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Speeches
 Websites presented in alphabetical order Abraham Lincoln Online.org 
 A resource for information about the sixteenth president of the United States, including speeches and writings, frequently asked questions, resource listings, and links to other Lincoln-related sites. Searchable. http://showcase.netins.net/web/creative/lincoln.html Topics: Presidents by Name, The United States Presidency, United States History, Wars & Conflicts Last updated Oct 1, 2004 American Experience: Jimmy Carter
Biographical material, timeline, and image gallery for the life and career of U.S. President Jimmy Carter. People and Events highlights information about other significant people, such as First Lady Rosalynn Carter, brother Billy Carter, and Vice President Walter Mondale, and about key events such as the Camp David peace talks and the Iranian hostage crisis. Includes several speeches, a teacher's guide, and more. Companion to the Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) "American Experience" program of same title (includes transcript). http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/carter/ Topics: Notable People: Government, The United States Presidency Last updated Oct 11, 2004 American Leaders Speak: Recordings from World War I and the 1920 Election
This collection "consists of fifty-nine sound recordings of speeches by American leaders from 1918-1920. The speeches focus on issues and events surrounding the First World War and the subsequent presidential election of 1920. Speakers include: Warren G. Harding, James Cox, Calvin Coolidge, Franklin D. Roosevelt, Samuel Gompers, Henry Cabot Lodge, and John J. Pershing. Speeches range from one to five minutes." Searchable and browsable. From the American Memory Project at the Library of Congress. http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/nfhtml/ Topics: Government, Nonfiction by Genre, Presidents by Name, The United States Presidency, Wars & Conflicts Last updated Nov 28, 2004 Clinton Presidential Center
This center in Little Rock, Arkansas, includes the William J. Clinton Presidential Library and Museum and the University of Arkansas Clinton School of Public Service. The site features a timeline of Clinton's time in office and the full text of statements, press briefings, radio addresses, and other documents from the Clinton presidency. http://www.clintonpresidentialcenter.org/ Topics: Libraries & Archives by Type, Museums, Photograph Collections: History, Presidents by Name, The United States Presidency Last updated Jun 7, 2009 Dwight D. Eisenhower Library and Museum
Information about this "repository for the preservation of historical papers, audiovisual materials and the artifacts relating to Dwight D. Eisenhower and his times." Among the online materials are photographs, documents, and selected speeches and quotes. The Reference Desk answers frequently asked questions and provides links to more information. http://www.eisenhower.utexas.edu/ Topics: Libraries & Archives by Type, Photograph Collections: History, Photograph Collections: Regional: United States, Presidents by Name, The United States Presidency Last updated Feb 1, 2005 FactCheck.org: Annenberg Political Fact Check
This site describes itself as a nonpartisan, nonprofit, consumer advocate for voters that monitors "the factual accuracy of what is said by major U.S. political players in the form of TV ads, debates, speeches, interviews, and news releases." The site's original articles analyze and comment on political claims and statements, providing summaries and the facts. Searchable. From the Annenberg Public Policy Center (APPC) of the University of Pennsylvania. http://www.factcheck.org/ Topics: Politics by Place, The United States Presidency Last updated Nov 14, 2008 The Gettysburg Address
Contains digitized images and transcriptions of two early drafts of the speech delivered by President Abraham Lincoln. Includes translations of the speech in many languages, related correspondence, information on the preservation of the speech, and the "only known Photograph of President Lincoln at the dedication of the Civil War cemetery at Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, November 19, 1863." From the Library of Congress. http://www.loc.gov/exhibits/gadd/ Topics: Correspondence, Photograph Collections: History, Photograph Collections: Regional: United States, Presidents by Name, The United States Presidency Last updated Sep 6, 2004 The History of Social Security
"We present here both the institutional history of the Social Security Administration and the history of the Social Security program itself." Features presidential statements, a historical chronology of social insurance, audio clips of Lyndon Johnson's and John F. Kennedy's telephone conversations, oral histories, speech transcripts, legislative history, video clips, puzzles and quizzes, and other documents and research materials. From the Social Security Administration (SSA). Note: some of the audio files do not play. http://www.ssa.gov/history/ Topics: Disabilities, Federal (U.S.) Government, Investing, Mysteries and More, Nonfiction by Genre, Presidents by Name, Seniors, The United States Presidency Last updated Feb 11, 2004 John F. Kennedy Presidential Library & Museum: Reference Desk
Online material related to John F. Kennedy, including a biography, major speeches, speeches of his brothers Robert and Edward, sound files, photographs, executive orders, eulogies, a listing of the music played at his funeral, and more. This website comprises "information frequently requested from the library's main research room." Some of the resources are provided by the library, others by links to outside sources. http://www.jfklibrary.org/historical+resources/archives/reference+desk/ Topics: Government, Nonfiction by Genre, Photograph Collections: History, Presidents by Name, The United States Presidency Last updated Nov 18, 2008 John Fitzgerald Kennedy Library and Museum
This site is dedicated to the "study and understanding of President Kennedy's life and career and the times in which he lived; and to America's political and cultural heritage, the process of governing and the importance of public service." The Reference Desk serves as a "gateway to speeches, sound files, photographs, documents and other online resources." Find current information about awards programs, analyses, and exhibits. Browse using the site map. Searchable. http://www.jfklibrary.org/ Topics: Libraries & Archives by Type, Museums by Place: United States, Photograph Collections: History, Presidents by Name, The United States Presidency Last updated Feb 1, 2005 Lyndon B. Johnson Library and Museum
This official site contains a photo archive of LBJ and the significant figures in his administration, a list of museum exhibits, a research section with selected speeches and biographical information, and an archive that includes oral history transcripts and information on the recordings Johnson taped of his telephone conversations while in office. Includes links to related sites. Searchable. http://www.lbjlib.utexas.edu/ Topics: Nonfiction by Genre, Photograph Collections: History, Presidents by Name, The United States Presidency Last updated Nov 19, 2008 The Papers of Jefferson Davis
This site is an extensive online presentation of selected material (text and images) from the complete edition of the works and papers (10 volumes published, a total of 15 projected) on the president of the Confederacy. Includes full text of a number of Davis' letters and speeches, a bibliography, chronology, family genealogy, FAQ, indexes to volumes 7-10, and an annotated list of links to other Civil War sites. http://jeffersondavis.rice.edu/ Topics: Correspondence, Nonfiction by Genre, Presidents by Name, The United States Presidency, United States History, Wars & Conflicts Last updated Dec 23, 2002 Reagan
Companion site to a Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) American Experience "four-and-a-half hour documentary [that] examines [Ronald] Reagan's life through the testimony of family, friends, historians, biographers, and other witnesses to Reagan's private life and public career." Features interviews, text of some of Reagan's speeches, video clips, book excerpts, photos, a timeline, a teacher's guide, and more. http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/reagan/ Topics: Photograph Collections: History, Presidents by Name, The United States Presidency Last updated Jun 9, 2004 Rhetorica
"Offers analysis and commentary about the rhetoric, propaganda, and spin of journalism and politics, including analysis of presidential speeches and election campaigns." In addition to a blog, this site has background information on rhetorics ("Rhetorics Primer") and explanations of critical terms and techniques ("Critical Meter"). From a rhetoric scholar and former journalist. http://rhetorica.net/ Topics: Blogs & Podcasts by Subject, Communications, Language, Nonfiction by Genre, Politics, Politics by Place, The United States Presidency Last updated Dec 12, 2008 Ronald Reagan
News and information about the life of former President Ronald Reagan, who died in June 2004. The site features a biography of this "lifeguard, athlete, movie star, governor, [and] president"; a speech archive; photos; audio clips; and links to related information. From CNN. Note: Viewing video clips requires a fee. http://www.cnn.com/SPECIALS/2004/reagan/ Topics: Photograph Collections: History, Presidents by Name, The United States Presidency Last updated Jun 8, 2004 Ronald Reagan Presidential Library
The Resources section contains texts and transcripts of interviews, speeches, and public papers from Ronald Reagan's 1980-1988 presidential term. Find also images and biographical information. There are lists of White House staff exit interviews, movies he and Nancy Reagan acted in, their pets, things named after him, and other miscellanea. Sections on newly released material list dozens of documents (content not on site though). http://www.reagan.utexas.edu/ Topics: Libraries & Archives by Type, Notable People, Presidents by Name, The United States Presidency Last updated Feb 1, 2005 Vincent Voice Library
The G. Robert Vincent Voice Library, part of the Digital and Multimedia Center of the Michigan State University (MSU) Libraries, is the largest academic voice library in the nation, with a collection of "utterances" (speeches, lectures, interviews, etc.) by more than 50,000 people, recorded over the last 100 years. Listen to the voices of U.S. presidents, Edwin Booth reading from Othello onto an Edison cylinder, and Will Rogers' 1922 campaign speech. Searchable. http://vvl.lib.msu.edu/index.cfm Topics: Internet, Music, The United States Presidency Last updated Sep 22, 2009 Voices of World War II: Experiences From the Front and at Home
This site is "based on 100 rare and fragile transcription discs ... supplemented by manuscript materials, including still images, moving images, and oral histories, to showcase how WWII was experienced in Kansas City." Included are audio files of speeches by President Franklin D. Roosevelt, songs, news from both the Pacific and European fronts, a bibliography, and more. From the Miller Nichols Library at the University of Kansas, Kansas City. http://www.umkc.edu/lib/spec-col/ww2/main.htm Topics: Nonfiction by Genre, Presidents by Name, The United States Presidency, World War II Last updated Jan 7, 2008 Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents
This site "contains statements, messages, and other Presidential materials released by the White House during the preceding week." You can search by keyword and limit by year (back to 1993) or, beginning with the 2001 database, browse the weekly table of contents. From the Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration. http://www.gpoaccess.gov/wcomp/ Topics: The United States Presidency Last updated Apr 2, 2009 YouTube: The White House
Official YouTube channel for the Barack Obama administration. Includes videos of weekly addresses, the January 20, 2009, oath of office and inaugural address, and related matters. http://www.youtube.com/user/whitehouse Topics: The United States Presidency Last updated Jan 26, 2009 |
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