Classics | Spoken Gems: Speeches, Lectures, Monologues

Mario Savio: Bodies upon the gears

Feb 242010Category: Classics,Politics
Speech Tags: Classics, Mario Savio, Politics

On December 2nd, 1964, Mario Savio gave this speech on the steps of Sproul Hall, University of California, Berkeley at the beginning of the Free Speech Movement.

The following video is only an excerpt of the speech. Full Version and transcript are available at AmericanRhetoric.com.

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Robert F. Kennedy: Remarks on the Assassination of MLK

Jan 192010Category: Classics,Politics
Speech Tags: classic, Martin Luther King Jr, Politics, Robert F. Kennedy

Unforunately, I missed MLK day for this speech: Robert F. Kennedy’s remarks on the assassination of Martin Luther King, Jr. are part of the Top 100 speeches in the 20th century.

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Franklin Delano Roosevelt: First Inaugural Address

Nov 192009Category: Classics,Politics
Speech Tags: Franklin D. Roosevelt, inaugural address, Politics

On March 4th, 1933, Franklin D. Roosevelt delivered his first inaugural address, which is considered one of the most important speech of the 20th century (rank 3 in the Top 100 in the list compiled by Professors Stephen E. Lucas and Martin J. Medhurst).

You can find a better quality audio version as well as a transcript at AmericanRhetoric.com.

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Ronald Reagan: 1964 Republican National Convention

Jun 152009Category: Classics,Politics
Speech Tags: Politics, RNC, Ronald Reagan

Time for a classic again, one of the Top 100 speeches of the 20th century: Ronald Reagan at the Republican National Convention in 1964.

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Malcolm X: The ballot or the bullet

Dec 102008Category: Classics
Speech Tags: civil rights movement, Malcolm X

Malcolm X’s speech delivered on April 3, 1964 in Cleveland, OH, was ranked 7 in the "Top 100 American speeches of the 20th century" published by University of Wisconsin-Madison and Texas A & M University in 1999.

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