Famous Presidential Speeches

Fireside chats, inaugural speeches, war declarations, and more

George Washington First Inaugural Address Farewell Address	Thomas Jefferson First Inaugural Address
Abraham Lincoln Gettysburg Address Second Inaugural Address	James Monroe State of the Nation Address, Proclaiming the Monroe Doctrine
Woodrow Wilson War Message, Advising Congress to Declare War on Germany	Theodore Roosevelt "The Man with the Muck Rake" Speech
Harry Truman Farewell Address	Franklin D. Roosevelt First Fireside Chat Third Inaugural Address War Message, Asking Congress to Declare War on Japan
Lyndon Johnson State of the Union Address, Proposing the "Great Society" Program	John F. Kennedy Inaugural Address
Ronald Reagan Inaugural Address	Richard Nixon Resignation Speech
William Clinton Inaugural Address	George H. W. Bush State of the Union Address, Envisioning One Thousand Points of Light
George W. Bush Address to Congress and the American People
See our comprehensive list of inaugural speeches
See our comprehensive list of State of the Union speeches