Candidate Speeches (alphabetical order by party; black & white photo indicates candidates who are no longer running or who no longer meet our criteria) Speech transcripts were taken from the candidates' websites. In the case of candidates who did not have transcripts on their websites, ProCon.org searched for transcripts from other sources. Click on each candidate for a list of speeches given on the campaign trail. Democratic Party Republican Party 3rd Parties / Independents    Clinton, Hillary Keyes, Alan McKinney, Cynthia (Grn) Gravel, Mike (Ind) (Unofficial Libertarian candidate as of Mar. 26, 2008)    McCain, John Nader, Ralph    Obama, Barack    Paul, Ron Candidates who have withdrawn or who no longer meet our criteria.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) Imperato, Daniel (Ind) (No longer met criteria on Mar. 21, 2008) Dodd, Chris (Withdrew on Jan. 3, 2008) Gilmore, Jim (Withdrew on July 14, 2007) Kubby, Steve (Lib) (No longer met criteria on Mar. 21, 2008) Edwards, John (Withdrew on Jan. 30, 2008) Giuliani, Rudy (Withdrew on Jan. 30, 2008) McEnulty, Frank (Ind) (No longer met criteria on Mar. 21, 2008) Kucinich, Dennis (Withdrew on Jan. 25, 2008) Huckabee, Mike (Withdrew on Mar. 4, 2008) Smith, Christine (Lib) (No longer met criteria on Mar. 21, 2008) Richardson, Bill (Withdrew on Jan. 10, 2008) Hunter, Duncan (Withdrew on Jan. 19, 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) Democratic Party:

Clinton, Hillary

Date Speech Title PDF Size 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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Gravel, Mike

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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Obama, Barack

Date Speech Title PDF Size 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

Republican Party:

Keyes, Alan

[Editor's 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

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McCain, John

Date Speech Title PDF Size 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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Paul, Ron

[Editor's 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 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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Third Parties / Independents:

McKinney, Cynthia

[Editor's note: ProCon.org was unable to find transcripts of speeches from Ms. McKinney's 2008 presidential campaign; the speeches below were made prior to the current campaign.] Date Speech Title PDF Size Oct. 24, 2007 The World Didn't Wait 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 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

[Editor's note: ProCon.org was unable to find more than one transcript of speeches from Mr. Nader's 2008 presidential campaign; the speeches below were made prior to the current campaign.] Date Speech Title PDF Size Feb. 24, 2008 Campaign Announcement 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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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