Great Speeches

by Edward Grey, Winston S. Churchill, Franklin D. Roosevelt, et al.

Book Overview

In the relatively short span of 25 years -- from his first national campaign in 1920 to his death in the first year of his fourth term as President in 1945 -- Franklin Delano Roosevelt delivered hundreds of speeches, many of them masterly orations.
Perhaps the finest speechmaker in American history, FDR was a consummate expert at reading his audience. He could be dazzlingly informal, imperiously statesmanlike, witheringly sarcastic, stern, and...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0486408949
• ISBN13: 9780486408941
• Release Date: May 1999
• Publisher: Dover Publications
• Length: 176 Pages
• Weight: 0.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.2" x 8.2"
• Age Range: 14 years and up
• Grade Range: Grade 9 and higher

Customer Reviews

FDR SPEECHES

Great book for any admirer or anyone wanting to read or study great work from a great President

Excellent compilation...

Excellent compilation of FDR's best speeches--27 in all. As with the collection of Lincoln's speeches that I read not too long ago, these speeches lose nothing when being read (and, with FDR, a great many of these speeches are available on various forms of media to be heard and seen). He was a master at the art of speech-making, and making you feel that he was speaking directly to you, rather than to an entire gathering or to millions over the radio.Highly recommended, as it gives us a glimpse into the difficult times of FDR's administration, and FDR himself.