Barry Goldwater's 1964 Acceptance Speech Republican Presidential Nomination1964 Republican National ConventionCow Palace, San Francisco From this moment, united and determined, we will go forward together, dedicated to the ultimate and undeniable greatness of the whole man. Together we will win ...
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General Douglas MacArthur's Farewell Speech Given to the Corps of Cadets at West Point May 12, 1962 General Westmoreland, General Groves, distinguished guests, and gentlemen of the Corps. As I was leaving the hotel this morning, a doorman asked me, ...
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President Kennedy Appeals to the Congress for a Tax Cut April 20, 1961 April 20, 1961 To the Congress of the United States: A strong and sound Federal tax system is essential to America's future. Without such a system, we ...
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John F. Kennedy Inaugural Address January 20, 1961 The oath of office was administered by Chief Justice Earl Warren. Vice President Johnson, Mr. Speaker, Mr. Chief Justice, President Eisenhower, Vice President Nixon, President Truman, reverend clergy, fellow citizens, we observe ...
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Dwight D. Eisenhower Second Inaugural January 21, 1957 January 20 occurred on a Sunday, so President Eisenhower took the oath in the White House East Room. The next day he repeated the oath on the East Portico of the Capitol, ...
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Dwight D. Eisenhower First Inaugural January 20, 1953 The Republican Party successfully promoted the candidacy of the popular General of the Army in the 1952 election over the Democratic candidate, Adlai Stevenson. The oath of office was administered by Chief ...
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Iron Curtain Speech by Winston Churchill, 1946 Known for its famous sentence "From Stettin in the Baltic to Trieste in the Adriatic an iron curtain has descended across the Continent." President McCluer, ladies and gentlemen, and last, but certainly not ...
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Franklin D. Roosevelt Fourth Inaugural Address Saturday, January 20, 1945 This oath of office, President Franklin Roosevelt's fourth, was conducted without ceremony in deference to the state of war. The oath of office was administered by Chief Justice Harlan Stone, ...
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Franklin D. Roosevelt Franklin D. Roosevelt's Address to the Nation in Light of the Japanese Attack on Pearl Harbor ("Date Which Will Live in Infamy") December 8, 1941 Franklin D. Roosevelt was an effective speaker, well known for his so-called ...
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Lend-Lease March 11, 1941 This famous law gave President Franklin Roosevelt the authority to aid Great Britain with ships and other war materials in its war with Nazi Germany in 1941. The U.S. did not join the war until December ...
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