Speeches and Writings

The First Lusitania Note to Germany The First Lusitania Note to Germany- Sent after the May 7, 1915, sinking of the Lusitania by a German submarine, with a loss of more than 1,100 passengers and crew, including 124 … President Wilson's Declaration of Neutrality President Wilson's Declaration of Neutrality- Congressional address in which Wilson said the U.S. must remain neutral in the conflict that would become World War I. President Woodrow Wilson's Fourteen Points President Woodrow Wilson's Fourteen Points- World War I speech delivered in Joint Session, January 8, 1918, in which Wilson enunciated what he considered the basic premises of a j… Woodrow Wilson: Second Inaugural Address Woodrow Wilson: Second Inaugural Address- Complete text of first speech given Monday, March 5, 1917. Includes background information. Woodrow Wilson: First Inaugural Address Woodrow Wilson: First Inaugural Address- Complete text of first speech given Tuesday, March 4, 1913. Includes background information. Thomas Woodrow Wilson Thomas Woodrow Wilson- Short biography from Infoplease.com. The Diaries of George Washington The Diaries of George Washington- Full text from the American Memory project at the Library of Congress. The Papers of George Washington The Papers of George Washington- "Established in 1969 ... to publish a complete edition of Washington's correspondence". A selection of annotated transcripts are available online … George Washington Papers: Essays George Washington Papers: Essays- Essays on Washington's papers George Washington Papers at the Library of Congress George Washington Papers at the Library of Congress- The complete collection online Time for Choosing Time for Choosing- 1964 speech in which Reagan urged his fellow citizens to rally behind the American dream. From the Modern History Sourcebook. Ronald Reagan: Second Inaugural Address Ronald Reagan: Second Inaugural Address- Complete text of speech delivered Monday, January 21, 1985. Includes background information. Ronald Reagan: First Inaugural Address Ronald Reagan: First Inaugural Address- Complete text of speech delivered Tuesday, January 20, 1981. Includes background information. Richard Milhous Nixon: Second Inaugural Address Richard Milhous Nixon: Second Inaugural Address- Complete text of the speech delivered Saturday, January 20, 1973. Includes background information. Richard Milhous Nixon: First Inaugural Address Richard Milhous Nixon: First Inaugural Address- Complete text of the speech delivered Monday, January 20, 1969. Includes background information. Abraham Lincoln's Second Inaugural Address Abraham Lincoln's Second Inaugural Address- Etext at Project Gutenberg. Abraham Lincoln's First Inaugural Address Abraham Lincoln's First Inaugural Address- Etext at Project Gutenberg. First Inaugural Address First Inaugural Address- Complete text of Address, with informative introduction. Second Inaugural Address Second Inaugural Address- Complete text of Address, with informative introduction. Selected Speeches of Abraham Lincoln Selected Speeches of Abraham Lincoln- Small sample of speeches from The Collected Works of Abraham Lincoln edited by Roy P. Basler. Introductions to individual documents are by Ab… Political Debates Between Lincoln and Douglas Political Debates Between Lincoln and Douglas- Complete text of the seven masterpieces of debate on the evil of slavery. JFK Inaugural Address Download JFK Inaugural Address Download- Offers text download of the Inaugural address. Inaugural Address Inaugural Address- Excerpt in RealAudio format, along with background information taken from The History Channel. JFK Link JFK Link- An ongoing archive of documents relevant to the life, administration, death and legacy of John Fitzgerald Kennedy. Danbury Baptist Correspondence (1801-02) Danbury Baptist Correspondence (1801-02)- The very rare address of the Danbury Baptist Association (Connecticut) October 7, 1801 to Thomas Jefferson, President, and his famous rep… Autobiography Autobiography- Jefferson's account of his life, written in 1821 and made available online by Bibliomania. Letters Jefferson Letters Jefferson- Chronological listing of the letters of Thomas Jefferson: 1743-1826. Jefferson on Politics and Government: Contents Jefferson on Politics and Government: Contents- Jefferson's political philosophy in his own words. The collection contains over 2,700 quotations from the writings of Thomas Jeffer… Calendar of the Jefferson Papers of the University of Virginia Calendar of the Jefferson Papers of the University of Virginia- Chronological listing of original Jefferson manuscripts held by the University of Virginia Library. Second Inaugural Address Second Inaugural Address- HTML etext, with introduction.