Rev’s Transcript Library

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez was interviewed by Anderson Cooper on CNN about Texas’ new election and abortion laws. She addressed Gov. Greg Abbott’s defense of the laws. Read the transcript of her speech remarks.

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott signed Senate Bill 1 into law on September 7, 2021. He discussed the new election law and defended the new law banning abortions after 6 weeks, vowing to “eliminate all rapists.” Read the transcript of the briefing speech here.

President John F. Kennedy’s Moon speech on September 12, 1962 in Rice Stadium. This speech was intended to persuade the American people to support the Apollo program. It is also referred to as the “We choose to go to the Moon” speech or Address at Rice University on the Nation’s Space Effort.”

Speech by Fred Hampton, Deputy Chairman of the State of Illinois Black Panther Party on revolution and racism.

Full transcript of Jim Valvano “Jimmy V”‘s inspiring “Don’t give up … Don’t ever give up!” motivational speech at the ESPN ESPY Awards in 1993.

Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell spoke at the Jackson Hole Symposium on August 27, 2021. He said the Fed is on track to slow economic aid by the end of this year. Read the transcript of the briefing speech here.

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau held a press conference on August 26, 2021. He addressed senior care for Canadians and the explosion at the Kabul airport in Afghanistan. Read the transcript of the briefing here.

Former President Donald Trump addressed the attack at the Kabul airport in Afghanistan on August 26, 2021. He said the attack “would not have happened if I were your president.” Read the transcript of his speech here.

Kathy Hochul gave her first address as governor of New York on August 24, 2021. Read the transcript of the speech here.