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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 […]
Cecile Richards
categories: Lecture, Speeches
The Political Progress Women Have Made and What's Next - Nov. 30, 2018
November 30, 2018
Nearly 100 years ago, almost today, most women in the United States finally won the right to vote. Now, it would take decades more for women of color to earn that right, and we've come a long way since, but I would argue not nearly far enough. I think what women want today, not just only in the United States but around the globe, is to no longer be an afterthought. We don't want to continue to try to, like, look at the next 100 years and be granted, grudgingly, […]
Cecile Richards
Speeches
Speech at Democratic Candidate Training Summit - June 11, 2022
June 11, 2022
Welcome to the state where some of our politicians want folks to run around anywhere with assault weapons but you can go to jail for making your own decisions about your pregnancy, right? I mean, sorry about that. So, as this last panel said, we got a lot to do. Thank you arena for doing this, for bringing together this awesome group of people. And, it's exciting - I just actually left the March For Our Lives rally at the Capital and I just will say invest in young people. […]
Kamala Harris
Speeches
Remarks at Juneteenth Concert - June 13, 2023
June 13, 2023
Good evening, everyone. Good evening. (Applause.) Happy Juneteenth! (Applause.) Please have a seat. Please have a seat. (Audience members make “Skee-Wee” sound.) (Laughs.) And to my Divine Nine family. (Laughs.) (Cheers.) Good evening, everyone. So tonight, with joy, we gather with friends and generations of family members. We gather here at the White House, steps from where the Emancipation Proclamation was signed, to celebrate America’s newest national holiday. (Applause.) And we are joined by so many incredible leaders, including members of Congress, members of the Congressional Black Caucus — (applause) […]
Kamala Harris
categories: Interview, Speeches
Remarks on Clean Energy Economy - July 14, 2023
July 14, 2023
Good afternoon, everyone. Good afternoon. Good afternoon. Please have a seat. Please have a seat. But I’m going to ask you applaud — to — to applaud again for Vernice, please, (inaudible). (Applause.) Really. Because, you know, Michael Regan and I have talked about this as we travel the country, and there is so much about what we are accomplishing in these last two years with the work we have done — (phone rings) — that really is about answering the calls — (laughter) — and the — and — […]