speeches, addresses, etc

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speeches, addresses, etc

World War I

2004
A collection of famous and lesser-known speeches from World War I which help chronicle the major events of the era.

Terrorism

2003
A collection of speeches that related to terrorism, preceded by an introductory essay that presents background information on the topic.

Lend me your ears

great speeches in history
1997
Collection of over 200 speeches from throughout history, including selections by late twentieth-century speakers like President Bill Clinton and Colin Powell, arranged by theme and occasion, and introduced with commentary by political columnist William Safire.

Words that shook the world

100 years of unforgettable speeches and events
2002
Presents paragraph-by-paragraph analysis of twenty historic speeches spanning 1903-2001; provides historical and biographical context for each; and includes the speeches on two audio CDs. Features such figures as Franklin Delano Roosevelt, Martin Luther King, Jr., and Yitzhak Rabin.

Representative American speeches, 1995-1996

1996
A collection of speeches reflecting a broad range of issues before the American public during 1995 and 1996.

Great speeches of our time

2009
A collection of forty significant speeches from 1945 to the present from political leaders around the world, including Winston Churchill, Nikita Khrushchev, Ronald Reagan, John Kennedy, Charles de Gaulle, and Barack Obama.

World War II

2003
Presents twenty-four speeches given by political leaders, military figures, and others before and during the Second World War, and includes a contextual introduction, introductions to each speech, biographical sketches of the speakers, a chronology, and a selected bibliography.

Representative American speeches, 2002-2003

2003
Presents the texts of twenty-nine speeches made by American leaders in 2002-2003, addressing the topics of war and foreign policy, homeland security, freedom of speech, and the welfare of children.

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