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ELEANOR ROOSEVELT

ON ADOPTION OF THE DECLARATION OF HUMAN RIGHTS

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Ferdinand Marcos, Jr.

Address to the Asia-Pacific Center for Security Studies [w/ Video]

John Denver

Address to Congress on Rock Music Lyrics [Color Corrected and Audio Enhanced Video Added]

Tedros Ghebreyesus

UN Security Council Address on the Health Crisis in Gaza [w/ Video]

Javier Milei

Presidential Election Victory Speech [w/ English Language Transcript and Spanish Language Video]

Ronald R. Fogleman

On U.S. Air Force Standards and Accountability

Nick Saban

Remarks to Local Business Leaders on the NCAA 'Name, Image and Likeness' Policy [w/ Authenticated Text, Audio, Video]

Christoper Wray

Address to London Business Leaders on National Security [Video Excerpt Added]

Antony J. Blinken

Tokyo Press Conference [w/ AudioXE and Video]

Mike Johnson

First Address Upon Assuming House Speakership [w/ Authenticated Text, AudioXE, and Frame Interpolated Video]

PM Kishida Fumio

Address to a Special Joint Session of the Congress of the Philippines [w/ IMPROVED English Language Transcript and Simultaneous English Interpretation Video]

RADM Daniel Hagari

After Action Report to the Press of the on Strike al-Ahli Ma'amadani Hospital [w/ Authenticated Text and Video]

WORLD LEADERS ADDRESS THE U.S. CONGRESS

NATIVE AMERICAN SPEECHES

Chief Logan

Pope Francis

Chief Powhatan

Ashraf Ghani

Chief Pushmataha

Julia Gillard

Nelson Mandela

Chief Red Eagle

Soong May-Ling

Chief Red Jacket

Narendra Modi

Chief Tecumseh

Benjamin Netanyahu

Peter MacDonald

Ellen Johnson Sirleaf

Wanbli Ohitika

Margaret Thatcher

SPEECH OF THE WEEK

george w. bush: anNapolis conference address

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"We meet to lay the foundation for the establishment of a new nation -- a democratic Palestinian state that will live side by side with Israel in peace and security. We meet to help bring an end to the violence that has been the true enemy of the aspirations of both the Israelis and Palestinians."

"Our purpose here in Annapolis is not to conclude an agreement. Rather, it is to launch negotiations between the Israelis and the Palestinians."

"The time is right because a battle is underway for the future of the Middle East -- and we must not cede victory to the extremists. With their violent actions and contempt for human life, the extremists are seeking to impose a dark vision on the Palestinian people -- a vision that feeds on hopelessness and despair to sow chaos in the Holy Land. If this vision prevails, the future of the region will be endless terror, endless war, and endless suffering."

MEMORIAL SPEECHES

Bernice King: For Yolanda King	Rev. Billy Graham for Richard Nixon
Cher: For Sonny Bono	George Schultz: For Chris Stevens
Jay Paterno: For Father	Jon Meacham: For George H.W. Bush
Kevin Costner: For Whitney Houston	Luke Russert: For Father
Margaret Thatcher: For Ronald Reagan	Nikki Giovanni: For Virginia Tech
Oprah Winfrey: For Rosa Parks	Robert Kennedy: Martin Luther King
Ronald Reagan: For Challenger Seven	Ted Kennedy: For Robert Kennedy
Ted Kennedy Jr: For Father	William J. Clinton: For Oklahoma

A RHETORIC OF THE WAR IN IRAQ

1/29/02

President's State of the Union Address

2/02/02

Paul Wolfowitz's Address at the 38th Verkunde Conference

8/26/022

Vice President Cheney's Address to the Veterans of Foreign Wars 103rd National Convention

1/28/03

President's State of the Union Address

2/05/03

Colin Powell's Address to the UN Security Council

3/17/03

President's Ultimatum to Saddam

3/19/03

President's Address to the Nation: Initial Ops in Iraq

3/19/03

Senator Robert Byrd: The Arrogance of Power

4/03/03

President's Address at Camp Lejeune

4/10/03

President and UK Prime Minister Addresses to the Peoples of Iraq

4/24/03

Ashleigh Banfield: Landon Lecture at Kansas State University

5/01/03

President Announces End of Combat Ops in Iraq

12/14/03

President Announces Capture of Saddam Hussein

1/20/04

President's 2004 State of the Union Address

4/8/04

Condoleezza Rice: 9/11 Commission Opening Statement

4/13/04

President's Prime Time News Conference on Iraq War

10/4/04

Donald Rumsfeld's Address to the Council on Foreign Relations

1/30/05

President's Address Following Democratic Election in Iraq

2/02/05

President's 2005 State of the Union Address

2/4/05

L. Paul Bremer: TD Waterhouse Conference Keynote Address

12/18/05

President's National Address in Oval Office

9/11/06

President's National Address on Five-Year Anniversary of 9/11

1/10/07

President's Address to the Nation on Troop Increase

7/12/07

President's Press Conference on Iraq War

9/10/07

General David Petraeus' Opening Statement to Congress on the Status in Iraq

9/13/07

President's Address to the Nation on Moving Forward in Iraq

10/12/07

General Ricardo Sanchez's Address to Military Reporters and Editors

2/27/09

President's Address at Camp Lejeune on Ending the War in Iraq

08/31/10

President's Oval Office Address Announcing End of Operation Iraqi Freedom

12/15/11

Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta Marks the End of Operation New Dawn


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