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Essays & Speeches (Ybor City): SPC 1608 - Prof. Harris

A guide to helpful resources for essay assignments and speeches.

Resources for Prof Harris' Public Speaking class

This page contains resources helpful for finding speeches and orators. The other tabs on this guide will be helpful for researching topics for your own speeches and research papers.

Books in the Ybor Library

Representative American Speeches
Call Number: PS668 .B3
American Political Speeches by Richard Beeman (Editor); Terry Golway
Call Number: E183 .A494 2012
American Speeches by Ted Widmer (Editor)
Call Number: E183 .A498 2006
Lincoln Speeches by Richard Beeman (Editor); Abraham Lincoln; Allen C. Guelzo
Call Number: E457.92 2012
The Penguin Book of Modern Speeches by Brian MacArthur (Editor)
Call Number: PN6122 .P46 2012
Great speeches in history series

Online resources

American Rhetoric
Michael Eidenmuller's Site includes offers a speech bank including text, audio, and video speeches. Also includes supplemental information on public speaking and communication.
Vital Speeches of the Day
HCC ID required
TED: Ideas worth spreading
C-SPAN
Recorded proceedings of the United States federal government, as well as other public affairs programming from all three C-SPAN networks seven days a week, twenty-four hours a day. Programs are extensively indexed, making the database of C-SPAN programming an unparalleled chronological resource.
The American Presidency Project
Famous Presidential Speeches
U.S. Presidential Inaugurations: "I Do Solemnly Swear..."

Some research databases in which you can find speeches:

Great Speeches Series (30 Parts)

Ebooks - HCC ID required

Speeches of the American Presidents by Janet Podell (Editor); Steven Anzovin (Editor); John Little (Introduction by)
Call Number: eBook
Publication Date: 2001-01-01
American Voices by Bernard K. Duffy (Editor); Richard W. Leeman (Editor)
Call Number: eBook

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