As awards season continues on and your favorite celebrities are subject to major accolades and honors, it’s impossible for your mind to not wander back to some of the most memorable acceptance ...

Richard Nixon poses with his family and their dog, Checkers, in Washington, D.C., in September 1952. Bettmann/Contributor Twenty years before Watergate, then-Sen. Richard Nixon’s national political ...

The 2024 Democratic National Convention at Chicago’s United Center was an electrifying event that featured several prominent and powerful speeches. From Vice President Kamala’s closing address to DL ...

Elton John inducted the Beach Boys into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in 1988. That night, members of the band shared heartfelt acceptance speeches, thanking those in attendance for inspiring them and ...

Watch the the best speeches of all time and get tips on what makes them great. Feb. 27, 2014 — -- With the 86th Academy Awards only days away, nominees are starting to think about whose name will ...

Former South African President Nelson Mandela actively protested apartheid for most of his life, and he is known for being one of the world's most famous political prisoners. His anti-apartheid ...

Sally Field accepts the Oscar for Best Actress for her role in the film <em>Places in the Heart</em> at the 57th Academy Awards on March 25, 1985. Credit - ABC Photo ...

NPR's Robert Siegel talks to Michael Waldman, who was chief White House speechwriter for President Clinton, about memorable second-inaugural speeches by Presidents Abraham Lincoln, Franklin Roosevelt ...

MILWAUKEE — Former President Trump formally accepted the Republican Party’s nomination for president Thursday with a lengthy speech that was part emotional recounting of a near-death experience and ...

THE WEDDING DAY – What makes a good wedding speech? Perhaps it's the perfecting opening joke, or maybe it's sharing a unique story about the newlyweds that nobody else in the room has ever heard ...