History: Historic Speeches
18th Century
- Patrick Henry: Give Me Liberty Or Give Me Death (Mar. 23, 1775)
- George Washington: Thanksgiving Proclamation (Oct. 3, 1789)
- George Washington: Farewell Address (Sept. 19, 1796)
19th Century
- Frederick Douglass: The Hypocrisy of American Slavery (July 4, 1852)
- Abraham Lincoln: "House Divided" Speech (Jun. 16, 1858)
- Abraham Lincoln: Gettysburg Address (Nov. 19, 1863)
- Abraham Lincoln: Second Inaugural Address (Mar. 4, 1865)
- Abraham Lincoln: Last Public Address (Apr. 11, 1865)
- Elizabeth Cady Stanton: "The Destructive Male" Speech (1868)
- Susan B. Anthony: On Women's Right To Vote (1873)
20th Century
- Woodrow Wilson: Asking Congress to Declare War on Germany (Apr. 2, 1917)
- Franklin D. Roosevelt: First Inaugural Address (Mar. 4, 1933)
- Winston Churchill: "Blood, Sweat and Tears" Speech (May 13, 1940)
- Franklin D. Roosevelt: Declaration of War (Dec. 8, 1941)
- Winston Churchill: "Iron Curtain" Speech (Mar. 5, 1946)
- Richard Nixon: "Checkers" Speech (Sept. 23, 1952)
- John F. Kennedy: Inaugural Address (Jan. 20, 1961)
- John F. Kennedy: "We Choose to go to the Moon" Speech (Sept. 12, 1962)
- John F. Kennedy: "Ich bin ein Berliner" Speech (June 26, 1963)
- Martin Luther King, Jr.: I Have a Dream (Aug. 28, 1963)
- Martin Luther King, Jr.: Letter from Birmingham Jail (Apr. 16, 1963)
- Lyndon B. Johnson: "Great Society" Speech (May 22, 1964)
- Lyndon B. Johnson: "We Shall Overcome" Speech (Mar. 15, 1965)
- Robert F. Kennedy Speech: On the Death of Martin Luther King, Jr. (Apr. 4, 1968)
- Richard Nixon: Announcement on the Development of the Space Shuttle (Jan. 5, 1972)
- Richard Nixon: Resigning The Presidency (Aug. 8, 1974)
- Richard Nixon: Whitehouse Farewell (Aug. 9, 1974)
- Gerald R. Ford: Richard Nixon Pardon (Sept. 8, 1974)
- Ronald Reagan: First Inaugural Address (Jan. 20, 1981)
- Ronald Reagan: "Economic Recovery Program" (Apr. 28, 1981)
- Ronald Reagan: "The Evil Empire" (Jun. 8, 1982)
- Ronald Reagan: D-day Address (Jun. 6, 1984)
- Ronald Reagan: Second Inaugural Address (Jan. 21, 1985)
- Ronald Reagan: The Challenger Disaster Speech (Jan. 28, 1986)
- Ronald Reagan: 'Just Say No' Speech (Sept. 14, 1986)
- Ronald Reagan: "Tear Down This Wall" Speech (June 12, 1987)
- Ronald Reagan: Farewell Address (1988)
- George H.W. Bush: Announcing War Against Iraq (Jan. 16, 1991)
- Ronald Reagan: Letter Announcing His Own Alzheimer's Diagnosis (Nov. 5, 1994)
- Ronald Reagan: 83rd Birthday Speech (Feb. 3, 1994)
21st Century
