John Shosky

The Words of Our Time

Speeches That Made a Difference 2001-2011

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Produktbeschreibung

Leading U.S. political speechwriter collects and analyses the best modern political speeches by prominent world leaders.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Biteback Publishing
• Seitenzahl: 256
• Erscheinungstermin: 17. Juli 2012
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 236mm x 155mm x 36mm
• Gewicht: 635g
• ISBN-13: 9781849541770
• ISBN-10: 1849541779
• Artikelnr.: 34674045

Autorenporträt

Dr. John Shosky is one of the US's leading public speaking coaches and has been a speechwriter and consultant in three presidential administrations. He writes a monthly column in the UK's Total Politics magazine.

Inhaltsangabe

Acknowledgements
1. Introduction: Impact and Speeches that make a Difference
Moral Authority
2. Aung San Suu Kyi: "Release from House Arrest" (2010 remarks when freed
from house arrest)
3. Barack Obama, "Politics and Religion" (2008 Philadelphia speech about
Jeremiah Wright)
4. Vaclav Havel, "Politics and Language," (Czech president's 2002 address
at Florida International University)
UK Governance
5. Tony Blair, "2005 Party Speech" (realities about 21st Century
governance)
6. Tony Blair, "Resignation Speech" (2007 summing up)
7. Dan Hannan, "Failure of Governance" (the speech about Brown and Britain)
8. David Cameron: "2010 Conservative Party Conference"
9. Nick Clegg: "2010 Liberal Democrat Party Conference"
10. Ed Miliband, "2010 Labour Party Conference"
The World
11. Nelson Mandela, "Ending Poverty" (2005 Trafalgar Square speech on
global poverty)
12. Azarias Ruberwa Manywa, "Good Governance and Competent Government"
(2006 Vice President's speech about DR Congo)
13. Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, "2006 Inaugural Speech" (Liberia's first female
president)
14. Ivo Morales, "Inaugural Speech in Bolivia" (Indigenous people and
resistance to the US)
15. Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, "Brazil Emerges" (Brazil President's 2003
speech about developed and developing nations working together)
16. Vladimir Putin, "Russia and the World" (2009 speech at Davos)
17. Nicolas Sarkozy, "France and International Finance" (2009 speech at
Davos)
18. Mahmud Abbas, "2003 Inaugural Speech) (Prime Minister of Palestinian
States)
19. Benjamin Netanyahu, "History and Israeli Security" (2010 speech in New
Orleans)
20. Benazir Bhutto, "Pakistan and the World" (2005 speech about positive
change)
21. Manamohan Singh, "India Rises" (Indian Prime Minister's 2010
Independence Day speech about India's new power in world affairs)
22. Henry Paulsen, "The United States and China" (Treasury Secretary's 2008
speech)
23. David Cameron, "Britain's Foreign Policy" (2010 speech at Lord Mayor's
Dinner)
The War on Terrorism
24. George W. Bush, "Before a Joint Session of Congress" (2001 speech on
response to 9/11)
25. Tony Blair, "2001 Party Conference Speech" (Britain's response to 9/11)
26. George W. Bush, "Case for War in Iraq" (2002 Cincinnati speech)
27. Robin Cook, "Resignation Speech" (2003 rejection of Blair's policy)
Globalisation
28. Pope Benedict XVI, "The Catholic Church and Islam" (controversial 2006
remarks)
29. Angela Merkel, "Multiculturalism in Germany Has Failed" (2010 speech)
30. Barack Obama, "Reaching out to Islam" (2008 Cairo remarks)
Science and Politics
31. George W. Bush, "Veto of Stem Cell Legislation" (2006 debate on stem
cell policy)
32. Diana DeGette, "Response to Presidential Veto" (2006)
Eulogy
33. John Howard, "Eulogy for Australian Victims of Bali Terrorist Attack"
(2002 speech)
34. Margaret Thatcher, "Eulogy for Ronald Reagan" (2004 remarks via video
at funeral)
35. Neil Kinnock, "Eulogy for Michael Foot" (2010 remarks via video)