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Informationen zum Autor Stephen E. Lucas is Evjue-Bascom Professor in the Humanities, Department of Communication Arts, at University of Wisconsin. Martin J. Medhurst is Distinguished Professor of Rhetoric and Communication at Baylor University. Klappentext Boldly breaking the mold of previous anthologies, Words of a Century: The Top 100 American Speeches, 1900-1999 contains the complete--and authentic--texts of the best American speeches of the twentieth century as delivered to their immediate audiences. It features a remarkable array of speakers, from Woodrow Wilson, Clarence Darrow, and Carrie Chapman Catt to Martin Luther King, Ronald Reagan, John F. Kennedy, and Barbara Jordan.As diverse in type as they are in subject matter, the speeches open a unique window on the twentieth century, and many continue to resonate in our own time. Each is preceded by a headnote with background on the speaker, the occasion, and the impact of the speech. More than 2,000 annotations identify people, events, and textual references that help bring the speeches to life for today's readers.This exceptional anthology is ideal for courses in rhetoric, political communication, and twentieth century American history, as well as for anyone interested in the artistry and impact of the spoken word. Zusammenfassung Words of a Century presents an anthology of the top 100 speeches of the twentieth-century. The selections were determined in a nationwide survey of communication scholars, based on rhetorical artistry and historical impact. Reprinted in full, these authoritative texts are preceded by headnotes that place the speeches into historical context. Inhaltsverzeichnis Editor's Introduction The Century Begins Russell Conwell, "Acres of Diamonds" 1900-1925 William Jennings Bryan, Against Imperialism Aug 8, 1900 Theodore Roosevelt, "The Man with the Muck-Rake" April 14, 1906 Eugene Debs, "The Issue" May 23, 1908 Woodrow Wilson, First Inaugural Address March 4, 1913 World War I, Dissent, and Woman's Suffrage Anna Howard Shaw, "The Fundamental Principle of a Republic" June 21, 1915 Carrie Chapman Catt, "The Crisis" Sept. 7, 1916 Woodrow Wilson, War Message April 2, 1917 Emma Goldman Address to the Jury July 9, 1917 Robert La Follette, "Free Speech in Wartime" Oct 6, 1917 Carrie Chapman Catt, Address to the U.S. Congress Dec 13, 1917 Woodrow Wilson, The Fourteen Points Jan 8, 1918 Eugene Debs, Statement to the Court Sept 14, 1918 Crystal Eastman, "Now We Can Begin" Sept 10, 1919 Woodrow Wilson, Des Moines Address for the League of Nations Sept 6, 1919 Woodrow Wilson, Pueblo Address for the League of Nations Sept 25, 1919 The Roaring Twenties and the Great Depression Clarence Darrow, Plea for Leopold and Loeb Aug 22, 23, and 25, 1924 Margaret Sanger, "The Children's Era" March 30, 1925 Franklin D. Roosevelt, Address to the Commonwealth Club Sept 23, 1932 Franklin D. Roosevelt, First Inaugural Address March 4, 1933 Franklin D. Roosevelt, First Fireside Chat March 12, 1933 Huey Long, "Every Man a King" Feb 23, 1934 Huey Long, "Share Our Wealth" March 7, 1935 John L. Lewis, "Labor and the Nation" Sept 3, 1937 Lou Gehrig, Farewell to Baseball July 4, 1939 World War II and the Emergence of the Cold War Franklin D. Roosevelt, "The Arsenal of Democracy" Dec 29, 1940 Franklin D. Roosevelt, "The Four Freedoms" Jan 6, 1941 Franklin D. Roosevelt, War Message Dec 8, 1941 Harry S Truman, "The Truman Doctrine" March 12, 1947 George C. Marshall, "The Marshall Plan" June 5, 1947 Hubert H. Humphrey, "The Sunshine of Human Rights" July 14, 1948 Eleanor Roosevelt, "The Struggle for Human Rights" Sept 28, 1948 Eleanor Roosevelt, "Adoption of the Declaration of Human Rights" Dec 9, 1948 McCarthyism, Korea, and the Nuclear Era Margaret Chase Smith, "Declaration of Conscience"...
