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  2. List of speeches - Wikipedia

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    1964: "Bodies upon the gears" speech by American activist and a key member in the Berkeley Free Speech Movement, Mario Savio. 1965: The American Promise by U.S. President Lyndon B. Johnson, urging the United States Congress to pass a voting rights act prohibiting discrimination in voting on account of race and color in wake of the Bloody Sunday.

  3. Barack Obama 2008 presidential election victory speech

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    In his speech, Obama reflected on the hard times of the campaign and the "challenges that America would face ahead." TV coverage of the speech showed Jesse Jackson and Oprah Winfrey weeping in the crowd. [13] [14] Obama's speech also marked the first time a President-elect referred positively to gay Americans in an acceptance speech. Sam Perry ...

  4. Speeches of Barack Obama - Wikipedia

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    Barack Obama delivering the keynote address at the 2004 Democratic National Convention. Barack Obama served as the 44th president of the United States from 2009 to 2017. Before his presidency, he served in the Illinois Senate (1997–2004) and the United States Senate (2005–2008).

  5. 1862 State of the Union Address - Wikipedia

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    Ronald Reagan was especially fond of this phrase, as he quoted it at least 50 times in various speeches and writings. [9] Reagan first quoted it in his 1964 "A Time for Choosing" speech. [10] He also alluded to it in four of his State of the Union Addresses (1981, [11] 1982, [12] 1984, [13] and 1987 [14]) as well as his Second Inaugural Address ...

  6. Kindergarten teacher's touching speech and song at graduation

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    Kindergarten teacher Jeff Berry gave a touching speech at the Lawrence High School graduation on June 18, recognizing that many of the grads had been part of his kindergarten class when he began ...

  7. A Time for Choosing - Wikipedia

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    "A Time For Choosing" has been considered one of the most effective speeches ever made by an eventual presidential candidate. Following "A Time For Choosing" in 1964, Washington Post reporter David S. Broder called the speech "the most successful national political debut since William Jennings Bryan electrified the 1896 Democratic Convention with his 'Cross of Gold' speech."

  8. Sermons and speeches of Martin Luther King Jr. - Wikipedia

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    Martin Luther King Jr. at the podium on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial in August 1963. The sermons and speeches of Martin Luther King Jr., comprise an extensive catalog of American writing and oratory – some of which are internationally well-known, while others remain unheralded and await rediscovery.

  9. Trump barely mentions Jan. 6 on third anniversary of assault ...

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    Former President Donald Trump barely mentioned the Jan. 6, 2021, assault on the Capitol as he rallied supporters in Iowa on Saturday, but his speech was centered on countering President Joe Biden ...