Speeches

Read a variety of 21st century speeches by Bill Moyers that use history to bring vital context to the present, and that connect the dots to reveal truths — both affirming and alarming — about American culture and democracy.  This is the first time Bill’s speeches have been presented in one place online, and we’re adding more all the time.

EXPLORE Speeches

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November 16, 2011 | Speeches

Excerpted from a November 10, 2011 keynote speech Bill Moyers delivered at American Public Television’s annual conference. Continue reading

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November 1, 2011 | Speeches

In this 2011 speech, Bill Moyers traces the history of the 40-year crusade by the rich against the institutions, ideas, and laws that helped create America’s iconic middle class. Continue reading

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October 6, 2010 | Speeches

Remarks by Bill Moyers at the 40th Anniversary of Common Cause in Washington, D.C. Continue reading

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January 12, 2007 | Speeches

Bill delivered this speech to the Media Reform Conference in Memphis, Tennessee on January 12, 2007. Continue reading

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December 12, 2006 | Speeches

Bill Moyers delivered these remarks in New York City on December 12, 2006 to the New Democracy Project. Continue reading

October 31, 2006 | Speeches

Bill Moyers delivered these remarks in San Diego on October 27, 2006 to the Council of Great City Schools, an organization of the nation’s largest urban public school systems. Continue reading

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February 23, 2006 | Speeches

Bill Moyers’ March 4, 2004 speech on the issue of money and politics. Continue reading

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December 9, 2005 | Speeches

Bill Moyers delivered this address on December 9, 2005 for the 20th anniversary of the National Security Archive, a non-governmental research institute and library at The George Washington University. The Archive collects and publishes declassified documents obtained through the Freedom of Information Act. Continue reading

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February 25, 2005 | Speeches

There are times when what we journalists see and intend to write about dispassionately sends a shiver down the spine, shaking us from our neutrality. This has been happening to me frequently of late as one story after another drives … Continue reading

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June 3, 2004 | Speeches

Bill Moyers Speech Inequality Matters, DEMOS June 3, 2004 New York University. Continue reading