In Our Own Words

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ONE HUNDRED YEARS OF EXTRAORDINARY SPEECHES, ONE TIMELESS COLLECTION. This record showcases the most impassioned, inspirational, and infuriating orations delivered by Americans over the past century. It features a diverse array of voices, including poets, politicians, artists, astronauts, scoundrels, sports heroes, Native Americans, and Nobel laureates. This comprehensive anthology includes over 150 speeches, sermons, eulogies, radio broadcasts, courtroom pleas, fireside chats, public tributes, and commencement addresses. Spanning from the eve of the twentieth century through significant historical events like the Progressive Era, the Depression, two World Wars, the civil rights movement, McCarthyism, Vietnam, feminism, and the Reagan years, it brings us to the threshold of the new millennium. The words of these individuals, both renowned and obscure, challenged the nation's conscience, summoned it to action, honored fallen heroes, and gave voice to the marginalized, energizing America's spirit during desperate times. This collection features well-known and lesser-known speeches from figures such as the Roosevelts, the Kennedys, Mark Twain, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., and many more. These voices tell the story of their age from various platforms, capturing the dramatic oratory of a century like no other collection.