When President Lincoln spoke those words 153 years ago he was talking about one war that was dividing the nation. But those words are as true today as they were then and rarely in the course of human history has a leader better eulogized the … [Read more...] about Happy Memorial Day 2016!
Speeches
Franklin Roosevelt and the Four Freedoms Speech
Franklin D. Roosevelt's "Four Freedoms" speech. Franklin Roosevelt was elected president for an unprecedented third term in 1940 because at the time the world faced unprecedented danger, instability, and uncertainty. Much of Europe had fallen to the … [Read more...] about Franklin Roosevelt and the Four Freedoms Speech
Dr. Michael Burry Commencement Speech UCLA 2012
UCLA Economics Department 2012 Commencement Speaker by Dr. Michael J. Burry Dr. Michael Burry made famous by Christain Bale in the 2015 movie "The Big Short" gave the commencement speech for the UCLA Economics Department's 2012 graduation. Below you … [Read more...] about Dr. Michael Burry Commencement Speech UCLA 2012
Lincoln and the Texts of The Gettysburg Address
Gettysburg Address November 19, 1863 On November 19, 1863, at the dedication of a military cemetery at Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, during the American Civil War, President Abraham Lincoln delivers one of the most memorable speeches in American … [Read more...] about Lincoln and the Texts of The Gettysburg Address
Kennedy Address on the Situation at the University of Mississippi
Transcript of Radio and Television Address by President John F. Kennedy - September 30, 1962 The orders of the court in the case of Meredith versus Fair are beginning to be carried out. Mr. James Meredith is now in residence on the campus of the … [Read more...] about Kennedy Address on the Situation at the University of Mississippi