Presidential Speeches timeline

State of the Union Address by President Grover Cleveland

The following is an excert from the State of the Union address related to the US relationship with Hawaii: "I express my unhesitating conviction... Read more

First Inauguration of Woodrow Wilson as 28th US President

Woodrow Wilson's First Inaugural Address THERE has been a change of government. It began two years ago, when the House of Representatives... Read more

President Wilson Asks Congress to Establish a State of Armed Neutrality

The Germans, while continuing to sink defenceless American vessels, still moved with a degree of caution after the severance of diplomatic... Read more

President Woodrow Wilson Delivers War Message to Congress

Gentlemen of the Congress: I have called the Congress into extraordinary session because there are serious, very serious, choices of policy to... Read more

Richard Nixon Delivers his 'Checkers' Speech

The Checkers speech or Fund speech was an address made by United States Senator from California and Republican vice presidential candidate Richard... Read more

President Barack Obama's Address to the Joint Session of Congress

SPEECH - PART 1 Madame Speaker, Mr. Vice President, Members of Congress, and the First Lady of the United States: I’ve come here tonight not... Read more

President Barack Obama speaks at University of Notre Dame Commencement

Transcript of Barack Obama's Speech to University of Notre Dame Class of 2009 Well, first of all, congratulations, Class of 2009.... Read more

President Obama speaks to doctors at AMA Annual Meeting

In a speech before the American Medical Association today, President Obama pushed his health-reform agenda, defending his push for a public... Read more