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Uncle Sam Government Publications Department Regional Depository Library Historically Speaking Noteworthy Speeches | Megasites Bottom A little dog named Checkers; a day that will live in infamy; give me liberty or give me death; are just a few of the familiar phases from famous political speeches. Well here they are in full-text. Noteworthy Speeches George W. Bush - 43rd President, Inaugural Address Patrick Henry - The War Inevitable (Give Me Liberty or Give Me Death) March, 1775 Daniel Webster - Several speeches given between 1818 - 1852 Lincoln's Gettysburg Address - November 19, 1863 Winston Churchill's Blood, Sweat & Tears Woodrow Wilson's 14 Points (League of Nations) - January 8, 1918 Franklin D. Roosevelt's Day of Infamy Speech Declaring War on Japan December 8, 1941 Truman Doctrine Address to Congress March 12, 1947 Richard Nixon's Checkers Speech-September 23, 1952 Candidate John F. Kennedy's speech before Houston ministers September 12, 1960 Dwight D. Eisenhower's farewell address "Military-Industrial Complex" speech January 17, 1961 Martin Luther King Jr.'s "I have a dream" speech - August 28, 1963 Lyndon Baines Johnson decides not to run for President - March 31, 1968 Richard Nixon's Resignation Speech - August 8, 1974 Gerald Ford's speech announcing Nixon pardon - September 8, 1974 George W. Bush Attack on American -September 20, 2001 Washington's Farwell Address, 1796 Speech Megasites Texas A & M Center for Presidential Rhetoric Full text significant speeches from selected U.S. Presidents. History Channel Extensive list of audio historic speeches from the History Channel Extensive listing of full-text historic speeches from HistoryPlace.Com. Inaugural Speeches of U.S. Presidents from Re: Quest dot Net. Vincent Voice Library at Michigan State University Samples of an extensive collection of speeches, performances and interviews. Audio card, speakers, and compatible software required. Top Send questions/comments/suggestions to Mary Freilich 10/18/07