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Monday, October 26, 2009

Presidential Rhetoric

Gettysburg:



The Second Inaugural

FDR's First Fireside chat ... on banking.

The Map Speech

FDR also made speeches for newsreels:




JFK Inaugural:




Carter's "Crisis of Confidence" Speech




Reagan's Evil Empire Speech:

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