The '96 DNC is today probably best remembered for Al Gore doing the macarena. But Bill Clinton ended up giving another good if less inspired address. Something that's been unusual…

I love the way Clinton begins with an appropriate self-deprecating joke about his disastrous 1988 DNC speech. It's one quick line that alleviates any tension in the room and then…

One thing about JFK's speech that stuck out to me immediately was the gratitude shown towards Adlai Stevenson. You really don't see that often in a convention speech; usually new…

Something I'll give Carter credit for is that he walks through the crowd rather than from behind the stage to get to the speaking platform which in my opinion emphasizes…

1952 This is by far the shortest of the 20th Century DNC speeches from the nominee, so there's not too much to say. Adlai Stevenson is the only man who…

It may be nitpicking, but Dukakis has the most bland and uninterested expression up there at the podium. Maybe he just has the male equivalent of resting bitch face, but…

Carter's second Acceptance Speech feels tired and half-hearted right out of the gate. While I wasn't a big fan of his “My name is Jimmy Carter, and I'm running for…

Mondale's speech is punctuated by the Rocky soundtrack. One of the more cheesy and unusual choices for a campaign anthem I can recall. As for the speech…Mondale is one of…

LBJ has never been one of my favorite overall orators, but this is almost certainly his best speech. I'll start by making note of something I can't recall seeing in…

You'll see this alluded to in future political posts, but I personally am not a fan of Hubert Humphrey. I'm sure he was a noble civil servant and a nice…

#7: LBJ Unlike his two predecessors, LBJ did not deliver a separate farewell address. Rather, he merged his final state of the Union and his farewell address into one speech.…

These are my thoughts on the Farewell Addresses, ordered from what I consider to be the best speech, down to my picks for the worst. It's important to note upfront…

Honestly, I'm really conflicted on how I feel about the action, but I have to admit the speech itself was magnificent even in its brevity. Where was this well spoken…

Carter's “Crisis of Confidence” speech, also commonly known as the Malaise speech. It was initially very popular, but after I believe it was a week or two later when he…

2016 This speech, surprisingly in hindsight considering he was worse than I ever thought possible, actually did alleviate some people's fears about a Trump presidency at least for the time…

Here's a full playlist of the speeches in chronological order! These are my thoughts on each of the victory speeches, ordered chronologically. These are just stray comments and observations because…

This is a playlist of all the speeches in chronological order! Adlai Stevenson's is considered the standard by which all other concessions are measured, though it was actually Al Smith…

This is a playlist of the speeches in chronological order! I uploaded what I was able to find, but it sadly wasn't a lot. Only one Libertarian and Green party…