Vice President Johnson, Mr. Speaker, Mr. Chief Justice, President Eisenhower, Vice President Nixon, President Truman, Reverend Clergy, fellow citizens: We observe today not a victory of party, but a celebration of freedom -- symbolizing an end, as w...
By Joseph Mok Gettysburg, Pennsylvania 07 November 2006 watch Gettysburg Address Abraham Lincoln Most speeches by American presidents fade with time from people's memories. However, some have left indelible marks on history. One of the most famous i...
Good evening, my fellow Americans. First, I should like to express my gratitude to the radio and television networks for the opportunities they have given me over the years to bring reports and messages to our nation. My special thanks go to them fo...
Mr. President, Mr. Speaker, and Distinguished Members of the Congress: I stand on this rostrum with a sense of deep humility and great pride -- humility in the wake of those great American architects of our history who have stood here before me; pri...
Good evening. Five years ago, this date - September the 11th - was seared into America's memory. Nineteen men attacked us with a barbarity unequaled in our history. They murdered people of all colors, creeds, and nationalities - and made war upon the...
By Barry Newhouse Washington 23 April 2006 Top officials of the International Monetary Fund say the organization must reform to be able to respond more quickly to crises in the changing global economy...
By Jim Malone Washington 25 January 2006 President Bush delivers the 2005 State of the Union address President Bush's annual State of the Union address to Congress and the American people Tuesday is t...
John F. Kennedy: Inaugural Address [AUTHENTICITY CERTIFIED: Text version below transcribed directly from audio. (2)] [Administering of the Oath of Office] Vice President Johnson, Mr. Speaker, Mr. Chie...
Franklin Delano Roosevelt: First Inaugural Address [AUTHENTICITY CERTIFIED: Text version below transcribed directly from audio. (2)] President Hoover, Mr. Chief Justice, my friends: This is a day of n...
Franklin Delano Roosevelt: Pearl Harbor Address to the Nation [AUTHENTICITY CERTIFIED: Text version below transcribed directly from audio. (2)] Mr. Vice President, Mr. Speaker, Members of the Senate,...
