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American Rhetoric: Ann Dunwoody: Speech at Promotion to 4 Star General Ceremony

For Students 9th - 10th
This is the text, audio, and video of General Ann E. Dunwoody's speech upon her promotion to 4-Star General.
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American Rhetoric: Al Gore: 2008 Democratic National Convention Speech

For Students 9th - 10th
Video and text of Al Gore's speech at the 2008 Democratic National Convention delivered on August 28, 2008, at INVESCO Field, Mile High Stadium, in Denver, Colorado.
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American Rhetoric: Avigdor Lieberman: Speech to United Nations General Assembly

For Students 9th - 10th
This is the text and audio of Israel's Avigdor Lieberman speaking to the United Nations General Assembly on September 10, 2010, New York, NY.
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American Rhetoric: William Faulkner: Nobel Prize in Literature Acceptance Speech

For Students 9th - 10th
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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American Rhetoric: Spiro Theodore Agnew: "Television News Coverage"

For Students 9th - 10th
This is the text and audio of Spiro Agnew's speech "Television News Coverage" expressing his disappointment in the news media's behavior after a Presidental speech on Vietnam; it was delivered at a Republican Midwest regional meeting on...
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American Rhetoric: Arthur W. Coviello: Rsa Conference Keynote Address

For Students 9th - 10th
This is the text and video of Arthur W. Coviello's keynote speech at the RSA Conference delivered on February 25, 2014, in San Francisco, California.
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American Rhetoric: Ashton Carter: Defense Priorities in Era of Tight Budgets

For Students 9th - 10th
This is the text, audio, and video [47:07) of Secretary of Defense Ashton Carter's speech "Defense Priorities in an Era of Constrained Budgets" delivered at the 2013 Center for a New American Security Annual Conference.
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American Rhetoric: Aung San Suu Kyi: Congressional Gold Medal Acceptance Address

For Students 9th - 10th
This is the text, audio, and video [1:09:15] of the Burmese Opposition Leader, Aung San Suu Kyi's acceptance speech for the Congressional Gold Medal on September 12, 2012. at the U.S. Capitol, Washington, D.C.
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American Rhetoric: Franklin Delano Roosevelt: "The Four Freedoms"

For Students 9th - 10th
This is the text and audio of President Franklin Roosevelt's speech to the 77th Congress entitled "The Four Freedoms" on January 6, 1941.
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American Rhetoric: Ronald Reagan: Remarks on the 40th Anniversary of D Day

For Students 9th - 10th
This is the text, audio, and video [13:21] of President Ronald Reagan's speech on the 40th Anniversary of D-Day on June 6, 1984, in Pointe Du Hoc, Normandy, France.
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American Rhetoric: Abraham Sinkov Interview Excerpt: Move Into Cryptologic Field

For Students 9th - 10th
This is the text and audio of an excerpt from Abraham Sinkov's interview describing how he came into the Signal Intelligence Service to begin a career in the new cryptologic field. It was recorded on April 20, 1930.
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American Rhetoric: Adlai Stevenson: Un Memorial Address for John F. Kennedy

For Students 9th - 10th
Video and audio of Adlai Stevenson's address to the United Nations General Assembly after President John F. Kennedy's death. It was delivered on November 26, 1963, in New York.
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American Rhetoric: Adlai Stevenson: Memorial Address for Eleanor Roosevelt

For Students 9th - 10th
This is the text (PDF available) and audio of Stevenson's address to the United Nations General Assembly upon the death of Eleanor Roosevelt; it was delivered on November 9, 1962.
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American Rhetoric: Reverend Al Sharpton: Eulogy for Michael Jackson

For Students 9th - 10th
This is the text and audio of Reverend Al Sharpton's eulogy for Michael Jackson; it was delivered July 7, 2009, Los Angeles, California.
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American Rhetoric: Andre Agassi International Tennis Hall of Fame Induction

For Students 9th - 10th
This is the text, audio, and video [30:30] of Andre Agassi's induction speech into the International Tennis Hall of Fame on September 10, 2011, in Newport, Connecticut.
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American Rhetoric: Ashton Carter: On Open Military Roles for Women

For Students 9th - 10th
This is the text, audio, and video of Secretary of Defense Ashton Carter's press briefing on December 3, 2015, making all military roles open to women.
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American Rhetoric: Aung San Suu Kyi: Nobel Prize for Peace Lecture

For Students 9th - 10th
This is the text and video [6:33] of Aung San Suu Kyi's acceptance speech for the 1991 Nobel Prize for Peace.
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American Rhetoric: General Douglas Mac Arthur: "Duty, Honor, Country"

For Students 9th - 10th
This is the text and audio of "Duty, Honor, Country," General Douglas MacArthur's acceptance speech for the Sylvanus Thayer Award on May 12, 1962, at West Point, New York.
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American Rhetoric: Richard M. Nixon "The Great Silent Majority"

For Students 9th - 10th
This is the text, audio, and video [31:58] of "The Great Silent Majority," a speech by President Nixon delivered November 3, 1969, concerning the Vietnam War.
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American Rhetoric: John F. Kennedy: "Ich Bin Ein Berliner" (I Am a 'Berliner')

For Students 9th - 10th
This is the text, audio, and video [5:11] of John F. Kennedy's speech "Ich bin ein Berliner" (I am a 'Berliner'] delivered on June 26, 1963, in West Berlin, Germany.
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American Rhetoric: Franklin Delano Roosevelt: "The Great Arsenal of Democracy"

For Students 9th - 10th
This is the text, audio, and video [7:40] of President Franklin D. Roosevelt's speech "The Great Arsenal of Democracy" delivered on December 29, 1940.
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American Rhetoric: Ronald Reagan: Remarks to National Assoc. Of Evangelicals

For Students 9th - 10th
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: Ann Richards: Dnc Keynote Address

For Students 9th - 10th
This is the text, audio, and video [4:40] of Governor Ann Richards' keynote address to the Democratic National Convention on July 19, 1988, in Atlanta, Georgia.
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American Rhetoric: Jesse Jackson: 1988 Democratic National Convention Address

For Students 9th - 10th
This is the text and video [5:40] of Jesse Jackson's speech at the 1988 Democratic National Convention on July 19, 1988, at the Omni Coliseum in Atlanta, Georgia.