John F. Kennedy: Address on Civil Rights
June 11, 1963 (almost 61 years ago)In John F. Kennedy's Address on Civil Rights, he talks about equality for every American. In response to African-American students needing military protection at the University of Alabama, he appeals to the American conscience and describes the current situation as a moral issue. He states that t...
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Lyndon B. Johnson: 1964 State of the Union Address
January 8, 1964 (over 60 years ago)President Lyndon Johnson readies Congress to accomplish great things in their next session; to address civil rights, high taxes, poverty and the national deficit.
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Lyndon B. Johnson: Remarks at Gettysburg on Civil Rights
May 30, 1963 (almost 61 years ago)President Johnson calls upon the people of the United States to make the Emancipation Proclamation a reality - not only in words but in fact and action; that all men are created equal and will be treated as such.
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Bill Clinton: Address on Affirmative Action
July 19, 1995 (almost 29 years ago)Affirmative Action is given credit by President Clinton for having helped the American Nation by decreasing inequality among men and women, white and colored, young and old.
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Bill Clinton: Press Conference on 'Gays in the Military'
January 29, 1993 (about 31 years ago)In the contentious debate about letting homosexuals serve in the military, President Bill Clinton states his position that anyone should be allowed to serve the country unless their behavior, and not sexual orientation, disqualifies them.
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Susan B. Anthony: On Women's Right to Vote
March 24, 2011 (about 13 years ago)Susan B. Anthony was a champion of Women's rights and advocacy for women's right to vote. She petitioned the government for years, ultimately passing away before the amendment granting the right to vote to women was passed. She gave the following speech in 1873 after being levied with a fee of ...
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Rodney King: Rodney King Speaks
May 1, 1992 (almost 32 years ago)Rodney King speaks to the public for the first time after the acquittal of police involved in his traffic stop beating through Los Angeles into multi-day riots. He appeals to citizens to stop the violence and work out their differences peacefully.
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Barack Obama: Presidential Press Conference on a Historic Congressional Session
December 22, 2010 (over 13 years ago)President Barack Obama's presidential press conference ran the lines of the president's achievements and his future plans to keep America running towards the top.
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Barack Obama: Senate Session: Honoring the Life of Coretta Scott King
January 31, 2006 (about 18 years ago)Barack Obama shares his condolences for the death of Coretta Scott King in a senate address.
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Barack Obama: Obama Commemorates 1965 Civil Rights March
March 4, 2007 (about 17 years ago)Barack Obama goes back to Selma, the heart of the Civil Rights Movement, to remember his roots and to commemorate the 1965 Civil Rights March.
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