LibGuides: COMS 151: Public Speaking: Examples of Speeches

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The following links provide videos and/or texts of speeches by famous people:

Great Speeches Video Series This link opens in a new window
Streaming video collection of famous speeches in their entirety by some of the greatest speakers of the 20th and 21st centuries. Includes introduction detailing historical context, significance and the rhetorical devices found in each speech.

American Rhetoric - Online Speech Bank
"Index to 5,000+ free full text, audio and video (streaming) versions of public speeches, sermons, legal proceedings, lectures, debates, interviews and other recorded media events." Note: Speeches alphabetically organized by first name. The main site also includes speeches from movies, the rhetoric of 9-11, Barack Obama and other specialized sources.
Presidential Speech Archive
The Miller Center is a nonpartisan affiliate of the University of Virginia that specializes in presidential scholarship, public policy and political thinking.
Vital Speeches of the Day
A great source for the text of speeches about social issues by experts and celebrities. Browse by date or search by keyword using the Academic Search Premier database.
OneSearch
Do a search using the keywords 'speeches' and the name of the person. You can also search by subject 'speeches, addresses' in the Advanced Search option.