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ś Mack Brown & Vince Young: On UT's Victory in the 2006 Rose Bowl [T] [A]

ś Madeleine Albright: Speech Commemorating Intl. Women's Day [T] [A] [V]

ś (Earvin) Magic Johnson: 1991 HIV and Retirement Press Conference [T] [V]

ś Malcolm X [T] [A]

ś Malcolm X: "The Ballot or the Bullet" [T]

ś Malcolm X: "The Ballot or the Bullet" [A]

ś Malcolm X: Message to the Grassroots [T]

ś Malcolm X: Message to the Grassroots [A]

ś Malcolm X: 1963 Address at UC Berkeley (via Berkeley Language Center) [A]

ś Manhattan Institute for Policy Research Lectures and Forums [T] [A] [V]

ś Marcus Garvey: On the Universal Negro Improvement Association [T] [A]

ś Margaret Thatcher: "The Lady's Not For Turning" [T] [A] [V]

ś Margaret Thatcher: John Findley Foundation Lecture [T] [A]

ś Margaret Thatcher: Eulogy for Ronald Reagan [T] [A]

ś Maria Viotti: UN Security Council Speech on Israeli Settlements [T] [A] [V]

ś Mario Cuomo: 1984 Democratic National Convention Speech [T] [A] [V]

ś Mario Cuomo: Religious Belief and Public Morality [T]

ś Mario Cuomo: 1996 DNC Address [T]

ś Marion Jones-Thompson: Apology for False Statements and Steroids [T] [A] [V]

ś Mario Savio: 1964 Address at Sproul Hall, UC Berkeley [T] [A] [V]

ś Mario Savio: 1965 UC Berkeley's Vietnam Day Teach-In [T]

ś Mark Twain +++ [T]

ś Mark Twain: Undelivered 4th of July Speech in London [T]

ś Mark Twain: "Taxes and Morals" [T]

ś Mark Twain: Layman's Sermon at the Majestic Theatre [T]

ś Martin Luther (selected sermons) [T]

ś Martin Luther King, Jr. Sermons and Speeches [T] [A]

ś Martin Luther King, Jr.: "I Have a Dream" [T] [A]

ś Martin Luther King, Jr.: Methodist Student Leadership Address [T] [A]

ś Martin Luther King, Jr.: Address at Temple Israel of Hollywood [T] [A]

ś Martin Luther King, Jr.: Eulogy for Minister James Reeb [T] [A]

ś Martin Luther King, Jr.: Declaration Against the Vietnam War [T] [A]

ś Martin Luther King, Jr.: "I've Been to the Mountaintop" [T] [A] [V]

ś Mary Church Terrell: What It Means to Be Colored in the U.S. [T]

ś Mary Fisher: "A Whisper of Aids" [T] [A] [V]

ś Mary McLeod Bethune: What Democracy Means to Me [T] [A]

ś Matt Drudge: Speech to the National Press Club [T] [A] [V]

ś Maxine Waters: Remarks on Nelson Mandela's Congressional Medal [T]

ś Maya Angelou: Presidential Inaugural Poem [T] [A] [V]

ś Maya Angelou: Eulogy for Coretta Scott King [T] [V]

ś Mercury Theatre On The Air *** [A]

ś Meron Reuben: Speech to the UN Security Council on Settlements [T] [A] [V]

ś Mia Hamm: National Soccer Hall of Fame Induction Speech [T] [A] [V]

ś Miami Heat: Remarks on Winning the 2006 NBA Championship [T] [A]

ś Michael Bloomberg: Third Mayoral Inaugural Speech [T] [A]

ś Michael Bloomberg: Speech on Religious Tolerance and NY Mosque [T] [A] [V]

ś Michael Chang: International Tennis HOF Induction Speech [T] [A]

ś Michael Moore: Oscar Acceptance Address for Best Documentary [T] [V]

ś Michael Nutter: Mount Carmel Baptist Church Address [T] [A] [V]

ś Michael Posner: "The Four Freedoms Turn 70" [T] [V]

ś Michael Yon: Online Magazine [T] [A]

ś Michel Foucault: The Culture of the Self (scroll to) [A]

ś Michele Bachmann: Tea Party Response to the 2011 SOU [T] [A] [V]

ś Michelle Obama: 2008 Democratic National Convention Speech [T] [A] [V]

ś Michelle Obama: Speech Honoring Women in the Military [T] [A] [V]

ś Michelle Obama: Speech at West Point Graduation Banquet [T] [A] [V]

ś Mick Jagger: Introduction of The Beatles Rock & Roll HOF Induction [T] [A] [V]

ś Middle East Media Research Institute TV *** [T] [V]

ś Mike Huckabee: 2008 Conservative Political Action Committee Speech [T] [A] [V]

ś Mike Huckabee: 2008 Republican Convention Speech [T] [A]

ś Mike Mansfield: Eulogy to John F. Kennedy [T]

ś Mike Mullen: Military Farewell Retirement Speech [T] [A] [V]

ś Mikhail Khodorkovsky: Closing Statement at Khodorkovsky Court [T] [A]

ś Mikko Hypponen: Fighting Viruses, Defending the Net (TED) [T] [V]

ś Mitch Daniels: Speech to CPAC 2011 [T] [A] [V]

ś Mitch Landrieu: Katrina 5 Commemoration Speech [T] [A]

ś Mitt Romney: Liberty Sunday Address [T] [A]

ś Mitt Romney: "Faith In America" [T] [A] [V]

ś Mohandas Gandhi: Address at Kingsley Hall [T] [A]

ś Mohandas Gandhi Speeches [T]

ś Moses: Address to Israel at the Jordan River [T]

ś Mother Theresa: Nobel Prize Acceptance Speech [T] [A]

ś Mother Theresa: 1994 National Prayer Breakfast Address [T] [A]

ś MOVIE SPEECHES! [T] [A] [V]

ś Multicultural and Historic Speeches [T]

ś Munich Security Conference Speeches [T] [A]

ś Museum of Broadcast Communications *** [A] [V]

ś Nancy Duarte (Duarte Designs): 2007 Keynote Address [A]

ś Nancy Pelosi [T] [A]

ś Nancy Pelosi: Speeches as Speaker of the House [A]

ś Nancy Pelosi: Tribute to Dennis Hastert [T] [A]

ś Nancy Pelosi: HOR Floor Speech on Health Care Bill Vote [T] [A]

ś NASA Speeches [T]

ś National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Testimony [T]

ś National Education Association Speeches [A]

ś National Human Genome Institute Lectures (1999-Present) [T] [A]

ś National Institutes of Health Speeches [T] [A]

ś National Press Club Speeches (fee based) [T] [A]

ś National Public Radio [A]

ś National Rifle Association Speeches [T]]

ś Native American Speeches [T]

ś Nathan Taylor: NPR 2006 Summer Intern Edition [A]

ś NATO Speeches (from 1946) [T] [A] [V]

ś NATO Speeches (current) [T] [A] [V]

ś Navi Pillay: 2011 International Human Rights Day Statement [T] [A] [V]

ś Nazi Propaganda [T]

ś Neil Armstrong: 1969 Moon Landing [A]

ś Nelson Mandela: Rivonia Trial Statement [T] [A]

ś Nelson Mandela: Speech after Release from Pollsmoor Prison [T] [A] [V]

ś Nelson Mandela: Speech to the UN Apartheid Committee [T] [A]

ś Nelson Mandela: Inauguration Speech [T] [A] [V]

ś Nelson Mandela: Speech Accepting Congressional Gold Medal [T] [A] [V]

ś Nelson Mandela: 1950-2004 +++ [T]

ś Neville Chamberlain: 1939 Address to House of Commons [T]

ś Newt Gingrich: Inaugural Address as House Speaker [T] [A]

ś Newt Gingrich: CPAC 2009 Speech [T] [A] [V]

ś Newton Minow: Television and the Public Interest [T] [A]

ś Nikki Giovanni: Remarks at the Virginia Tech Memorial Ceremony [T] [A] [V]

ś Ninth Earl Spencer: Funeral Oration for Princess Diana [T] [A] [V]

ś Noam Chomsky Archive (lectures and interviews) [T] [A] [V]

ś Nobel Economics Prize: Acceptance Speeches [T] [A] [V]

ś Nobel Literature Prize: Acceptance Speeches [T] [A] [V]

ś Nobel Peace Prize: Acceptance Speeches [T] [A] [V]

ś Norman Finkelstein: Lebanon TV Remarks on Hezbollah and Israel [T] [V]

ś Nuremberg Trial Transcripts [T]

ś Old Time Radio [A]

ś Oliver North: Opening Statement Senate Iran Contra Hearings [T] [A] [V]

ś ONE Campaign to Make Poverty History [T] [A] [V]

ś Oprah Winfrey: Eulogy for Rosa Parks [T] [A] [V]

ś Oprah Winfrey: Stanford University Commencement [T] [A] [V]

ś Orson Wells: The War of the Worlds [T] [A]

ś Oscar Award Speeches [V]

ś Oskar Schindler: Farewell to Jewish Workers at Brunnlitz [T]

ś Pablo Fajardo & Luis Yanza: Goldman Award Acceptance Speech [T]

ś Pacifica Radio Archives: Protests, Rallies, Demonstrations [T] [A]

ś Patrick Buchanan: 1992 RNC ("Culture Wars") Address [T] [A] [V]

ś Patrick Buchanan: 1996 Presidential Candidacy Announcement [T]

ś Patrick Buchanan: New Patriotism Speech [T]

ś Patrick Buchanan: Reformed Party Nomination Acceptance [T]

ś Patrick Fitzgerald: Presser on Blago Trial Verdict [T] [A] [V]

ś Patrick Henry: "Give Me Liberty or Give Me Death" [T]

ś Patrick Kennedy: Eulogy for Ted Kennedy, Sr. Address [T] [A] [V]

ś Paul Bremer: TD Waterhouse Keynote Address on Iraq [T] [A]

ś Paul Hogan: Remarks at the 59th Academy Awards [T] [V]

ś Paul Newman: 1968 DNC Tribute to Adlai Stevenson [T] [A]

ś Paul Wolfowitz: Remarks at the 38th Verkunde Conference in Munich [T]

ś Paul the Apostle: Address to the Athenians at the Areopagus [T] [A]

ś Pentagon Channel [A] [V]

ś Pericles: Funeral Oration [T]

ś Peter J. Forcelli: Opening Stmt to the House Oversight Committee [T] [A] [V]

ś Peter Kithene: Speech Accepting the CNN 'Medical Marvel' Award [T] [A] [V]

ś Peter Kithene: Address at the UW Donor Gala Event [T] [A] [V]

ś Pete Sampras: International Tennis HOF Induction Address [T] [A] [V]

ś Phillip Knight: Address at the Public Memorial for Joe Paterno [T] [A] [V]

ś Plato: "Apology" (3 speeches by Socrates at His Trial) [T]

ś Pledge of Allegiance (featuring audio by John Wayne) [T] [A]

ś Political Campaign Videos (1952-2008) *** [V]

ś Pope Benedict XVI Speeches [T]

ś Pope Benedict XVI Speeches [T] [A] [V]

ś Pope Benedict XVI: Papal Election Address [T] [V]

ś Pope Benedict XVI: Speech at the White House [T] [A] [V]

ś Pope Benedict XVI: United Nations General Assembly Address [T] [A] [V]

ś Pope Benedict XVI: Yad Vashem Address [T] [A] [V]

ś Pope John Paul II Speeches (1978-present) [T]

ś Pope John Paul II: General Audience Addresses [T]

ś Pope John Paul II: Speech to 12 U.S. Cardinals re Sex Abuse [T]

ś Presidential Campaign Ads *** [T] [V]

ś Presidential Addresses (every president represented) [T]

ś Presidential Speeches: Miller Center for Public Affairs *** [T] [A] [V]

ś Presidential Speeches (PresidentialRhetoric.com) [T]

ś Prime Ministers of Canada Speeches (previous) [T]

ś Prime Minister of Canada Speeches (recent) [T] [A] [V]

ś Prime Minister of Israel Speeches [T] [V]

ś Prince (Charles) of Wales: 1968-2005 (by topic and year) [T] [A]

ś Pro Football League Hall of Fame Induction Speeches [A] [V]

ś Queen Elizabeth II: 1957 Address to the UN General Assembly [T] [A] [V]

ś Queen Elizabeth II: Tribute to Princess Diana [T] [A] [V]

ś Queen Elizabeth II: Address to a Joint Session of the VA Assembly [T] [A]

ś Queen Elizabeth II: 2010 Address to the UN General Assembly [T] [A] [V]

ś Radio Hall of Fame Induction Speeches [A]

ś Rahm Emanuel: Farewell as White House Chief of Staff [T] [A] [V]

ś Ralph Bellamy: 1968 DNC Tribute to Adlai Stevenson [T] [A]

ś Randy Pausch: "Last Lecture" [V]

ś Rayfield Wright: Pro Football Hall of Fame Induction Address [T] [A] [V]

ś Gen. Ray Odierno: Iraq Command Farewell Speech [T] [A]

ś Red Skelton: Commentary on the Pledge of Allegiance [T] [A] [V]

ś Reese Witherspoon: 2006 Oscar Award Address for Best Lead Actress [T] [V]

ś Reggie White's Pro Football Hall of Fame Induction [T] [A]

ś Regina Benjamin: On Nomination for U.S. Surgeon General [T] [A] [V]

ś Religious Expression in the Classroom (USDE Secretary) [T]

ś Rhetoric and the 9-11 Attacks on America [T] [A] [V]

ś Rhetorical Literacy: 30 Significant 21st Century Speeches in America [T] [A] [V]

ś Ricardo S. Sanchez: News Reporters and Editors Forum Address [T] [A]

ś Richard H. Brodhead: Apology at Duke Law School Forum [T] [A]

ś Richard M. Nixon: "Checkers" [T] [A] [V]

ś Richard M. Nixon: 1960 RNC Address [T] [A]

ś Richard M. Nixon: Opening Statement, 1st Debate with JFK [T] [A]

ś Richard M. Nixon/John F. Kennedy Debates [T] [V]

ś Richard M. Nixon: 1962 California GOP Concession Speech [A]

ś Richard M. Nixon: The Great Silent Majority [T] [A] [V]

ś Richard M. Nixon: Undelivered Moon Disaster Speech [T]

ś Richard M. Nixon: Cambodian Incursion Address [T] [A] [V]

ś Richard M. Nixon: On Vietnam [T] [A]

ś Richard M. Nixon: Second Presidential Inaugural Address [T] [A]

ś Richard M. Nixon: Resignation Speech [T] [A] [V]

ś Richard M. Nixon: Farewell Address to Cabinet [T] [A] [V]

ś Richard M. Nixon (The Watergate tapes) [T] [A]

ś (Prof.) Richard Quinn: Lecture to Students on Cheating [T] [A] [V]

ś Richard S. Newton: DOD Briefing on the 'Bent Spear' Incident [T] [A] [V]

ś Rickey Henderson: Baseball Hall of Fame Induction Speech [T] [A] [V]

ś Rick Perry: Speeches as Governor of Texas [T]

ś Rick Perry: Presidential Candidacy Announcement [T] [A] [V]

ś Rick Perry: Presidential Campaign Suspension Address [T] [A] [V]

ś Riyad Mansour: UN Security Council Speech on Israeli Settlements [T] [A] [V]

ś Robert C. Byrd: "The Arrogance of Power" (Senate Floor Speech) [T] [A] [V]

ś Robert Cone: Speech at the Fort Hood Memorial [T] [A] [V]

ś Robert E. Lee: Farewell to the Army of Virginia [T]

ś Robert F. Kennedy: Georgia Law Day Address [T] [A]

ś Robert F. Kennedy: 1964 DNConvention Address [T] [A]

ś Robert F. Kennedy: Day of Affirmation Speech at Cape Town University [T] [A]

ś Robert F. Kennedy: Recapturing America's Moral Vision [T] [A]

ś Robert F. Kennedy: On the Death of Martin Luther King [T] [A] [V]

ś Robert F. Kennedy: Speech at the City Club of Cleveland [T] [A]

ś Robert F. Kennedy: Speeches in South Africa [T] [A]

ś Robert Gates: World Democracy Forum Address [T] [A]

ś Robert Gates: Press Conference on Admiral Fallon's Retirement [T] [A] [V]

ś Robert Gates: Farewell Remarks to Admiral William Fallon [T]

ś Robert Gates: Final Address at West Point Military Academy [T] [A] [V]

ś Robert Gates: Final Washington Defense Policy Address at the AEI [T] [A] [V]

ś Robert Griffin III: Heisman Trophy Award Acceptance Speech [T] [A] [V]

ś Robert Kraft: 2004 Super Bowl Victory Speech [T] [A]

ś Robert Kraft: 2005 Super Bowl Victory Speech [T] [A]

ś Robert La Follette: Free Speech in Wartime [T]

ś Robert La Follette: Passive Citizenship is Not Enough (11 August 1924) [A]

ś Robert Mueller: Pan Am 103 20-Year Memorial Address [T]

ś Robert Sloan: Baylor University Press Conference [T] [A] [V]

ś Roch Longueépée: Address Honoring the UN's Human Rights Declaration [T]

ś Roe v. Wade: U.S. Supreme Court Oral Arguments [T] [A]

ś Ronald Reagan: Radio Address on Socialized Medicine [T] [A]

ś Ronald Reagan: "A Time for Choosing" (aka "The Speech") [T] [A] [V]

ś Ronald Reagan: "What Ever Happened to Free Enterprise" [T] [A]

ś Ronald Reagan: Labor Day Speech at Liberty State Park [T] [A] [V]

ś Ronald Reagan: 1980 RNConvention Acceptance Address [T] [A]

ś Ronald Reagan: First President-Elect Victory Speech [T] [A]

ś Ronald Reagan: First Presidential Inaugural Address [T] [A]

ś Ronald Reagan: First State of the Union Address [T] [A] [V]

ś Ronald Reagan: Address to British Parliament [T] [A] [V]

ś Ronald Reagan: "The Evil Empire" [T] [A] [V]

ś Ronald Reagan: Address to the National Religious Broadcasters [T] [A]

ś Ronald Reagan: Remarks at Shannon Airport in Shannon Ireland [T] [A] [V]

ś Ronald Reagan: 40th Anniversary of D-Day Address [T] [A] [V]

ś Ronald Reagan: Remarks at Dallas Prayer Breakfast [T] [A] [V]

ś Ronald Reagan: Second Presidential Inaugural Address [T] [A] [V]

ś Ronald Reagan: Bergen-Belsen Concentration Camp Address [T] [A] [V]

ś Ronald Reagan: Space Shuttle Challenger Disaster Address [T] [A]

ś Ronald Reagan: On Signing the Tax Reform Act of 1986 [T] [A] [V]

ś Ronald Reagan: Iran Contra Address to the Nation [T] [A] [V]

ś Ronald Reagan: Remarks at the Brandenburg Gate [T] [A] [V]

ś Ronald Reagan: Vietnam Veterans Memorial Address [T] [A] [V]

ś Ronald Reagan: Farewell Address to the Nation [T] [A] [V]

ś Ronald Reagan: Address to the Georgia GOP [A]

ś Ronald Reagan: 83rd Birthday Gala Speech [T] [A]

ś Ron Reagan: Eulogy for Ronald Reagan [T] [A]

ś Rosemary Nyirumbe: CNN Community Crusader Award Acceptance [T] [A]

ś Roy Carson: Interview with Fernando Egana for VHeadline [T] [A]

ś Rudy Giuliani: 9/11 United Nations General Assembly Speech [T] [A] [V]

ś Rudy Giuliani: 2004 RNConvention Address [T] [A] [V]

ś Rudy Giuliani: 2008 RNConvention Address [T] [A] [V]

ś Rupert Murdoch: "Bring Back the Pioneer" (First Boyer Lecture) [T] [A]

ś Rupert Murdoch: "The Future of Newspapers" (Third Boyer Lecture) [T] [A]

ś Rush Limbaugh: Radio Program [T] [A] [V]

ś Rush Limbaugh: Address to Incoming House GOP Freshmen [T] [A]

ś Rush Limbaugh: Opening Radio Address Following Drug Treatment [T] [A]

ś Rush Limbaugh: A Rhetoric of 'The People' (opening monologue) [V]

ś Rush Limbaugh: Hillsdale College Churchill Dinner Address [T] [A]

ś Rush Limbaugh: Conservative Political Action Committee Keynote [T] [A] [V]

ś Russell Conwell: "Acres of Diamonds" [T]

ś Ryne Sandberg: Baseball Hall of Fame Induction Speech [T] [A] [V]

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