The Truman Doctrine
By proposing a program of $400 million in military and economic aid to back anti-Communist …
Famous Speeches
The Monroe Doctrine
In his annual message to Congress in 1823, United States president James Monroe declared th…
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Tecumseh: "Once a Happy Race"
Early in the 19th century, Governor William Henry Harrison of the Indiana Territory made a …
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Sojourner Truth: "Ain't I a Woman?"
Sojourner Truth was a former slave who became a preacher, abolitionist, and supporter of wo…
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Robespierre: "Louis Must Perish"
French lawyer Maximilien Robespierre became involved in politics when he was elected to the…
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Nixon's Resignation Speech
Nixon's Resignation Speech August 8, 1974 Richard Milhous Nixon was the first Unite…
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Nixon's Checkers Speech
Under attack for having used a secret campaign fund for his personal expenses, Richard M. N…
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Nelson Mandela's Inaugural Address
Nobel Peace Prize winner and former political prisoner, Nelson Mandela, was elected preside…
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Martin Luther King, Jr.: I Have a Dream
Standing on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C., on August 28, 1963, Mart…
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Kennedy's Cuban Missile Broadcast
On October 22, 1962, after receiving information gathered by high-altitude spy planes, Unit…
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John Winthrop: "A City Upon a Hill"
In 1629 English attorney and Puritan John Winthrop was chosen by the Massachusetts Bay Comp…
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John F. Kennedy's Inaugural Address
John F. Kennedy delivered his inaugural address on January 20, 1961, at the height of Cold …
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Lincoln: "The Monstrous Injustice of Slavery"
Abraham Lincoln had settled into his Illinois law practice in 1854 when the United States Congr…
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Lincoln: "A House Divided"
At the 1858 state Republican convention in Springfield, Illinois, the Republican Party’s United…
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Goldman: Progress Is Never Within the Law
Emma Goldman was a leader in the American anarchist movement and cofounder with Alexander B…
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Gettysburg Address
Gettysburg Address, famous speech delivered by United States president Abraham Lincoln on Novem…
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George W. Bush: "Freedom Is Under Attack"
On September 11, 2001, the United States suffered the most devastating terrorist attack in …
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Gandhi: "Non-Violence Is the First Article of My Faith"
In the first half of the 20th century, Mohandas K. Gandhi was one of the leaders of India’s…
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Frederick Douglass: "The Mournful Wail of Millions"
In this Fourth of July speech from 1852, African American antislavery leader Frederick Douglass…
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Franklin Roosevelt's First Inaugural Address
Franklin Delano Roosevelt delivered this address on March 4, 1933. Franklin D. Roosevelt…
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