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:

FDR through DDE

Presidents in the Early 20th Century

Text and short video on Woodrow Wilson's stroke.

Political scientist Wilson reflects on the presidency.

The underrated Calvin Coolidge made the first presidential speech on sound film:



Do you think Hoover was a great media president?