American Rhetoric: Top 100 Speeches of the 20th Century by Rank
(A full text and audio database)
Includes famous historic speeches that were selected because of their relevance to American history and are indexed and briefly annotated. A good index, but it transfers you to other sites that have the source. Some of the sites no longer exist -- but try it anyway.
(Watch great videos, listen to famous speeches, and search thousands of clips from the History Channel)
Media Resources Center (MRC): Online Media Collections
UC Berkeley Library's primary collection of materials in electronic non-print (audio and visual) formats. It has strong holdings in humanities and social sciences materials, as well as a broad range of general interest materials in the fields of science and technology.
***Some of the materials (particularly DVDs) cannot be accessed online.
Welcome to the American Presidency
Dating back to 1892, these audio clips showcase most of the modern presidents (from Grolier).
BELOW ARE TEXT ONLY SITES (no video or audio) -- but try them anyway.
Sponsored by Sweet Briar College, decicated to preserving and creating acces to speeches by inspirational, influential and contemporary women from around the world (text only).
Speeches that move and inspire from all of history (text only).