Research: WR150: Educated Electorate: Presidential Speeches (and more)

Open Access Video Sources

American Archive of Public Broadcasting Project to preserve for posterity the most significant public television and radio programs of the past 60 years. A source for American political, social, and cultural history and creativity.
Europeana Resources from European archives, broadcasters, museums, universities, research institutes and private collectors.
Internet Archive: Moving Image Archive More than 2.5 million videos including public domain feature films, television and news service videos
Library of Congress, American Memory Project American Memory provides free and open access through the Internet to written and spoken words, sound recordings, still and moving images, prints, maps, and sheet music that document the American experience. It is a digital record of American history and creativity. These materials, from the collections of the Library of Congress and other institutions, chronicle historical events, people, places, and ideas that continue to shape America, serving the public as a resource for education and lifelong learning.
Open Vault from WGBH Online access to unique and historically important content produced by Boston public television and radio station WGBH. Contains video, audio, images, searchable transcripts, and resource management tools, all of which are available for individual and classroom learning.
History Vault: Famous Speeches & Audio
Presidential Rhetoric
Focusing largely on contemporary presidential issues, PresidentialRhetoric.com assists researchers in locating recent information relating to American presidents, political communication, and rhetorical criticism.

YouTube - Donald Trump Speeches
YouTube - Hillary Clinton Speeches and Events

Presidents

The addresses and messages of the presidents of the United States, inaugural, annual, and special, from 1789 to 1846... (part of the collection Making of Modern Law 1800-1926)

YouTube - Donald Trump Speeches
YouTube - Hillary Clinton Speeches and Events

Nexis Uni This link opens in a new window Nexis Uni is a source for newspapers and magazines, trade journals, wire services and transcripts, as well as legal sources for federal and state cases and statutes, including U.S. Supreme Court decisions since 1790, and information on U.S. and international companies and executives.

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