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Maura Healey
categories: Speeches, Victory Speech
Victory Speech - Nov. 8, 2022
November 8, 2022
Thank you, everybody. Thank you so much. Thank you to the voters and thank you to the people of Massachusetts. And let's hear It for Kim Driscoll. I’ve been so lucky to have her as a partner in this campaign, and we’re all lucky to have her as our next lieutenant governor. I’m here tonight….I'm here tonight because of the people across this state who’ve taken the time to talk to me about their lives and their dreams, what they want and what they need. Your stories have driven everything […]
Kamala Harris
categories: Commencement/Baccalaureate/Convocation Address, Speeches
U.S. Air Force Academy Commencement Address - May 30, 2024
May 30, 2024
Thank you. Thank you. [Applause.] Good morning. And congratulations to the cadets of Air Force Academy Class of 2024. [Applause and “ROY!”] To Secretary Frank Kendall, General Chance Saltzman, General David Allvin, Lieutenant General Richard Clark, and to all the friends and loved ones and sponsor families of these extraordinary graduates, thank you all for what you have done to support them in this journey. And, again, I applaud all that you have done every day. In 2020, as a United States senator, it was my privilege to nominate five […]
Angela Davis
Speeches
Speech at the 2017 Women’s March in Washington - Jan. 21, 2017
January 21, 2017
At a challenging moment in our history, let us remind ourselves that we the hundreds of thousands, the millions of women, trans-people, men and youth who are here at the Women’s March, we represent the powerful forces of change that are determined to prevent the dying cultures of racism, hetero-patriarchy from rising again. We recognize that we are collective agents of history and that history cannot be deleted like web pages. We know that we gather this afternoon on indigenous land and we follow the lead of the first peoples […]
Jill Biden
categories: Commencement/Baccalaureate/Convocation Address, Speeches
Erie County Community College Commencement Address - June 1, 2024
June 1, 2024
Thank you, President Gray. And good morning – I am honored to be with all of you today. “You shouldn’t go to college.” That’s what my high school guidance counselor told me. I was crushed. His assessment was that I wasn’t college material. He said, “If you don’t really know what you want to do next, college just isn’t right for you. You shouldn’t waste your time.” My whole life, I wanted to go to college. And now the person who was supposed to guide me there was saying that […]
Jill Biden
Speeches
Remarks on the Anniversary of the Dobbs Decision - June 20, 2023
June 20, 2023
First Lady Jill Biden delivered these remarks at the White House regarding the Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization decision by the U.S. Supreme Court, which gave increased rights to states to limit and even outlaw abortion, in her introduction of several women who told their own stories of how the Dobbs decision affected them. Thank you all for being here today. I really appreciate it. Nearly one year ago, the Dobbs decision took away women’s constitutional rights—their ability to make their own health care decisions. Today, 18 states have […]
Melania Trump
Speeches
Introducing "Be Best" - May 7, 2018
May 7, 2018
In this speech, Melania Trump announced the launch of the “Be Best” anti-bullying program that was a focus of her work as first lady. Thank you. Good afternoon. Welcome to the White House. As a mother and as first lady, it concerns me that, in today’s fast- paced and ever-connected world, children can be less prepared to express or manage their emotions, and oftentimes turn to forms of destructive or addictive behavior, such as bullying, drug addiction, or even suicide. I feel strongly that, as adults, we can and should […]
Monica Lewinsky
categories: Lecture, Speeches
The Price of Shame - March 19, 2015
March 19, 2015
You're looking at a woman who was publicly silent for a decade. Obviously, that's changed, but only recently. It was several months ago that I gave my very first major public talk at the Forbes 30 Under 30 summit: 1,500 brilliant people, all under the age of 30. That meant that in 1998, the oldest among the group were only 14, and the youngest, just four. I joked with them that some might only have heard of me from rap songs. Yes, I'm in rap songs. Almost 40 rap songs. […]
Shirley Chisholm
Speeches
Women in Politics - Feb. 9, 1973
February 9, 1973
This speech was delivered at the National Women's Political Caucus Convention, in Houston, Texas, on February 9, 1973. When it was arranged that I should speak to you today, Liz Carpenter wrote me a note and suggested my speech should be, “Can a Woman Become President?” Knowing Liz, she probably thought this would be a wonderful occasion for me to exhort an audience of potential candidates to plan their own onslaughts on the pinnacle of elective office. As I look back on the past year and a half, I think […]
Lauren Underwood
Speeches
The Supreme Court’s Decision to Overturn Roe v. Wade - June 26, 2022
June 26, 2022
Vice President Kamala Harris, U.S. Rep. Lauren Underwood, and U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin gave remarks regarding the Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe v. Wade at a YMCA in Plainfield, Illinois. For Harris’ remarks, see https://awpc.cattcenter.iastate.edu/2024/05/31/supreme-court-roe-v-wade-harris. Good afternoon. Hello, Illinois. Hello, Plainfield. Thank you so much to our friends at the YMCA for hosting us. And thank all of you for being here to join me in welcoming the vice president of the United States of America to Illinois’s 14th Congressional District. I am so proud that the vice president […]
Kamala Harris
Speeches
The Supreme Court’s Decision to Overturn Roe v. Wade - June 26, 2022
June 26, 2022
Vice President Kamala Harris, U.S. Rep. Lauren Underwood, and U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin gave remarks regarding the Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe v. Wade at a YMCA in Plainfield, Illinois. The vice president’s remarks follow those by Sen. Durbin and Rep. Underwood. For Underwood’s remarks, see https://awpc.cattcenter.iastate.edu/2024/05/31/supreme-court-overturn-roe-v-wade-underwood. Vice President Kamala Harris: Good afternoon. Good afternoon. Good afternoon, everyone. Please have a seat. Good afternoon. Good afternoon. Well, first I want to thank Senator Durbin. I had the privilege of serving with him, as he mentioned, on the Senate Judiciary […]