‘Famous Speeches’ Archives
Michelle Obama NAACP Speech
JULY 12, 2010 REMARKS BY THE FIRST LADY TO THE NAACP NATIONAL CONVENTION Kansas City convention Center Kansas City, Missouri 11:38 A.M. CDT MRS. OBAMA: Wow. Oh, my goodness. (Applause.) Thank you all. Thank you so, so much. Everyone, please, please, please take your seats. Thank you so much. It is such a pleasure and it is an [...]
The Gettysburg Address by Abraham Lincoln
November 19th, 1863 Fourscore and seven years ago our fathers brought forth on this continent a new nation, conceived in liberty and dedicated to the proposition that all men are created equal. Now we are engaged in a great civil war, testing whether that nation or any nation so conceived and so dedicated can long endure. We are met on a [...]
Richard Nixon Health Care Speech – 1974
Nixon's Plan For Health Reform, In His Own Words President Richard Nixon's Special Message to the Congress Proposing a Comprehensive Health Insurance Plan February 6, 1974 To the Congress of the United States: One of the most cherished goals of our democracy is to assure every American an equal opportunity to lead a full and [...]
President Obama – 2010 State of the Union Address
(CNN) -- President Obama delivered his State of the Union address to Congress on Wednesday night. Here is a transcript of the speech. Obama: Madam Speaker, Vice President Biden, members of Congress, distinguished guests, and fellow Americans, our Constitution declares that from time to time the president shall give to Congress information [...]
Barack Obama: 2001 Radio Interview
WBEZ Chicago radio station interview MODERATOR: Good morning and welcome to Odyssey on WBEZ Chicago 91.5 FM and we’re joined by Barack Obama who is Illinois State Senator from the 13th district and senior lecturer in the law school at the University of Chicago. OBAMA: If you look at the victories and failures of the civil rights movement [...]
