American Rhetoric: Important 21st Century Speeches in the United States

Rhetorical Literacy: 31 Important Speeches in 21st Century America

Speaker	Title/Text	Audio	Duration
Maya Angelou	Remarks at the Memorial Service for Coretta Scott King	mp3	Entire
Kathleen Babineaux Blanco	Address to the LA Legislature on Hurricane Katrina	mp3	Entire
Richard H. Brodhead	"On the Practice and Ethics of Trying Cases in the Media"	mp3	Entire
George Walker Bush	9/11 Address to the Nation	mp3	Entire
George Walker Bush	9/11 Address to a Joint Session of Congress	mp3	Entire
George Walker Bush	2002 State of the Union Address	mp3	Entire
William Jefferson Clinton	Farewell Address	mp3	Entire
William Henry "Bill" Cosby, Jr	50th Anniversary of Brown v. Board of Education Remarks	mp3	Short Excerpt
Thomas Dale DeLay	Farewell Address to the U.S. House of Representatives	mp3	Entire
Robert Michael Gates	Address to the World Forum on the Future of Democracy	mp3	Entire
Yolande Cornelia "Nikki" Giovanni	"We Are Virginia Tech"	mp3	Entire
Albert Arnold "Al" Gore, Jr.	Concession Speech	mp3	Entire
Albert Arnold "Al" Gore, Jr.	Nobel Lecture	mp3	Entire
William Franklin Graham, Jr.	Address at the Episcopal National Cathedral	mp3	Entire
Paul David Hewson (aka "Bono")	Keynote Address at the 54th National Prayer Breakfast	mp3	Entire
Steven Paul Jobs	Commencement Address at Stanford University	mp3	Entire
Marion Lois Jones-Thompson	Press Conference on Illegal Steroid Use and False Statements	mp3	Entire
Barbara Jean Lee	Statement in Opposition to H.J. Res. 64	mp3	Entire
Jessica Dawn Lynch	"The Truth is Always More Heroic than the Hype"	mp3	Entire
James Edward "Jim" McGreevey	Press Conference Announcing Resignation	mp3	Entire
Zell Bryan Miller	2004 Republican National Convention Keynote Address	mp3	Entire
Barack Hussein Obama	2004 Democratic National Convention Keynote Address	mp3	Entire
Barack Hussein Obama	Commencement Address at Knox College	mp3	Entire
Barack Hussein Obama	"A More Perfect Union"	mp3	Entire
John Jordan "Buck" O'Neil	National Baseball Hall of Fame Address	mp3	Entire
Colin Lewis Powell	Address to the U.N. Security Council on WMD in Iraq	mp3	Entire
Condoleezza Rice	Opening Statement Before the 9/11 Commission	mp3	Entire
Willard Mitt Romney	"Faith in America"	mp3	Entire
Ricardo S. Sanchez	Remarks to Military Reporters and Editors Forum	mp3	Entire
Ryne Dee Sandberg	Baseball Hall of Fame Induction Address	mp3	Entire
Attallah Shabazz	Remarks at the Memorial Service for Coretta Scott King	mp3	Entire