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[edit] Earliest times
Events for 1st millennium and 2nd millennium
- Pericles's Funeral Oration - Pericles, (recorded in Thucydides's The Peloponnesian War)
- For Publius Quinctius - Cicero (81 BC)
- Imam Ali's First Sermon in His Peak of Eloquence
- Sermon to the Birds - Saint Francis of Assisi, (c.1220)
- Cast off the Yoke of Bondage - John Ball, (June 1381)
[edit] 16th century
Events for 16th century
- A Vindication of the Doctrine that the Sacrifice of the Mass is Idolatry - John Knox, (4 April 1550)
- Speech to the Troops at Tilbury - Queen Elizabeth I of England, (1588)
[edit] 17th century
Events for 17th century
- Farewell Speech - Queen Elizabeth I of England, (30 November 1601)
- Gunpowder Plot Sermon - Lancelot Andrewes, (5 November 1606)
- Dissolution of the Long Parliament - Oliver Cromwell, (20 April 1653)
- Sanquhar Declaration - Richard Cameron, (1680|1680)
[edit] 18th century
Events for 18th century
- Speech against the Union - John Hamilton, 2nd Lord Belhaven and Stenton, (November 1706)
- Against Repealling the Triennial Act - Archibald Hutcheson, (April 1716)
- Speech against the bill for laying a tax on Papists - Thomas Lutwyche, (6 May 1723)
- The marriage of the Prince of Wales - Pitt the Elder, (29 April 1736)
- The Standing Army - William Pitt the Elder, (4 February 1738)
- Speech Against his Removal from Office - Sir Robert Walpole, (February 1741)
- Battle of Prestonpans Speech - John Cope, (21 September 1745)
- Battle of the Plains of Abraham Speech - James Wolfe, (13 September 1759)
- Speech against the Stamp Act - William Pitt the Elder, (14 January 1766)
[edit] 1770s
Events for 1770s
- The case of John Wilkes - William Pitt the Elder, (9 January 1770)
- The State of the Nation - William Pitt the Elder, (22 January 1770)
- The Defence of Weaker States - William Pitt the Elder, (22 January 1770)
- He is a Member of Parliament – Edmund Burke, (3 November 1774)
- The Wounds given to the Constitution – John Wilkes, (22 February 1775)
- Speech on Conciliation with America - Edmund Burke, (22 March 1775)
- Give me liberty or give me death - Patrick Henry, (23 March 1775)
- Speech on the Rebellion in the American Colonies - George III, (27 October 1775)
- On Coercive Measures in America - John Wilkes, (1775)
- The Conquest of the Americans - John Wilkes, (1777)
[edit] 1780s
Events for 1780s
- A Free People - Henry Grattan, (16 April 1782)
- Newburg address - George Washington, (15 March 1783)
- Resignation as commander-in-chief of the Continental Army - George Washington, (23 December 1783)
- On State Representation - Benjamin Franklin, (28 June 1787)
- Disapproving and accepting the Constitution - Benjamin Franklin, (17 September 1787)
- Shall Liberty or Empire Be Sought? - Patrick Henry, (5 June 1788)
- On the Horrors of the Slave Trade - William Wilberforce, (12 May 1789)
[edit] 1790s
Events for 1790s
- Farewell Address - George Washington, (17 September 1796)
- XYZ Address - John Adams, (16 May 1797)
[edit] 19th century
[edit] 1800s
Events for 1800s
- Overtures of Peace with France - William Pitt the Younger, (3 February 1800)
- On refusal to negotiate with France - Charles James Fox, (3 February 1800)
- Grant to the Emperor of Germany - Richard Brinsley Sheridan, (17 February 1800)
- Speech from the Dock - Robert Emmet, (20 September 1803)
- The Burr Conspiracy - Thomas Jefferson, (22 January 1807)
[edit] 1810s
Events for 1810s
- War Message to Congress - James Madison, (1 June 1812)
[edit] 1820s
Events for 1820s
- Plymouth Oration - Daniel Webster, (22 December 1820)
- The Bunker Hill Monument - Daniel Webster, (17 June 1825)
- Adams and Jefferson - Daniel Webster, (2 August 1826)
- Address on the King's Message Respecting Portugal - George Canning, (12 December 1826)
- Catholic Emancipation - Duke of Wellington, (2 April 1829)
[edit] 1830s
Events for 1830s
- Second Reply to Hayne - Daniel Webster, (27 January 1830)
- The Dangers which Menace States - Robert Peel, (3 March 1831)
- Belgium and payments to Russia - Robert Peel, (16 July 1832)
- The Russian loan and Holland - Robert Peel, (20 July 1832)
- Government of India - Thomas Babington Macaulay, (10 July 1833)
- Inaugural Address - Joseph Ritner, (1835)
- Dissolution of Parliament - Robert Peel, (24 February 1835)
- Finality Speech - Lord John Russell, (20 November 1837)
[edit] 1840s
Events for 1840s
- Copyright Law - Thomas Babington Macaulay, (5 February, 1841)
- The working classes and the corn laws - Richard Cobden, (24 February 1842)
- Second Speech on Copyright Law - Thomas Babington Macaulay, (6 April 1842)
- The Gates of Somnauth - Thomas Babington Macaulay, (9 March 1843)
- The Great Nation of Futurity - John L. O'Sullivan, (1845)
- Repeal of the Corn Laws - Duke of Wellington, (28 May 1846)
- The Sword Speech - Thomas Francis Meagher, (20 July 1846)
- The Annexation of Cracow - Lord John Russell, (4 March 1847)
- Speech from the Dock - Thomas Francis Meagher, (1848)
- The Polish Question - Viscount Palmerston, (1 March 1848)
- On extending the franchise - Richard Cobden, (6 July 1848)
[edit] 1850s
Events for 1850s
- Seventh of March Speech - Daniel Webster, (7 March 1850)
- Don Pacifico Speech - Viscount Palmerston, (25 June 1850)
- Speech on African American Suffrage - Edward Ralph May, (28 October 1850)
- Ain't I a Woman? - Sojourner Truth, (1851)
- The Dignity and Importance of History - Daniel Webster, (23 February 1852)
- What to the Slave is the Fourth of July? - Frederick Douglass, (5 July 1852)
- Franklin Pierce's Inauguration Speech - Franklin Pierce, (4 March 1853)
- The Crime against Kansas - Charles Sumner, (19-20 May, 1856)
- On his assault on Charles Sumner - Preston Brooks, (14 July 1856)
- China and the Attack on Canton - Richard Cobden, (26 February 1857)
- A House Divided - Abraham Lincoln, (16 June 1858)
- On the Irrepressible Conflict - William H. Seward, (25 October 1858)
- On the English Foreign Policy - John Bright, (29 October 1858)
- John Brown's Speech to the Court at his Trial - John Brown, (2 November 1859)
[edit] 1860s
Events for 1860s
- Cooper's Union Speech - Abraham Lincoln, (1860)
- To Arms - Giuseppe Garibaldi, (1860)
- Secession is the Height of Madness, Folly, and Wickedness - Alexander Stephens (1861)
- E.S. Dargan on Secession - E. S. Dargan, (11 January 1861)
- Attack on Francis V - William Ewart Gladstone, (7 March 1861)
- Inaugural Address - Jefferson Davis, (18 February 1861)
- Cornerstone Speech - Alexander Stephens, (1861)
- Seizure of the Alexandra - Richard Cobden, (24 April 1863)
- Gettysburg Oration - Edward Everett, (19 November 1863)
- Gettysburg Address - Abraham Lincoln, (19 November 1863)
- Foreign Affairs - Richard Cobden, (24 November 1863)
- Denmark and Germany - Benjamin Disraeli, (4 July 1864)
- Final Public Address - Abraham Lincoln, (1865)
- Austria and Prussia - Lord Edward Stanley, (20 July 1866)
- Speech before the Institut canadien on the occasion of the 23rd anniversary of this society - Louis-Joseph Papineau, (December 17, 1867)
- Speech In Favor of Capital Punishment - John Stuart Mill, (21 April 1868)
[edit] 1870s
Events for 1870s
- Universal Religion - Keshub Chandra Sen, (1870)
- Suez Canal Speech - Benjamin Disraeli, (21 February 1872)
- The Maintenance of Empire - Benjamin Disraeli, (1872)
- Conservative Principles - Benjamin Disraeli, (3 April 1873)
- On Women's Rights to Vote - Susan B Anthony, (1873)
- Charles Sumner Eulogy - Carl Schurz, (29 April 1874)
- Honest Money - Carl Schurz, (27 September 1875)
[edit] 1880s
Events for 1880s
- The Duties of American Citizenship - Theodore Roosevelt, (1883)
- Education of Orphan Children - Carl Schurz, (1883)
- Trust the People - Lord Randolph Churchill, (16 April 1884)
- On the Death of General Gordon - Robert Gascoyne-Cecil, 3rd Marquess of Salisbury, (20 July 1885)
- Technical Instruction vs. Apprenticeship - Carl Schurz, (22 April 1886)
- Irish Home Rule Speech - William Ewart Gladstone, (7 June 1886)
- The Benefits of Reading - Arthur Balfour, 1st Earl of Balfour, (December 1887)
- The Channel Tunnel - William Ewart Gladstone, (27 June 1888)
- The Montefiore Home - Carl Schurz, (18 December 1888)
- The Need of a Rational Forest Policy - Carl Schurz, (15 October 1889)
[edit] 1890s
Events for 1890s
- Art and Industry - William Ewart Gladstone, (29 October 1890)
- The Future Policy of the Liberal Party - William Ewart Gladstone, (2 October 1891)
- Civil Service Reform and Democracy - Carl Schurz, (25 April 1893)
- German Day - Carl Schurz, (15 June 1893)
- Principal Speech Against Unconditional Repeal - William Jennings Bryan (16 August 1893)
- Welcome Address, The World Parliament of Religions, Chicago - Swami Vivekananda, (11 September 1893)
- Memorial Day Address - William Jennings Bryan, (30 May 1894)
- The Necessity and Progress of Civil Service Reform - Carl Schurz, (12 December 1894)
- Atlanta Compromise - Booker T. Washington, (18 September 1895)
- The Case Against Vaccination - Walter Hadwen, (25 January 1896)
- Cross of Gold Speech - William Jennings Bryan, (9 July 1896)
- A Tribute to Robert Burns - Archibald Primrose, 5th Earl of Rosebery, (21 July 1896)
- Honest Money and Honesty - Carl Schurz, (5 September 1896)
- The German Mothertongue - Carl Schurz, (9 January 1897)
- The True Conception of Empire - Joseph Chamberlain, (31 March 1897)
- Encouragements and Warnings - Carl Schurz, (10 December 1896)
- Address at the First Zionist Congress - Max Nordau, (29 August 1897)
- The Strenuous Life - Theodore Roosevelt, (10 April 1899)
- Renewed Struggles - Carl Schurz, (14 December 1899)
[edit] 20th century
[edit] 1900s
Events for 1900s
- U.S. Senate Speech, 17 April 1900 (Hoar) - Senator George Frisbie Hoar, (17 April 1900)
- Educating Immigrants - Carl Schurz, (18 December 1904)
- The Citizenship of Women: A Plea for Woman's Suffrage - Kier Hardie, (1905)
- The Duma is Dead, Long Live the Duma - Sir Henry Campbell-Bannerman, (23 July 1906)
- The Man with the Muck Rake - Theodore Roosevelt, (1906)
- Frontiers - George Curzon, (2 November 1907)
- Beadon Square Speech - Sri Aurobindo, (13 June 1909)
- Jhalakati Speech - Sri Aurobindo, (19 June 1909)
- Kumartuli Speech - Sri Aurobindo, (11 July 1909)
- Speech at the Hughly Conference - Sri Aurobindo, (6 September 1909)
- The Strength of Stillness - Sri Aurobindo, (19 February 1910)
[edit] 1910s
Events for 1910s
- The Man in the Arena: Citizenship in a Republic - Theodore Roosevelt, (23 April 1910)
- The New Nationalism - Theodore Roosevelt, (1910)
- Irish Labourers Housing Speech - D.D. Sheehan, (11 August 1911)
- I have just been shot - Theodore Roosevelt, (14 October 1912)
- A Modern Lear - Jane Addams, (2 November 1912)
- Labor's Service to Freedom - Samuel Gompers, 1914
- Benaras Hindu University Speech - Mohandas K. Gandhi (4 February 1916)
- America Safe! - James W. Gerard, (1917)
- Request for a Declaration of War - Woodrow Wilson, (6 April 1917)
- America's Entry into the War - David Lloyd George, (17 April 1917)
- A Tribute to America - Herbert Henry Asquith, (17 April 1917)
- The Oldest Free Assemblies - Arthur Balfour, (5 May 1917)
- Cause of the Great War - David Lloyd George, (June 1917)
- Fourteen Points Speech - Woodrow Wilson, (8 January 1918)
- Response to Woodrow Wilsons Speech of 11 February 1918 - Arthur Balfour, (27 February 1918)
- Irish Anti-Conscription Crisis Speech - D.D. Sheehan, (12 April 1918)
- Achievements of the Democratic Party - Homer S. Cummings, (1919)
- Citizenship - Will H. Hays, (1919)
- Democrats in the World War - Alexander Mitchell Palmer (1919)
- League of Nations - Henry Cabot Lodge, (1919)
- Revise Taxes - William Gibbs McAdoo (1919)
- League of Nations Address - Woodrow Wilson, (25 September 1919)
[edit] 1920s
Events for 1920s
- The American Soldier - Warren G. Harding, (1920)
- Americanism - Warren G. Harding, (1920)
- Americanism - Franklin Delano Roosevelt (1920)
- Confidence in Government - James M. Cox, (1920)
- Cork Mayoral Acceptance Speech - Terence MacSwiney, (1920)
- Democracy's Achievement - Robert Latham Owen, (1920)
- Democratic Achievement - Champ Clark, (1920)
- Duty of Government - Calvin Coolidge, (1920)
- Equal Rights - Calvin Coolidge, (1920)
- Law and Order - Calvin Coolidge, (1920)
- Liberty Under the Law - Warren G. Harding, (1920)
- Nationalism and Americanism - Warren G. Harding, (1920)
- Peace, Progress, and Prosperity - George White, (1920)
- President Wilson - Homer S. Cummings, (1920)
- Prevention of War - James M. Cox, (1920)
- Safeguard America! - Corinne Roosevelt Robinson, (1920)
- Save America - Nicholas Murray Butler, (1920)
- Summons to Duty - Homer S. Cummings, (1920)
- Theodore Roosevelt - Leonard Wood, (1920)
- The World War - James M. Cox, (1920)
- Statement in The Great Trial - Mohandas K. Gandhi (18 March 1922)
- Disarmament Speech - Stanley Baldwin, (23 July 1923)
- Pan-Asianism - Sun Yat-sen, (1924)
- Scopes Monkey Trial Summation (undelivered) - William Jennings Bryan, (1925)
[edit] 1930s
Events for 1930s
- On The Eve of Dandi March - Mohandas K. Gandhi (11 March 1930)
- Dedication of Mount Baden-Powell - Frederick Russell Burnham (May 1931)
- Speech at The Round Table Conference - Mohandas K. Gandhi (30 November 1931)
- Abdication - Edward VIII, (20 January 1936)
- Quarantine the Aggressor - Franklin Delano Roosevelt, (5 October 1937)
- Farewell to Baseball - Lou Gehrig, (4 July 1939)
- An Attempt to Dominate the World by Force - Neville Chamberlain, (17 March 1939)
- Announcing War with Germany - Neville Chamberlain, (1 September 1939)
[edit] 1940s
Events for 1940s
- The Nazi's Aim is Slavery - Edouard Daladier, (29 January 1940)
- WWII Speech - David Lloyd George, (7 May 1940)
- Blood, Toil, Tears and Sweat - Winston Churchill, (13 May 1940)
- We shall fight on the beaches - Winston Churchill, (4 June 1940)
- Their Finest Hour - Winston Churchill, (18 June 1940)
- To the Children of the Commonwealth - Princess Elizabeth, (13 October 1940)
- The Arsenal of Democracy - Franklin Delano Roosevelt, (29 December 1940)
- The Four Freedoms speech - Franklin Delano Roosevelt, (6 January 1941)
- Address to the Reichstag - Adolf Hitler, (4 May 1941)
- British War Aims - Anthony Eden, (29 May 1941)
- Never Give In, Never, Never, Never - Winston Churchill, (29 October 1941)
- Pearl Harbor speech - Franklin Delano Roosevelt, (8 December 1941)
- The Price of Greatness is Responsibility - Winston Churchill, (6 September 1943)
- Let Our Hearts Be Stout - Franklin Delano Roosevelt, (6 June 1944)
- Churchill announces the surrender of Germany - Winston Churchill, (8 May 1945)
- Germany Surrenders - Harry S. Truman, (8 May 1945)
- Address to the surrendering Japanese delegation - Thomas Blamey, (9 September 1945)
- Iron Curtain Speech - Winston Churchill, (5 March 1946)
- Speech at Inter-Asian Relations Conference - Mohandas K. Gandhi (2 April 1947)
- The Marshall Plan - George Marshall, (5 June 1947)
- A Tryst With Destiny - Jawaharlal Nehru, (14 August 1947)
- Kashmir Issue - Mohandas K. Gandhi (4 January 1948)
- Speech on The Eve of The Last Fast - Mohandas K. Gandhi (12 January 1948)
- The Light Has Gone Out - Jawaharlal Nehru, (30th January 1948)
[edit] 1950s
Events for 1950s
- Schuman Declaration (9 May 1950)
- William Faulkner's Nobel Prize Acceptance Speech - WIlliam Faulkner, (10 December 1950)
- MacArthur's Farewell Speech to Congress - Douglas MacArthur, (19 April 1951)
- Whiskey Speech - Judge Noah S. Sweat Jr., (1952)
- Checkers speech - Richard M. Nixon (23 September 1952)
- Christmas Message, 1952 - Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom, (25 December 1952)
- History Will Absolve Me - Fidel Castro, (16 October 1953)
- The Secret Speech - Nikita Krushchev, (25 February 1956)
- The Suez Crisis - Anthony Eden, (31 October 1956)
[edit] 1960s
Events for 1960s
- Presidential Nomination Acceptance Speech - John F. Kennedy, (15 July 1960)
- Military-industrial complex speech - Dwight D. Eisenhower, (1961)
- The Berlin Crisis - John F. Kennedy, (25 July 1961)
- MacArthur's Farewell Speech to West Point - Douglas MacArthur, (12 May 1962)
- We choose to go to the moon - John F. Kennedy, (12 September 1962)
- Cuban Missile Crisis - John F. Kennedy, (22 October 1962)
- Cuban Missile Crisis speech to the United Nations Security Council - Adlai Stevenson, (25 October 1962)
- DeGaulle's Veto on British membership of the EEC - Charles de Gaulle, (14 January 1963)
- Honourary Citizenship Award for Winston Churchill - John F. Kennedy, (9 April 1963)
- Reply upon his award of Honourary Citizenship - Winston Churchill, (9 April 1963)
- Ich bin ein Berliner - John F. Kennedy, (26 June 1963)
- Civil Rights Message - John F. Kennedy, (11 June 1963)
- Let Us Continue - Lyndon Baines Johnson, (27 November 1963)
- The Ballot or the Bullet - Malcolm X, (3 April 1964)
- The Great Society - Lyndon Baines Johnson, (22 May 1964)
- Extremism in the Defense of Liberty Is No Vice - Barry Goldwater, (16 July 1964)
- Gulf of Tonkin Incident - Lyndon Baines Johnson, (4 August 1964)
- Presidential Nomination Acceptance Speech - Lyndon Baines Johnson, (27 August 1964)
- A Time for Choosing - Ronald Reagan, (1964)
- We Shall Overcome - Lyndon Baines Johnson, (15 March 1965)
- Accession to the European Economic Community - Harold Wilson (23 January 1967)
- Renunciation Speech - Lyndon Baines Johnson, (31 March 1968)
- Announcing the Death of Martin Luther King, Jr. - Robert F. Kennedy, (4 April 1968)
- Rivers of Blood - Enoch Powell, (20 April 1968)
- Tribute to Senator Robert F. Kennedy - Ted Kennedy, (8 June 1969)
- Brezhnev Doctrine - Leonid Brezhnev, (13 November 1968)
- Chappaquiddick - Ted Kennedy, (25 July 1969)
- Vietnamization - Richard Nixon, (3 November 1969)
- Rogers Plan - William Rogers, (9 December 1969)
[edit] 1970s
Events for 1970s
- Broadcast Over Radio Hanoi- Jane Fonda, (22 August, 1972)
- Allende's last speech - Salvador Allende, (11 September 1973)
- Resignation - Richard M. Nixon, (8 August 1974)
- Farewell Address - Richard M. Nixon, (9 August 1974)
- Assumption of the Presidency - Gerald R. Ford, (9 August 1974)
- First Presidential Nomination Acceptance Speech - Jimmy Carter, (15 July 1976)
- The Effects of Religious Cults on the Health and Welfare of Their Converts - Congressman Leo Ryan, 3 November 1977)
- The Crisis of Confidence - Jimmy Carter, (15 July 1979)
[edit] 1980s
Events for 1980s
- First Presidential Nomination Acceptance Speech - Ronald Reagan, (17 July 1980)
- The Cause Endures - Ted Kennedy, (12 August, 1980 )
- Second Presidential Nomination Acceptance Speech - Jimmy Carter, (14 August 1980)
- Speech to the Conservative Party Conference - Margaret Thatcher, (10 October 1980)
- Farewell Address - Jimmy Carter, (14 January 1981)
- The Agenda is Victory - Ronald Reagan, (26 February 1982)
- Evil Empire speech - Ronald Reagan, (8 June 1982)
- Attack on KAL Flight 007 - Ronald Reagan, (5 September 1983)
- Truth and Tolerance in America - Ted Kennedy, (3 October, 1983)
- Announcement of his candidacy for US President - Jesse Jackson, (16 January 1984)
- Address at Omaha Beach - Ronald Reagan, (6 June 1984)
- Speech at Pointe de Hoc - Ronald Reagan, (6 June 1984)
- Second Presidential Nomination Acceptance Speech - Ronald Reagan, (23 August 1984)
- Testimony before the U.S. Congress on Constructive Engagement - Bishop Desmond Tutu, (4 December 1984)
- Challenger Disaster - Ronald Reagan, (28 January 1986)
- Tear Down This Wall - Ronald Reagan, (12 June 1987)
- Ann Richards's keynote address at the 1988 Democratic National Convention, (July 18, 1988)
- Gazimestan speech - Slobodan Milosevic, (28 June 1989)
[edit] 1990s
Events for 1990s
- Nelson Mandela's address on his release from prison - Nelson Mandela, (11 February 1990)
- Address Before a Joint Session of the Congress on the Persian Gulf Crisis and the Federal Budget Deficit - George H. W. Bush, (11 September 1990)
- Chicken Kiev - George H.W. Bush, (1 August 1991)
- Bill Clinton's acceptance speech to 1992 Democratic Convention - Bill Clinton, (16 July 1992)
- At the 1992 Republican Convention - Ronald Reagan, (17 August 1992)
- Patrick Buchanan's Speech to 1992 GOP Convention - Patrick Buchanan, (August 1992)
- 1992 Republican Convention Acceptance Speech - George H. W. Bush, (20 August 1992)
- Redfern aboriginal Australia speech - Paul Keating, (10 December 1992)
- 1993 True Believers speech - Paul Keating, (13 March 1993)
- Star Wars' Tenth Anniversary - Ronald Reagan, (23 March 1993)
- Karl Popper: Prague lecture, 1994 – Karl Popper (last days of May 1994)
- Remarks at McNair Barracks. Berlin, Germany - Bill Clinton, (12 July 1994)
- Address to the U.N. Fourth World Conference on Women - Hillary Rodham Clinton, (1995)
- Speech Following the Oklahoma City Bombings - Bill Clinton, (1995)
- Trial Speech of Ken Saro-Wiwa - Ken Saro-Wiwa, (November 1995)
- I am an African - Thabo Mbeki, (8 May 1996)
- Acceptance Speech to 1996 Democratic Convention - Bill Clinton, (29 August 1996)
- Clinton Lewinsky Apology - Bill Clinton, (17 August 1998)
- Installation Speech - Adrienne Clarkson, (7 October 1999)
[edit] 21st century
[edit] 2000
Events for 2000
- Remarks at the National Head Start Association's 10th Annual Luncheon - Christopher Dodd, (28 April 2000)
- We can still win the Euro Referendum - Roy Jenkins, (6 June 2000)
- Remarks by Colin Powell at the 2000 Republican National Convention - Colin Powell, (31 July 2000)
- Remarks by John McCain at the 2000 Republican National Convention - John McCain, (1 August 2000)
- Remarks by Condoleezza Rice at the 2000 Republican National Convention, - Condoleezza Rice, (1 August 2000)
- George W. Bush's Republican Nomination Acceptance Speech - George W. Bush, (3 August 2000)
- Remarks by Bill Clinton at the 2000 Democratic National Convention - Bill Clinton, (14 August 2000)
- Remarks by Hillary Clinton at the 2000 Democratic National Convention - Hillary Clinton, (14 August 2000)
- Remarks by Ted Kennedy at the 2000 Democratic National Convention - Ted Kennedy, (15 August 2000)
- Al Gore's Democratic Nomination Acceptance Speech - Al Gore, (17 August 2000)
[edit] 2001
Events for 2001
- Farewell Address - Bill Clinton, (18 January 2001)
- Colin L. Powell's statement at press briefing on new U.S. humanitarian assistance for Afghanistan - Colin L. Powell, (17 May 2001)
- Joni Madraiwiwi, Fiji's 2001 Elections: Our Country at the Crossroads, 15 August 2001
- September 14, 2001 speech - George W. Bush, (14 September 2001)
- September 11, 2001: Attack on America - George W. Bush, (20 September 2001)
[edit] 2002
Events for 2002
- Clear Skies and Global Climate Change Initiatives - George W. Bush, (14 February 2002)
- Speech of the French President for the World Summit on sustainable development - Jacques Chirac, (2 September 2002)
- Iraq Speech - Barack Obama, (26 October 2002)
[edit] 2003
Events for 2003
- Arkansas Governor's Address of January 14, 2003 - Mike Huckabee, (14 January 2003)
- Columbia Space Shuttle Tragedy Speech - George W. Bush, (1 February 2003)
- French address on Iraq at the UN Security Council - Dominique de Villepin, Minister of Foreign Affairs, (14 February 2003)
- Speech at the closing session of the 5th Meeting on Globalization and Development held in Havana, Cuba - Fidel Castro, (14 February 2003)
- What I want to know - Howard Dean, (15 March 2003)
- Mission Accomplished - George W. Bush, (1 May 2003)
- Neo-CONNED - Ron Paul, (10 July 2003)
- Toward Enlightened Nationalism - Joe Biden, (28 October 2003)
- Congressman Tom Lantos' Remarks on the 25th Anniversary of the Tragedy at Jonestown and the Death of Congressman Leo Ryan - Congressman Tom Lantos, (17 November, 2003)
- L. Paul Bremer announces the capture of Saddam Hussein, (14 December, 2003)
[edit] 2004
Events for 2004
- California Governor's Address of January 06, 2004, - Arnold Schwarzenegger (6 January 2004)
- New Mexico Governor's Address of January 20, 2004, - Bill Richardson (20 January 2004)
- A Constitutional Amendment Protecting Marriage - George W. Bush, (14 February 2004)
- Address to the People's Congress of Libya - Joe Biden, (3 March 2004)
- Remarks to the North Carolina Bankers Assembly - Elizabeth Dole, (29 March 2004)
- Atal Bihari Vajpayee's Post Election Speech - Atal Bihari Vajpayee, (13 May 2004)
- We Will Not Fail - George W. Bush, (24 May 2004)
- Remarks Onboard the USS North Carolina - Elizabeth Dole, (25 May 2004)
- Address by Hamid Karzai to Joint Session of Congress - Hamid Karzai, (15 June 2004)
- Eulogy For Ronald Reagan - George W. Bush, (11 July 2004)
- Microsoft Research DRM talk - Cory Doctorow, (17 June 2004)
- Democracy Itself is in Grave Danger - Al Gore, (24 June 2004)
- Welcome Address by Subroto Bagchi at IIMB, (2 July 2004)
- Keynote address by Barack Obama at the 2004 Democratic National Convention - Barack Obama, (26 July 2004)
- 2004 Democratic National Convention/Remarks by Al Gore - Al Gore, (26 July 2004)
- Three Party Politics - Charles Kennedy, (27 July 2004)
- John Kerry's Democratic Nomination Acceptance Speech - John Kerry, (29 July 2004)
- Remarks by Rudy Giuliani at the 2004 Republican National Convention - Rudy Giuliani, (30 August 2004)
- Remarks by Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger at the 2004 Republican National Convention - Arnold Schwarzenegger, (30 August 2004)
- George W. Bush's Republican Nomination Acceptance Speech - George W. Bush, (2 September 2004)
- Senator Edward M. Kennedy floor remarks on Iraq - Edward Kennedy, (27 September 2004)
- 2004 Australian election concession speech - Mark Latham, (9 October 2004)
[edit] 2005
Events for 2005
- CSIS Cross-cultural Roundtable on Security Inaugural speech - Jim Judd (8 March 2005)
- The Purpose of American Power - Joe Biden, (12 April 2005)
- Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum - George W. Bush, (19 April 2005)
- Biodiesel and Alternative Fuel Sources - George W. Bush, (16 May 2005)
- Senate Hearing Speech - George Galloway, (17 May 2005)
- Steve Jobs's Commencement address at Stanford University, (June 12, 2005)
- A New Compact for Iraq - Joe Biden, (21 June 2005)
- London Mayor's Statement of 7 July 2005 - Ken Livingstone, (7 July 2005)
- London Will Not Be Cowed- Ken Livingstone, (8 July 2005)
- America's Purpose: Leadership for a New Security Consensus - Joe Biden, (6 September 2005)
- Hurricane Katrina and Global Warming - Al Gore, (9 September 2005)
- Securing Our Energy Future - Barack Obama, (15 September 2005)
- A Liberal Democrat Foreign Policy - Menzies Campbell, (19 September 2005)
- Journalist as Public Intellectual - Michael Ignatieff, (23 September 2005)
- Leadership Contest Speech - Ken Clarke, (5 October 2005)
- Address to the Saskatchewan Liberal Party - Michael Ignatieff, (4 November 2005)
- Peaking of World Oil Production - Richard Heinberg, (7 November 2005)
- Winning the War in Iraq - John McCain, (10 November 2005)
- Turning the Corner in Iraq - Joe Biden, (11 November 2005)
- Moving Forward In Iraq - Barack Obama, (22 November 2005)
- Chávez visits "Fountain of Dreams" Self-Development Centre, (24 December 2005)
[edit] 2006
Events for 2006
- Remarks at University Presidents Summit on International Education - George W. Bush, (5 January 2006)
- A Drink Problem - Charles Kennedy, (5 January 2006)
- Charles Kennedy Resignation Speech - Charles Kennedy, (7 January 2006)
- Defend US Constitution - Al Gore, (17 January 2006)
- Democracy in Belarus - John McCain, (3 February 2006)
- The Challenges of Modern War - John Reid, (20 February 2006)
- Energy Security is National Security - Barack Obama, (28 February 2006)
- Speech to the National Defense University - Richard Lugar, (23 March 2006)
- Liberal Values in the 21st century - Michael Ignatieff, (30 March 2006)
- Canada in the World - Michael Ignatieff, (30 March 2006)
- On Liberal Democracy - Condoleezza Rice, (31 March 2006)
- The Hardware Wars and the future of free software - Eben Moglen, (1 April 2006)
- Energy Independence and the Safety of our Planet - Barack Obama, (6 April 2006)
- Remarks on the American Competitiveness Initiative - George W. Bush, (18 April 2006)
- U.S. Energy Policy Discussion - George W. Bush, (25 April 2006)
- Speech at Atlantic Council Gala - John Warner, (26 April 2006)
- Free Software and Free Media - Eben Moglen, (3 May 2006)
- Address on Comprehensive Immigration Reform - George W. Bush, (15 May 2006)
- Ehud Olmert's 2006 Speech to the US Congress - Ehud Olmert (24 May 2006)
- Eben Moglen Keynote at Red Hat Summit 2006 - Eben Moglen, (1 June, 2006)
- Power and Global Leadership - Mark Malloch Brown, (6 June 2006)
- Remarks on Taking Back America - Barack Obama, (14 June 2006)
- Keynote about GPL3 at HOSC 2006 - Eben Moglen, (17 June 2006)
- Address by Dr José Ramos-Horta at his swearing in ceremony as Prime Minister of the Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste - José Ramos-Horta (10 July 2006)
- Campus Progress Annual Conference - Barack Obama, (12 July 2006)
- Document Licenses and the Future of Free Culture - Eben Moglen, (4 August, 2006)
- An Honest Government, A Hopeful Future - Barack Obama, (28 August 2006)
- Speech at Salt Lake City anti-war patriots rally by Mayor Rocky Anderson - Rocky Anderson, (30 August 2006)
- A Way Forward in Iraq - Barack Obama, (20 November 2006)
[edit] 2007
Events for 2007
- George H. W. Bush's Eulogy for Gerald Ford - George H. W. Bush, (2 January 2007)
- George W. Bush's Eulogy for Gerald Ford - George W. Bush, (2 January 2007)
- The Time Has Come for Universal Health Care - Barack Obama, (2 January 2007)
- Address by His Majesty King Abdullah II to a Joint Meeting of Congress - His Majesty King Abdullah II, (7 March 2007)
- Remarks of Senator Barack Obama to the California State Democratic Convention - Barack Obama, (2 May 2007)
- Speech of Senator Robert Byrd following the Indictment of Michael Vick on Dog-fighting Charges - Robert Byrd, (19 July 2007)
[edit] 2008
Events for 2008
- Remarks of Senator Barack Obama on New Hampshire Primary Night, (8 January 2008)
- Apology to the Stolen Generations - Kevin Rudd, Prime Minister of Australia, (13 February 2008)
- A More Perfect Union - Barack Obama, (18 March 2008)
[edit] 2009
Events for 2009
- Barack Obama's Inaugural Address - Barack Obama, (20 January 2009)

