Major Presidential Speeches

Contents: Franklin Delano Roosevelt. First Inaugural Address (3/04/33) ; Fireside Chat (4/28/35) ; Second Acceptance (6/27/36) ; Democratic Victory Dinner (3/04/37) ; Campaign (11/02/40) ; State of the Union (1/06/41) ; Third Inaugural Address (1/20/41) ; Declaration of War (12/08/41) ; Fireside Chat (12/09/41) ; Christmas Eve (12/24/41); State of the Union (1/06/42) ; North African Invasion (11/07/42) ; Fireside Chat (7/28/43) ; D-Day Prayer (6/06/44) ; Forth Inaugural Address (1/20/45) ; "Grilled Millionaires" (12/05/38) ; Polish Invasion (8/31/39) ;Campaign Speech in Philadelphia (10/23/40) ; Introducing the Draft Lottery (10/29/40) ; Boston Campaign Speech (10/30/40) ; Thomas Jefferson Memorial (4/13/43) ; Fireside Chat, International Conference, (12/02/43) ; Teamsters Union Address (9/23/44) ; Address to Yalta Conference (last speech) (3/01/45) ; Undelivered Address (read by FDR Jr.)(4/23/45) --
Harry S. Truman. Joint Session of Congress (4/16/45) ; Victory in Europe (5/08/45) ; Atomic Bomb (8/06/45) ;Victory in Japan (8/14/45) ; Nomination Acceptance Speech (7/15/48) ; Campaign Remarks (9/19/48) ; Victory Celebration (11/03/48) ; Inaugural Address (1/20/49) ; U.S. Policy in Asia (4/11/51) ; Columbia Scholastic Press Assoc. (3/15/52) ; Withdrawing from Campaign (3/29/52) ; Farewell Address (1/15/53) --
John F. Kennedy. Pre-election (November 6, 1960) ; Election Eve (November 8, 1960) ; Oath of Office (January 20, 1961) ; Inaugural (January 20, 1961) ; State of the Union Message (January 31, 1961) ; U.N. Address (September 26, 1961) ; Peace Corps (March 2, 1962) ; Berlin Wall (June 26, 1963) ; Nuclear Test (July 15, 1963) ; Alliance for Progress (August 6, 1961) ; On Labor (September 3, 1962) ; On Cuba (October 23, 1962) ; Birmingham Segregation (May 13, 1961) ; U.S. Steel (April 12, 1963) ; Houston (November 21, 1963) ; Dallas (November 22, 1963) ;Announcing Candidacy (Jan. 1960) ; Nomination Acceptance Speech (July 1960) ; Birthday Greetings to Truman (May 1961) ; Expanded Space Program (July 1961) ; Berlin Crisis (July 1961) ; To People of West Berlin (Dec. 1961) ; Tribute to FDR (March 1962) ; Arms Buildup in Cuba (Oct. 1962) ; Dismantling Missiles in Cuba (Nov. 1962) ; The Economic Club of New York (Dec. 1962) ; State of the Union (Jan. 1963) ; Civil Rights (June 1963) ; Ich Bin Ein Berliner (June 1963) ; A Rally at The Hotel Texas (Nov. 1963)
Richard M. Nixon. Checkers (9/23/52) ; Nixon/Kruschev Debate (7/24/59) ; Nixon/Kennedy Debate (10/21/60) ;Concession (11/07/62) ; Inaugural Address (1/20/69) ; End of Vietnam War (1/23/73) ; The Watergate Tapes (11/17/73) ; Resignation (8/08/74) --
Ronald Reagan. Nomination Acceptance (Speech July 17, 1980) ; First Inaugural Address (January 20, 1981) ; Joint Session of Congress (April 28, 1981) ; State of the Union Address (January 27, 1982) ; National Association of Evangelicals (March 8, 1983) ; 2nd Nomination Acceptance Speech (August 23, 1984) ; U.N. 40th Anniversary (October 24, 1985) ; Berlin Wall (June 12, 1987) ; Forth of July Address (July 3, 1987) ; Final State of the Union Address (January 25, 1988) ; Farewell Address August 15, 1988 ; Address to United Nations (6/17/82) ;Address to nation on Star Wars (3/23/83) ; Announcing Candidacy for re-election (1/29/84) ; Air Strike in Libya (4/14/86) ; Aid to Contras (6/24/86) ; State of Union (1/27/87) ; Iran-Contra Controversy, "Tower Report" - (3/4/87) ; Address to U.N., "Disarmament" (9/26/88) ; Farewell Address to Nation (1/11/89) --
Bill Clinton. First Inaugural Address (January 1993) ; Address to Joint Session of Congress (September 1993) ; Church of God in Christ annual convention (November 1993) ; Oklahoma City Fairgrounds memorial service (April 1995) ; Statement on Bosnia Peace Agreement (November 1995) ; Official Christmas Tree Lighting (November 199) ; 250th Commencement Ceremony for Princeton Univ. (June 1996) ; Speech to Democratic National Convention (August 2000) ; Farewell Address to the Nation (January 2001) ; Dedication of JFK Library, Boston (1993) -- Address at US National Cemetery, France (1994) -- State of the Union, "Rethink Government" (1995) ; State of the Union, "Challenges" (1996) ; Inaugural Ceremony; "Our Greatest Responsibility" (1997) ; Balanced Budget Bill Signing (1997) ; State of the Union, "Strong Nation" (1998) --
Bonus. Sir Winston Churchill. We Must Arm (10/16/38) ; The First Month of War (10/01/39) ; The Navy's Here (2/23/40) ; Their Finest Hour (6/18/40) ; So Few (8/20/40) ; Like the Mississippi (8/20/40) ; Give us the tools (2/09/41) ; Russia Invaded (6/22/41) ; Do your worst, and we will do our best ... (7/14/41) ; The End of the Beginning (11/10/42) ; The Fruits of 1944 (11/09/44) ; America's Thanksgiving (11/23/44) ; Unconditional Surrender (5/08/45) ; This is Your Victory (5/08/45) ; The German Ambassador ; The Royal Academy of the Arts (4/30/38) -- "First Ten Weeks of the War" (November 1939) ; Churchill welcomes the Vanguard (April 1940) ;Speaking at the Imperial Conference (June 1941) ; Speech to London County Council ; (July 1941) ; Address to U.S. Joint Session of Congress (January 1942) ; Speaking to Canadian House of Commons (January 1942) ; Address to the Lord Mayors Day Luncheon (November 1942) ; "Freedom of City" presentation (July 1943) ; Victory Speech (May 1945) ; 80th Birthday Ceremony (December 1954).