Geraldine Ferraro: Acceptance Speech for Vice-President Nomination

July 19, 1984 (almost 40 years ago)

Being the first woman to be nominated for vice-presidency, Geraldine Anne Ferraro delivers an acceptance speech and speaks of opening new doors for the citizens of the United States.

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William Jennings Bryan: The Law and the Gospel

January 1, 1890 (over 134 years ago)

William Jennings Bryan delivered this speech at a banquet held by the St. Paul Methodist Church of London. It explores the parallel roles of the law and the gospel in society and in individual life.

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Source: Wikisource

William Jennings Bryan: The White Man's Burden

July 4, 1906 (almost 118 years ago)

In a speech at the Independence Day Banquet of the American Society of London, William Jennings Bryan talks about the duty of advanced nations to move from merely bringing "incidental benefits" to the Orient through trade to a genuine striving for the lesser nations' welfare.

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William Jennings Bryan: Memorial Day Address

May 30, 1894 (almost 130 years ago)

William Jennings Bryan pays tribute to the men who gave their lives for love of country, as well as the women who bore their own share of sacrifices.

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John Boehner: 2011 Commencement Address at the Catholic University of America

May 14, 2011 (almost 13 years ago)

House Speaker John Boehner makes a touching and tear-jerking speech to teach the CUA graduates about the three things that they must hold dear in order to lead a fruitful life.

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John Boehner: Address to the Economic Club of New York on Jobs, Debt, Gas Prices

May 9, 2011 (almost 13 years ago)

House Speaker John Boehner delivers a speech to the Economic club of New York that depicts his opposition to the current government's ways of solving the economic state in the US. He also says that the only way to solve the economic crisis is to make sure significant cuts are made, allow the coun...

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William Jennings Bryan: Against Imperialism

August 8, 1900 (over 123 years ago)

In his acceptance of the Democratic nomination for President, William Jennings Bryan made a stand against the Republican Party's policy towards the Philippines, boldly proclaiming that to establish rule over an unwilling people was to go against the very ideals out of which the American nation em...

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Shirley Chisholm: The Twin Jeopardies of Race and Sex

January 1, 1974 (over 50 years ago)

Shirley Chisholm gives a rousing speech at the University of Missouri in 1974 on the subject of the black woman in contemporary America.

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Shirley Chisholm: Announcement of Her Run for President

January 25, 1972 (about 52 years ago)

Shirley Chisholm, the first black woman elected to Congress, announces her Presidential candidacy in 1972 in Brooklyn, NY.

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Shirley Chisholm: Presidential Campaign Speech

May 6, 1972 (almost 52 years ago)

Shirley Chisholm gives a speech at the Commonwealth of California during her candidacy for President in 1972. She strikes hard at the Nixon Administration and expresses the anger felt by so many about the current state of the nation.

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