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The Reference Shelf: Representative American Speeches, 2022-2023

Table of Contents

Preface




1 Social Issues: Crime, Immigration, and Reproductive Rights




Kentanji Brown Jackson —— New Supreme Court Justice Addresses Her Historic Confirmation




Kamala Harris —— Remarks at the Memorial Service for Tyre Nichols




Kamala Harris —— Vice President Delivers Remarks at a Dobbs Anniversary Reproductive Rights Event




Jill Biden —— Conversation with Women on the Dobbs Decision




Elise Stefanik —— Leading for Life in America: One Year After Dobbs




Mike Pence —— Remarks at the National Celebrate Life Day Rally




Kamala Harris —— Response to Controversial Changes Approved by the Florida Board of Education




Arnold Schwarzenegger —— The Rise of Anti-Semitism and Hate Is the Path of the Weak




Eric Adams —— New York Mayor Discusses His Policy Proposals Aimed at Combatting Crime and Homelessness




James Comer —— D.C.’s Soft-on-Crime Law Will Turn the Crime Crisis into a Catastrophe




Gregg Abbott —— New Tactical Border Fence Ahead of Title 42 Expiration




Eric Adams —— Mayor Delivers Address on Asylum Seeker Humanitarian Crisis and Takes Q&A




Joe Biden —— Remarks by President Biden on Artificial Intelligence




Gary Gensler —— Isaac Newton to AI




2 The Economy: Inflation and Workers’ Rights




Bernie Sanders —— State of the Working Class




Fran Drescher —— Actor’s Union President Discusses Ongoing Strike and Future of Hollywood




Joe Biden —— Speech at the Philadelphia Labor Day Parade




Donald Trump —— Remarks on the United Auto Workers Strike




3 US Politics




Matt Gaetz —— The Path Forward Is to Either Bring You into Compliance or Remove You




Kevin McCarthy —— Speech After Losing Historic House Vote to Become the First Speaker Removed




Donald Trump —— Speech to the Press after Being Booked at Fulton County Jail




Donald Trump —— Former President Responds to Indictments at Georgia GOP Convention




Chris Christie —— Town Hall Speech in New Hampshire




Joe Biden —— Remarks at a Campaign Reception




Joe Biden —— Statement on the Midterm Elections




Robert F. Kennedy Jr. —— Statement to Formally Announce His Independent Candidacy for President




4 International Politics




Benjamin Netanyahu —— We Are at War




Joe Biden —— Remarks on the Wars between Israel and Hamas, and Ukraine and Russia




Volodymyr Zelensky —— Speech to the United Nations General Assembly




Joe Biden —— Remarks Ahead of the One-Year Anniversary of Russia’s Brutal and Unprovoked Invasion of Ukraine




Joe Biden —— Response to “Spy Balloon” Controversy and Other Recent Aerial Objects




Gita Gopinath —— The Power and Perils of the “Artificial Hand”: Considering AI Through the Ideas of Adam Smith




Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus —— Opening Remarks at the World Health Organization Briefing on COVID-19




Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus —— World Must Be Ready to Respond to the Next Pandemic




5 A Climate-Challenged World




Gavin Newsom —— This Is a Fossil Fuel Crisis




Josh Green —— Governor’s Update on the Lahaina Fires




Kathy Hochul —— Governor Updates New Yorkers on Statewide Air Quality Issues




6 Commencement, Keynotes, and Graduation Speeches




Volodymyr Zelensky —— Address to the Johns Hopkins University Class of 2023




Roy Wood Jr. —— Speech at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner




Oprah Winfrey —— When Opportunity Comes Your Way, Don’t Ignore It




Tom Hanks —— The Truth Is Sacred




Juan Manuel Santos —— Whenever You Have to Choose between Being at Peace or Proving Yourself Right, Choose the Way of Peace




Sterling K. Brown —— Replace Fear with Curiosity, Knowing That Growth Requires Discomfort