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from famous speeches of the 20th century
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President Calvin Coolidge Honoring Charles Lindbergh, June 11, 1927
"As President of the United States, I bestow the distinguished Flying Cross..."
441 KBPresident Franklin Roosevelt's Inaugural Address, March 4, 1933
"The only thing we have to fear, is fear itself"
135 KBLou Gehrig, Farewell to Baseball, July 4, 1939
"...the luckiest man on the face of the Earth"
204 KBPresident Roosevelt's Declaration of War, December 8, 1941
"...a date which will live in infamy"
311 KBBabe Ruth, Farewell to Baseball, April 27, 1947
"There've been so many lovely things said about me..."
248 KBGeneral Douglas MacArthur, Address to Congress, April 20, 1951
"Old soldiers never die, they just fade away"
488 KBSenator Richard Nixon's 'Checkers' Speech, September 23, 1952
"His name is Checkers...and we're going to keep him"
354 KBCasey Stengel, Address to Congress, July 10, 1958
"...I'm in the baseball business"
305 KBPresident John F. Kennedy, Inaugural Address, January 20, 1961
"Ask not what your country can do for you..."
124 KBRichard Nixon's Concession Speech, November 7, 1962
"...you won't have Nixon to kick around anymore"
171 KBMartin Luther King, August 28, 1963
"I have a dream"
259 KBPresident Lyndon B. Johnson Address to the Nation, March 31, 1968
"I will not seek...the nomination of my party..."
419 KBRobert Kennedy Announces King Assasination, April 5, 1968
"...I have very sad news for all of you"
382 KBSenator Edward Kennedy, Eulogy for Robert F. Kennedy, June 8, 1968
"Some men see things the way they are..."
226 KBMayor Richard Daley, Press Conferrence on Riots, August 29, 1968
"...the police are here to preserve dissorder"
101 KBAstronaut Frank Borman, From Apollo 8, December 24, 1968
"...God bless all of you...on the good Earth"
154 KBAstronaut Neil Armstrong From Tranquility Base, July 20, 1969
"That's one small step for man..."
138 KBRichard Nixon, Announcing End of Vietnam War, January 23, 1973
"...peace with honor in Vietnam"
165 KBRichard Nixon, Release of Watergate Tapes, November 17, 1973
"...I am not a crook"
121 KBPresident Richard Nixon's Resignation address, August 8, 1974
"Therefore, I shall resign the Presidency effective at noon tomorrow"
170 KBPresident Jimmy Carter's Acceptance Speech, July 15, 1976
"My name is Jimmy Carter, and I'm running for President"
142 KBPresiden Ronald Reagan, Inaugural Address, January 20, 1981
"Government is not the solution..."
101 KBPresident George Bush, Announces War with Iraq, January 16, 1991
"Just two hours ago, Allied Air Forces began an attack on...Iraq"
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