Books by Various authors
John F Kennedy’s inaugural address, 20 January 1961
by Various authors
He wanted to say to the people that this new generation was ready – professionally ready, managerially ready, morally ready, militarily ready. It was up to the task.
Franklin D Roosevelt’s inaugural address, 4 March 1933
by Various authors
This speech gave the country a sense of hope when all around them there seemed to be nothing but hopelessness.
The British General Election of. . .(Nuffield Series)
by Various authors
This series spans six decades since the election of 1945: they are the best accounts of 16 individual elections. Together it is almost like a partwork on the history of British post-war politics, done with a combination of rigour and accessibility. These volumes are a model of academic writing.
Interviews where books by Various authors were recommended
The best books on British Democracy, recommended by Peter Kellner
Political commentator and President of YouGov.com chooses older books from both sides of the Atlantic to show what really matters in politics.
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Franklin D Roosevelt’s inaugural address, 4 March 1933
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John F Kennedy’s inaugural address, 20 January 1961
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Laurence Olivier’s Oscar Acceptance Speech (1979)
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Dr Martin Luther King, Jr’s ‘I Have a Dream’ speech, 28 August 1963
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Nelson Mandela’s inaugural address as President of South Africa, 10 May 1994
by David Elliot Cohen
The Best Speeches of All Time, recommended by Clarence B Jones
The Best Speeches of All Time, recommended by Clarence B Jones
Which were the best speeches ever made? Clarence B Jones, lawyer, friend and adviser to Martin Luther King Jr—and contributor to the ‘I Have a Dream’ speech—chooses his top five, and explains what is that makes these famous speeches so good.
