PUBLISHERS SUMMARY:
This is a compilation of some of the most well-known speeches of modern times, spanning the years 1940-1987. Each of the speeches has been edited to include the most noteworthy segment.
Winston Churchill, First Radio Address As Prime Minister Rev. Martin Luther King Jr., I Have A Dream John F. Kennedy, Inaugural Address Richard M. Nixon, The Watergate Tapes Harry S. Truman, Jefferson-Jackson Day Dinner Franklin Delano Roosevelt, Declaration of War Robert F. Kennedy, Democratic Convention Franklin Delano Roosevelt, Christmas Eve Address John F. Kennedy, Ich Bin Ein Berliner Richard M. Nixon, Resignation Ronald Reagan, Evil Empire Ronald Reagan, Berlin Wall Gen. Douglas MacArthur, Farewell Address To Congress
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Mort Kondrake reports that Condi and Karen Hughes convinced Bush to drop the phrase, which is popular among conservatives, from his speeches. Best Film Speeches and Monologues
http://www.filmsite.org/bestspeeches1.htmlFilm speeches are normally delivered orally and directed at an audience of three or more people, although there can be exceptions. They are usually persuasive-type speeches, either designed to promote or to dissuade, and they are highly quotable. ...Blockbuster Video (in the UK) held a series of polls in late 2003 with its customers to determine the 20 Greatest Film Speeches and Monologues in cinematic history...Although there were some excellent choices in their poll, the results almost completely ignored early films, and entirely disregarded films with speeches made by female characters. Greatest Films has provided this expanded listing of Best Film Speeches and Monologues here of deserving, best film monologues and speeches. Via Cynical-C Blog. Bush To Launch Series Of Speeches On Iraq, War On Terror
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP)--President George W. Bush is kicking off another series of speeches to counter opposition to the war in Iraq, impatience with the rising U.S. death toll and anxiety about poss... Worldview | The 'confusion' is in Bush's policy
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How can there be a wedding without wedding speeches? The bride's father is the first to do the honors, followed by the groom and then by the Best Man. At some weddings even the maid of Honor may be asked to speak a few words. The guests wait for the speeches to end before heading for the bar, and joining the celebrations. It is not that wedding speeches are not fun.... Politics of ethics play out on trail
When Ted Strickland focuses on other issues in stump speeches and omits any reference to the culture of corruption and ethical problems in Columbus and Washington he hears about it anyway. A Testament of Hope : The Essential Writings and Speeches of Martin Luther King, Jr.
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Yesterday's Amish schoolhouse murders became the undercurrent of a political dinner last night that featured speeches from two of the state's prominent politicians.Comment In speeches, Foley showed personal interest in pages
WASHINGTON Former Rep. Mark Foley, R-Fla., told House pages in warm farewell speeches over the years that he took "a special interest in each and every one" of them, identifying many of the youngsters by name and thanking them for their service. Wedding Speeches andamp; Wedding Toasts
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The Prime Minister, Mr. Jawaharlal Nehru, said in New Delhi on October 23 that it was not a good thing to serve a "diet of speeches' at every public function and reception. Inaugurating the third Inter-University Youth Festival, he said that the ... Survivor to recall Munich massacre
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