A great speech is something that combines persuasive writing, comfort with public speaking (something that I know that I personally need to work on), and a meaningful message to create an impression ...

George Lincoln Rockwell, leader of the American Nazi Party, shakes his fist during his speech at Drake University, 1967. George Lincoln Rockwell, leader of the American Nazi Party, shakes his fist ...

From the powerful words of Martin Luther King Jr., Winston Churchill, and Pierre Trudeau, to rallying calls during war, civil rights movements, and national turning points, these speeches have echoed ...

This story was updated with new information. Sen. Cory Booker, D-New Jersey, delivered the longest recorded floor speech in Senate history on Tuesday, breaking the record set by segregationist Sen.

Sen. Cory Booker's impassioned oration against the policies of President Trump's administration — with the help of multiple fellow Democrats — didn't just break the record for the longest Senate floor ...

The Royal Shakespeare Theatre, featuring Sir Michael Redgrave, was at Expo ’74 performing “The Hollow Crown,” an anthology of speeches, letters and songs by or about British kings and queens. The ...

The only constitutionally mandated event on Inauguration Day is for the president-elect to take the oath of office. But on the first Inauguration Day, in 1789, George Washington did something else. He ...

The Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.'s "I Have a Dream" speech, delivered on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial in 1963, is so famous that it often eclipses his other speeches. King's greatest contribution ...

Sen. Cory Booker (D-N.J.) pulled an all-nighter and has delivered a record-breaking speech on the Senate floor looking to combat the Trump administration and its policies. He broke the record for the ...

The zealous safeguarding of individual expression is a recent innovation. What sparked it? The need to curb violent societal upheaval. As the United States veers toward renouncing its free speech ...