American Rhetoric
American Rhetoric: Apollo 11: Moon Landing
This is an audio recording of the July 20, 1969, Apollo 11 moon landing including the famous quote by Neil Armstrong as he takes his first steps on the moon [6:04].
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American Rhetoric: George W. Bush: Address to Nation on Iraq War Progress
George W. Bush gives a speech [16:38] on the progress of the War in Iraq on December 18, 2005, just days after free elections. On this site, find video, audio and text of the speech.
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American Rhetoric: Martin Luther King, Jr.
Martin Luther King at the Lincoln Memorial, with text and audio version of the "I Have a Dream," speech.
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American Rhetoric: General Douglas Mac Arthur: Farewell Address to Congress
In this video, General Douglas MacArthur gives his farewell speech to Congress on April 19, 1951. The transcript is posted below the video.
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American Rhetoric: Edward M. Kennedy: Eulogy for Senator Robert F. Kennedy
Audio and text of Edward M. Kennedy's eulogy for his brother Robert F. Kennedy given on June 8, 1968.
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American Rhetoric: Ashleigh Banfield: Landon Lecture at Ksu (Part 1/4)
This is the text and video [14:43] of MSNBC Anchor Ashleigh Banfield's Landon Lecture at KSU on April 24, 2003. The embedded journalist was fired for this lecture. Part 1 of 4.
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American Rhetoric: Arundhati Roy: "Come September" Speech
This is a video [44:20] of Arundhati Roy reading her "Come September" speech at the Lannan Foundation lecture from September 2002.