Speeches, Addresses, etc.
 
  • American Rhetoric Online Speech Bank.
    An index to over 5000 full text, audio and video versions of public speeches, sermons, legal proceedings, lectures, debates, interviews, other recorded media events, and more. Links are arranged alphabetically.

  • Digital History - Famous Historic Speeches.
    Speeches were selected because of their relevance to American History and are indexed and briefly annotated. Search by keyword, author, or browse the entire list.

  • Gifts of Speech.
    Speeches by influential contemporary, women from around the world.

  • Great Speeches Collection.
    From The History Place, full text of over 60 famous speeches.

  • History and Politics Out Loud.
    A searchable archive of politically significant audio.

  • Inaugural Addresses of the Presidents of the United States.
    From Bartleby.com, full text of all the inaugural addresses from all the presidents from George Washington forward.

  • SoJust.net.
    Documents the history of anti-racism, suffrage, the gay rights movement, labor activism, and other movements through historic speeches, song lyrics, poetry, essays, and other documentary artifacts related to social justice. Includes a page of links to Historical Speeches.

  • State of the State Addresses.
    Full text of all governors' state of the state addresses since 2000, listed by state.

  • The World's Most Famous Orations.
    This site lists over 281 famous orations, selected by William Jennings Bryan in 1906. All works are available in full text.

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