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1837: The American Scholar speech given by Ralph Waldo Emerson to the Phi Beta Kappa Society at the First Parish in Cambridge in Cambridge, Massachusetts. 1838: Abraham Lincoln 's Lyceum Address , delivered to the Young Men's Lyceum of Springfield, Illinois on January 27, 1838, discusses citizenship in a democratic republic and internal threats ...
Through this speech, she made history as the first Black woman to write and read a poem at an inauguration ceremony for a U.S. president. "Lift up your eyes upon this day breaking for you. Give ...
The Gettysburg Address is a famous speech which U.S. President Abraham Lincoln delivered during the American Civil War.The speech was made at the formal dedication of the Soldiers' National Cemetery (Gettysburg National Cemetery) in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania on the afternoon of November 19, 1863, four and a half months after the Union armies defeated Confederate forces in the Battle of ...
The speech itself has been listed as one of the greatest in American history, ranked 17th by communications scholars in a survey of 20th century American speeches. [22] Former U.S. Congressman and media host Joe Scarborough said that it was Kennedy's greatest speech and was what prompted Scarborough to enter public service. [10]
Take action, serve, and be nice. Those are the career and life lesson take-aways from 99 percent of all commencement speeches ever. But when it comes to winning a majority hungover crowd, a speech ...
Possibly the greatest policy focused speech Dr. King ever delivered! [97] July 23 "Message of the Riots" Unknown Speech Content is unknown but the archival information lists its length as 10 pages. [98] August 18 "Why I Must March" Chicago, IL Address at a Rally, speech content is unknown. [90] September 19 "Negros in History" Grenada, MS
Since all great speeches should have a title, I’m naming it “Chris Christie’s Retribution Speech.” To make a memorable argument in a debate, you need at least three things. First, the ...
The speech is ranked as one of the ten best American political speeches of the 20th century. [16] Reagan believed that Western Democracy offered the best hope to open the Berlin Wall. [17] On June 12, 1987, he gave a speech at the Wall in which he challenged Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev to "Tear down this wall!"