Speeches and Addresses
Free Online Sites
American Leaders Speak: Recordings
from World War I and the 1920 Election
Fifty-nine sound recordings of speeches by American leaders at the
turn of the century from the Library of Congress archives. Requires
audio capability on your workstation.
Castro Speech
Databases
Contains "full text of English translations of speeches,
interviews, and press conferences by [Cuban Leader Fidel] Castro,
based upon the records of the Foreign Broadcast Information Service
(FBIS), a US government agency responsible for monitoring broadcast
and print media in countries throughout the world." Created and
maintained by the Latin American Network Information Center at the
University of Texas.
Selected Speeches of Winston Churchill
Douglass: Archives of American Public
Address
Includes American oratory and related documents. Supports scholarship
and courses at Northwestern University.
Gifts of Speech: Women's Speeches from Around
the World
Speeches made by influential contemporary women. Site supported by
Sweet Briar College.
History and Politics Out Loud
A searchable archive of politically significant audio materials. You
will need an audio player like Real Player.
History Channel
- Speeches
Major U.S. speeches from the 19th and 20th century. Requires audio
capability on your workstation.
Inaugural Addresses of the
Presidents of the United States (Bicentennial Edition)
Online edition of this government publication created by Columbia
University as part of the Bartleby Archive.