Famous Speeches
Inauguration Speech of John F. Kennedy on January 20, 1961 featuring the famous, “Ask not what your country can do for you.”
Spoken words by famous people in the form of speeches often contain significant lessons of what was done well or what was done poorly, or, simply great advice.
A performance – reading of the Gettysburg Address – first delivered by President Abraham Lincoln on November 19, 1863. Listen on any device. CLICK PLAY.
One Hundred years later- I Have A Dream – Martin Luther King Jr. – March 1963. Listen on any device, CLICK PLAY.
A More Perfect Union – Barack Obama – 2008 – He later went on to serve 2 terms as President.
The First Inaugural Address by Franklin D. Roosevelt in 1933 is remembered for the famous line, “The only thing we have to fear is fear itself.” Listen on any device, CLICK PLAY.
