Database of and index to 5000+ full text, audio, and video versions of public speeches, sermons, legal proceedings, lectures, debates, interviews, other recorded media events, and a declaration or two.
Index links alphabetized by first name. Available mediums flagged with [T] (text), [A] (audio), [V] (video).
RECENT ADDITIONS
► Joe Biden: Address to the Nation on Not Seeking Presidential Re-Election [w/ AudioXE and Video]
► Susan Collins: Address at the Public Memorial for Joe Lieberman [w/ Authenticated Text and Video]
► Benjamin Netanyahu: Off-Site Remarks at the Public Memorial for Joe Lieberman [Transcript Only]
► LBJ: On Vietnam and Not Seeking Presidential Re-Election [Entire Video Added]
Full text, audio, and video database of the 100 most significant American political speeches of the 20th century, according to 137 leading scholars of American public address, as compiled by Stephen E. Lucas (University of Wisconsin-Madison) and Martin J. Medhurst (Baylor University). Discover who made the cut and experience the power of rhetorical eloquence in this provocative list of "who's who" in American public address.
475+ Campaign, First and Second Term Speeches in full text, enhanced audioXE and HD video. Popular artifacts include the Audacity of Hope, Yes We Can, A More Perfect Union, President-Elect Victory, First Presidential Inaugural, A New Beginning, Together We Thrive, Newtown Prayer Vigil addresses, and many more.
200+ short audio and video clips illustrating stylistic figures of speech ranging from alliteration to synecdoche. Clips are taken from speeches, movies, sermons, and sensational media events and delivered by politicians, actors, preachers, athletes, and other notable personalities.
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