Speeches

Includes an online speech bank of over 5000 full text, audio and video versions of public speeches, sermons, legal proceedings, lectures, debates, interviews, and more; including the 100 most significant American political speeches of the 20th century.

Links to famous speeches by women from around the world.

Short clips from political and historical events

Includes the text and, where available the audio, to over 20 famous speeches.

Inaugural Presidential Addresses is a collection of transcripts of all presidential inaugural addresses since George Washington.

Search for speeches by year or laureate.

The American Presidency Project (audioarchive) has collected audio recordings of presidential addresses and remarks. You will also find transcripts of inaugural addresses, convention speeches, and press briefings on this site (look at the menu on the left side).

Presidential Speech Archive is maintained by the Miller Center for Public Affairs at the University of Virginia. Speeches are arranged by president, in reverse chronological order. Depending on the availability of the format, you may read the transcript, listen to an audio recording, or view a video.

Brings together transcripts of some of the famous speeches from the 19th and 20th centuries.

Voices of Democracy (the U.S. Oratory Project) is dedicated to "the study of great speeches and public debates." Speeches are organized into topics that include Citizenship & Civic Identity, Civil Rights, Freedom of Speech, and Social & Economic Justice. Each speech transcript is accompanied by an interpretive essay, a list of suggested resources, and teaching-learning materials.