Lend Me Your Ears

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Lend Me Your Ears is a celebrated anthology featuring over two hundred iconic speeches spanning from ancient orators like Demosthenes to modern figures such as George W. Bush. This third edition, enriched with seventeen new speeches, is thoughtfully selected and introduced by William Safire, a renowned presidential speechwriter and political columnist. The collection includes historic addresses by Oliver Cromwell, General George Patton, Ruth Bader Ginsburg, and never-delivered speeches from JFK, Nixon, and Clinton, offering insights into pivotal moments in history and politics.
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This collection is ideal for students, historians, speechwriters, and anyone interested in rhetoric, political history, and oratory artistry.

The definitive compendium of classic and modern oratory expanded—with a new preface on what makes a speech "great."

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An instant classic when it was first published a decade ago and now enriched by seventeen new speeches, Lend Me Your Ears contains more than two hundred outstanding moments of oratory. This third edition is selected, arranged, and introduced by William Safire, who honed his skills as a presidential speechwriter. He is considered by many to be America's most influential political columnist and most elegant explicator of our language.

Covering speeches from Demosthenes to George W. Bush, this latest edition includes the words of Cromwell to the "Rump Parliament," Orson Welles eulogizing Darryl F. Zanuck, General George Patton exhorting his troops before D-Day, and Ruth Bader Ginsburg speaking on Bush v. Gore.

A new section incorporates speeches that were never delivered: what Kennedy was scheduled to say in Dallas; what Safire wrote for Nixon if the first moon landing met with disaster; and what Clinton originally planned to say after his grand jury testimony but swapped for a much fiercer speech.

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Critics praise the book as a valuable resource that enriches both the mind and heart. Peggy Noonan called Safire 'a gem', and David Brinkley described it as 'a wonderful book'. Library Journal highlighted its comprehensive and diverse nature as essential for students and librarians, while Booklist lauded its embodiment of the power and function of rhetoric.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780393059311

Publisher: WW Norton & Co

Format: Hardback

Date Published: 17 October 2004

Country: United States

Imprint: WW Norton & Co

Edition: Updated and Expanded

Contributors:

Edited by William Safire

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 56.0mm

Width: 165.0mm

Height: 244.0mm

Weight: 1520g

Pages: 1168

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Arts & Culture Biography & Memoir Education & Reference Non-Fiction Science & Nature

About the Author

William Safire, a Pulitzer Prize winner, is the most widely read writer on words. He lives in Washington, D.C.