Sen. Edward M. Kennedy speaks to the Alaska Democratic Party Convention in Sitka on April 7, 1968, shortly after the assination of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Senator Kennedy was standing in for his brother, Robert, who’d been scheduled to speak. Courtesy the Alaska State Library Historical Collections. The original material is a 1 open reel video tape in an unusual format, labeled only Ted
Kennedy Sitka. The tape was transferred to an accessible tape format by a contractor
specializing in media conservation. When we watched the video for the first time, we
were quite surprised, says Damon Stuebner, Media Specialist for the Alaska State
Digital Archives program. For being a 40-year-old video tape, it is in near perfect
condition.
Duration : 0:27:33
President Barack Obama addresses the 2009 NAACP Convention in New York, New York at the 2009 Freedom Fund/Spingarn Awards.
In an effort to give back to the Denver community hosting this historic Convention, delegates from across the country will come together to participate in a “Delegate Service Day” activity on Wednesday, August 27th. In this video, Jenni Engebretsen, Deputy CEO for Public Affairs, describes the DNCC’s commitment to effecting positive change in the community and talks about some of the ways in which delegates and Convention guests will make lasting contributions to the greater Denver area.
Elizabeth Edwards speaks at Cyzygy, City Year’s annual convention, in Manchester, N.H. on June 15, 2007. She and her son, Jack, participate in a community service project.
One of the best rhetorical performances ever given, at a time when people didn’t want to hear it.