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Representative American speeches, 2006-2007

2007
Collects twenty speeches from 2006 and 2007 by political figures, including George W. Bush, Al Gore, Mitt Romney, and Barack Obama, on topics such as education, the United States in the global marketplace, health care reform, immigration, and global climate change.

Representative American speeches, 2000-2001

2001
Presents the texts of twenty-four speeches made by American leaders in 2000-2001, addressing the topics of the justice system, election reform, education, diversity, and energy.

Representative American speeches, 2004-2005

2005
Collects twenty-three speeches from 2004 and 2005 by American speakers such as George W. Bush, Condoleezza Rice, Barack Obama, Ronald B. Flowers, R. Drew Smith, and Peter Sprigg on church and state, the media, gay marriage, the "culture wars, " seniors and Social Security, and America and the new Europe.

Representative American speeches, 2003-2004

2004
Presents the texts of twenty-six speeches made by American leaders in 2003-2004, addressing the topics of the U.S. Intelligence, foreign policy, the American veteran, intellectual property, and environmental challenges.

Representative American speeches, 1999-2000

2001
Presents the texts of twenty-three speeches made by American leaders in 1999-2000, addressing the topics of the past and future, domestic politics, health care, technology and ethics, child-rearing, and international issues.

In our own words

extraordinary speeches of the American century
1999
A collection of over 150 celebrated American speeches drawn from throughout the twentieth century.

Patrick Henry's Liberty or death speech

a primary source investigation
2005
Profiles the life and career of patriot Patrick Henry from his childhood in Hanover County, his early legal career and supporter of colonial rights, and involvement in the war for independence including an examination of his famous "Give me Liberty" speech to the second Virginia Convention in 1775.

Hold fast your dreams

twenty commencement speeches
1996
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.

Great speeches for better speaking

listen and learn from history's most memorable speeches
2008
Speeches given by Ronald Reagan, Edward Kennedy, Douglas MacArthur, John F. Kennedy, Barbara Jordan, and Mary Fisher guide the reader on how to perform powerful and inspirational acts of public speaking, and includes two CDs with the six example speeches.

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