miscellaneous speeches

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1. Martin Luther King Jr., civil rights leader, Addresses the March on Washington
2. Martin Luther King Jr., civil rights leader, Speaks on the eve of his assassinat
3. Martin Scorsese, U.S. film director and screenwriter, On the making of Taxi Driv
4. Michael J. Codd, New York City police commissioner, Announce s arrest of Son of
5. Mikhail Gorbachev, Soviet leader, Speaks to press upon arrival in U.S.
6. Mohandas Gandhi, Indian independence leader, On his religious beliefs
7. Mohandas Gandhi, Indian independence leader, Speaks to press upon arrival in Lon
8. NASA spokesperson, Introduces first seven American astronauts
9. Nazi English-language broadcaster, Defends the German invasion of Poland
10. Neil A. Armstrong, U.S. astronaut, Walks on the moon
11. Nelson A. Rockefeller, U.S. vice president, Announces he will not seek reelectio
12. Neville Chamberlain, British prime minister, Declares war against Germany
13. Neville Chamberlain, British prime minister, Praises Britain’s Munich Pact
14. New York Philharmonic broadcast, Leonard Bernstein debut
15. News conference, On the explosion of TWA Flight 800
16. Newt Gingrich, speaker of the House, Addresses the 104th Congress
17. Newton N. Minow, FCC chairman, Criticizes television programming
18. Nikita Khrushchev, Soviet leader, Tours the United States
19. Nikita Khrushchev, Soviet leader; Richard M. Nixon, U.S. vice president, The Kit
20. Norman M. Thomas, Socialist party leader, Pledges to accept sixth nomination to
21. Oklahoma City reaction, Timothy McVeigh conviction
22. Olaf, crown prince of Norway, On the importance of Norwegians living abroad
23. Patty Hearst, kidnapped newspaper heiress, Speaks during captivity
24. Paul McCartney, British pop star, Dispels rumors of his death
25. Paul Reynaud, French premier, Appeals to U.S. for aid against Germany
26. Pete Rozelle, American football executive, On the marketing of football
27. Pierre Salinger, White House press secretary, Announces the death of poet Robert
28. Pierre Salinger, White House press secretary, Discusses physical fitness
29. Pierson Dixon, British ambassador to the U.N., On the Suez Canal Crisis
30. Play-by-play broadcast, Althea Gibson wins U.S. singles championship
31. Pope John Paul II, Addresses the U.N. General Assembly
32. Pope Pius XII, Speaks to American schoolchildren
33. Radio Budapest, On the Soviet invasion of Hungary
34. Radio Moscow, Announces first space flight by a woman
35. Radio Prague , Answers German and Hungarian propaganda
36. Radio Prague, Calls for continued resistance against Soviet invasion
37. Radio Warsaw, Reports on the German invasion of Poland
38. Ralph Bunche, U.S. diplomat, On the United Nations
39. Ralph Ellison, U.S. writer, On the origins of Invisible Man
40. Red carpet interviews, Premier of The Best Years of Our Lives
41. Richard E. Byrd, American aviator and polar explorer, Calls for an end to war
42. Richard J. Daley, mayor of Chicago, Discusses violence at Democratic National Co
43. Richard M. Nixon, 37th U.S. president, Announces engagement of daughter Tricia
44. Richard M. Nixon, 37th U.S. president, Announces his resignation
45. Richard M. Nixon, 37th U.S. president, Announces Vietnam peace agreement
46. Richard M. Nixon, 37th U.S. president, Denies involvement in the Watergate affai
47. Richard M. Nixon, 37th U.S. president, On the Vietnam War
48. Richard M. Nixon, former U.S. vice president, Concedes defeat in gubernatorial e
49. Richard M. Nixon, former U.S. vice president, Declines candidacy for the 1964 Re
50. Richard M. Nixon, Republican nominee for president, Campaigns for presidency
51. Richard M. Nixon, U.S. vice presidential candidate, Defends secret political fun
52. Ring-side broadcast, Joe Louis-Max Schmeling rematch
53. Robert P. Scott, Confederate veteran, Speaks at 75th anniversary of the Battle o
54. Robert Peary, U.S. arctic explorer, On the draw of the far north
55. Robert S. McNamara, U.S. secretary of defense, On the bombing of North Vietnames
56. Robert S. McNamara, U.S. secretary of defense, On the political instability in S
57. Ronald Reagan, 40th U.S. president, Approves appointment of Iran-Contra independ
58. Ronald Reagan, 40th U.S. president, Calls for world-wide ban on chemical weapons
59. Ronald Reagan, 40th U.S. president, Condemns Poland’s crackdown on Solidar
60. Ronald Reagan, 40th U.S. president, Defends Iran arms sales
61. Ronald Reagan, 40th U.S. president, Delivers farewell address
62. Ronald Reagan, 40th U.S. president, Observes 10-year anniversary of Roe v. Wade
63. Ronald Reagan, 40th U.S. president, On America's role in the Middle East
64. Ronald Reagan, 40th U.S. president, On his authorization of neutron bomb product
65. Ronald Reagan, 40th U.S. president, On the bombing of the Marine barracks in Bei
66. Ronald Reagan, 40th U.S. president, On the hijacking of TWA Flight 847
67. Ronald Reagan, 40th U.S. president, On the Iran-Contra hearings
68. Ronald Reagan, 40th U.S. president, On the progress of his economic programs
69. Ronald Reagan, 40th U.S. president, On the striking air-traffic controllers
70. Ronald Reagan, 40th U.S. president, Presides over the swearing in of Rehnquist a
71. Ronald Reagan, 40th U.S. president, Speaks about his visit to the Berlin Wall
72. Rudi Gernreich, Austrian American fashion designer, On the development of unisex
73. Salvador Allende, president-elect of Chile, Denies threat of communist dominatio
74. Samuel Gompers, American Federation of Labor president, Pledges labor's support
75. Seventh Fighter Command chaplain, Delivers Easter sermon on Iwo Jima
76. Sir Alec Douglas-Home, British prime minister, Clarifies Britain’s positio
77. Soong Mei-ling, wife of Chinese leader Chiang Kai-shek, Addresses Congress
78. Soviet news agency, Announces the launching of Sputnik
79. Spiro Agnew, U.S. vice president, Announces resignation
80. Spiro Agnew, U.S. vice president, Attacks television news coverage
81. Spiro Agnew, U.S. vice president, Denounces student political movements
82. Stanley Baldwin, former British prime minister, On the world situation
83. Svetlana Alliluyeva, daughter of Joseph Stalin, Discusses defection to the West
84. Thomas E. Dewey, Republican presidential candidate, Speaks on election eve
85. Thomas E. Dewey, U.S. special prosecutor, Wins election to New York district att
86. Thomas Edison, American inventor, On the development of electricity
87. Timothy Leary, counterculture guru, On mind expansion
88. Tony Curtis, U.S. actor, On the arrival of the videocassette recorder
89. U Thant, acting U.N. secretary general, Accepts U.N. leadership
90. U.N. representative of Australia, Israel admitted into the U.N.
91. U.S. feminists, March on 50th anniversary of 19th amendment adoption
92. Vladimir Lenin, leader of Bolshevik Russia, Addresses Red Army troops during Rus
93. Walter P. Reuther, U.S. labor leader, Delivers Labor Day address
94. Warren Austin, U.S. ambassador to the U.N., Reports on the situation in Korea
95. Warren Christopher, U.S. deputy secretary of state, Briefs press on Iran’s
96. Wernher von Braun, NASA space flight director, On the USSR's landing of a spacec
97. Will Rogers, American humorist, Nominates Henry Ford for president
98. William A. Campbell, Tuskegee airman, On first combat mission by black pilots
99. William C. Westmoreland, American general, On the Vietnam War
100. William Howard Taft, Republican presidential candidate, Speaks on the importance
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