President Ronald Reagan’s famous address to the Houses of Parliament is now considered—in its spirit if not in its actual words—to be the initial enunciation of his “Evil Empire” stance. In this impor
Among Theodore Roosevelt’s many initiatives, one of the most important accomplishments was his effort to convince the nation that conserving the environment was crucial to its continued existence. Yea
On September 3, 1919, Woodrow Wilson embarked upon one of the most ambitious and controversial speaking tours in the history of American politics: a grueling 8,000-mile, twenty-two-day tour across the
In his televised and widely watched speech to the nation on November 3, 1969, Pres. Richard M. Nixon introduced a phrase??silent majority”?and a policy?Vietnamization of the war effort?that echo down
In his televised and widely watched speech to the nation on November 3, 1969, Pres. Richard M. Nixon introduced a phrase??silent majority”?and a policy?Vietnamization of the war effort?that echo down
Widely celebrated in its own time, Thomas Jefferson’s first inaugural address commands the regard of Americans from across the political spectrum. Delivered as the young nation found itself embroiled
In his Atoms for Peace” speech of 1953, President Dwight David Eisenhower captured the tensionsand the ironiesof the atomic age. While nuclear devastation threatened all nations, Eisenhower believed o
In his Atoms for Peace” speech of 1953, President Dwight David Eisenhower captured the tensionsand the ironiesof the atomic age. While nuclear devastation threatened all nations, Eisenhower believed o
