Speeches Given by U.S. Presidents A-Z
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This speech collection is organized in
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Adams, John |
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Inaugural Address
March 4, 1797, delivered at Philadelphia,
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Bush, George
H.W. |
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The Liberation of
Kuwait
January 16, 1991, broadcast from Washington
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Bush, George
W. |
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9/11 Address
September 11, 2001, delivered at Washington
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Freedom at War With
Fear
September 20, 2001, delivered at Washington DC |
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Carter, Jimmy |
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Tribute to Hubert H.
Humphrey
December 2,
1977, delivered at Washington DC
Crisis of Confidence
July 15, 1979,
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Clinton, Bill |
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First Inaugural
Address
January 20,
1993, delivered at Washington D.C.
Oklahoma City Bombing
Memorial Address
April 23,
1995, delivered at Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Second Inaugural
Address
January 20,
1997, delivered at Washington D.C.
Even Presidents Have
Private Lives
August 17,
1998, delivered at Washington D.C. |
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Eisenhower, Dwight D. |
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The Chance for Peace
April 15,
1953, delivered at Washington D.C.
Atoms for Peace
December 8,
1953, delivered at New York, NY
Farewell Address
January 17, 1961, delivered at Washington DC |
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Ford, Gerald
R. |
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Inaugural Address
August 9, 1974, delivered at Washington DC
The Pardon of Richard
Nixon
September 8, 1974, delivered at Washington DC |
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Jackson, Andrew |
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First Inaugural
Address
March 4, 1829, delivered at Washington DC
Second Inaugural
Address
March 4, 1833, delivered at Washington DC
Farewell Address
March 4, 1837, delivered at Washington DC |
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Jefferson, Thomas |
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First Inaugural
Address
March 4, 1801, delivered at Washington DC |
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Johnson,
Lyndon B. |
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Let Us Continue
November 27, 1963, delivered at Washington DC
The Great Society
May 22, 1964, delivered at Ann Arbor, MI
Inaugural Address
January 20, 1965, delivered at Washington DC
We Shall Overcome
March 15, 1965, delivered at Washington DC
Address to the Nation
March 31, 1968, delivered at Washington DC |
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Kennedy, John F. |
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Address to the Greater
Houston Ministerial Association
September 12,
1960, delivered at Houston, Texas (This
speech was given prior to JFK's presidency.)
Inaugural Address
January 20,
1961, delivered at Washington DC
To the Moon
September 12, 1962, delivered at
Houston, Texas
The Cuban Missile
Crisis
October 22, 1962, delivered at Washington DC
World Peace
(Commencement Address at American
University)
June 10, 1963, delivered at Washington DC
Civil Rights Address
June 11, 1963, broadcast from Washington DC
Ich Bin Ein Berliner
June 26, 1963, delivered at
West Berlin, Germany |
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Lincoln, Abraham |
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A House Divided
June 16, 1858, delivered at
Springfield, IL (This speech was given prior
to Lincoln's presidency.)
Cooper Union Address
February 27, 1860, delivered at
New York, NY (This speech was given prior
to Lincoln's presidency.)
First Inaugural
Address
March 4, 1861, delivered at
Washington DC
Second Inaugural
Address
March 4, 1865, delivered at
Washington DC
Gettysburg Address
November 19, 1863, delivered at
Gettysburg, PA |
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Monroe, James |
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The Monroe Doctrine
December 2, 1823, delivered at
Washington DC |
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Nixon, Richard M. |
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Checkers
September 23,
1952, broadcast from Los Angeles, CA (This
speech was given prior to Nixon's
presidency.)
First Inaugural
Address
January 20,
1969, delivered at Washington DC
The Great Silent
Majority
November 3,
1969, aired from Washington DC
Cambodia Address
April 30, 1970,
aired from Washington DC
Second Inaugural
Address
January 20, 1973,
delivered at Washington DC
No Whitewash at the
White House
(First
Watergate Address)
April 30, 1973,
aired from Washington DC
Second Watergate
Address
August 15, 1973,
aired from Washington DC
I'm Not a Crook
November 17, 1973,
delivered at Orlando, FL
Resignation Speech
August 8, 1974, delivered at Washington
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Obama, Barack |
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Inaugural Address
January 20, 2009, delivered at
Washington, DC
On the Death of Osama
Bin Laden
May 1, 2011, delivered at
Washington, DC
Second Inaugural
Address
January 21, 2013, delivered at
Washington, DC |
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Reagan, Ronald |
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A Time for Choosing
October 27, 1964, delivered at Los Angeles, California
(This speech was given prior to Reagan's
presidency.)
First Inaugural
Address
January 20, 1981, delivered at Washington DC
Address to the British
Parliament
June 8, 1982, delivered at London, UK
The Evil Empire
March 8, 1983, delivered at Orlando, Florida
D-Day Address
June 6, 1984, delivered at Pointe du Hoc, France
Second Inaugural
Address
January 21, 1985, delivered at Washington DC
Address on the
Challenger Disaster
January 28, 1986, delivered at Washington DC
Tear Down This Wall
June 12, 1987, delivered at Berlin, Germany |
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Roosevelt, Franklin
Delano |
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Commonwealth Club
Address
September 23,
1932, delivered at San Francisco, CA
(This speech was given prior to FDR's
presidency.)
The Only Thing We Have
to Fear is Fear Itself
(First Inaugural Address)
March 4, 1933, delivered at Washington DC
On the Bank Crisis
(First Fireside Chat)
March 12, 1933, delivered at Washington DC
Good Neighbor Policy
August 14,
1936, delivered at Chautauqua, New York
Social Security
January 17,
1937, delivered at Washington DC
Second Inaugural
Address
January 20,
1937, delivered at Washington DC
Quarantine the
Aggressor
October 5, 1937, delivered at
Chicago, Illinois
Lend-Lease
December 17, 1940, delivered at Washington DC
Arsenal of Democracy
December 29, 1940, delivered at Washington DC
The Four Freedoms
January 6,
1941, delivered at Washington DC
Third Inaugural
Address
January 20,
1941, delivered at Washington DC
Day of Infamy
December 8, 1941, delivered at Washington DC
D-Day Prayer
June 6, 1944, delivered at Washington DC
American Labor
September 23, 1944, delivered at Washington DC
Fourth Inaugural
Address
January 20,
1945, delivered at Washington DC |
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Roosevelt, Theodore |
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The Duties of American
Citizenship
January 26, 1883, delivered at Buffalo,
NY (This speech was given prior to
Roosevelt's presidency.)
The Strenuous Life
April 10, 1899, delivered at Chicago,
Illinois (This speech was given prior to
Roosevelt's presidency.)
Controlling the Trusts
December 3, 1901, delivered at Washington
DC
Strength and Decency
August 16, 1903, delivered at Oyster Bay, NY
Lincoln Dinner Address
February 13, 1905, delivered at New York, NY
Inaugural Address
March 4, 1905, delivered at Washington
DC
The Man With the
Muck-Rake
April 14, 1906, delivered at Washington
DC
The Man in the Arena
April 23, 1910, delivered at Paris, France
The New Nationalism
August 31, 1910, delivered at Osawatomie,
Kansas |
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Truman, Harry
S. |
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The Truman Doctrine
March 12, 1947, delivered at Washington
DC
Second Inaugural
Address
January 20, 1949, delivered at Washington
DC |
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Washington, George |
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Speech at Newburgh
March 15, 1783, delivered at Newburgh,
New York
(This speech was given prior to Washington's
presidency.)
Resignation Speech
December 23, 1783, delivered at
Annapolis, Maryland
First Inaugural
Address
April 30, 1789, delivered at New York
City, NY
Second Inaugural
Address
March 4, 1793, delivered at
Philadelphia, PA
Farewell Address
September 17, 1796, published in
Philadelphia’s
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Woodrow, Wilson |
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War Message
April 2, 1917, delivered at Washington
DC
The Fourteen Points
January 8, 1918, delivered at Washington
DC |
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