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Another collection of the most important and well-known speeches of modern times. Includes Franklin Delano Roosevelt, Richard M. Nixon, John F. Kennedy, Martin Luther King Jr., Ronald Reagan, Mario Cuomo, Bill Clinton, George H.W. Bush, and more.

Seen and heard in this original footage are the dramatic speeches from world leaders that changed the course of history and inspired millions worldwide.

Presents the texts of forty-five speeches from American presidents, along with an audio disc of recordings of some of the speeches.

"'Give me liberty,' demanded Patrick Henry, 'or give me death!' Henry's words continue to echo in American history and that quote, and the speech it comes from, remains one of the two or three known to almost every American. The other speeches that have become part of our American collective consciousness all have one theme in common: liberty. These feats of oration seem to trace the evolution of America's definition of liberty, and who it applies...

Compiled by syndicated columnist Jackie Gingrich Cushman and featuring a foreword by her father bestselling author and former Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich, this is the ultimate patriot's resource. Featuring well-known and lesser-known documents and speeches, as well as bonus material, included are : the Declaration of Independence; the Constitution; Daniel Webster's Plymouth oration; Abraham Lincoln's Second Inaugural Address; Douglas MacArthur's...

This set of speeches features the actual voices of seventeen American presidents from 1908-1993. They were selected by the staff of the Library of Congress, surviving first ladies, and the living presidents and their staffs.