Speeches and Writings

Presidents and Other Great Americans
1900 to 1999 | 2000 to Present | 1774 to 1899

Expressions by Presidents, other noteworthy Americans, and friends that reflect
love, pride, respect, and / or support of the USA . . . even during times of war and tragedy.

President William J. Clinton's Veterans Day Address (November 11, 1999

President William J. Clinton's Oklahoma Bombing Memorial Service Address - April 23, 1995

President William J. Clinton's Remarks at D-Day 50th Anniversary Ceremony - June 6, 1994

President George H. Bush's Address on the Start of the War - January 16, 1991

President Ronald Reagan’s Farewell Address to Nation - January 11, 1989

President Ronald Reagan’s Remarks on Veterans Day - November 11, 1988

President Ronald Reagan’s Berlin Wall Speech - June 12, 1987

President Ronald Reagan’s Remarks on Memorial Day - May 26, 1986

President Reagan’s Address about Challenger's loss - January, 28, 1986

President Ronald Reagan’s D-Day 40th Anniversary Speech - June 6, 1984

President Reagan’s Address On Lebanon and Grenada - October 27, 1983

President Jimmy Carter's State of the Union - January 21, 1980

President Gerald R. Ford's Pardon Announcement To Nation - September 8, 1974

President Richard Nixon's Resignation Address - August 8, 1974

President Richard Nixon's Peace With Honor Address - January 23, 1973

President Lyndon Johnson's "We Shall Overcome" Address - March 15, 1965

President Lyndon Johnson's Reflections On Kennedy's Contributions - November 27, 1963

Martin Luther King's "I Have A Dream" Speech - August 28, 1963

President John F. Kennedy's "Ich bin ein Berliner" Speech (June 26, 1963)

General Douglas MacArthur's Thayer Award Speech - May 12, 1962

President John F. Kennedy's Inaugural Address - January 20, 1961

President Dwight D. Eisenhower's Farewell Speech - January 17, 1961

General Douglas MacArthur's Farewell Address to Congress - April 19, 1951

President Harry Truman's Inaugural Address - January 20, 1949

President Harry Truman's "The Truman Doctrine" - March 12, 1947

President Franklin D. Roosevelt's Infamy Speech - December 8, 1941

Harold L. Ickes' "Definition Of An American" Speech - May 18, 1941

President Franklin D. Roosevelt's The Four Freedoms - January 6, 1941

Wendell L. Willkie's Loyal Opposition's Constructive Criticism Speech - September 11, 1940

Chief Justice Charles Evans Hughes' American Democracy's First 150 Years Speech - March 4, 1939

Herbert Hoover's Speech About Meaning of Constitution and Bill of Rights -September 17, 1935

President Woodrow Wilson's Inaugural Address - March 5, 1917

Anna Howard Shaw's The Fundamental Principle of a Republic - June 21, 1915

President Teddy Roosevelt's Inaugural Address - March 4, 1905

Jane Addams' Greatness and Commemoration Speech - February 23, 1903

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