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Foreword | |
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Opportunity Knocks | |
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"Their Finest Hour," Prime Minister Winston Churchill, June 18, 1940 | |
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"A Date Which Will Live in Infamy," President Franklin D. Roosevelt, December 8, 1941 | |
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Before You Speak | |
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"The Awesome Power of Disobedience," Charlton Heston, February 1999 | |
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"Today, I Am an Inquisitor," Representative Barbara Jordan, 1974 | |
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Preparing to Write | |
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"Glory and Hope," Nelson Mandela, May 1992 | |
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"The Woman I Love," King Edward VIII, December 11, 1936 | |
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Outlining and Organizing | |
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"A Celebration of Freedom," President John F. Kennedy, January 20, 1961 | |
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Beginning Well | |
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"This Breed Called Americans," President Ronald Reagan, January 20, 1981 | |
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The Best of References | |
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"Remember How Futures Are Built," Governor Mario Cuomo, July 16, 1984 | |
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Watch Your Language | |
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"My Last Good Night to You," President Dwight D. Eisenhower, January 17, 1961 | |
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Write It Right, Say It Right | |
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"The Name American Must Always Exalt Pride," President George Washington, March 1797 | |
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"Secrets" of the Pros | |
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"Common Ground and Common Sense," Reverend Jesse Jackson, July 1988 | |
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Wisdom of the Ages | |
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"The Battle Has Been Joined," President George Bush, January 16, 1991 | |
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Get Personal | |
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"Our Long National Nightmare," President Gerald Ford, August 9, 1974 | |
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Statistics and Other Lies | |
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"The Dangerous Decade," Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher, December 18, 1979 | |
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Closing the Speech | |
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"You Have Summoned Me to the Highest Mission," Governor Adlai Stevenson, July 26, 1952 | |
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"I have the honor to present ..." | |
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"The Luckiest Man on the Face of the Earth," Lou Gehrig, July 4, 1939 | |
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More Than Words Can Say | |
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"Gaining Strength and Respect in the World," Ambassador Jeane J. Kirkpatrick, January 20, 1984 | |
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The Final Stages | |
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"Eulogy for Richard M. Nixon," Senator Robert Dole, April 27, 1994 | |
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And So to Speak | |
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"A New Birth of Freedom," President Abraham Lincoln, November 19, 1863 | |
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An Editing Checklist for Speech Writers | |
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Resources for Speakers and Speech Writers | |
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Index | |