american speeches

Presents complete and excerpted speeches presented by twenty prominent Native Americans, including tribal and religious leaders, activists, and political figures, over the course of 200 years, arranged alphabetically, and featuring a brief biography of each speaker and the historical context of the speech.

A collection of speeches by thirteen American presidents speaking on topics including the Cold War, War on Terror, the Great Depression, faith and values, and the United Nations.

Reprints twenty-two notable speeches of the 1960s in which the speakers address issues of the Cold War, Cuba, communism, civil rights, the space race, the Great Society, the counterculture and student activism, and the Vietnam War.

Contains twenty commencement speeches made by prominent Americans, including Jimmy Carter, Dr. Seuss, Arthur Ashe, and Gloria Steinem, each preceded by a brief biography of the speaker.

A collection of over 150 celebrated American speeches drawn from throughout the twentieth century.

Contains nearly eighty significant speeches from throughout the history of the United States, grouped by theme, each with a brief explanatory introduction.

Presents nineteen significant speeches related to the Civil War and its aftermath, including addresses by politicians and abolitionists. Also includes an introduction, chronology, further reading list, and biographies.

Presents more than seventy significant speeches and other orations by Hispanic Americans on a variety of issues including affirmative action, civil rights, bilingualism, education, and immigration, each accompanied by a biographical introduction on the speaker.

A collection of statements and speeches in which President George W. Bush rallies against terrorism after the attacks of September 11, 2001.

A collection of thirty-six commencement speeches given at colleges around the country between 1838 and 1997 by a variety of politicians, artists, and thinkers, including Jodie Foster, Carl Sagan, Bill Clinton, Ann Richards, and Gloria Steinem.