Speeches

Read a variety of 21st century speeches by Bill Moyers that use history to bring vital context to the present, and connect the dots to reveal vital truths.

  • February 23, 2006
    Bill Moyers' March 4, 2004 speech on the issue of money and politics.
  • December 9, 2005
    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.
  • February 25, 2005
    We are witnessing today a coupling of ideology and theology that threatens our ability to meet the growing ecological crisis. In this speech, Bill talks about religion as an instrument of political combat.
  • June 3, 2004
    "It is important from time to time to remember that some things are worth getting mad about." Bill Moyers delivered this speech for DEMOS at New York University.
  • March 30, 2000
    Prepared remarks for the annual conference of the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication.
  • June 23, 1988
    Remarks by Bill Moyers at the University of Minnesota in commemoration of the 50th anniversary of Hubert H. Humphrey's speech to the Democratic National Convention in 1948.