambodia. It was delivered on April 30, 1970, from...
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American Rhetoric: Lyndon Baines Johnson: On Vietnam and Not Seeking Reelection
This is the text, audio, and video [2:52] of President Lyndon Johnson's speech concerning the Vietnam War and his not seeking re-election.
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American Rhetoric: Woodrow Wilson: First Inaugural Address
This is the text of President Woodrow Wilson's First Inaugural Address delivered on April 4, 1913.
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American Rhetoric: John F. Kennedy: American University Commencement Address
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
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: John F. Kennedy: Civil Rights Address
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: Ronald Reagan: Remarks to National Assoc. Of Evangelicals
This is the text, audio, and video [30:05] of President Reagan's speech " Evil Empires" at the Annual Convention of the National Association of Evangelicals on March 8, 1983, in Orlando, Florida.
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American Rhetoric: John F. Kennedy: Inaugural Address
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: Franklin Delano Roosevelt: Pearl Harbor Address to the Nation
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: Dwight D. Eisenhower: Farewell Address
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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History.com: This Is How Fdr Tried to Pack the Supreme Court
When his New Deal legislation kept getting struck down, FDR proposed a law targeting justices over the age of 70.