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Top 10 Best American speeches of the 20th century

16/01/2006 by researchers at the University
Researchers at the University has put together a list of the Top 10 Best American speeches of the 20th century. Check out the list below.
1

Martin Luther King

Martin Luther King
Martin Luther KingI Have a DreamMartin Luther KingJr28 Aug 1963WashingtonDC ***


2

John Kennedy

John Kennedy
John KennedyInaugural AddressJohn F. Kennedy20 Jan 1961WashingtonDC ***


3

Franklin Roosevelt

Franklin Roosevelt
Franklin RooseveltFirst Inaugural AddressFranklin D. Roosevelt4 Mar 1933WashingtonDC ***


4

Franklin Roosevelt

Franklin Roosevelt
Franklin RooseveltWar Message (A Date which Will Live in Infamy)Franklin D. Roosevelt8 Dec 1941WashingtonDC ***


5

Barbara Jordan

Barbara Jordan
Barbara JordanKeynote Speech to the Democratic National ConventionBarbara Jordan12 July 1976New YorkNY ***


6

Richard Nixon

Richard Nixon
Richard NixonMy Side of the Story (Checkers)Richard M. Nixon23 Sept 1952Los AngelesCA ***


7

Malcolm X

Malcolm X
Malcolm XThe Ballot or the BulletMalcolm X3 Apr 1964ClevelandOH ***


8

Ronald Reagan

Ronald Reagan
Ronald ReaganAddress to the Nation on the Challenger DisasterRonald Reagan28 Jan 1986WashingtonDC ***


9

John Kennedy

John Kennedy
John KennedySpeech to the Greater Houston Ministerial AssociationJohn F. Kennedy12 Sept 1960HoustonTX ***


10

Lyndon Johnson

Lyndon Johnson
Lyndon JohnsonAddress to Congress on the Voting Rights Act (We Shall Overcome)Lyndon B. Johnson15 Mar 1965WashingtonDC ***


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