Word: speech
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More fundamental, Chernenko and his contemporaries are sensitive to the fact that today's youth belong to the first generation that has not been directly touched by the fervor of the Bolshevik Revolution or tempered by the monumental sacrifices of World War II. In his speech last year, Chernenko complained that "our young people have not seen firsthand the grim trials of class struggle and war, when the true face of imperialism with its hatred for the peoples of our country and for the socialist system was laid absolutely bare." Such finger wagging does not find a receptive audience...
...country on the brink of democracy, the announcement came as a troubling surprise. Without any forewarning, a terse official statement last week announced that Panamanian Vice President Jorge Illueca, 65, had been sworn in as President. In a televised address an hour later, Illueca delivered a speech intended to assure the citizens he would make no changes in government policy. Yet why had President Ricardo de la Espriella, 48, resigned? Mysteriously, official newspapers later made no mention of the resignation...
...Exchange Club, a 1,300-member crime-prevention organization. Citing a 4.3% drop in the 1982 crime rate, Reagan said the statistics demonstrated "a reaffirmation of American values, a sense of community, fellowship, individual responsibility, caring for our family and friends and a respect for the law." After his speech, Reagan was given a reward for his crime-prevention efforts: a small, stuffed McGruff for installation in the White House...
...attempting to undo the past, Black Americans have come close to undoing the significance and relevance of slavery," he said in a speech which summarized the argument in his award-winning book, Slavery and Social Death...
...largest applause during the 20-minute speech came in response to the former South Dakota Senator's call for a mutual reduction in both nuclear and conventional weapons...