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Cardiss Collins
categories: Interview, Speeches
Excerpts from the National Visionary Leadership Project - May 2, 2003
May 3, 2003
These excerpts are from an interview with Cardiss Collins conducted by Renee Poussaint as part of the National Visionary Leadership Project. More information can be found at http://www.visionaryproject.org/collinscardiss/ Advice to Young African Americans Collins: I would hope and I would advise young Africa-Americans to learn our history. So often I've talked to my son and to my granddaughter about how life was in my lifetime and they think it's funny. They think the trials and tribulations that our people have gone through were stories that were in old history books […]
Coretta Scott King
categories: Interview, Speeches
Excerpts from the National Visionary Leadership Project - Sept. 5, 2002
September 5, 2002
These excerpts are from an interview with Coretta Scott King conducted by Renee Poussaint as part of the National Visionary Leadership Project. More information can be found at http://www.visionaryproject.org/kingcorettascott/. The Nobel Peace Prize KING: I think I would have to say that receiving the Nobel Peace Prize, which was world recognition for the work that we had accomplished and yet we had so far to go. It was '64, and the Civil Rights Act didn't get passed until '64, and we still...you know, we still hadn't achieved so much of […]
Maya Angelou
categories: Interview, Speeches
Excerpts from the National Visionary Leadership Project - March 22, 2002
March 22, 2002
These excerpts are from an interview with Maya Angelou conducted by Renee Poussaint as part of the National Visionary Leadership Project. More information can be found at http://www.visionaryproject.org/angeloumaya. Malcolm X POUSSAINT: What should young people know about Malcolm X? ANGELOU: About Malcolm X? POUSSAINT: Um hmm. That perhaps they don't know, that you have a particular perspective on. ANGELOU: Well, this is going to sound strange and maybe even frivolous, but it isn't. They said know he had an incredible sense of humor. They should know that about Martin, too. […]
Yvonne Burke
categories: Interview, Speeches
Excerpts from the National Visionary Leadership Project - Feb. 19, 2004
February 19, 2004
These excerpts are from an interview with Yvonne Burke conducted by Renee Poussaint as part of the National Visionary Leadership Project. More information can be found at http://www.visionaryproject.org/burkeyvonne. Advice to Young African Americans POUSSAINT: What kind of advice would you give to young African-Americans today? BURKE: The advice that I give is to not be afraid to develop their potential to get the education. Don't be afraid to take a chance. You may not always be good surroundings you may be in hostile surroundings but hostile surroundings can probably bring […]
Hillary Rodham Clinton
categories: Announcement Speech, Campaign Speech, Speeches
Official Campaign Launch - June 13, 2015
June 13, 2015
Hillary Clinton officially launched her 2016 campaign for president on June 13, 2015, at a rally at the Four Freedoms Park on Roosevelt Island in New York City. Thank you so very, very much. It is wonderful to be here with all of you. To be in New York with my family, with so many friends, including so many New Yorkers who gave me the honor of serving them in the Senate for eight years. To be right across the water from the headquarters of the United Nations, where I […]
Hillary Rodham Clinton
categories: Announcement Speech, Campaign Speech, Speeches
2008 Presidential Announcement - Jan. 20, 2007
January 20, 2007
Hillary Clinton released a web video on January 20, 2007, announcing that she was forming a presidential exploratory committee. I announced today that I'm forming a presidential exploratory committee. I'm not just starting a campaign, though. I'm beginning conversation with you, with America, because we all need to be part of the discussion if we're all going to be part of the solution – and all of us have to be part of the solution. Let's talk about how to bring the right end to the war in Iraq and […]
Michele M Bachmann
categories: Campaign Speech, Speeches
Withdrawal After Iowa Defeat in 2012 - Jan. 12, 2012
January 12, 2012
Michele Bachmann announces that she is dropping out of the Republican race after coming in last among the six candidates who competed in Iowa. Entrusted to every American is the responsibility to watch over our republic. You can look back from the time of the Pilgrims to the time of William Penn, to the time of our Founding Fathers. All we have to do is look around because very clearly we are encompassed about with a great cloud of witnesses that bear witness to the sacrifices that were made to […]
Carol Moseley Braun
categories: Campaign Speech, Speeches
Withdrawal from 2004 Presidential Race - Jan. 15, 2004
January 15, 2004
On January 4, 2004, Moseley Braun withdrew from the 2004 presidential race and endorsed Howard Dean. (Applause) Thank you. Thank you. Thank you so much. Thank you so much. Thank you. Thank you. I'm very honored. Thank you so much. I want to thank you, Tom Harkin, for those wonderful words. And my old friend, I know we're going to be on the trail together. I want to thank everybody for your kindness to me and for allowing me to participate as a candidate for the Democratic nomination for president […]
Diane Watson
categories: Interview, Speeches
Explorations in Black Leadership Series - Dec. 15, 2005
December 15, 2005
Julian Bond interviews U.S. Representative Diane Watson in this installment of "Explorations in Black Leadership." The series is presented by the Institute for Public History at the University of Virginia, and was recorded at the Congressional Recording Studio. BOND: Congresswoman Watson, welcome to Explorations in Black Leadership. WATSON: It is so good to be here with you, Julian. BOND: It's our pleasure to have you. I want to begin with some questions about the Brown decision. What did it mean to you when you heard about it? WATSON: As you […]
Pat Schroeder
Speeches
Remarks at the 2011 National NOW Conference - June 15, 2011
June 15, 2011
Former U.S. Representative Patricia Schroeder, D-Colorado, spoke in the Plenary session V: "Beyond the War on Women: A Feminist Vision for a Just Society" at the 2011 National NOW Conference. Thank you, thank you, thank you. I have this terrible problem, in that I made a mistake when I moved from Colorado to Florida two years ago and then I discovered what kind of a government we have down here. [LAUGHTER] You may notice I do have my pink uterus button on. For those of you who don't know, I […]