 Many of the most profound events that changed our lives forever were a result of poignant addresses by the world's most influential people. Most often these speeches occurred during times of war, just as Americans find themselves today.
Thomas Daly IV, editor of Vital Speeches of the Day, a leading forum for speech writers and makers since 1934, has pored through its archives of 17,000 speeches to create the provocative 25 Speeches That Changed Our World DVD. The speeches were selected based on Daly's evaluation of their historical relevance, the events that followed, and the rhetoric used. ORDER YOUR LIMITED-EDITION COPY TODAY! The DVD includes the text of each speech, an explanation of its relevance written by the editor, speaker biographical passages and select audio and video clips. Here are the 25 Speeches That Changed Our World!
(*click on the speaker name for a sample audio clip!) | 25. | Albert Einstein | Peace in the Atomic Era | | 24. | Ronald Reagan* | President's Farewell Address to the American People | | 23. | Richard M. Nixon* | Presidential Resignation | | 22. | Newton Minow | Program Control | | 21. | Leonid Brezhnev | Peaceful Coexistence | | 20. | Golda Meir | Political Problems of the Middle East | | 19. | John F. Kennedy* | Freedom's Cause | | 18. | Jimmy Carter/A. Sadat/M. Begin | Israeli Egyptian Peace Treaty | | 17. | J. Edgar Hoover | Our Achilles' Heel | | 16. | Winston Churchill | Alliance of English-Speaking People | | 15. | George H. Bush | War With Iraq | | 14. | John F. Kennedy | For the Freedom of Man | | 13. | Douglas MacArthur | Don't Scuttle the Pacific | | 12. | Mao Tse-tung | People's Democratic Dictatorship | | 11. | Harry S. Truman | Communist Attack on Korea: A Violation of UN Charter | | 10. | Dwight D. Eisenhower | Liberty is at Stake | | 9. | Lyndon B. Johnson | United States Vietnam Policy | | 8. | Harry S. Truman | Warning to Japan | | 7. | Adlai Stevenson/V. A. Zorin | Has the USSR Missiles in Cuba? | | 6. | Winston Churchill | The Retreat from Flanders | | 5. | Franklin D. Roosevelt | Good Start Toward Lasting Peace | | 4. | George W. Bush | The War in Iraq | | 3. | Adolf Hitler | The Position of Government | | 2. | George W. Bush | A Nation Stunned | | 1. | Franklin D. Roosevelt* | The President's War Address | The speeches' content and makers present you with opportunities for discussion, debate and reflection on how speeches change the course of history: History repeats itself. The themes and the rhetoric of speeches made 50 years ago bear striking resemblance to those of current world leaders. Example: LBJ's speech concerning Vietnam has similar rhetoric to what you hear from the White House today. The impact. Many Americans are unaware of how these speeches changed our world. Example: FDR's speech in 1945 set in motion events that lead to the creation of the Soviet Union and a "cold war" that lasted more than 40 years. The debate. Thomas Daly IV, an expert speech analyst, explains his rationale for each selection on each speech page. Do you agree with his rankings? We encourage you to e-mail us your comments, thoughts and questions.  NOTE: DVD is for computer use only. Works on both PCs and Macs!
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