EN 105 Fundamentals of Public Speaking: Find Books & Media

In 1965, students gather outside the White House in an all-night vigil. Archival film footage records the march on Selma, Alabama, and Martin Luther King, Jr.'s speeches for unification of the blacks. King makes demands at City Hall (3.31 min)

What specific skills enabled a young state senator to become, in the space of four years, President of the United States? This program reveals a set of methods and attitudes at the core of successful communication (47 min.)

Kennedy had "dash, glamour, and toughness." Americans were romanced by JFK--the first Catholic president--and his family. Americans remember his presidency. Excerpts of his speeches include Kennedy's, "Ask not what your country can do for you--ask what you can do for your country." (4.29 min)