Publisher's Synopsis
Spanning several centuries, this anthology presents speeches honoring the lives of influential figures: Pericles' Funeral Oration, Winston Churchill's remarks on George VI, Charlton Heston on Orson Welles, Lee Strasberg on Marilyn Monroe, Jacob Javits on John F. Kennedy, Ossie Davis on Malcolm X, Thomas Jefferson on George Washington, Frederick Douglass on Abraham Lincoln, and more.