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America Speaks ~ September Adult Book Group
September 26 @ 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm
September Adult Book Group
America Speaks
Of the Moment
speeches from American History
Thursday, September 26, 2024, 4-5 pm
This month’s meeting has the extra pop of discussing a unique and lasting form of literature: the public speech.
This selection presents various viewpoints—some controversial, some widely-accepted.
All in all, they represent important advances in how and who we imagine ourselves.
Printable America Speaks book club packetIncluded in the packet are:
1796, George Washington – Farewell Address to Troops
1854, Chief Seattle of the Coast Salish Treaty Oration
1863, Abraham Lincoln – Gettysburg Address
1865, Abraham Lincoln’s Second Inaugural Address
1872, Susan B. Anthony – After Being Convicted of Voting
1941, Franklin D. Roosevelt – Four Freedoms speech
1961, John F. Kennedy – First Inaugural Address
1963, John F. Kennedy – “Ich bin ein Berliner” speech
1963, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. – I Have a Dream” speech
1986, Cesar Chavez, Wrath of Grapes speech (excerpts)
1984, Ronald Reagan, 40th Anniversary of D-Day Landings
1987, Ronald Reagan, “Tear down this wall” speech
2024, Kamala Harris, DNC Convention acceptance speech