Great speeches

You can both read and listen to the best American political rhetoric of the 20th Century at American Rhetoric's Top 100 Speeches. The site contains "an index to and substantial database of full text transcriptions of the 100 most significant American political speeches of the 20th century, according to a list compiled by Professors Stephen E. Lucas and Martin J. Medhurst. 137 leading scholars of American public address were asked to recommend speeches on the basis of social and political impact, and rhetorical artistry." Worth a read and a listen!