Sources (print)
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Vital Speeches of the DayVital Speeches of the Day provides the text of speeches made by famous and prominent people in society, from 1934 to the present. To search for speeches on a particular topic, follow the link above, then click on "Search within this publication". On the next page enter your search terms in the second box and change "Select a Field" to "SU Subject Terms". When the results come up, change "Date newest" to "Relevance".
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American Rhetoric: The Power of Oratory in the United StatesNote: Top 100 Speeches of the Twentieth Century ; see also a special issue: The Rhetoric of 9-11
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Great Speeches CollectionFrom the web site The History Place, created by a BU alum.
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The 35 Greatest Speeches in Historyfrom The Art of Manliness
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55 Speeches by Influential People of the 21st Centuryfrom TrendHunter.com
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Famous Speeches in Historyfrom History.com
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Gifts of Speech: Women's Speeches from Around the WorldA non-profit project, sponsored by Sweet Briar College
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Great Speeches of the 20th Centuryfrom The Guardian newspaper
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History & Politics Out LoudAudio of politically significant speeches, mainly 20th century
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Top 10 Greatest Speechesfrom Time Magazine
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American Rhetoric: The Power of Oratory in the United States Database of and index to 5000+ full text, audio and video versions of public speeches, sermons, legal proceedings, lectures, debates, interviews, other recorded media events, and a declaration or two.
- Note: Top 100 Speeches of the Twentieth Century ; see also a special issue: The Rhetoric of 9-11
Open Access Video Sources
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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.
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Internet Archive: Moving Image Archive More than 2.5 million videos including public domain feature films, television and news service videos
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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.
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Presidential RhetoricFocusing largely on contemporary presidential issues, PresidentialRhetoric.com assists researchers in locating recent information relating to American presidents, political communication, and rhetorical criticism.
