Candidate Speeches - 2008 Election

Last updated on: 3/10/2009 6:35:00 AM PST

Candidate Speeches

Speech transcripts were taken from the candidates' websites. When unavailable, ProCon.org searched for transcripts from other sources. Some candidates had more speech transcripts available than others.

Democratic Party		Republican Party		3rd Parties / Independents
	Obama, Barack (109 speeches)		McCain, John (80 speeches)		Baldwin, Chuck (3 speeches)	Barr, Bob (2 speeches)
					McKinney, Cynthia (19 speeches)	Nader, Ralph (11 speeches)

Candidates who have withdrawn or who no longer meet our criteria.

Democratic Party

Republican Party

3rd Parties / Independents

Biden, Joe
(Withdrew on
Jan. 3, 2008)

Brownback, Sam
(Withdrew on
Oct. 19, 2007)

Gravel, Mike (Lib)
(Withdrew on
May 27, 2008)

Clinton, Hillary
(Suspended candidacy
on June 7, 2008)

Gilmore, Jim
(Withdrew on
July 14, 2007)

Imperato, Daniel (Ind)
(No longer met criteria
on Mar. 21, 2008)

Dodd, Chris
(Withdrew on
Jan. 3, 2008)

Giuliani, Rudy
(Withdrew on
Jan. 30, 2008)

Kubby, Steve (Lib)
(No longer met criteria
on Mar. 21, 2008)

Edwards, John
(Withdrew on
Jan. 30, 2008)

Huckabee, Mike
(Withdrew on
Mar. 4, 2008)

Keyes, Alan (Ind)
(No longer met criteria
on June 23, 2008)

Kucinich, Dennis
(Withdrew on
Jan. 25, 2008)

Hunter, Duncan
(Withdrew on
Jan. 19, 2008)

McEnulty, Frank (Ind)
(No longer met criteria
on Mar. 21, 2008)

Richardson, Bill
(Withdrew on
Jan. 10, 2008)

Paul, Ron
(Withdrew on
June 12, 2008)

Smith, Christine (Lib)
(No longer met criteria
on Mar. 21, 2008)

Vilsack, Tom
(Withdrew on
Feb. 23, 2007)

Romney, Mitt
(Withdrew on
Feb. 7, 2008)

Tancredo, Tom
(Withdrew on
Dec. 20, 2007)

Thompson, Fred
(Withdrew on
Jan. 22, 2008)

Thompson, Tommy
(Withdrew on
Aug. 12, 2007)

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Democratic Party:

Obama, Barack
(109 speeches)

Date	Speech Title	PDF Size
Nov. 4, 2008	President-elect Obama's Victory Speech	271 KB
Nov. 3, 2008	Remarks of Senator Barack Obama: Jacksonville, FL	480 KB
Nov. 2, 2008	Remarks of Senator Barack Obama: Columbus, OH	459 KB
Oct. 31, 2008	Remarks of Senator Barack Obama: Des Moines, IA	366 KB
Oct. 30, 2008	Remarks of Senator Barack Obama: Sarasota, FL	718 KB
Oct. 29, 2008	Remarks of Senator Barack Obama: Raleigh, NC	634 KB
Oct. 28, 2008	Remarks of Senator Barack Obama: Chester, PA	502 KB
Oct. 27, 2008	Closing Argument Speech: 'One Week'	591 KB
Oct. 22, 2008	National Security Avail	544 KB
Oct. 21, 2008	Growing American Jobs Summit	589 KB
Oct. 13, 2008	A Rescue Plan for the Middle-Class	635 KB
Oct. 4, 2008	Health Care	679 KB
Sep. 23, 2008	Plan to Protect Taxpayers and Homeowners	591 KB
Sep. 19, 2008	The Fed/Treasury Plan	471 KB
Sep. 12, 2008	On Taxes	486 KB
Aug. 28, 2008	The American Promise -- Remarks at the Democratic Convention	415 KB
Aug. 23, 2008	Vice President Announcement	390 KB
Aug. 19, 2008	VFW National Convention	570 KB
Aug. 6, 2008	Town Hall on Energy (Elkhart, IN)	540 KB
Aug. 4, 2008	New Energy for America	595 KB
Aug. 2, 2008	Urban League	565 KB
Aug. 1, 2008	Town Hall on the Economy	535 KB
July 31, 2008	Town Hall on Energy	450 KB
July 30, 2008	Town Hall on the Economy	365 KB
July 24, 2008	Berlin Speech: A World That Stands As One	560 KB
July 16, 2008	Summit on Confronting New Threats	500 KB
July 15, 2008	A New Strategy for a New World	510 KB
July 14, 2008	99th Annual Convention of the NAACP	540 KB
July 13, 2008	80th Convention of the American Federation of Teachers	535 KB
July 11, 2008	A Secure Energy Future	555 KB
July 10, 2008	Women's Economic Security Town Hall	515 KB
July 8, 2008	League of United Latin American Citizens	475 KB
July 7, 2008	An Agenda for Middle-Class Success	400 KB
July 3, 2008	On Veterans	535 KB
July 1, 2008	Council for Faith-Based and Neighborhood Partnerships	500 KB
June 30, 2008	The America We Love	485 KB
June 28, 2008	National Association of Latino Elected and Appointed Officials	365 KB
June 26, 2008	Opening of Competitiveness Summit	375 KB
June 24, 2008	A Serious Energy Policy for Our Future	560 KB
June 23, 2008	Discussion with Working Women	525 KB
June 21, 2008	A Metropolitan Strategy for America's Future	525 KB
June 16, 2008	Renewing American Competitiveness	550 KB
June 15, 2008	Apostolic Church of God	400 KB
June 9, 2008	Speech on Economy	63 KB
June 5, 2008	Health Care Town Hall	634 KB
June 4, 2008	AIPAC Policy Conference	687 KB
June 3, 2008	Final Primary Night	666 KB
June 2, 2008	Troy High School	622 KB
May 26, 2008	Memorial Day	637 KB
May 25, 2008	Wesleyan University Commencement	675 KB
May 23, 2008	Renewing U.S. Leadership in the Americas	695 KB
May 20, 2008	Forging a New Future for America	660 KB
May 14, 2008	Macomb Community College	643 KB
May 12, 2008	Veterans Remarks	669 KB
May 9, 2008	Economic Discussion	583 KB
May 6, 2008	Primary Night	606 KB
May 3, 2008	Plan to Fight for Working Families and Take on Special Interests in Washington	688 KB
Apr. 25, 2008	Press Avail on Energy Plan	629 KB
Apr. 22, 2008	Pennsylvania Primary Night	654 KB
Apr. 15, 2008	Building Trades National Legislative Conference	665 KB
Apr. 14, 2008	AP Annual Luncheon	654 KB
Apr. 14, 2008	Alliance for American Manufacturing	633 KB
Apr. 10, 2008	Remarks in Gary, Indiana	587 KB
Apr. 4, 2008	Remembering Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.	570 KB
Apr. 2, 2008	AFL-CIO	635 KB
Mar. 27, 2008	Renewing the American Economy	671 KB
Mar. 20, 2008	The Cost of War	629 KB
Mar. 19, 2008	The World Beyond Iraq	672 KB
Mar. 18, 2008	A More Perfect Union	650 KB
Mar. 12, 2008	Endorsement by US Admirals and Generals	615 KB
Mar. 4, 2008	March 4th Primary Night	629 KB
Feb. 24, 2008	Remarks at National Gypsum in Lorain, Ohio	107 KB
Feb. 13, 2008	Keeping America's Promise	137 KB
Feb. 12, 2008	Potomac Primary Night	113 KB
Feb. 9, 2008	Virginia Jefferson-Jackson Dinner	116 KB
Feb. 7, 2008	Rebuilding Trust with New Orleans	123 KB
Feb. 5, 2008	Super Tuesday	111 KB
Jan. 30, 2008	The Past Versus the Future	127 KB
Jan. 29, 2008	Reclaiming the American Dream	122 KB
Jan. 28, 2008	Response to the State of the Union	104 KB
Jan. 28, 2008	Kennedy Endorsement Event	11 KB
Jan. 26, 2008	South Carolina Victory Speech	29 KB
Jan. 22, 2008	Economic Speech	113 KB
Jan. 20, 2008	The Great Need of the Hour	120 KB
Jan. 3, 2008	Iowa Caucus Night	77 KB
Dec. 27, 2007	Our Moment Is Now	91 KB
Dec. 18, 2007	Foreign Policy Forum	82 KB
Dec. 5, 2007	A Call to Serve	95 KB
Nov. 30, 2007	Democratic National Committee Fall Meeting	82 KB
Nov. 20, 2007	Our Kids, Our Future	104 KB
Nov. 13, 2007	United Auto Workers Conference	84 KB
Nov. 10, 2007	Iowa Jefferson-Jackson Dinner	90 KB
Nov. 7, 2007	Reclaiming the American Dream	111 KB
Nov. 3, 2007	A Change We Can Believe In	100 KB
Oct. 12, 2007	Lessons from Iraq	725 KB
Oct. 8, 2007	Real Leadership for a Clean Energy Future	80 KB
Oct. 2, 2007	A New Beginning	81 KB
Sep. 28, 2007	Howard University Convocation	71 KB
Sep. 18, 2007	Tax Fairness for the Middle Class	114 KB
Sep. 17, 2007	Our Common Stake in America's Prosperity	135 KB
Sep. 12, 2007	Turning the Page in Iraq	90 KB
Sep. 3, 2007	Remarks of Senator Barack Obama at Labor Day Rally	75 KB
Aug. 21, 2007	A Sacred Trust	74 KB
Aug. 1, 2007	The War We Need to Win	157 KB
July 26, 2007	College Democrats of America	68 KB
July 22, 2007	Remarks to the National Council of La Raza	117 KB
July 18, 2007	Changing the Odds for Urban America	122 KB
July 5, 2007	Remarks to the National Education Association Annual Meeting	137 KB
June 23, 2007	A Politics of Conscience	72 KB

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Republican Party:

McCain, John
(80 speeches)

Date	Speech Title	PDF Size
Nov. 4, 2008	Remarks by John McCain (Concession Speech)	188 KB
Nov. 4, 2008	Senator John McCain's Remarks as Delivered in Grand Junction, CO	190 KB
Oct. 31, 2008	Remarks by John McCain in Columbus, OH	203 KB
Oct. 30, 2008	Remarks by John McCain After Holding A National Security Roundtable Meeting	200 KB
Oct. 29, 2008	Remarks by Senator John McCain in Miami, FL	204 KB
Oct. 28, 2008	Remarks on the State of Our Economy	198 KB
Oct. 14, 2008	The Pension and Family Security Plan	215 KB
Oct. 1, 2008	The Economy	407 KB
Sep. 19, 2008	Remarks on Our Financial Markets	215 KB
Sep. 5, 2008	Acceptance Speech at the RNC	459 KB
Aug. 26, 2008	90th Annual American Legion National Convention	233 KB
Aug. 19, 2008	Remarks on Energy Costs	225 KB
Aug. 11, 2008	Remarks to 87th Annual Convention of the Disabled American Veterans	235 KB
Aug. 1, 2008	Remarks to National Urban League Annual Conference	235 KB
July 26, 2008	Americans with Disabilities Conference	200 KB
July 25, 2008	The American GI Forum	235 KB
July 16, 2008	99th Annual NAACP Convention	240 KB
July 14, 2008	2008 National Council of La Raza Convention	240 KB
July 9, 2008	Ohio Town Hall Meeting	200 KB
July 7, 2008	Jobs For America Economic Plan	245 KB
July 1, 2008	Remarks At The National Sheriffs' Association	350 KB
June 28, 2008	NALEO Conference	280 KB
June 25, 2008	Comprehensive Plan for Energy Security	260 KB
June 24, 2008	Energy Security and Safeguarding Our Environment	280 KB
June 23, 2008	Energy Security and Our National Security	200 KB
June 20, 2008	The Relationship Between The United States And Canada	210 KB
June 18, 2008	Energy Security and The Economy	200 KB
June 17, 2008	Securing Our Energy Future	230 KB
June 10, 2008	NFIB and eBay 2008 National Small Business Summit	220 KB
June 3, 2008	A Leader We Can Believe In	318 KB
June 3, 2008	Remarks in New Orleans	228 KB
June 2, 2008	Remarks at AIPAC	229 KB
May 27, 2008	Remarks on Nuclear Security	231 KB
May 26, 2008	Remarks on Memorial Day	222 KB
May 20, 2008	Remarks on Cuban Independence Day	217 KB
May 19, 2008	Remarks on America's Leadership in the Global Economy	230 KB
May 16, 2008	Remarks at the National Rifle Association Annual Meeting	225 KB
May 15, 2008	Four Year Vision for America	342 KB
May 12, 2008	Remarks on Climate Change Policy	245 KB
May 7, 2008	Vision for Defending the Freedom and Dignity of the World's Vulnerable	233 KB
May 6, 2008	Remarks on Judicial Philosophy	264 KB
May 1, 2008	Remarks on Health Care on Day Four of the "Call to Action Tour"	209 KB
Apr. 29, 2008	Remarks on Health Care on Day Two of the "Call to Action Tour"	242 KB
Apr. 28, 2008	Remarks on Day One of the "Call to Action" Tour	202 KB
Apr. 23, 2008	Remarks on Day Three of the It's Time for Action Tour	326 KB
Apr. 22, 2008	Remarks on Day Two of the It's Time for Action Tour	328 KB
Apr. 15, 2008	Remarks on the Economy	291 KB
Apr. 10, 2008	Remarks on the Economy at Brooklyn Small Business Roundtable	212 KB
Apr. 7, 2008	Remarks to the Members of the Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW)	271 KB
Apr. 5, 2008	Service to America: Remarks in Prescott, Arizona	224 KB
Apr. 4, 2008	Remarks to Southern Christian Leadership Conference	202 KB
Apr. 3, 2008	Service to America: Address at Jacksonville, FL	173 KB
Apr. 2, 2008	Service to America: Address at the Naval Academy, Annapolis, MD	174 KB
Apr. 1, 2008	Service to America: Episcopal High School in Alexandria, Virginia	167 KB
Mar. 31, 2008	Service to America: Meridian, MS	207 KB
Mar. 26, 2008	Remarks To The Los Angeles World Affairs Council	267 KB
Mar. 25, 2008	The Housing Crisis	200 KB
Feb. 13, 2008	Remarks to Potomac Primary Victory Party	70 KB
Feb. 7, 2008	Remarks to CPAC	27 KB
Jan. 19, 2008	Remarks on South Carolina Primary Victory	64 KB
Jan. 12, 2008	Remarks To Americans For Prosperity Michigan Summit	79 KB
Jan. 8, 2008	Remarks On New Hampshire Primary Victory	70 KB
Dec. 10, 2007	Remarks to the Center for Hydrogen Research	81 KB
Nov. 19, 2007	Address to Franklin Pierce University	77 KB
Nov. 5, 2007	Conference on Bio Economy in Ames, IA	75 KB
Oct. 20, 2007	John McCain Addresses the Presidency IV Forum	67 KB
Oct. 19, 2007	Address to the Values Voter Summit	68 KB
Oct. 11, 2007	John McCain on Health Care	74 KB
Oct. 9, 2007	Address to Detroit Economic Club	68 KB
Sep. 28, 2007	Address to the 2007 Hispanic Business Expo	68 KB
Sep. 27, 2007	Address to the Hudson Institute	68 KB
Sep. 22, 2007	Address to the Mackinac Republican Leadership Conference	68 KB
Sep. 21, 2007	Address to the National Rifle Association	60 KB
Sep. 8, 2007	Address to CA GOP: "Reagan stood tall" So Must We	64 KB
Aug. 27, 2007	Address to the National Guard Association of the United States	72 KB
Aug. 20, 2007	Address to the 108th National Convention of the Veterans of Foreign Wars	69 KB
Aug. 6, 2007	John McCain Discusses Private Property Rights in an Address to the Cedar Rapids Rotary Club	64 KB
Jul. 18, 2007	Address to the Christians United for Israel	64 KB
Jul. 13, 2007	Address to the Concord Chamber of Commerce on Defeating Our Enemies	72 KB
June 20, 2007	Address on Latin America to the Florida Association of Broadcasters	99 KB

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Third Parties / Independents:

Baldwin, Chuck
(3 speeches)

[Note: ProCon.org was unable to find speech transcripts from Mr. Baldwin's 2008 presidential campaign; the speeches below were made prior to the current campaign.]

Date	Speech Title	PDF Size
Oct. 30, 2007	Christians Should Support Constitutional Government	70 KB
Apr. 24, 2007	Speech in Boise, Idaho	130 KB
May 8, 2004	State of Ohio Reform Party Annual Convention	85 KB

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Barr, Bob
(2 speeches)

[Note: ProCon.org was unable to find more than one speech transcript from Mr. Barr's 2008 presidential campaign.]

Date	Speech Title	PDF Size
July 25, 2008	Testimony before the House Judiciary Committee	195 KB
May 12, 2008	Barr Announces His Campaign for US President	455 KB

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McKinney, Cynthia
(19 speeches)

[Note: ProCon.org was able to find only one transcript from Ms. McKinney's 2008 presidential campaign, her nomination acceptance speech; the rest of the speeches below were made prior to the current campaign.]

Date	Speech Title	PDF Size
July 12, 2008	Green Party Nomination Acceptance Speech	100 KB
May 16, 2008	al-Nakbah Commemoration at UN	101 KB
May 1, 2008	May Day Rally With Dockworkers	296 KB
Apr. 15, 2008	Speech at CSUN on Mexican Shadow Government	140 KB
Apr. 4, 2008	Remarks to Second Continental Conference of the Americas Against "Free Trade" and Privatizations	93 KB
Oct. 24, 2007	The World Didn't Wait - "elevate" Democracy conference speech	158 KB
Sep. 20, 2007	Jena 6 Solidarity Statement	170 KB
Aug. 25, 2007	Kennebunkport Peace Rally	106 KB
Aug. 2, 2007	Press Conference on Hurricane Katrina International Tribunal	143 KB
Apr. 28, 2007	Antioch College Graduation: Make Gentle Our Country in This World	139 KB
Mar. 17, 2007	Address to March 17th Anti-War Rally at Pentagon	152 KB
Feb. 16, 2007	El Mundo Negro No Puede Esperar, Tampoco Puede Hacerlo Colombia	141 KB
Feb. 16, 2007	The Black World Can't Wait and Neither Can Colombia	149 KB
Feb. 5, 2007	Remarks at at Malaysia Peace Conference	193 KB
Apr. 23, 2004	The Perils of Globalization: Georgia Tech Globalization Forum	882 KB
Sep. 15, 2003	A Message to the People of New York City	738 KB
July 31, 2003	Democracy Is Under Attack - Let's Take it Back	38 KB
May 19, 2003	Toward a Just and Peaceful World - Commencement Address at University of California at Berkeley	380 KB
Sep. 14, 2002	Remarks at the Reception for the Congressional Black Caucus	242 KB

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Nader, Raph
(11 speeches)

[Note: ProCon.org was unable to find more than two speech transcripts from Mr. Nader's 2008 presidential campaign; some of the speeches below were made prior to the current campaign.]

Date	Speech Title	PDF Size
May 31, 2008	Speech rebutting arguments telling Nader not to run for US President	20 KB
Feb. 24, 2008	Nader Announces His Campaign for US President on Meet the Press with Tim Russert	65 KB
June 28, 2004	The Muslim Vote in Election 2004	111 KB
Jan. 24, 2002	Crashing the Party	55 KB
Feb. 19, 2001	Speech to the Richmond Greens and the Green Party of Virginia	55 KB
Aug. 23, 2000	Wasting Your Vote, Wasting Our Democracy	112 KB
July 11, 2000	Speech at the NAACP 91st Annual Convention	70 KB
June 25, 2000	Green Party Nomination Acceptance Speech in 2000	146 KB
Apr. 14, 2000	IFG IMF/World Bank Teach-In	49 KB
Mar. 1, 2000	Los Angeles Press Club Press Conference	68 KB
Oct. 17, 1996	The Moral Courage to Stand Against Injustice	64 KB

Democratic Party Candidates Who Have Withdrawn or

Who No Longer Meet Our Criteria:

(Please note that ProCon.org does not update speech transcripts for candidates who have withdrawn or who no longer meet our criteria.)

Biden, Joe
(Withdrew on Jan. 3, 2008)

Date	Speech Title	PDF Size
June 19, 2007	Remarks on the Senator Floor on the Bipartisan Iraq War Resolution	40 KB
May 11, 2007	Address to the IAFF Convention in Portsmouth, NH	65 KB
Apr. 3, 2007	Iraq's Future and America's Interests	68 KB
Mar. 8, 2007	Opening Statement in the Senate Foreign Relations Committee Hearing on Afghanistan: Time for a New Strategy?	56 KB
Feb. 15, 2007	Iraq's Future	60 KB
Feb. 5, 2007	Remarks on the Senator Floor on the Bipartisan Iraq War Resolution	44 KB
Feb. 3, 2007	Senator Joe Biden's Speech Democratic National Committee's Winter Meeting	56 KB
Jan. 11, 2007	Opening Statement in the Senate Foreign Relations Committee Hearings on Iraq: The Administration's Plan	48 KB
Jan. 10, 2007	Opening Statement in the Senate Foreign Relations Committee Hearing on Iraq: The Current Situation	48 KB
Dec. 5, 2006	Biden Remarks to the Israel Policy Forum	56 KB
Sep. 20, 2006	Salvaging American Interests in a United Iraq	60 KB
Sep. 7, 2006	Five Years After 9/11: Rethinking America's Future Security	64 KB
July 19, 2006	Four Steps Towards Energy Security	80 KB
May 21, 2006	Syracuse University, College of Law, Commencement Address	56 KB
May 1, 2006	The Way Forward in Iraq	61 KB
Mar. 16, 2006	Tribute to an Irish Mother	57 KB

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Clinton, Hillary
(Suspended campaign on June 7, 2008)

Date	Speech Title	PDF Size
June 7, 2008	Remarks in Washington, DC -- Campaign Suspension	34 KB
June 4, 2008	Remarks at the AIPAC Conference, Washington, DC	73 KB
June 3, 2008	Election Night Remarks in New York, NY	77 KB
June 1, 2008	Remarks at the Victory Celebration in San Juan, Puerto Rico	77 KB
May 21, 2008	Remarks on Counting Every Vote at a "Solutions for America" Event	96 KB
May 20, 2008	Remarks at the Louisville, KY Celebration Event	81 KB
May 13, 2008	Remarks at Charleston, WV Celebration Event	82 KB
May 11, 2008	Remarks on Mother's Day	109 KB
May 6, 2008	Election Day Remarks in Indianapolis, IN	71 KB
Apr. 23, 2008	Election Day Remarks in Philadelphia, PA	64 KB
Apr. 15, 2008	Remarks to the Newspaper Association of America's Annual Conference	113 KB
Apr. 5, 2008	Remarks at the Montana Democratic Party Mansfield-Metcalf Dinner	109 KB
Apr. 4, 2008	Remarks on the 40th Anniversary of Dr. King's Death	87 KB
Apr. 1, 2008	Remarks at the Pennsylvania A.F.L.- C.I.O.	244 KB
Mar. 24, 2008	Remarks on Halting the Housing Crisis	210 KB
Mar. 19, 2008	Remarks at the "Solutions for America" Event in Detroit, MI	139 KB
Mar. 17, 2008	IRAQ: Remarks at The George Washingon University	96 KB
Mar. 4, 2008	Election Day Remarks in Columbus, OH	87 KB
Feb. 27, 2008	ECONOMY: Economic Summit in Zanesville, OH	178 KB
Feb. 25, 2008	Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton's Remarks on Foreign Policy at George Washington University	78 KB
Feb. 20, 2008	Remarks at Hunter College	56 KB
Feb. 19, 2008	Remarks at the Solutions for America Event in Youngstown, Ohio	66 KB
Feb. 16, 2008	Wisconsin Founders Day Gala Remarks	77 KB
Feb. 9, 2008	Remarks at the Virginia Jefferson-Jackson Dinner	57 KB
Feb. 5, 2008	Remarks on Super Tuesday	46 KB
Jan. 31, 2008	FAITH: Remarks at Baptist Convention	65 KB
Jan. 28, 2008	Remarks Before the State of the Union	69 KB
Jan. 24, 2008	ECONOMY: Solutions for the American Economy	93 KB
Jan. 14, 2008	Remarks at SEIU 32BJ Event Honoring the Legacy of Martin Luther King, Jr.	60 KB
Jan. 8, 2008	Remarks following the New Hampshire primary	46 KB
Jan. 3, 2008	Hillary Rodham Clinton's Caucus Night Remarks	45 KB
Nov. 19, 2007	ECONOMY: Policy Address on America's Economic Challenges	96 KB
Nov. 13, 2007	NATIVE AMERICANS: Remarks to National Congress of American Indians Annual Convention	56 KB
Nov. 10, 2007	IOWA: Remarks at the Iowa Jefferson-Jackson Dinner	60 KB
Nov. 5, 2007	ENERGY AND CLIMATE CHANGE: Comprehensive Strategy to Address the Climate and Energy Challenge	117 KB
Nov. 2, 2007	AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES: Remarks at the Granite State Independent Living Forum	60 KB
Nov. 1, 2007	YOUTH: Remarks on Student Activism at Wellesley College	92 KB
Oct. 24, 2007	WOMEN'S RIGHTS: Mary Louise Smith Lecture at the Catt Center for Women and Politics	46 KB
Oct. 16, 2007	AGENDA FOR WORKING FAMILIES: Helping Parents Balance Work & Family	84 KB
Oct. 9, 2007	RETIREMENT SECURITY: A 401(k) Plan For All Americans	83 KB
Oct. 8, 2007	REBUILDING THE MIDDLE CLASS: Hillary Clinton's Economic Blueprint for the 21st Century	115 KB
Oct. 4, 2007	SCIENTIFIC INTEGRITY AND INNOVATION: Remarks at the Carnegie Institution for Science	100 KB
Sep. 17, 2007	HEALTH CARE: Remarks on American Health Choices Plan	102 KB
Aug. 23, 2007	HEALTH CARE QUALITY: Speech at the Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center	108 KB
July 27, 2007	YOUTH OPPORTUNITY: Remarks to the Urban League	41 KB
July 10, 2007	IRAQ: Speech at the Temple for the Performing Arts in Des Moines	41 KB
May 31, 2007	ECONOMY: Hillary Clinton Speech and Q and A on Innovation	93 KB
May 24, 2007	HEALTH CARE: Hillary Remarks on Reducing the Cost of Health Care	104 KB
Apr. 13, 2007	GOVERNMENT REFORM: Remarks on Government	97 KB
Feb. 14, 2007	IRAN: No Military Action On Iran Without Congressional Authority	53 KB
July 16, 2006	PRIVACY: American Constitution Society	104 KB
June 13, 2006	WOMEN'S RIGHTS: National Family Planning and Reproductive Health Association Luncheon	62 KB
May 23, 2006	ENERGY POLICY: The National Press Club	107 KB

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Dodd, Chris
(Withdrew on Jan. 3, 2008)

Date	Speech Title	PDF Size
Sep. 8, 2007	Cuba Policy Roll-out	48 KB
June 23, 2007	Rekindling the Flame - A Call for a New American Patriotism	71KB
Apr. 19, 2007	The New American Prosperity: Innovation and Energy Independence in the 21st Century	62 KB
Apr. 12, 2007	Beyond Iraq and Into an Era of Bold Engagement	91 KB
Feb. 2, 2007	Speech to the 2007 DNC Winter Meeting	68 KB
Jan. 24, 2007	Remarks to the United States Conference of Mayors Washington	72 KB
Oct. 12, 2006	Understanding the Stakes: The Way Forward in Iraq	64 KB

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Edwards, John
(Withdrew on Jan. 30, 2008)

Date	Speech Title	PDF Size
Nov. 11, 2007	Veterans' Day Remarks by Senator John Edwards	178 KB
Nov. 5, 2007	Learning the Lesson of Iraq: A New Strategy for Iran	188 KB
Oct. 29, 2007	The Moral Test of Our Generation	190 KB
Oct. 26, 2007	Renewing the Social Compact	182 KB
Oct. 13, 2007	Address by Senator John Edwards on Restoring our Democracy	182 KB
Sep. 7, 2007	A New Strategy Against Terrorism	167 KB
Aug. 23, 2007	To Build One America, End the Game	169 KB
Aug. 6, 2007	Smarter Trade That Puts Workers First - Cedar Rapids, Iowa	181 KB
July 26, 2007	Restoring Economic Fairness - Des Moines, Iowa	165 KB
June 21, 2007	Building One America	161 KB
May 23, 2007	A Strong Military for a New Century	176 KB
Apr. 18, 2007	The National Action Network Convention	152 KB
Apr. 10, 2007	Responses to Questions from MoveOn Members About How to End the War in Iraq	168 KB
Mar. 15, 2007	Transformational Change for America and the World	180 KB
Feb. 2, 2007	DNC Winter Meeting	166 KB
June 22, 2006	National Press Club Policy Address	180 KB
Apr. 30, 2006	The Transatlantic Partnership in an Age of Global Challenges	180 KB
Feb. 8, 2006	Senator John Edwards Speaks at the United Against Poverty Conference	165 KB
Sep. 19, 2005	Restoring the American Dream: Combating Poverty and Building One America	180 KB
July 29, 2005	American Constitution Society	173 KB

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Kucinich, Dennis
(Withdrew on Jan. 25, 2008)

Date	Speech Title	PDF Size
June 20, 2007	Campaign for America's Future: Take Back America 2007	37 KB
Mar. 19, 2007	Impeachment: I'm Asking You. Do You Think It's Time?	84 KB
May 2005	Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty Review Conference at the United Nations	53 KB
July 28, 2004	Address to the Democratic National Convention	253 KB
Aug. 30, 2003	Islamic Society of North America	54 KB
Feb. 17, 2002	A Prayer for America	44 KB

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Richardson, Bill
(Withdrew on Jan. 10, 2008)

Date	Speech Title	PDF Size
Oct. 24, 2007	A New Partnership with Latin America	66 KB
Oct. 18, 2007	Facing Down the Threats of the 21st Century	67 KB
Oct. 11, 2007	Making America's Schools Work	67 KB
Oct. 4, 2007	Hard Choices: The Responsible Way Forward for Iraq and our Military	67 KB
Sep. 19, 2007	Speech to the Obesity Society	51 KB
Aug. 16, 2007	Creating a New American Century of Prosperity	82 KB
Aug. 8, 2007	Speech to the New Hampshire NEA	60 KB
Aug. 7, 2007	American Choices: Bill Richardson's Plan for Affordable Health Coverage for All Americans	73 KB
July 27, 2007	A Grand Strategy on Terrorism	66 KB
July 16, 2007	Women for Richardson Announcement	52 KB
July 3, 2007	Speech to the National Education Association	55 KB
June 27, 2007	Engaging Iran -- No Preconditions, No Illusions	76 KB
June 19, 2007	Speech to Take Back America 2007	58 KB
May 17, 2007	New America Foundation	72 KB
Apr. 30, 2007	Speech to the New Hampshire AFL-CIO Convention	55 KB

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Vilsack, Tom
(Withdrew on Feb. 23, 2007)

None found as of Feb. 23, 2007

Republican Party Candidates Who Have Withdrawn or

Who No Longer Meet Our Criteria:

(Please note that ProCon.org does not update speech transcripts for candidates

who have withdrawn or who no longer meet our criteria.)

Brownback, Sam
(Withdrew on Oct. 19, 2007)

None found as of Oct. 19, 2007

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Gilmore, Jim
(Withdrew on July 14, 2007)

None found as of July 14, 2007

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Giuliani, Rudy
(Withdrew on Jan. 30, 2008)

Date	Speech Title	PDF Size
Jan. 2, 2008	Remarks At The E. Stanley Wright Museum in Wolfeboro, NH,	91 KB
Dec. 15, 2007	Remarks in Tampa, FL	47 KB
Oct 20, 2007	Remarks at the Family Research Council's Values Voter Summit	67 KB
Oct. 16, 2007	Remarks to the Republican Jewish Coalition	54 KB
Oct. 11, 2007	Remarks to the NATO Supreme Allied Command Transformation Seminar	53 KB
Oct. 5, 2007	Remarks at the Americans for Prosperity Foundation Defending the American Dream Summit	64 KB
July 31, 2007	Excerpts from Mayor Giuliani's Town Hall Meeting in Rochester, NH	34 KB
July 19, 2007	Excerpts from Mayor Giuliani's Remarks in Waterloo, IA	34 KB
July 6, 2007	Excerpts from Mayor Giuliani's Remarks in Jacksonville, FL	29 KB
July 5, 2007	Excerpts from Mayor Giuliani's Remarks in Savannah, GA	32 KB
June 20, 2007	Excerpts from Mayor Giuliani's Remarks in Des Moines, IA	32 KB
June 12, 2007	Excerpts from Mayor Giuliani's Remarks in Bedford, NH	32 KB
June 7, 2007	Excerpts from Rudy Giuliani's Remarks to U.S. Airport & Seaport Association	31 KB
June 5, 2007	Excerpts from Mayor Giuliani's Remarks at Town Hall Meeting in New Castle, NH	32 KB
June 2, 2007	Excerpt from Mayor Giuliani's Remarks to Press in Fort Lauderdale, FL	31 KB
May 17, 2007	Excerpted Remarks from Orlando, Florida	27 KB

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Huckabee, Mike
(Withdrew on Mar. 4, 2008)

Date	Speech Title	PDF Size
Jan. 28, 2008	Comments On President's State Of The Union Address	32 KB
Jan. 22, 2008	Statement Regarding Federal Reserve Bank's Interest Rate Cut	29 KB
Oct. 20, 2007	Family Research Council Voter Values Summit	100 KB
Sep. 28, 2007	Foreign policy speech	55 KB
Aug. 28, 2007	Remarks at the Livestrong Presidential Cancer Forum	113 KB
Mar. 2, 2007	Remarks to the Conservative Political Action Conference	99 KB
1997	40th Anniversary of the Central High School Integration Crisis	96 KB

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Hunter, Duncan
(Withdrew on Jan. 19, 2008)

Date	Speech Title	PDF Size
Mar. 2, 2007	Conservative Political Action Conference	60 KB
Jan. 25, 2007	2008 Announcement Speech	218 KB

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Paul, Ron
(Withdrew on June 12, 2008)

[Note: ProCon.org was unable to find more than 3 transcripts of campaign speeches by Ron Paul; the speeches below were made by Ron Paul as a member of the U.S. House of Representatives unless otherwise noted.]

Date	Speech Title	PDF Size
May 20, 2008	March to War in Lebanon?	43 KB
Apr. 15, 2008	Tribute to Bernie Baltic	26 KB
Apr. 10, 2008	Statement on Earmark Reform	30 KB
Apr. 9, 2008	Report on Iraq to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs	46 KB
Apr. 2, 2008	Statement before the Joint Economic Committee	31 KB
Apr. 1, 2008	Expressing the Strong Support of the House of Representatives for the North Atlantic Treaty Organization to Enter into a Membership Action Plan with Georgia and Ukraine	32 KB
Mar. 14, 2008	Statement on H.R. 3773 - FISA Amendments Act of 2008	27 KB
Mar. 13, 2008	Living by the Sword	35 KB
Mar. 11, 2008	Subcommittee on Domestic and International Monetary Policy, Trade, and Technology	30 KB
Mar. 5, 2008	Foreign Government Investment in the U.S. Economy and Financial Sector	32 KB
Mar. 5, 2008	Statement on Gaza Bill	28 KB
Feb. 27, 2008	Monetary Policy and the State of the Economy	32 KB
Feb. 26, 2008	Monetary Policy and the State of the Economy	31 KB
Feb. 13, 2008	Statement on Competing Currencies	56 KB
Feb. 7, 2008	Speech at CPAC (Campaign speech)	96 KB
Jan. 8, 2008	Remarks on New Hampshire Primary Results (Campaign speech)	22 KB
Nov. 8, 2007	Statement Before the Joint Economic Committee	14 KB
Oct. 19, 2007	Family Research Council Voter Values Summit	27 KB
Aug. 2, 2007	Statement on introducing the Comprehensive Health Care Act	16 KB
May 24, 2007	On Patriotism	38 KB
May 19, 2007	Speech at Fundraiser in Austin (Campaign speech)	25 KB
Apr. 17, 2007	We Just Marched In (So We Can Just March Out)	17 KB
Mar. 20, 2007	The Upcoming Iraq War Funding Bill	19 KB
Mar. 7, 2007	The Scandal at Walter Reed	18 KB
Jan. 11, 2007	Escalation Is Hardly the Answer	17 KB
Sep. 7, 2006	Big Government Solutions Don't Work/ The Law of Opposites	67 KB
Jun. 20, 2006	Dialogue is Key to Dealing With Iran	16 KB
May 2, 2006	What Congress Can Do About Soaring Gas Prices	17 KB
Mar. 28, 2006	Making the World Safe for Christianity	18 KB
Mar. 3, 2006	Statement on the "Sunlight Rule"	14 KB
Oct. 7, 2005	Staying or Leaving	18 KB
Sep. 8, 2005	Why We Fight	69 KB
Jul. 21, 2005	Don't Reauthorize the Patriot Act	17 KB
Jun. 14, 2005	The Hidden Cost of War	55 KB

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Romney, Mitt
(Withdrew on Feb. 7, 2008)

Date	Speech Title	PDF Size
Jan. 14, 2008	Detroit Economic Club Address	55 KB
Dec. 6, 2007	"Faith In America" Address	52 KB
Oct. 19, 2007	Address to the Family Research Council's Values Voter Summit	45 KB
Sep. 22, 2007	Remarks at the Mackinac Republican Leadership Conference	43 KB
Jul. 7, 2007	Remarks at the Young Republican National Convention	46 KB
June 15, 2007	Remarks at the National Right to Life Convention Forum	42 KB
May 10, 2007	Remarks at the Massachusetts Citizens for Life Mother's Day Pioneer Valley Dinner	42 KB
Apr. 26, 2007	Remarks at Yeshiva University	50 KB
Apr. 18, 2007	Remarks at the Frontiers Of Freedom Ronald Reagan Gala	43 KB
Apr. 10, 2007	Remarks at the George Bush Presidential Library Center	55 KB
Mar. 9, 2007	Remarks at the Miami-Dade Lincoln Day Dinner	43 KB
Mar. 2, 2007	Remarks at CPAC	40 KB
Feb. 13, 2007	Announcement Speech	42 KB
Feb. 7, 2007	Remarks at the Detroit Economic Club	69 KB
Jan. 23, 2007	Remarks at the Seventh Annual Herzliya Conference	50 KB

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Tancredo, Tom
(Withdrew on Dec. 20, 2007)

Date	Speech Title	PDF Size
Apr. 14, 2007	GOP of Iowa Lincoln Day Dinner	371 KB
Mar. 2, 2007	CPAC 2007	373 KB
May 15, 2006	Come Home, Mr. President	388 KB
May 1, 2005	The 'Racist' Slur	391 KB
May 1, 2005	What I Meant by 'Third World' Miami	416 KB

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Thompson, Tommy
(Withdrew on Aug. 12, 2007)

None found as of Aug. 12, 2007

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Thompson, Fred
(Withdrew on Jan. 22, 2008)

Date	Speech Title	PDF Size
Dec. 31, 2007	Message to Iowa Voters	76 KB
Jan. 14, 2008	Caucus Speech	55 KB
Nov. 13, 2007	Speaks to The Citadel	76 KB
Oct. 19, 2007	Remarks to the Value Voters Summit	71 KB
Oct. 5, 2007	Americans for Prosperity Summitt	88 KB
Sep. 28, 2007	Remarks to the NRA's "Celebration of American Values" Conference	68 KB
Sep. 7, 2007	Des Moines Speech	63 KB
Sep. 6, 2007	Announcement Speech	72 KB
Aug. 29, 2007	Address to the Midwest Leadership Conference	74 KB
Aug. 21, 2007	Speech to VFW National Convention	68 KB
Aug. 3, 2007	Lincoln Club 45th Annual Dinner	83 KB
June 19, 2007	Foreign Policy Speech at the Policy Exchange in London	72 KB
May 14, 2007	First Things First	28 KB
May 4, 2007	Facing Our Challenges	24 KB

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Gravel, Mike
(Withdrew on May 27, 2008)

Date	Speech Title	PDF Size
Sep. 12, 2007	"Representative Government Is Broken," Presidential Mashup (Sponsored by Slate, Yahoo! and the Huffington Post)	30 KB
Mar. 30, 2007	SEIU Health Care Forum	80 KB
Mar. 24, 2007	New Leadership on Health Care: A Presidential Forum	88 KB
Feb. 3, 2007	America's Lost Vision	84 KB
Nov. 1, 2006	Stepping Back From Imperialism: Redirecting American Foreign Policy	84 KB

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Imperato, Daniel
(No longer met criteria on Mar. 21, 2008)

None found as of Feb. 29, 2008

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Keyes, Alan
(No longer met criteria on June 23, 2008)

[Note: ProCon.org was unable to find transcripts of speeches from Dr. Keyes' 2008 presidential campaign; the speeches below were made prior to the current campaign.]

Date	Speech Title	PDF Size
Dec. 2, 2006	Constitution Party Conference	278 KB
Nov. 5, 2006	A God & Country Day Address	286 KB
Nov. 4, 2006	Mt. Rushmore Pro-life Rally in South Dakota	130 KB
June 21, 2006	Solutions to America's Border Crisis	252 KB
May 27, 2006	Minuteman Border Fence Project Groundbreaking Ceremony	116 KB
Mar. 28, 2006	Vision America's War on Christians Conference	214 KB
Mar. 2006	Hope Crisis Pregnancy Center	170 KB
Apr. 8, 2005	"Confronting The Judicial War on Faith" Conference	189 KB
Dec. 5, 2004	Grace Baptist Church in Decatur, Illinois	348 KB
Oct. 31, 2004	Get Out the Vote Rally	182 KB
Oct. 20, 2004	Pastors' Meeting in South Holland, Illinois	193 KB
Sep. 22, 2004	Son Life Church	209 KB
Sep. 22, 2004	Illinois Agriculture Board of Directors Meeting	176 KB
Sep. 13, 2004	Southland Chamber of Commerce	213 KB
Sep. 11, 2004	Patriot's Day Picnic in DuPage County, Illinois	129 KB
Sep. 11, 2004	American Catholic Press Benefit	104 KB
Sep. 8, 2004	Beth Hillel Congregation Bnai Emunah	105 KB
Sep. 8, 2004	Illinois Agricultural Legislative Roundtable Candidates' Forum	220 KB
Sep. 2, 2004	Party for the President DuPage County Republican Central Committee	124 KB
Sep. 1, 2004	Address to Illinois Delegates	89 KB
Aug. 25, 2004	On Foreign Policy and National Security	220 KB
May 22, 2004	California Rally in Defense of Marriage	168 KB
Sep. 25, 2001	Address to Black America's Political Action Committee (BAMPAC)	106 KB
Aug. 25, 2001	Address to the National Federation of Republican Assemblies	150 KB
Mar. 13, 2001	Speech to the Family Research Council	232 KB
Apr. 6, 2000	Against Civil Unions and the Homosexual Agenda	184 KB