Sammlung von Reden in der amerikanischen Geschichte (History.com, USA 2010)

Unterrichtsvorschläge zu berühmten Reden in der amerikanischen Geschichte (USA: ReadWriteThink 2020)

This site allows to access thousands of primary sources  — letters, photographs, speeches, posters, maps, videos, and other document types — spanning the course of American history (USA: National Archives 2017).

This nonpartisan, nonprofit “consumer advocate” for voters aims to reduce the level of deception and confusion in U.S. politics. It monitors the factual accuracy of what is said by major U.S. political players in the form of TV ads, debates, speeches, interviews and news releases (USA 2017).

This short scene (2 mins) from the 1996 blockbuster is a quaint variation of patriotic speeches. Here, the fictional American president gives a motivational talk to the last surviving human fighter pilots before an imminent battle with an alien invasion force. The speech is full of references to the Declaration of Independence, mixing American ideals and ideological concepts ...