Kennedy's speech was intended to inspire his audience and unite the USA against the threat of Communism: In the long history of the world, only a few generations have been granted the role of ...

Tucked in between bigger books on the shelf of the University Library that day was a book entitled: 'Speeches That Changed the World: Over 100 of the Most Influential Speeches Ever Made'.

Examining the speeches that provoked radical change, surprised pundits or shocked listeners, poet Simon Armitage dissects what makes a perfect speech. Simon gets the inside story behind some of ...