Representative American Speeches, 2015-2016 - H.W. Wilson Company (Amenia, New York : Grey House Publishing, 2016)
To the Graduating Class. : Address by Vice President Joseph Biden on Receiving the 2016 Laetare Medal at the University of Notre Dame / Joe Biden ; Commencement address to the Howard University Class of 2016 / Barack Obama ; In the Future Economy, "We Will Hire Hearts" / Anne-Marie Slaughter ; Remarks by the First Lady at the City College of New York Commencement / Michelle Obama ; Now, We Are All Founders / Leah Busque ; The Mistrust of Science / Atul Gawande -- Campaign Speeches : Remarks by the First Lady at the Democratic National Convention / Michelle Obama ; Former Attorney General Addresses the 2016 Democratic National Convention / Eric Holder ; Address by the Speaker of the House at the Republican National Convention / Paul Ryan ; Remarks on Building a New American Future / Donald Trump ; Speech at the Democratic Convention / Cory Booker ; Address at the Republican National Convention / Peter Thiel ; Super Tuesday Speech / Bernie Sanders ; America is Once Again at a Moment of Reckoning / Hillary Clinton ; Donald Trump's Acceptance Speech / Donald Trump -- Civil Rights and Social Justice : Remarks at a Press Conference Announcing a Complaint Against the State of North Carolina to Stop Discrimination Against Transgender Individuals / Loretta Lynch ; Race at the BET Awards / Jesse Williams ; Why We Need Gender-Neutral Bathrooms / Ivan Coyote ; The Law Enforcement Profession and Historical Injustices / Terrence M. Cunningham ; Gun Violence and Racial Turmoil / LeBron James, Carmelo Anthony, Chris Paul and Dwyane Wade ; Statement on Legislation That Protects the Privacy of North Carolina Citizens / Pat McCrory -- The Year in Review : Statement on the Clinton E-mail Investigation / James Comey ; Speech at Our Ocean Conference / Leonardo DiCaprio ; Remarks After Briefing on the Attack in Orlando, Florida / Barack Obama ; Love is Love / Lin-Manuel Miranda ; "I'll Continue to Sit" / Colin Kaepernick ; Countering False Narratives / Peter Salovey ; Remarks by the First Lady at a "Hillary for America" Event in New Hampshire / Michelle Obama -- A Global Perspective : Remarks on the Paris Agreement / Barack Obama ; "World 'Must Not Let Fears Get the Better of Us'" / Angelina Jolie ; Remarks at the Aspen Ideas Festival / John Kerry ; Keynote Speech at World Humanitarian Day / Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie ; Opening Speech at the Rio Olympics / Thomas Bach ; Speech After "Brexit" Vote / David Cameron.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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