Words That Shook the World: 100 Years of Unforgettable Speeches and Events

by Richard H. Greene, Florie Brizel

Words that Shook the World celebrates over 40 of the most extraordinary speeches of the last 100 years. Illustrated with dramatic black-and-white photographs, the book sets each of the speeches and speakers within a historical context that includes timelines and contemporary press commentary. In addition, readers are brought inside every paragraph of 20 of these magical speeches to discover what has made these words so powerful. And, best of all, two audio CDs reveal the passion of many of these extraordinary individuals as they faced their audiences, opened their hearts, and spoke Words that Shook the World.

Genres: History

192 pages, Hardcover

First published December 15, 2001

About the author

Richard Greene is an attorney, political and communication strategist, author of the Prentice Hall coffee table book, "Words That Shook The World and Host of "Hollywood CLOUT!" on Air America Radio. He is also the founder of a corporation that runs high school competitions to find and cultivate the next generation of great speakers and leaders in America.

Called "The Master of Charisma" by the Sunday Times of London, Richard Greene is considered one of the leading communication coaches in the world. For 25 years Richard has taught Presidents, Prime Ministers, U.S. Senators, Governors, CEOs, Royalty, Actors and others, in 26 countries around the world, how to give great presentations and speeches. His work includes message development, media training, speech writing, and speech coaching. It also extends to helping clients overcome the fear of public speaking, a service he provided to Princess Diana in 1996.

Reviews

[Claire S · Rating 3 out of 5]

Here's a list:
1903: Theodore Roosevelt 'You can not improve on it, leave it as it is'
1933: FDR 'the only thing we have to fear is fear itself'
1939: Gehrig 'luckiest man on the face of the earth'
1940: Churchill 'blood, toil, tears and sweat'
1945: MacArthur 'the entire world is quietly at peace'
1945: Einstein 'war is won, but peace is not'
1948: Eleanor Roosevelt 'international magna carta of all men everywhere'
1963: JFK 'ich bin ein berliner'
1963: MLK, Jr 'I have a dream'
1964: Goldwater 'extremism in defense of liberty is no vice'
1968: Bobby Kennedy 'some men see things as they are ....'
1974: Barbara Jordan 'my faith in the constitution...'
1979: Sadat 'let there be no more wars'
1984: Cuomo 'there is despair, Mr. President'
1986: Reagan - address after Challenge disaster
1989: Tenzin Gyatso, 14th Dalai Lamai 'a universal responsibility'
1993: Rabin 'enough of blood and tears. enough'
1997: eulogy for Princess Diana
1941, 2001: FDR & GWB - days of infamy

[Simon · Rating 2 out of 5]

I skimmed through the book several times, reading here and there. I read a few things that interested me and I was overall bored about the book. I thought it would have some really good quotations that I could use for some projects. That was the main reason I took the book out.

I found it cool that Theodore Roosevelt was almost assassinated and that his written speech and an eyeglasses case saved his life by stopping the bullets from piercing his lung.

[Heidi Himelberger leggett · Rating 5 out of 5]

Always a pick up book to re-read!