UMGC Library: Communication Studies: Speeches

Key Resources for Locating Speeches

American Presidency Project
Online resource that has consolidated, coded, and organized into a single searchable database:
• The Messages and Papers of the Presidents: Washington - Taft (1789-1913)
• The Public Papers of the Presidents:Hoover to Obama (1929-2009)
• The Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents: Carter - G.W. Bush (1977-2009)
• The Daily Compilation of Presidential Documents: Obama (2009-2012)
American Rhetoric - Online Speech Bank
Index of full text, audio and video (streaming) versions of public speeches, sermons, legal proceedings, lectures, debates, interviews, other recorded media events
C-SPAN
Records, indexes, and archives all C-SPAN programming for historical, educational, research, and archival uses
TED: Ideas Worth Spreading
Contains the best talks from the Technology, Entertainment, Design conference
U.S. Department of Defense Speeches
Official statements from the DOD

Nexis Uni (formerly LexisNexis Academic)
International, national, and local news articles, as well as legal information (federal and state cases, statutes, regulations, etc.) and company information. FREQUENT USERS: To take advantage of additional features, such as creating alerts, folders, and annotations, you can click the Sign In | Register link and then click the link to Create a profile.
News & Newspapers (ProQuest)
News from multiple sources, including the Baltimore Sun, Christian Science Monitor, New York Times, Wall Street Journal, and Washington Post. Coverage dates vary by title. Includes older articles from the Baltimore Afro-American.