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The Reference Shelf: Representative American Speeches, 2023–2024

Table of Contents

Preface




1 The Democratic Campaign




The Best Way Forward Is to Pass the Torch to a New Generation




Reproductive Freedom Is on the Ballot: We Trust Women to Know What Is in Their Own Best Interests




Remarks during the Nationwide “Fight for Reproductive Freedoms” Tour




Acceptance Speech for President




Acceptance Speech for Vice President




Hope Is Making a Comeback




It’s Up to All of Us to Fight for the America We Believe In




I See a Leader with a Real Commitment to Working Families




Values and Character Matter Most of All in Leadership and in Life




Democracy Must Be Preserved




2 The Republican Campaign




Acceptance Speech for President




Address at the National Rifle Association’s Annual Meeting




Hulk Hogan Says Donald Trump Is the Toughest of Them All




We Must Elect Leaders Who Will Preserve the Bill of Rights




Elect Trump President Again and America Will Be Unstoppable




Presidential Candidate Suspends His Campaign and Endorses Donald Trump




Vice Presidential Nominee’s Remarks on the Economy, Inflation, and Manufacturing




3 U.S. Issues




Texas Governor Speaks to Republican Governors at the US-Mexico Border




Former President Speaks at the Southern Border




President Unveils New Border Plans




Remarks on the CHIPS and Science Act




Remarks on the Third Anniversary of the January 6th Attack and on Defending the Sacred Cause of American Democracy




When Labor Unions Are Strong, America Is Strong




4 International Issues




An Update on the Crisis in the Middle East




Remarks Following a Meeting with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel




We Must Summon the Courage to Stand Up to Wealth and Power and Deliver Justice for People at Home and Abroad




Address to the United Nations: On the Cusp of an Historic Saudi-Israel Peace




Speech to the European Parliament on the Houthi Attacks in the Red Sea




NATO Secretary Warns China That It Must Stop Financially Supporting Russia’s Invasion of Ukraine




Statement on Russia’s Aerial Assault on Ukraine’s Energy Grid




Address on Attempted Assassination of Trump: We Cannot Go Down This Road




5 2024 Commencement Speeches




Commencement Speech to the Morehouse College Class of 2024




What “Follow Your Dreams” Misses




Our World Is on Fire: Welcome to the Battlefield




I Cannot Wait to See How You Will Harness the Power of Love