American political speeches

著者

• Golway, Terry

書誌事項

American political speeches

edited with an introduction by Terry Golway

（Penguin books, . Politics/American history . Penguin civic classics / series editor, Richard Beeman ; 5）

Penguin, 2012

• : pbk

タイトル別名

Penguin civic classics

収録内容

• City upon a hill : John Winthrop's speech aboard the Arbella, 1630 / John Winthrop
• Give me liberty, or give me death : Patrick Henry at St. John's Church, Richmond, Virginia, March 23, 1775 / Patrick Henry
• Steer clear of permanent alliances : George Washington's farewell address, September 19, 1796 / George Washington
• We are all Republicans; we are all Federalists : Thomas Jefferson's first inaugural address, March 4, 1801 / Thomas Jefferson
• Liberty and union, now and forever : Daniel Webster's second reply to Senator Robert Hayne, January 26, 1830 / Daniel Webster
• The hypocrisy of the nation must be exposed : Frederick Douglass's Independence Day speech, July 4, 1852 / Frederick Douglass
• The mystic chords of memory : Abraham Lincoln's first inaugural address, March 4, 1861 / Abraham Lincoln
• A new birth of freedom : Lincoln's Gettysburg Adress, November 19, 1863 / Abraham Lincoln
• Malice towards none : Abraham Lincoln's second inaugural address, March 4, 1865 / Abraham Lincoln
• A cross of gold : William Jennings Bryan's speech at the Democratic National Convention in Chicago, July 9, 1896 / William Jennings Bryan
• Corporations--should be regulated : Theodore Roosevelt's speech on the nation's trusts, December 3, 1901 / Theodore Roosevelt
• The man with the muck rake : Theodore Roosevelt's plea for civil discourse, April 15, 1906 / Theodore Roosevelt
• The woman's hour has struck : Carrie Chapman Catt's speech in Atlanta on women's rights, September 7, 1916 / Carrie Chapman Catt
• The most important question in this country today : Senator Robert La Follette's defense of wartime dissent, October 6, 1917 / Robert La Follette
• The culminating and final war for human liberty : President Woodrow Wilson enunciates his fourteen points to Congress, January 8, 1918 / Woodrow Wilson
• Nothing to fear but fear itself : Franklin D. Roosevelt's first inaugural address, March 4, 1933 / Franklin Delano Roosevelt
• Every man a king : Senator Huey Long's radio address, February 23, 1934 / Huey Long
• A third of the nation : Franklin D. Roosevelt's second inaugural address, January 20, 1937 / Franklin Delano Roosevelt
• Four essential human freedoms : Franklin D. Roosevelt State of the Union message to Congress, January 6, 1941 / Franklin Delano Roosevelt
• A date which will live in infamy : Franklin D. Roosevelt's war message to Congress, December 8, 1941 / Franklin Delano Roosevelt
• Every nation must choose : Harry Truman announces the "Truman Doctorine," March 12, 1947 / Harry Truman
• I speak as an American : Margaret Chase Smith's declaration of conscience, June 1, 1950 / Margaret Chase Smith
• The military-industrial complex : Dwight D. Eisenhower's farewell address as president, January 17, 1961 / Dwight D. Eisenhower
• Ask not what your country can do for you : John F. Kennedy's inaugural address, January 20, 1961 / John F. Kennedy
• The pursuit of disarmament : John F. Kennedy's peace speech at American University, June 10, 1963 / John F. Kennedy
• A moral issue : John F. Kennedy's civil rights message, June 11, 1963 / John F. Kennedy
• Ich bin ein Berliner : John F. Kennedy's speech at the Berlin Wall, June 26, 1963 / John F. Kennedy
• I have a dream : Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.'s speech to civil rights marchers in Washington, August 28, 1963 / Martin Luther King, Jr
• We shall overcome : Lyndon B. Johnson's civil rights speech, March 15, 1965 / Lyndon B. Johnson
• The great silent majority : Richard Nixon's speech on Vietnam, November 3, 1969 / Richard Nixon
• I have finally been included : Barbara Jordan's speech to the House Judiciary Committee, July 25, 1974 / Barbara Jordan
• I have never been a quitter : Richard Nixon's resignation speech, August 8, 1974 / Richard Nixon
• A crisis of confidence : Jimmy Carter's speech to the Nation, July 15, 1979 / Jimmy Carter
• Government is the problem : Ronald Reagan's first inaugural address, January 20, 1981 / Ronald Reagan
• The aggressive impulses of an evil empire : Ronald Reagan's speech to the National Association of Evangelicals, March 8, 1983 / Ronald Reagan
• Tear down this wall : Ronald Reagan at the Brandenburg Gate, Berlin, June 12, 1987 / Ronald Reagan
• Make our people whole again : President Bill Clinton pleads for domestic peace in Memphis, November 13, 1993 / Bill Clinton
• If women are healthy and educated : Hillary Clinton defines women's rights as human rights, September 5, 1995 / Hillary Clinton
• We shall not falter : George W. Bush's address after the 9/11 attacks, September 20, 2001 / George W. Bush
• Let us brave once more the icy currents : Barack Obama's inaugural address, January 20, 2009 / Barack Obama

内容説明・目次

内容説明

A selection of speeches by the most inspiring and persuasive orators in American history Penguin presents a series of six portable, accessible, and--above all--essential reads from American political history, selected by leading scholars. Series editor Richard Beeman, author of The Penguin Guide to the U.S. Constitution, draws together the great texts of American civic life to create a timely and informative mini-library of perennially vital issues. Whether readers are encountering these classic writings for the first time, or brushing up in anticipation of the 50th anniversary of the Civil Rights Act, these slim volumes will serve as a powerful and illuminating resource for scholars, students, and civic-minded citizens. American Political Speeches includes the best American rhetoric from inside and outside the White House. Some of the greatest words spoken in American history have come from men and women who lacked the biggest bully pulpit in the country, but who nevertheless were able to move the nation with words. Frederick Douglass explained the irony of Independence Day from the perspective of a slave. Martin Luther King, Jr. described his dream of an interracial America. William Jennings Bryan gave voice to social discontent with a single phrase, "a cross of gold." Barbara Jordan summoned the nation"s outrage during the impeachment hearings against Richard Nixon. And the best presidents, not by coincidence, have tended to be those with an appreciation for the use of language: Lincoln explaining a new birth of freedom at Gettysburg; John Kennedy voicing moral outrage at the Berlin Wall; Franklin D. Roosevelt chatting to a nation gathered in front of radios; Ronald Reagan addressing Congress freshly healed from an assassination attempt.

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詳細情報

• NII書誌ID(NCID): BB10142512
• ISBN:
  • 9780143121954
• LCCN: 2012022945
• 出版国コード: us
• タイトル言語コード: eng
• 本文言語コード: eng
• 出版地: New York
• ページ数/冊数: xxxi, 175 p.
• 大きさ: 19 cm
• 分類:
  • LCC : E183
  • DC23 : 080.973
• 件名:
  • LCSH : Speeches, addresses, etc., American
  • LCSH : United States -- Politics and government -- Sources
  • LCSH : Political oratory -- United States
  • LCSH : Presidents -- United States -- Messages
• 親書誌ID:
  • BA00474814