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Great speeches of the twentieth century
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- ISBN: 9780486474670 (pbk.)
- ISBN: 0486474674 (pbk.)
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xi, 233 p. ; 21 cm. - Edition: Dover ed.
- Publisher: Mineola, N.Y. : Dover Pub., 2011.
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| General Note: | "A new compilation, first published by Dover Publications, Inc., in 2011. An introduction has been written specially for the Dover edition by Bob Blaisdell, who has also prepared a note for each speech"--T.p. verso. |
| Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references (p. ix-xi). |
| Formatted Contents Note: | Theodore Roosevelt : "The Natural Wonder of the Grand Canyon" (May 6, 1903) -- Mary Church Terrell : "What It Means to Be Colored in the Capital of the United States" (October 10, 1906) -- Emma Goldman : "What Is Patriotism" (May 1908) -- Carlos Montezuma : "Light on the Indian Situation" (October 5, 1912) -- Emmeline Pankhurst : "Militant Suffragists" (November 13, 1913) -- David Lloyd George : "An Appeal to the Nation" (September 19, 1914) -- Vladimir Lenin : "The Dictatorship of the Proletariat" (March 4, 1919) -- Mohandas K. Gandhi : "Ahmedabad" (April 14, 1919) -- Marcus Garvey : "The Handwriting Is on the Wall" (August 31, 1921) -- Margaret Sanger : "Morality of Birth Control" (November 18, 1921) -- Alfred E. Smith : "Religious Prejudice and Politics" (September 20, 1928) -- Eamon de Valera : "Ireland among the Nations" (February 6, 1933) -- Haile Selassie : "Address to the League of Nations" (June 30, 1936) -- Edward VIII : "Farewell Address" (December 11, 1936) -- Winston Churchill : "Blood, Sweat and Tears" (May 13, 1940) -- Charles de Gaulle : "The Flame of French Resistance" (June 22, 1940) -- Franklin Delano Roosevelt : "The Arsenal of Democracy" (December 29, 1940) -- George S. Patton, Jr. : "The Invasion of Normandy" (May 17, 1944) -- W. E. B. Du Bois : "Behold the Land" (October 20, 1946) -- Jawaharlal Nehru : "A Glory Has Departed" (February 2, 1948) -- Paul Robeson : "For Freedom and Peace" (June 19, 1949) -- Margaret Chase Smith : "Declaration of Conscience" (June 1, 1950) -- Eleanor Roosevelt : "The United Nations as a Bridge" (December 17, 1954) - Nikita Sergeyevich Khrushchev : "The Personality Cult and Its Consequences" (February 24-25, 1956) -- Douglas A. MacArthur : "Duty, Honor, Country" (May 12, 1962) -- John F. Kennedy : "The Strategy for Peace" (June 10, 1963) -- Martin Luther King, Jr. : "I Have a Dream" (August 28, 1963) -- Che Guevara : "Colonialism Is Doomed" (December 11, 1964) -- Cesar Chavez : "The Mexican-American and the Church" (March 10, 1968) -- Lyndon Baines Johnson : "On Vietnam and on the Decision Not to Seek Reelection" (March 31, 1968) -- Shirley Chisholm : "Equal Rights for Women" (May 21, 1969) -- Pierre Trudeau : "Notes for a National Broadcast" (October 16, 1970) -- Chaim Herzog : "Response to 'Zionism Is Racism'" (November 10, 1975) -- Harvey Milk : "The Hope Speech" (March 10, 1978) -- Ursula K. Le Guin : "A Left-Handed Commencement Address" (May 19, 1983) -- Ralph Nader : "The Megacorporate World of Ronald Regan" (June 6, 1984) -- Ronald Reagan : "The Berlin Wall" (June 12, 1987) -- Nelson Mandela : "Address to a Rally in Cape Town on His Release from Prison" (February 11, 1990) -- Vaclav Havel : "Address to a Joint Session of Congress" (February 21, 1990) -- Mother Teresa : National Prayer Breakfast Speech (February 3, 1994) -- Daw Aung San Suu Kyi : Opening Keynote Address, Fourth World Conference on Women (August 31, 1995) -- Benazir Bhutto : "Male Domination of Women" Fourth World Conference on Women (September 4, 1995) -- Elie Wiesel : "The Perils of Indifference" (April 12, 1999) -- Appendix : Great Speeched of the Twenty-first Century -- Rudolph Giuliani : "9/11" (September 11, 2001) -- Barack Obama : Presidential Election-Night Speech (November 5, 2008) |
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Great Speeches of the 20th Century
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Great Speeches of the 20th Century
| Section | Section Description | Page Number |
|---|---|---|
| "The Natural Wonder of the Grand Canyon" (May 6, 1903) Theodore Roosevelt | ||
| "What It Means to Be Colored in the Capital of the United States" (October 10, 1906) Mary Church Terrell | ||
| "What Is Patriotism?" (May 1908) Emma Goldman | ||
| "Light on the Indian Situation" (October 5, 1912) Carlos Montezuma (Wassaja) | ||
| "Militant Suffragists" (November 13, 1913) Emmeline Pankhurst | ||
| "An Appeal to the Nation" (September 19, 1914) David Lloyd George | ||
| "The Dictatorship of the Proletariat" (March 4, 1919) Vladimir Lenin | ||
| "Ahmedabad" (April 14, 1919) Mohandas K. Gandhi | ||
| "The Handwriting Is on the Wall" (August 31, 1921) Marcus Garvey | ||
| "Morality of Birth Control" (November 18, 1921) Margaret Sanger | ||
| "Religious Prejudcie and Politics" (September 20, 1928) Alfred E. Smith | ||
| "Ireland among the Nations" (February 6, 1933) Eamon de Valera | ||
| "Address to the League of Nations" (June 30, 1936) Haile Selassie | ||
| "Farewell Address" (December 11, 1936) Edward VII | ||
| "Blood, Sweat and Tears" (May 13, 1940) Winston Churchill | ||
| "The Flame of French Revolution" (June 22, 1940) Charles de Gaulle | ||
| "The Arsenal of Democracy" (December 29, 19400) Franklin Delano Roosevelt | ||
| "The Invasion of Normandy" (May 17, 1944) George S. Patton | ||
| "Behold the Land" (October 20, 1946) W. E. B. Du Bois | ||
| "A Glory Has Departed" (February 2, 1948) Jawaharlal Nehru | ||
| "For Freedom and Peace" (June 19, 1949) Paul Robeson | ||
| "Declaration of Conscience" (June 1, 1950) Margaret Chase Smith | ||
| "The United Nations as a Bridge" (December 17, 1954) Eleanor Roosevelt | ||
| "The Personality Cult and Its Consequences" (February 24-25, 1956) Nikita Sergeyevich Khrushchev | ||
| "Duty, Honor, Country" (May 12, 1962) Douglas A. MacArthur | ||
| "The Strategy for Peace" (June 10, 1963) John F. Kennedy | ||
| "I Have a Dream" (August 28, 1963) Martin Luther King, Jr | ||
| "Colonialism Is Doomed" (December 11, 1964) Che Guevara | ||
| "The Mexican-American and the Church" (March 10, 1968) Cesar Chavez | ||
| "On Vietnam and on the Decision Not to Seek Reelection" (March 31, 1968) Lyndon Baines Johnson | ||
| "Equal Rights for Women" (May 21, 1969) Shirley Chisholm | ||
| "Notes for a National Broadcast" (October 16, 1970) Pierre Trudeau | ||
| "Response to 'Zionism Is Racism" (November 10, 1975) Chaim Herzog | ||
| "The Hope Speech" (March 10, 1978) Harvey Milk | ||
| "A Left-Handed Commencement Address" (May 19, 1983) Ursula K. Le Guin | ||
| "The Megacorporate World of Ronald Reagan" (June 6, 1984) Ralph Nader | ||
| "The Berlin Wall" (June 12, 1987) Ronald Reagan | ||
| "Address to a Rally in Cape Town on His Release from Prison" (February 11, 1990) Nelson Mandela | ||
| "Address to a Joint Session of Congress" (February 21, 1990) Vaclav Havel | ||
| National Prayer Breakfast Speech (February 3, 1994) Mother Teresa | ||
| Opening Keynote Address, Fourth World Conference on Women (August 31, 1995) Daw Aung San Suu Kyi | ||
| "Male Domination of Women" (September 4, 1995) Benazir Bhutto | ||
| "The Perils of Indifference" (April 12, 1999) Elie Wiesel | ||
| Appendix: Great Speeches of the Twenty-First Century: | ||
| "9/11" (September 11, 2001) Rudolph Giuliani | ||
| Presidential Election-Night Speech (November 5, 2008) Barack Obama |
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