Adolf Hitler denounces umbrella-carrying types (Weimar, November 6, 1938)
Lou Gehrig, the "Luckiest man on the face of the Earth." (Yankee Stadium, the Bronx, July 4, 1939)
Winston Churchill, first speech as Prime Minister : "Blood, toil, tears and sweat" (London, May 13, 1940)
Franklin Roosevelt's D-Day prayer : "They fight to end conquest" (Washington, June 6, 1944)
Emperor Hirohito addresses his subjects : "We have resolved to pave the way to a grand peace" (Tokyo, August 15, 1945)
Ho Chi Minh declares independence for Vietnam (Ba Dinh Square, September 2, 1945)
Winston Churchill's Iron Curtain speech (Fulton, Missouri, March 5, 1946)
Nikita Khrushchev's secret speech (Moscow, February 5, 1956)
John Kennedy in Berlin : "Ich bein ein Berliner!" (Berlin, June 26, 1963)
Barbara Jordan addresses the House Judiciary Committee : "Today I am an inquisitor" (Washington, July 24, 1974)
Anwar Sadat addresses the Israeli Knesset : "A bold drive towards new horizons" (Jerusalem, November 20, 1977)
Elie Weisel pleads with Ronald Reagan : "Your place is not there, Mr. President" (Washington, April 19, 1985)
Ronald Reagan on the Challenger disaster : "The surly bonds of Earth" (Washington, January 28, 1986)
Margaret Thatcher's sermon on the mound : "We must work and use our talents to create wealth" (Edinburgh, May 21, 1988)
Nelson Mandela's inaugural address as President of South Africa : "Glory and hope to newborn liberty" (Pretoria, May 10, 1994)
Barack Obama confronts race and religion : "A more perfect union" (March 18, 2008).
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Words that ring through time : from Moses and Pericles to Obama : fifty-one of the most important speeches in history and how they changed our world. ISBN 9781590202319. Published by Overlook Press in 2009. Publication and catalogue information, links to buy online and reader comments.
