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American Rhetoric: Al Gore: 2008 Democratic National Convention Speech

For Students 9th - 10th
Video and text of Al Gore's speech at the 2008 Democratic National Convention delivered on August 28, 2008, at INVESCO Field, Mile High Stadium, in Denver, Colorado.
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American Rhetoric: Art Monk: Pro Football Hall of Fame Induction Speech

For Students 9th - 10th
This is the video [18:11] of Art Monk's induction speech to the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2008.
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American Rhetoric: Woodrow Wilson: Final Speech in Support of League of Nations

For Students 9th - 10th
This is the text of President Woodrow Wilson's last speech in support of the League of Nations delivered on September 25, 1919, in Pueblo, Colorado.
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American Rhetoric: Geraldine Ferraro: Vice Presidential Nomination Acceptance

For Students 9th - 10th
This is the text, audio, and video [5:11] of Geraldine Ferraro's acceptance speech as the nominee for Vice President delivered on July 19, 1984, at the Democratic National Convention, in San Francisco, California.
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American Rhetoric: William Faulkner: Nobel Prize in Literature Acceptance Speech

For Students 9th - 10th
This is the text and audio of William Faulkner's acceptance speech for the Nobel Prize in Literature delivered on December 10, 1950, in Stockholm Sweden.
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American Rhetoric: Spiro Theodore Agnew: "Television News Coverage"

For Students 9th - 10th
This is the text and audio of Spiro Agnew's speech "Television News Coverage" expressing his disappointment in the news media's behavior after a Presidental speech on Vietnam; it was delivered at a Republican Midwest regional meeting on...
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American Rhetoric: Arthur W. Coviello: Rsa Conference Keynote Address

For Students 9th - 10th
This is the text and video of Arthur W. Coviello's keynote speech at the RSA Conference delivered on February 25, 2014, in San Francisco, California.
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American Rhetoric: Ashton Carter: Defense Priorities in Era of Tight Budgets

For Students 9th - 10th
This is the text, audio, and video [47:07) of Secretary of Defense Ashton Carter's speech "Defense Priorities in an Era of Constrained Budgets" delivered at the 2013 Center for a New American Security Annual Conference.
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American Rhetoric: Aung San Suu Kyi: Congressional Gold Medal Acceptance Address

For Students 9th - 10th
This is the text, audio, and video [1:09:15] of the Burmese Opposition Leader, Aung San Suu Kyi's acceptance speech for the Congressional Gold Medal on September 12, 2012. at the U.S. Capitol, Washington, D.C.
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American Rhetoric: Franklin Delano Roosevelt: "The Four Freedoms"

For Students 9th - 10th
This is the text and audio of President Franklin Roosevelt's speech to the 77th Congress entitled "The Four Freedoms" on January 6, 1941.
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American Rhetoric: Margaret Sanger: "Children's Era"

For Students 9th - 10th
This is the text of Margaret Sanger's speech "Children's Era" delivered in March 1925 in New York, NY.
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American Rhetoric: Adlai Stevenson: Accepting Democratic Presidential Nomination

For Students 9th - 10th
This is the CSPAN video of Adlai Stevenson's acceptance of the 1952 Democratic Presidential nomination speech which was delivered on July 26, 1952, in Chicago, Illinois.
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American Rhetoric: Adrien Brody: Oscar Award for Best Actor Acceptance Address

For Students 9th - 10th
This is the text and video of Adrien Brody's acceptance speech for his 2003 Oscar Award for Best Actor for the film The Pianist. It was delivered on March 23, 2003, in the Kodak Theater in Hollywood, California.
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American Rhetoric: Malcolm X: The Ballot or the Bullet

For Students 9th - 10th
This is the text of the speech "The Ballot or the Bullet" delivered by Malcolm X on April 3, 1964, in Cleveland, Ohio. He focuses on Civil Rights.
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American Rhetoric: Ronald Reagan: Remarks on the 40th Anniversary of D Day

For Students 9th - 10th
This is the text, audio, and video [13:21] of President Ronald Reagan's speech on the 40th Anniversary of D-Day on June 6, 1984, in Pointe Du Hoc, Normandy, France.
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American Rhetoric: Woodrow Wilson: War Message

For Students 9th - 10th
This is the text of President Woodrow Wilson's speech to Congress on April 2, 1917, asking them to declare war on Germany thereby, entering World War I.
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American Rhetoric: Andre Agassi International Tennis Hall of Fame Induction

For Students 9th - 10th
This is the text, audio, and video [30:30] of Andre Agassi's induction speech into the International Tennis Hall of Fame on September 10, 2011, in Newport, Connecticut.
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American Rhetoric: Aung San Suu Kyi: Nobel Prize for Peace Lecture

For Students 9th - 10th
This is the text and video [6:33] of Aung San Suu Kyi's acceptance speech for the 1991 Nobel Prize for Peace.
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American Rhetoric: Richard M. Nixon: Checkers

For Students 9th - 10th
This is the text, audio, and video [5:21] of Richard Nixon, Vice Presidential Candidate, addresses the nation on TV on September 23, 1952, explaining the $18,000 he took from a group of his supporters. It is known as the "Checkers" speech.
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American Rhetoric: Ronald Reagan: Space Shuttle "Challenger" Tragedy Address

For Students 9th - 10th
This is the text, audio, and video [2:37] of President Ronald Reagan's tribute speech after the Space Shuttle "Challenger" tragedy on January 28, 1986. The crew of the Challenger Seven who died were Michael Smith, Dick Scobee, Judith...
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American Rhetoric: General Douglas Mac Arthur: "Duty, Honor, Country"

For Students 9th - 10th
This is the text and audio of "Duty, Honor, Country," General Douglas MacArthur's acceptance speech for the Sylvanus Thayer Award on May 12, 1962, at West Point, New York.
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American Rhetoric: Richard M. Nixon "The Great Silent Majority"

For Students 9th - 10th
This is the text, audio, and video [31:58] of "The Great Silent Majority," a speech by President Nixon delivered November 3, 1969, concerning the Vietnam War.
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American Rhetoric: John F. Kennedy: "Ich Bin Ein Berliner" (I Am a 'Berliner')

For Students 9th - 10th
This is the text, audio, and video [5:11] of John F. Kennedy's speech "Ich bin ein Berliner" (I am a 'Berliner'] delivered on June 26, 1963, in West Berlin, Germany.
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American Rhetoric: Franklin Delano Roosevelt: "The Great Arsenal of Democracy"

For Students 9th - 10th
This is the text, audio, and video [7:40] of President Franklin D. Roosevelt's speech "The Great Arsenal of Democracy" delivered on December 29, 1940.