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Great Speeches Series

Great Speeches Video Series

American Rhetoric - Top Speeches

Top 50 Speeches of the 21st Century
Audio and text of the top speeches.
Top 100 Speeches of the 20th Century
Audio, text, and video of the 100 most significant American political speeches of the 20th century.

Commencement Speeches

Commencement Speeches

Check out this curated collection of commencement addresses from NPR, going back to 1774. Search over 350 speeches by name, school, date or theme.

C-Span Collection of Commencement Addresses
A collection of over 800 speeches curated by C-SPAN. The earliest speech available is John F. Kennedy’s American University Commencement Address on June 10, 1963.