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9780735202962

The Words That Shook the World

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  • ISBN13:

    9780735202962

  • ISBN10:

    0735202966

  • Format: Hardcover
  • Copyright: 2002-10-01
  • Publisher: Prentice Hall Press
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Summary

Words that Shook the Worldcelebrates over 40 of the most extraordinary speeches of the last 100 years. Illustrated with dramatic black-and-white photographs, the book sets each of the speeches and speakers within a historical context that includes timelines and contemporary press commentary. In addition, readers are brought inside every paragraph of 20 of these magical speeches to discover what has made these words so powerful. And, best of all, two audio CDs reveal the passion of many of these extraordinary individuals as they faced their audiences, opened their hearts, and spoke Words that Shook the World.

Author Biography

Richard Greene has been called "the Master of Charisma" by the Sunday Times of London. He coaches presidents, prime ministers, CEOs, celebrities, and sales professionals on public speaking, and has appeared on "Nightline," "Good Morning, America," CNN, ABC, NBC, CBS, and the BBC. He covered the 1996 and 2000 Presidential conventions as a political speech analyst for MSNBC and FOX News.

Florie Brizel is a former TV producer whose expertise includes speechwriting, public relations, and marketing for individual and corporate clients worldwide.

Table of Contents

Preface
Anthony Robbins
Foreword
Helen Thomas
Foreword
Jeff Greenfield
Introduction
Richard Greene
How We Chose The 20 Speeches That Shook the World
1903 ``You can not improve on it. Leave it as it is!'' (Speech at the Grand Canyon)
1933 ``. . . the only thing we have to fear...is fear itself.'' (First Inaugural Address)
1939 ``. . . luckiest man on the face of the earth.'' (Farewell Speech)
1940 ``. . . blood, toil, tears, and sweat.'' (Address to the House of Commons)
1945 ``The entire world is quietly at peace.'' (Radio Address on Surrender of Japan)
1945 ``The war is won, but peace is not.'' (Nobel Prize Anniversary Dinner)
1948 ``. . . the international Magna Carta of all men everywhere.'' (Statement on Adoption of Universal Declaration of Human Rights)
1963 ``Ich bin ein Berliner.'' (Address at the Berlin Wall)
1963 ``I have a dream. . .'' (March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom)
1964 ``. . . extremism in defense of liberty is no vice!'' (Acceptance Speech/Republican National Convention)
1968 ``Some men see things as they are and say why. I dream things that never were and say why not.'' (RFK as quoted in Tribute)
1974 ``My faith in the Constitution is whole, it is complete, it is total.'' (House of Representatives on the Impeachment of President Nixon)
1979 ``Let there be no more wars. . .'' (Signing Egypt-Israeli Peace Treaty)
1984 ``There is despair, Mr. President, in the faces you don't see. . .'' (Keynote Address/Democratic National Convention)
1985 ``. . . they . . . `slipped the surly bonds of earth' to `touch the face of God.''' (Address to Nation after Challenger Disaster)
1989 ``. . . a universal responsibility for one another and the planet we share.'' (Nobel Acceptance Speech)
1993 ``Enough of blood and tears. Enough.'' (Signing of the Israeli-Palestinian Declaration of Principles --- Oslo II)
1997 ``. . . the unique, the complex, the extraordinary and irreplaceable Diana. . . '' (Eulogy)
1941, 2001 Days of Infamy
Acknowledgments
Sources
Index

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