Speeches

Elizabeth “Liz” Cheney
categories: Keynote Address, Speeches
A Time For Choosing - June 29, 2022
June 29, 2022
Thank you so much. It's wonderful to be back at the Reagan library. Thank you, Roger, Steven – thank you, thanks for everything you all do. It is really…it's a wonderful, wonderful place. I’ve been here a number of time over the years, at the Defense Forum. I’ve also been here twice with my dad, two times when I helped him write books and we came and did a father-daughter discussion – I think here on this stage, actually. I’m going to tell a story on Roger, though. We were […]
Elizabeth “Liz” Cheney
categories: Keynote Address, Speeches
Remarks At Loeb School First Amendment Event - Nov. 9, 2021
November 9, 2021
Thank you. Well, it is wonderful to be here with you today, and I only regret that I have to follow Tara and Jon because what a tremendous story, and what a tremendous story for citizens and for the students here that at the end of the day, it’s individuals who make the difference, and it’s individuals who have to make the difference. So, I couldn’t be more humbled and honored to be here. So, thank you all and congratulations on a wonderful and well-deserved award. It’s wonderful to be […]
Hillary Rodham Clinton
categories: Commencement Address, Speeches
University of Maryland Commencement Address - May 23, 1996
May 23, 1996
Thank you thank you very much, President Kirwan, for that introduction. It is a great honor and pleasure for me to be here at this great university. I want to thank the members of the Board of Regents who helped guide this system. I want to congratulate the other honorary degree recipients, and thank the administrators, faculty and all who are gathered here at this celebration. But mostly, I want to recognize two groups. First, the parents and other relatives and friends of all those who are graduating today. [applause] […]
Stephanie Tubbs Jones
categories: Interview, Speeches
Q&A with Stephanie Tubbs Jones - Jan. 18, 2007
January 18, 2007
U.S. Rep. Tubbs Jones was interviewed on C-SPAN's talk show "Q&A" by host Brian Lamb. LAMB: Stephanie Tubbs Jones, what's the difference between being in the minority and now being in the majority? TUBBS JONES: Well, first time in the majority in all my life. It is an opportunity to be on the floor, argue a resolution—and it wins. I'm not being stuck with a motion to recommit and an inability to put in place opportunities. Clearly, this is only two to three weeks, so I'm looking forward to other […]
Olena Zelenska
Speeches
Address to the U.S. Congress – July 20, 2022
July 20, 2022
Good morning. [translator begins] Dear Madam Speaker, Dear members of the U.S. Congress, Ladies and gentlemen: I am grateful for the opportunity to be here and address the Congress of the United States of America. I know this is the first time when the wife of the president of a foreign country has the honor to address you within these walls. This is really important for me and for my county. And today I want to address you as politicians and party representatives, as well as mothers and fathers, grandmothers […]
Eleanor Holmes Norton
categories: Commencement Address, Speeches
Georgetown Law Commencement Address - May 20, 2018
May 20, 2018
Following is a portion of Norton's address. Georgetown’s newly minted lawyers, class of 2018, are entering one of our most traditional, dare I say, conservative, professions. A profession that must always be on the front lines to preserve the oldest and most precious gifts from the founders of our nation — a written constitution to guarantee the rule of law and rights of the people. Many of today’s graduates may use their Georgetown Law degree other than in the traditional practice of law, at least for part of their professional […]
Bella Abzug
Speeches
Women and the Fate of the Earth - March 17, 1990
March 17, 1990
It is an honor to be here, and I must say that of all the thousands of meetings I have attended in my lifetime, this may well be among the most important, because we are talking about nothing less than saving our planet. You can’t get more elemental or basic than that. I would like to focus your attention on Earth’s most valuable and most neglected natural resource: women. We are more than half the world’s population. In myth, tradition and history, we have been identified with Mother Nature, the […]
Debra Haaland
categories: Commencement Address, Speeches
Bard College Commencement Address - May 28, 2022
May 28, 2022
Thank you so much, President Botstein – that was a very kind introduction. And good evening, faculty, staff and the class of 2022 – and the class of 2021, for those of you who are joining us today. I'm so honored to be here with all of you and the people who love you on this beautiful afternoon for this important step in your life's journey. Congratulations! I acknowledge that we are on the ancestral homelands of the Mohican andMuncie tribal nations, who have stewarded these lands for millennia, and […]
Jacinda Ardern
categories: Commencement Address, Speeches
Harvard University Commencement Address - May 26, 2022
May 26, 2022
E oku manukura, nga pou haemata o te ngahere. Te Piko o Te Mahuri, tera te tipu o te rakau. E tipu, e rea, ka puta, ka ora. Tena koutou katoa. President Bacow, Provost Garber, Governing boards and deans, And most importantly, graduates. [cheers and applause] In Te Reo Māori, the language of the indigenous people of Aotearoa New Zealand, I pay tribute to all of the esteemed guests who stand here in this great forest of knowledge. I am truly privileged to be here, and I thank you for […]
Ketanji Brown Jackson
Speeches
Opening Statement at the U.S. Supreme Court Confirmation Hearing - March 21, 2022
March 21, 2022
Chairman Durbin, ranking member Grassley, and distinguished members of the Judiciary Committee—thank you for convening this hearing and for considering my nomination as associate justice of the Supreme Court of the United States. I am humbled and honored to be here, and I am also truly grateful for the generous introductions that my former judicial colleague, Judge Tom Griffith, and my close friend, Professor Lisa Fairfax, have so graciously provided. I'm also very thankful for the confidence that President Biden has placed in me and for the kindness that he […]