Iraq, 1991
On January 15, 1991, President George Bush used national television to announce the commencement of the air campaign to free Kuwait. In this draft of the speech, with...
President Reagan's first State of the Union message
In his first State of the Union message, delivered on January 26, 1982, President Ronald Reagan reminded Americans that we “don't have to turn to our history books...
Rescue cancelled
This is an annotated speech card from President Jimmy Carter's April 1980 speech announcing that a rescue mission attempting to free American hostages in Iran had failed.
Tear down this wall
In June 1987, President Ronald Reagan spoke at the Brandenburg Gate in Berlin, Germany. This page from President Reagan’s speaking copy of his remarks includes his...
Telegram from J.B. Manual
In a telegram to President Franklin D. Roosevelt on February 24, 1942, J. B. Manual described how Roosevelt’s speech cheered him up after losing his son at Pearl...
The Monroe Doctrine
President James Monroe gave this speech at the start of the first session of the 18th Congress in 1823. The message of the speech became known as the Monroe...
The State of the Union in 1943
Franklin D. Roosevelt delivered the State of the Union Address on January 7, 1943. In his speech, he referred to battles and prominent events from World War II. The...