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American Rhetoric: Ashton B. Carter: All Hands Meeting Address
This is the text, audio, and video of Ashton B. Carter, the newly appointed 25th Secretary of Defense, addressing his colleagues concerning how he will approach the position on February 19, 2015, at The Pentagon, in Washington, D.C.
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American Rhetoric: Aung San Suu Kyi: Press Conference With President Obama
This is the text, audio, and video [41:07] of Burmese Opposition Leader, Aung San Suu Kyi and President Obama speaking at a press conference on November 14, 2014, in Rangoon, Burma where they discussed the new democracy in Burma.
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American Rhetoric: John F. Kennedy: Inaugural Address
This is the text, audio, and video [4:31] of President John F. Kennedy's first Inaugural Address on January 20, 1961.
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American Rhetoric: Barbara Jordan: 1976 Dnc Keynote Address
This is the text, audio, and video [4:50] of Barbara Charline Jordan's keynote address for the 1976 Democratic National Convention on July 12, 1976, in New York, NY.
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American Rhetoric: Franklin Delano Roosevelt: First Inaugural Address
This is the text, audio, and video [7:04] of the swearing in and the first Inaugural Address of President Franklin Delano Roosevelt on March 4, 1933.
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American Rhetoric: John F. Kennedy: Houston Ministerial Association Address
This is the text, audio, and video (4:59] of Presidential Candidate John F. Kennedy address to the Houston Ministerial Association on September 12, 1960, at the Rice Hotel in Houston, TX, where he discussed his Catholic religion and what...
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American Rhetoric: Mario Matthew Cuomo: 1984 Dnc Keynote Address
This is the text, audio, and video [4:23] of Mario Matthew Cuomo's 1984 Democratic National Convention keynote address on July 16, 1984, in San Francisco, California.
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American Rhetoric: Jesse Jackson: 1984 Democratic National Convention Address
This is the text, audio, and video [6:21] of Jesse Jackson's address to the 1984 Democratic National Convention on July 18, 1984, in San Francisco, California.
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American Rhetoric: Barbara Jordan: Statement on the Articles of Impeachment
This is text and audio of Barbara Jordan's statement on the Articles of Impeachment delivered on July 25, 1974, at the House Judiciary Committee meeting discussing the Impeachment of President Nixon for his involvement in Watergate.
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American Rhetoric: Dwight D. Eisenhower: Farewell Address
This is the text and audio of Dwight D. Eisenhower's Farewell Address to the nation on January 17, 1961, at the end of his Presidency.
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American Rhetoric: Clarence Darrow: "Mercy for Leopold and Loeb"
This is the text of Clarence Darrow's plea for mercy for Leopold and Loeb in the courtroom, delivered in September 1924.
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American Rhetoric: Dwight D. Eisenhower: "Atoms for Peace"
This is the text, audio, and video [5:45] of President Eisenhower's address to the United Nations General Assembly entitled "Atoms for Peace" on December 8, 1953.
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American Rhetoric: John F. Kennedy: American University Commencement Address
This is the text and audio of President Kennedy's commencement address at American University on June 10, 1963, where he spoke of peace for all of all time.
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American Rhetoric: Richard M. Nixon: Resignation Address to the Nation
This is the text, audio, and video [5:08] of President Nixon's resignation address to the nation on August 8, 1974.
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American Rhetoric: Barbara Bush: Commencement Address at Wellesley College
This is the text, audio, and video [10:44] of Barbara Bush's Commencement Address at Wellesley College delivered on June 1, 1990.
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American Rhetoric: John F. Kennedy: Civil Rights Address
This is the text and audio of President Kennedy's address to the nation concerning Civil Rights delivered on June 11, 1963.
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American Rhetoric: John F. Kennedy: Cuban Missile Crisis Address to the Nation
This is the text and audio of President Kennedy's address to the nation concerning the Cuban Missle Crisis, delivered on October 22, 1962.
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American Rhetoric: Edward M. Kennedy: Chappaquiddick
This is the text, audio, and video (4:25] of Senator Ted Kennedy's address to the people of Massachusetts upon the death of Mary Jo Kopechne in a car accident and drowning on the island of Chappaquiddick. It was broadcast nationally from...
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American Rhetoric: Barry Goldwater: Accepting Republican Presidential Nomination
This is the text and audio of Barry Goldwater's acceptance of the nomination for President at the 1964 Republican National Convention on July 16, 1964, in San Francisco, California.
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American Rhetoric: Stokely Carmichael: Black Power Address at Uc Berkeley
This is the text and audio of Stokely Carmichael's Black Power address at UC Berkeley delivered in October 1966, in Berkeley, California.
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American Rhetoric: Hubert H. Humphrey: 1948 Democratic National Convention
This is the text and audio of Hubert H. Humphrey's address at the 1948 Democratic National Convention on July 14, 1948.
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American Rhetoric: Carrie Chapman Catt: Address to Congress on Women's Suffrage
This is the text of Carrie Chapman Catt's address to the Congress on Women's Suffrage in November 1917, in Washington D.C.
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American Rhetoric: Mario Savio: Sit in Address on the Steps of Sproul Hall
This is the text, audio, and video [1:26] of Mario Savio encourage students to protest by participating in a sit-in on the steps of Sproul Hall at The University of California at Berkeley on December 2, 1964.
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American Rhetoric: Elizabeth Glaser: 1992 Democratic National Convention Address
This is the text and audio of Elizabeth Glaser's address to the 1992 Democratic National Convention on July 14. 1992, in New York; She and her two children had contracted AIDS due to a blood transfusion.