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Melania Trump
Speeches
Remarks at National Archives Naturalization Ceremony - Dec. 15, 2023
December 15, 2023
Good morning. Thank you, Dr. [Colleen] Shogan for your introduction and for your kind invitation to celebrate this incredible moment. Thank you, Judge [Elizabeth L.] Gunn for leading the Oath of Alliance. MacArthur High school students – you are the future leaders, and knowing the meaningful words of our Constitution's preamble will empower you in the next chapters of your life. It is my privilege to share this great nation, America, with you. Throughout our lives, we cross thresholds, and often0:53 obstacles often stand in the way of our goals. […]
Marjorie Dannenfelser
categories: Interview, Speeches
Abortion and the Supreme Court - Dec. 1, 2021
December 1, 2021
Bill Scanlan of the Washington Journal speaks with Marjorie Dannenfelser, president of the Susan B. Anthony List, about Supreme Court oral arguments challenging Roe v. Wade. BILL SCANLAN: We are joined this morning by our first guest of the hour, Marjorie Dannenfelser, who is the president of the Susan B. Anthony List and has been with that organization since 1993. Marjorie Dannenfelser, welcome to Washington Journal. DANNENFELSER: Thank you so much, it is good to be back. SCANLAN: Tell us about this case—this is Dobbs v. Jacksonville Women’s Health Organization—a […]
Marjorie Dannenfelser
categories: Interview, Speeches
On the Overturn of Roe v. Wade - June 27, 2022
June 27, 2022
MS. CALDWELL: Hello. I am Leigh Ann Caldwell. I’m an anchor here at Washington Post Live and coauthor of the Early 202 newsletter. Now we speak with Marjorie Dannenfelser, who is the head of the Susan B. Anthony Pro‑Life America, an organization that has worked for this day, for what the Supreme Court did last week, which was to overturn Roe V. Wade. Marjorie, thanks so much for joining us today. MS. DANNENFELSER: Thank you for having me. I've been looking forward to it. MS. CALDWELL: So, first, to our […]
Margaret H Sanger
categories: Interview, Speeches
Mike Wallace Interview - Sept. 21, 1957
September 21, 1957
MIKE WALLACE: Good evening. What you're about to witness is an unrehearsed, uncensored interview on the issue of birth control. It will be a free discussion of an adult topic, a topic that we feel merits public examination. [Phillip Morris cigarette promotion] WALLACE: Tonight, we go after the story of the woman who violated convention and bucked powerful opposition to lead the birth control movement in America. You see her behind me, she's Mrs. Margaret Sanger, who was thrown into jail eight different times for her efforts. If you are […]
Judy Woodruff
categories: Eulogy, Speeches
Eulogy for Rosalynn Carter - Nov. 28, 2023
November 28, 2023
Woodruff gave this address at the tribute service for Rosalynn Carter at Glenn Memorial United Methodist Church in Atlanta, Georgia. President Carter. President Biden, Dr Biden. Vice President Harris, the second gentleman. President Clinton. Secretary Clinton. Mrs. Bush. Mrs. Obama, Mrs. Trump. Distinguished guests and friends. Rosalynn Carter would be so pleased to see that she brought all of you together on this day. [applause] First, my deepest condolences to you, President Carter. To Jack, to Chip, to Jeff, to Amy, and to your families. I am honored that you […]
Claudia “Lady Bird” Johnson
categories: Commencement/Baccalaureate/Convocation Address, Speeches
Courage: Its Commencement and Challenge - June 3, 1964
June 3, 1964
It is a great pleasure for me to be here at this historical and lovely school which was founded in 1799—one year before the City of Washington. This is a most important day in your lives. For me this ceremony has an added dimension—a sentimental one. The President and I have shared the joys and strengths of long time friendship with the proud parents of Beth Jenkins. Today is, therefore, a very special and proud day for us too. And to you parents who have given so much in devotion […]
Claudia “Lady Bird” Johnson
Speeches
The Challenge to the New South - May 11, 1964
May 11, 1964
What can I say to tell you my pride in you—you young Americans who have shown such zest for learning, you who are leaders in meeting the American challenge to excellence? As a mother, I know the pride you have brought to your parents by the honors you have earned. As a wife, I know the inspiration that achievement such as yours brings to my husband. In you and through your achievements gleam both the present reality and the future promise of the New South. That New South, while never […]
Claudia “Lady Bird” Johnson
Speeches
A Woman's Look at the War on Poverty - May 21, 1964
May 21, 1964
I am delighted to share a day with you in the month that I am told is the loveliest of all months in Kentucky. A Kentuckian in Washington has told me that May in Kentucky is like June in Heaven—then, come your perfect days. There are so many things that have drawn me to the bluegrass besides your gracious invitation. One is, of course, the opportunity to share Kentucky's famed hospitality, apparent from Lick Branch to Lexington. For me, there is a nostalgia about Kentucky. Our lives have been made […]
Claudia “Lady Bird” Johnson
Speeches
A New Hour for Humanity - April 20, 1964
April 20, 1964
I am delighted to be here as your conference opens and to reaffirm my admiration for your organization. I bring you personal greetings from one of your most avid admirers—my husband. The YWCA which touches so many lives each day has touched our own on many occasions. When we have traveled on assignments abroad—to Greece, Turkey, The Philippines, the letters Y-W-C-A are a common tongue and they seem to say—"this is an outpost of democracy". In Washington, just four blocks from the White House are the busy facilities of the […]
Claudia “Lady Bird” Johnson
categories: Commencement/Baccalaureate/Convocation Address, Speeches
The Total Woman: Baccalaureate Address at Radcliffe College - June 9, 1964
June 9, 1964
It is four years since that anxiously-awaited envelope postmarked "Cambridge, Massachusetts" arrived in your home. This day marks the culmination of those years. You have struggled, groaned and grown within the demanding and rigorous intellectual life of this remarkable institution, and here you are today—ready to turn your knowledge and skills to new fields. But with all your perception, with all your brainpower, I wonder if you know how great is the pride in you of those who are in this hall today? What can I say to make you […]