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Hillary Rodham Clinton
categories: Commencement/Baccalaureate/Convocation Address, Speeches
University of Arkansas, Fayetteville Commencement - May 11, 1996
May 11, 1996
Thank you. Thank you very much. Thank you all so much. It is such a great honor and pleasure for me to be here this morning. It feels great to be home, to see so many friends, to reminisce about past times here at the University at Fayetteville and in Arkansas. Chancellor Ferritor, and President Sugg, Chairman Epley and distinguished members of the Board of Trustees, all of the administrators and faculty members, Mrs. Jones, and students, particularly those who have just been honored, but all of you who are […]
Hillary Rodham Clinton
categories: Commencement/Baccalaureate/Convocation Address, Speeches
Commencement Address at Duke Ellington School for the Performing Arts - June 15, 1994
June 15, 1994
Well, I don't know about all of you, but I think we can just quit right now. I feel like I've had one of the best evenings in a very long time. I want to thank Eli and Naisha for the best introduction done ensemble that I have ever had and ever will have. I am grateful for you for that. I want to thank Mrs. Cafritz and her (inaudible), Mr. Malone (phonetic), for realizing their dream and yours through this marvelous school and all that it represents. Principal Wilson […]
Nancy Pelosi
categories: Eulogy, Speeches
John Lewis Eulogy - July 30, 2020
July 30, 2020
Good day. I’m not sure morning, afternoon, whatever it is. It’s an honor to be here with each and every one of you. Reverend Warnock, thank you for enabling us all to be here at the Ebenezer Baptist Church to honor and celebrate the life of John Lewis with three presidents of the United States. Isn’t that exciting? President Clinton, President Bush and soon President Obama here with us. On behalf of my colleagues as speaker of the house, I’m pleased to bring greetings to each and every one of […]
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
categories: Floor Speech - U.S. House, Speeches
Rep. Ocasio-Cortez Responds to Rep. Yoho's Remarks - July 23, 2020
July 23, 2020
Thank you, Madam Speaker. And I would also like to thank many of my colleagues for the opportunity to not only speak today but for the many members from both sides of the aisle who have reached out to me in support following an incident earlier this week. About two days ago I was walking up the steps of the Capitol when Representative Yoho suddenly turned a corner and he was accompanied by Representative Roger Williams and accosted me on the steps right here in front of our nation's Capitol. […]
Laura Bush
categories: Radio address, Speeches
President's Weekly Radio Address - Nov. 17, 2001
November 17, 2001
This address marked the first time that the first lady of the United States delivered the President's weekly radio address. Good morning. I'm Laura Bush, and I'm delivering this week's radio address to kick off a world-wide effort to focus on the brutality against women and children by the al-Qaida terrorist network and the regime it supports in Afghanistan, the Taliban. That regime is now in retreat across much of the country, and the people of Afghanistan -- especially women -- are rejoicing. Afghan women know, through hard experience, what […]
Ashley Hinson
categories: Campaign Speech, Speeches
Honored to be the Republican Nominee - June 2, 2020
June 2, 2020
I'm Ashley Henson. I'm honored to be the Republican nominee for Congress in Iowa's first district. These are turbulent and unprecedented times and we've all been impacted by the pandemic, but for many here in Iowa the coronavirus has been a disaster. Loved ones taken too soon, small businesses shattered and jobs lost. So, I want to thank all essential workers who have continued to put their safety at risk to protect us. My number one priority is to get Iowans back to work as quickly and safely as possible. […]
Mother Teresa
categories: Commencement/Baccalaureate/Convocation Address, Speeches
Niagara University Commencement Address - May 30, 1982
May 30, 1982
Let us ask our Lady to be with us, so that we can thank God for the beautiful gifts that He has given to all of us, in giving us hearts to love her, and Jesus above all, to follow, and to be His own. Mary, Mother of Jesus, give us your love, your heart, so beautiful, so pure, so immaculate, your heart so full of love and humility, that we may be able to love Jesus as you loved Him, and serve Him in the distressing disguise of the […]
Nancy Pelosi
categories: Commencement/Baccalaureate/Convocation Address, Speeches
Commencement Address at Trinity Washington University - May 20, 2012
May 20, 2012
Thank you Barbara Kennelly for your great leadership, your kind and generous words of introduction. It's a joy to be here at Trinity University Washington, D.C., with all of these glowing graduates in the Class of 2012, and more than a few good men who are with us today as well. I want to acknowledge, join Congresswoman Kennelly in singing the praises of President McGuire. She is a remarkable person. She is a great leader. She said that Barbara was a trailblazer for women in Congress, including me. Barbara is […]
Katherine “Kate” Brown
categories: Commencement/Baccalaureate/Convocation Address, Speeches
Celebrating the Class of 2020 - June 15, 2020
June 15, 2020
Class of 2020, I'm so delighted to have this opportunity to offer my sincere congratulations to every single Oregon graduate at the same time. That said, unfortunate circumstances have made this address possible. I know it must be incredibly disappointing to be denied the chance to celebrate your graduation in person with your classmates, faculty, friends, and family. There's no stage to walk across with your diploma. There's no graduation tassels to shift, or caps to toss. There's no orchestra playing “Pomp and Circumstance.” But the lack of a traditional […]
Michelle Obama
categories: Commencement/Baccalaureate/Convocation Address, Speeches
YouTube "Dear Class of 2020" Event - June 7, 2020
June 7, 2020
Hey, everybody. It is an honor to be here with you to help celebrate this amazing milestone in your lives. Graduation from college or high school is a culmination of years of hard work, so please enjoy this moment. You deserve this celebration. Congratulations. This is an important time of transition. In light of the current state of our country, I struggle to find the right words of wisdom for you today, so I am here today to talk to you not as the former First Lady, but as a […]