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Speeches - How to Find Them: Speeches on the Web

Gives information on how to find printed, online text, or video speeches by notable persons.

Sites That Contain Speeches

Use Google To Find A Speech by a Specific Person

Google Web Search

In the search space, type the name of the famous speaker you want in quotation marks (for example, "Helen Keller").

Add the word speech after the name:"helen keller" speeches

With any luck, you'll find one or more speeches in the results.

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