What is the most comprehensive resource for the history of great
oration ? speeches that have changed the world?

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Request for Question Clarification by lotd-ga on 01 Nov 2005 13:48 PST

Hi adawise,

A great resource which I have used in the past is:

http://www.historychannel.com/speeches

Click on the Speech Archive link for a comprehensive list of diverse
world-changing speeches.

Would this resource along with links to other sites that also list
great speeches be acceptable as an answer?

Regards,
lotd

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Request for Question Clarification by pafalafa-ga on 01 Nov 2005 13:50 PST

Here's a list that spans several continents and centuries, and seems
to hit on most of the obvious masters:


http://www.historyplace.com/speeches/previous.htm


Is this the sort of thing you're looking for?  If not, could you let
us have a bit more detail as to what you're after.

Thanks,

pafalafa-ga

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Request for Question Clarification by pafalafa-ga on 01 Nov 2005 14:12 PST

Just to clarify:

lotd-ga has posted a link to a list of modern speeches.  It's a great
resource, where you can actually listen to recordings of the speech


The link I provided is a list that covers a much larger span of
history, and provides the text of each speech.  But there is no
opportunity at this site to actually hear the speeches.

Let us know what you think.


pafalafa-ga

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Request for Question Clarification by pafalafa-ga on 03 Nov 2005 10:23 PST

adawise-ga,

So...any thoughts on the resources presented so far?


paf

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Request for Question Clarification by tutuzdad-ga on 03 Nov 2005 10:52 PST

Here is a repost of some research I did recently for a similarly
interested client. Please Let me know if this works provides what you
are looking for:

tutuzdad-ga



THE NATIONAL ARCHIVES AND RECORDS ADMINISTRATION
8601 Adelphi Road
College Park, MD 20740-6001
1-866-272-6272 (or 1-86-NARA-NARA)
Fax: 301-837-0483
http://www.archives.gov/presidential-libraries/research/
http://www.archives.gov/research/guide-fed-records/groups/064.html#64.7
Ordering information
http://www.archives.gov/publications/finding-aids/guides.html

LIBRARY OF CONGRESS
101 INDEPENDENCE AVE, SE
WASHINGTON, DC 20540
http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/help/view.html

The recordings of modern Presidents are in large part in the hands of
the various Presidential Libraries, each of which make speeches
available to the public through a variety of forms of media for
purchase and use:

HERBERT HOOVER
http://hoover.archives.gov/contact.html
Herbert Hoover Presidential Library and Museum
P.O. Box 488
210 Parkside Dr.
West Branch, IA 52358
Phone: 319-643-5301
Fax: 319-643-6045
E-mail: hoover.library@nara.gov

FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT
Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library
4079 Albany Post Road
Hyde Park New York 12538 
Phone: 1-800-FDR-VISIT or (845) 486-7770
email : roosevelt.library@nara.gov
http://www.fdrlibrary.marist.edu/site.html

HARRY S. TRUMAN
Harry S. Truman Presidential Library and Museum
500 West U.S. Highway 24
Independence, MO 64050-1798
Phone:    816-268-8200 
Fax:    816-268-8295 
Toll Free:    1-800-833-1225
http://www.trumanlibrary.org/

DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER
Dwight D. Eisenhower Presidential Library and Museum
200 SE 4th Street
Abilene, KS 67410-2900
Phone:    785-263-6700 
Fax:    785-263-6718 
Toll Free:    1-877-RING IKE
http://eisenhower.archives.gov/

JOHN F. KENNEDY
John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum
Columbia Point
Boston, MA 02125-3398
Phone:    617-514-1600 
Fax:    617-514-1652 
Toll Free:    1-866-JFK-1960 (1-866-535-1960)
TTY:    617-514-1573
http://www.jfklibrary.org/

LYNDON B. JOHNSON
Lyndon B. Johnson Presidential Library and Museum
2313 Red River Street
Austin, TX 78705-5702
Phone:    512-721-0200 
Fax:    512-721-0169
http://www.lbjlib.utexas.edu/

RICHARD M. NIXON
Nixon Presidential Materials Staff
National Archives
8601 Adelphi Road
College Park, MD 20740-6001
Phone:    301-837-3290 
Fax:    301-837-3202
http://nixon.archives.gov/index.php

GERALD R. FORD
Gerald R. Ford Library 
1000 Beal Avenue 
Ann Arbor, MI 48109 
telephone: (734) 205-0555 
fax: (734) 205-0571
http://www.ford.utexas.edu/
http://www.ford.utexas.edu/library/speeches/listpres.htm
GUIDE TO HISTORICAL MATERIALS IN THE GERALD R. FORD LIBRARY
http://www.ford.utexas.edu/library/guides/guideav.htm

JIMMY CARTER
Jimmy Carter Library and Museum
441 Freedom Parkway
Atlanta, Georgia 
30307-1498
Tel: 404-865-7100
Fax: 404-865-7102
EMAIL: carter.library@nara.gov
http://jimmycarterlibrary.org/

RONALD REAGAN
Ronald Reagan Presidential Library and Museum 
40 Presidential Drive
Simi Valley, CA 93065-0600
Phone:    805-577-4000 
Fax:    805-577-4074 
Toll Free:    800-410-8354
http://www.reagan.utexas.edu/

GEORGE H. W. BUSH
George Bush Presidential Library and Museum
1000 George Bush Drive West
College Station, TX 77845
Phone:    (979) 691-4000 
Fax:    (979) 691-4050
http://bushlibrary.tamu.edu/

BILL CLINTON
William J. Clinton Presidential Library and Museum
1200 President Clinton Avenue 
Little Rock, Arkansas 72201
Phone:    (501) 374-4242 
Fax:    (501) 244-2883
http://www.clintonlibrary.gov/

GEORGE W. BUSH:
The Audio-visual Archives at the George Bush Presidential Library
http://bushlibrary.tamu.edu/photos.html
The George Bush Presidential Library and Museum
Attn: Audio-visual Archives
1000 George Bush Drive West
College Station, Texas 77845
Phone: (979) 691-4025
Fax: (979) 691-4020
e-mail Photos.Bush@nara.gov

In addition, the MILLER CENTER OF PUBLIC AFFAIRS at the University of
Virginia, the founding entity of the Presidential Recordings Program,
appears to hold a large number of historic multimedia:
http://www.whitehousetapes.org/
http://millercenter.virginia.edu/programs/prp/index.html

PRESIDENTIAL SPEECHES
http://millercenter.virginia.edu/scripps/diglibrary/prezspeeches/
Roosevelt http://www.whitehousetapes.org/pages/tapes_fdr.htm
Truman http://www.whitehousetapes.org/pages/tapes_hst.htm
Eisenhower http://www.whitehousetapes.org/pages/tapes_dde.htm
Kennedy http://www.whitehousetapes.org/pages/tapes_jfk.htm
Johnson http://www.whitehousetapes.org/pages/tapes_lbj.htm
Nixon http://www.whitehousetapes.org/pages/tapes_rmn.htm

The AUTHENTIC HISTORY CENTER also controls some notable speeches and
public statements of historical value available on CD:

AUTHENTIC HISTORY CENTER
http://www.authentichistory.com/donations/list_0300_history.html

As does the CENTER FOR PRESIDENTIAL STUDIES
Center for the Study of the Presidency
1020 Nineteenth Street, NW - Suite 250
Washington, DC 20036
Tel: 202-872-9800
Fax: 202-872-9811
E-mail: center@thepresidency.org
http://www.thepresidency.org/psq/

Finally, you may find a number of additional sources listed here:

A&B PUBLIC SPEAKING
http://www.abacon.com/pubspeak/histsit.html

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Clarification of Question by adawise-ga on 28 Nov 2005 09:43 PST

The sources that you guys have pointed out are all very useful and
answer my question. Thank you very much!!

Great to hear back from you, and thanks for letting us know that the
collective answer above met your needs.

Since it involved the work of more than one researcher, I will post a
formal answer to your question to collect the fee, and then post
'questions' to the attention of my fellow researchers, so they can get
their fair share.

Thanks again,


pafalafa-ga


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