| 单词 | orator |
| 例句 | “Cicero teased a lesser orator called Curio for having so faulty a memory that “at times when he had announced three points he would add a fourth or miss the third.” Words Like Loaded Pistols 2011-10-20T00:00:00Z The answer, as historians tell us, has to do with a perfect storm of place, time, personality, and luck: but it also has to do with his brilliance as an orator. Words Like Loaded Pistols 2011-10-20T00:00:00Z Like more of the great orators than one cares to mention, Cicero was not a naturally dominating presence. Words Like Loaded Pistols 2011-10-20T00:00:00Z The honor of that fell to Edward Everett, a distinguished classicist then regarded as one of the greatest orators America had ever seen—now, all but forgotten. Words Like Loaded Pistols 2011-10-20T00:00:00Z Technical proofs are the arguments that the orator contrives. Words Like Loaded Pistols 2011-10-20T00:00:00Z The different Nationalist groups, the “Buy Black!” forces, and others like that; dozens of their step- ladder orators were trying to increase their followings. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z Among them was the Huron leader Kondiaronk, a famed orator who had, more than any other, convened the gathering as a last-ditch effort to avoid internecine conflict. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z Churchill was not a “natural orator” any more than Cicero was. Words Like Loaded Pistols 2011-10-20T00:00:00Z The speed with which humor dates is an index of how closely it is wired into a set of shared assumptions—and consequently how bound up with an orator’s ethos appeal. Words Like Loaded Pistols 2011-10-20T00:00:00Z She picks up a folder, looks at it, and like an orator who decides to improv instead of using her notes, tosses the folder back onto her desk and asks, “Jade, what do you want?” Piecing Me Together 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z And the orator need know nothing of medicine himself, hmm? socrates: Then, when the rhetorician is more persuasive than the physician, the ignorant is more persuasive with the ignorant than he who has knowledge? Words Like Loaded Pistols 2011-10-20T00:00:00Z You know of his brilliant career, how already he was a moving orator; then his penniless graduation and his return after years to this country. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z He warred against it, but his tongue was a transient orator who, in moments of madness or in the dazzling half-nelson of a father’s arm, assumed a life and career of its own. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z He gave Yoyo pointers on delivery, notes on the great orators and their tricks. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z Toward the beginning of his career as an orator, Cicero was advised to change his name. Words Like Loaded Pistols 2011-10-20T00:00:00Z So here’s Cicero the practical man—making himself into the orator he needs to be. Words Like Loaded Pistols 2011-10-20T00:00:00Z A good orator will hope to have a command of all three—and will be capable where appropriate of mixing them up a bit in a single speech. Words Like Loaded Pistols 2011-10-20T00:00:00Z The skilled orator is out not necessarily to knock down his opponent’s case tout court—but to misrepresent his opponent’s case in such a way as to make it easier to attack. Words Like Loaded Pistols 2011-10-20T00:00:00Z The Roman orator Marcus Tullius Cicero died in 43 bc. Words Like Loaded Pistols 2011-10-20T00:00:00Z Although my father could neither read nor write, he was reputed to be an excellent orator who captivated his audiences by entertaining them as well as teaching them. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z He was tall and handsome, charismatic, and, in Elizabeth’s words, “the most eloquent and impassioned orator on the anti-slavery platform.” Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z Cicero, then, offers an object lesson for orators in the importance of watching your mouth. Words Like Loaded Pistols 2011-10-20T00:00:00Z Pythagoras may have been an ancient New Age thinker, but he was a powerful orator, a renowned scholar, and a charismatic teacher. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z Cicero and Quintilian, for instance, both regarded the Greek orators in general—and Demosthenes in particular—as unfunny. Words Like Loaded Pistols 2011-10-20T00:00:00Z As for the park itself, it was an American version of a Middle Eastern bazaar, with folk singers, storytellers, beggars, political dissidents, soapbox orators, and even the occasional snake charmer. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z To shape himself as an orator he learned by heart the speeches of Disraeli, Gladstone, Cromwell, Burke, and Pitt. Words Like Loaded Pistols 2011-10-20T00:00:00Z The list could go on—the Yankee and the Cavalier, the orator and the writer, the bulldog and the greyhound. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z Tom never learned to read but liked to show off his volume of Lander’s Appeal, which the great orator had signed to him. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z She had a strong voice despite her small frame, and she spoke with “rare force and effectiveness,” winning the class orator prize. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z Hazel walked over to where the performers were, past the saxophonist and the orator. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z It was a monumental irony: The man famous as the indefatigable orator of independence in the Continental Congress was obliged to remain silent in the legislative councils of the new government. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z The contrast with Brutus is made, and reinforced when later he says: I am no orator, as Brutus is; But, as you know me all, a plain blunt man, That love my friend ... Words Like Loaded Pistols 2011-10-20T00:00:00Z The peroration is where the orator can really have fun. Words Like Loaded Pistols 2011-10-20T00:00:00Z On a scarlet- draped platform an orator of the Inner Party, a small lean man with disproportionately long arms and a large, bald skull over which a few lank locks straggled, was haranguing the crowd. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z Somehow he connected with Ayenwatha, an Onondaga who was a famous orator. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z A venerable tradition, dating back to the ancient Greek orators, teaches that if you don’t know what you’re talking about, just ratchet up the level of difficulty and no one will ever know. Woe Is I 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z The orator, still gripping the neck of the microphone, his shoulders hunched forward, his free hand claw-ing at the air, had gone straight on with his speech. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z Garfield, one of the Republicans’ most accomplished orators, modified this tradition. Ambushed! 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z Already in there you can see the consciousness of how damaging he regards the appearance of bad faith, and how penetrat- ingly the orator is exposed to his audience. Words Like Loaded Pistols 2011-10-20T00:00:00Z The Roman orator Cicero considered her both rude and offensive. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z Churchill consciously marshaled, as the best orators will, not only the language of the past but its history to his cause- invoking Drake and Nelson as exemplars and, implicitly, allies in the struggle. Words Like Loaded Pistols 2011-10-20T00:00:00Z But this version of Dr. King is less an orator than an organizer. In ‘Selma,’ King Is Just One of Many Heroes 2014-12-24T05:00:00Z According to a story told by Carl Jung, it took place in ancient Athens, where Socrates was grooming his protégé Alcibiades to be the most celebrated orator and statesman of his time. “Stage fright”: Mark Twain coined the term and gave Tom Sawyer a bad case of it 2015-06-21T04:00:00Z A smile crosses his face, and one of the most gifted orators in a nation of silky speakers starts stumbling along a potholed sentence. Boris Johnson, London’s lively mayor, writes about Churchill and muses about his future “Everett was one of the best known and most regarded orators of the day, and he was the star attraction at the Gettysburg cemetery dedication,” Krowl said. 10 things you may not know about Abraham Lincoln 2018-02-09T05:00:00Z Its language is not that of the platform orator… Speeches must be short. When politicians really spoke in sound bites 2012-10-02T18:53:00Z He was more than just a great orator. MLK's speeches translated into dance as Alvin Ailey troupe comes to the Dorothy Chandler 2017-03-08T05:00:00Z Tubman sometimes traded on her story, much as the formerly enslaved orator and women’s rights thinker Sojourner Truth marketed her likeness. An Unlikely Alliance in Upstate N.Y. and the Fight for Black and Women’s Rights 2021-03-30T04:00:00Z A fiery orator in life, he is presented here as wily but conflicted, with heroic qualities to offset his flaws. Music Review: ‘Mrs. President’ Opera Has Preview at Symphony Space 2012-07-10T22:20:10Z The poet speaks in unadorned verses like an orator with a soapbox under his feet. Bertolt Brecht: Poet and Communist 2018-12-14T05:00:00Z “Pox take your orators and poets,” he wrote at the time, “they spoile lives & histories.” You Remember John Aubrey. Chased by Debt Collectors, Chaser of Whores. 2016-09-08T04:00:00Z Marzieh countered this, saying that Islam did not prohibit women from singing, that the prophet Muhammad enjoyed great voices and that his granddaughter Zeinab had been a great orator. Marzieh obituary 2010-10-19T17:18:00Z Biden is not a great orator; it may be that his lifelong struggle with a stutter precludes that possibility. Perspective | In Biden victory, a cast change: Out with Richard III, in with Atticus Finch 2020-11-09T05:00:00Z In a reading of handwritten vows, Mr. Moore’s skills as an orator shined. A Funny Thing Happened While Researching Algorithms 2021-05-27T04:00:00Z Lady Thatcher was never an orator in their class and her voice was always a problem. Does Meryl Streep shine as the Iron Lady? 2011-07-07T14:51:30Z The Indian leader, a skilled orator adept at revving up crowds, arrives to deafening cheers, accompanied by his guest of honor, President Donald Trump. India and the United States: Two Countries That Can’t Live With Each Other or Without Each Other 2022-07-11T04:00:00Z “Poise, mental agility, and a poker face,” writes Willetts, “were Edgar’s key assets,” though it didn’t hurt that he was also handsome, charismatic and, by all accounts, a mesmerizing orator. Review | The most shameless con artist of the Jazz Age knew that the biggest lies work best 2018-08-08T04:00:00Z “The mafia killed him,” one orator later announces at the judge’s funeral. ‘Illustrious Corpses’: A Mafia Thriller Heavy With Metaphors 2021-10-07T04:00:00Z Antony claims he’s “no orator, as Brutus is,” just “a plain blunt man.” The theater of Trump: What Shakespeare can teach us about the Donald 2016-05-26T04:00:00Z Winans encouraged a free and occasionally combative flow of ideas; Sexton, who had been fascinated, as a child, with the soapbox orators who dominated Manhattan’s Union Square, threw himself into competitive debating. The Professor and the Adjunct 2019-04-10T04:00:00Z “But he had this twinkle in his eye about how he loved his wife. That’s why he was there. He wasn’t there because he was the perfect orator.” The story of Kamala and Doug, a match made in Hollywood (literally) 2020-08-18T04:00:00Z Jeffrey Wright and others bring to life the quintet of key speeches by Douglass, who escaped slavery and became an abolitionist, renowned orator and writer. TV marks Black History Month with provocative, creative fare 2022-02-03T05:00:00Z But he’ll meet his match in counterpart Deep-Pass Blue, a mainframe wristwatch renowned for both the ingenious complexity of its defensive schemes and its pastiches of inspirational speeches drawn from historical orators. Super Bowl 2064: All hail Emperor Bieber! 2014-01-31T23:59:00Z The new Change.org appeal argues that the New York air hub should be rechristened as Frederick Douglass International Airport to honor the author, orator and civil rights leader. Petition to rename Rochester airport after Frederick Douglass trends online 2020-07-13T04:00:00Z Daniel Webster doesn’t count because “The Devil and Daniel Webster” was based on his career as a lawyer and orator, not as a diplomat. Hillary Rodham Clinton Inspires ‘Political Animals’ Sitcom 2012-07-13T12:00:00Z Cicero, the great Roman orator and politician, was one of the biggest influences on language throughout Europe. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar: By the Book 2017-06-01T04:00:00Z A legal, political and cultural history of free speech, via figures like Ida B. Wells, the Athenian orator Demosthenes and the Persian philosopher Al-Razi. Newly Published, From Quincy Troupe to Art Censorship 2022-02-04T05:00:00Z Aides said that Abrams, who proved herself to be an inspiring orator on the campaign trail, is writing her own speech. Stacey Abrams lost the Georgia governor’s race. But her star is rising. 2019-02-02T05:00:00Z White Rochester was scandalized when Griffiths moved into the Douglass home, an arrangement that spawned rumors of a romantic link between patron and orator. Frederick Douglass in Full 2018-11-05T05:00:00Z But if those moments achieve the desired effect — bridging a gap between audience and speaker, podium-presiding orator and floor-bound audience — there's value in them, not to mention plenty of skill. President Obama's 'Amazing Grace' moment and the power of spontaneous song 2015-06-27T04:00:00Z The winning young orator called for a day of listening, rather than reckless provocation and reaction. Dvorak's 'New World' and a new piano concerto for our times at the Hollywood Bowl 2017-09-06T04:00:00Z Farrell's book all but gushes over in admiration for the great orator, but Darrow was hardly flawless, and would have fared poorly in today's media-saturated world. 'Clarence Darrow: Attorney for the Damned': new biography of an indefatigable champion of the underdog 2011-06-08T20:43:04Z It is a lengthy recording — 10 hours longer than the audio version of the New Testament — but Obama, a master orator, is skilled at keeping the listener’s attention. Audiobooks to Get You Through the Most Distracted of Times 2020-12-22T05:00:00Z Henry, a bold orator with pinioning eyes, had argued at the First Continental Congress that each colony should be assigned a number of votes proportionate to the number of its white inhabitants. Review | These ‘missing’ Jacob Lawrence paintings are finally in a museum — and they’re masterpieces 2020-01-23T05:00:00Z It features a room full of huge numbers of invisible people a few years after the Holocaust, reveals the final message – delivered by an orator in military dress – to be gibberish, and ends in suicide. The Chairs 2010-08-29T20:30:00Z At different times and from various angles Mr. Obama is a fiery orator, an aloof intellectual, a policy nerd and a shrewd strategist. ‘Lincoln,’ ‘Django Unchained’ and an Obama-Inflected Cinema 2013-01-16T16:28:50Z We already know that he's a great orator. Director Ava DuVernay populates 'Selma' with real people and events 2014-12-04T05:00:00Z Ancient literature was full of advice to would-be orators. What makes a great speech? 2011-02-26T00:07:28Z A gifted orator and disciple of the late Oral Roberts – whom many consider the godfather of televangelism – he rapidly built a large national profile in the 1990s, counseling presidents alongside the likes of Billy Graham. Come Sunday: how one of America's biggest preachers became a pariah 2018-04-12T04:00:00Z The alchemy that transformed an unknown fugitive slave named Frederick Douglass into one of the most celebrated orators and political theorists in the world finished its work with astonishing speed. Frederick Douglass in Full 2018-11-05T05:00:00Z Bush did not suddenly became an eloquent orator overnight; nor did comedians lay off the verbal stumblebum-in-chief. How September 11, 2001 became the borderline dividing two eras of late-night comedy 2021-09-11T04:00:00Z Adrift and demoralized, Whitman cultivated a bohemian image and dreamed of reinventing himself as a travelling orator. Lessons on Male Insecurity (and Indigestion) from Walt Whitman’s Men’s-Health Column 2017-03-21T04:00:00Z He’s an actor, an orator; but he is also, despite what he says, a musician. Mark E. Smith Shows His Staying Power 2010-04-30T19:55:00Z That Assing was obsessed with the famous orator would have been readily apparent to Anna during the interloper’s frequent intrusion on the family home, where she lived for months at a time. Frederick Douglass in Full 2018-11-05T05:00:00Z Throughout the show the musicians appear and disappear, the screaming vocalist sometimes becoming a screaming orator, a dictator perhaps, underlining the aesthetic similarities between rock concerts and fascist rallies. Dance Review: ‘Political Mother,’ by Hofesh Shechter, at BAM 2012-10-12T22:47:29Z After graduating from Midwood High School, he earned a bachelor’s degree from Harvard, where he had the distinction of being both class poet and class Latin orator. 2010-01-20T06:41:00Z It is also a fine description not only of the actor's job, but of the orator's. The genius of Jodie Foster's speech 2013-01-14T16:48:00Z The massacre followed a rally addressed by the radical orator Henry Hunt whose peaceable nature was described by many observers. Women's role at Peterloo revisited in Manchester anniversary walk 2012-08-15T09:33:47Z I think he was one of the greatest orators of all time. Quotes on the death of pundit Christopher Hitchens 2011-12-16T13:03:13Z While he may be at a low point in his film career, Smith is currently at the peak of his powers as an orator. Geek out!: Steven Spielberg, Peter Jackson and the lure of Comic-Con 2011 2011-07-25T20:30:00Z The headliner was Edward Everett, one of the nation’s most famous orators, who spoke for two hours. A Lingering Gettysburg Battle: Where Did Lincoln Stand? 2022-11-18T05:00:00Z The larynx of Neanderthal man, like the larynx of those great orators the chimpanzees, sat higher than our own. Get to Know Your Larynx. Then Make Some Noise. 2021-02-10T05:00:00Z This was the self-help cure that, in the 4th century BC, cured the stuttering orator Demosthenes, and launched his career as the greatest public speaker of the ancient Greek world. What makes a great speech? 2011-02-26T00:07:28Z The radical orator Henry Hunt was to speak in favour of widening the franchise and reforming Britain's notoriously corrupt system of political representation. Anarchy in Peterloo: Shelley's poem unmasked 2013-07-08T17:28:22Z Trying to escape the assassination ordered by Mark Antony, Rome’s great orator takes ship only to find himself pursued by an eerie flock of crows. ‘The Age of Caesar’: A fresh look at the key players in a time of historic unrest 2017-02-01T05:00:00Z In 1843 the orator and Presbyterian pastor Henry Highland Garnet urged a convention audience in Buffalo to help incite rebellion across the South. Colored Conventions, a Rallying Point for Black Americans Before the Civil War 2016-08-04T04:00:00Z The case made Henry famous in Virginia, sealing his reputation as a great orator — and a radical. On a Virginia driving tour, tracing patriot Patrick Henry’s path to history 2018-03-21T04:00:00Z A stirring orator in public, though awkward and remote in private, Davis promptly leaves his young wife to fight in the Mexican-American War. Review | 20 years after ‘Cold Mountain,’ Charles Frazier is hot again 2018-04-04T04:00:00Z Or is talk radio now the best arena for a comic performer who, for me, is one of the most charismatic American orators since the demise of Bill Hicks? Kevin Smith: has radio killed a video star? 2011-07-29T11:42:01Z Certainly there have been great TV orators whose artifice was sort of the point, and the delightfully florid locution functioned as a sort of a viewer candy. 'True Detective' Recap: Big Blasts and Diminished Men 2015-06-28T04:00:00Z “The Camp of the Saints,” which is now widely read by the far right and its orators, is also full of hatred, racism and xenophobia. The Turkish Novelist Elif Shafak Wants You to Read More Women 2019-12-26T05:00:00Z “If people know anything about Douglass, they know the young Douglass, the heroic former slave who escapes and makes himself into a spectacular orator,” Dr. Blight said. Frederick Douglass, Seen Up Close 2020-07-03T04:00:00Z At another point, the actor becomes one of two mortarboard-wearing orators who pull at the straps that fetter two shocked listeners. With Theatre Du Jour play, prepare to be shocked, and maybe grossed out, too 2016-04-19T04:00:00Z Frederick Douglass, an American abolitionist and orator, was born as an enslaved person in February 1818 in Talbot County, Maryland. Black history through the years: 10 famous figures in the US 2022-02-06T05:00:00Z Throughout his decades in public life, Trump has been an unpredictable orator, a speaker more prone to riffing than sticking to the script. The perilous high-wire act of writing speeches for Donald Trump 2018-01-26T05:00:00Z She freezes like an orator interrupted mid-speech; crouches with her fists raised like a boxer’s; shakes her head as if freeing something from her ear. Review: A Choreographer in Conversation With James Joyce 2023-05-05T04:00:00Z A talented, self-confident orator, he defending himself after firing his lawyer and mocked the paper's allegations as outrageously fanciful. Ex-lawmaker faces jail over sex life perjury 2010-12-24T14:32:14Z Well educated at Westminster School and Trinity College, Cambridge, Herbert first aimed at an academic career and eventually rose to the important position of university orator, in charge of Latin communications. Book review: ‘Music at Midnight: The Life and Poetry of George Herbert,’ by John Drury Fortunately for Clinton and Trump, there are research-based strategies to become more effective orators – techniques that we can use too. These Trump and Clinton debate tactics will make you a better public speaker 2016-10-02T04:00:00Z That honor belonged to Edward Everett, a distinguished scholar and orator who took the stage before the president. 7 misconceptions about the Civil War 2022-05-14T04:00:00Z Abroad, as "king's orator", his work blurred into something more shadowy: working against the enemies of the nascent English state, he was involved in distinctly undiplomatic attempts at extraordinary rendition and assassination. Thomas Wyatt: The Heart's Forest by Susan Bridgen - review 2012-12-14T22:55:11Z He was one of the leading orators of the time, who went around the country standing on a box making speeches, wearing his trademark white hat. 'Hope has started to grow': Maxine Peake on Corbyn, people power and Peterloo’s radical legacy 2018-10-17T04:00:00Z He recalled King as a "great orator" and said "because of what he did we're here." Beck: Help us restore traditional American values 2010-08-29T13:46:00Z It was April 1889, just the second foray into the Deep South for the great orator, five decades after his escape from Maryland as a fugitive slave. Looking for Frederick Douglass in Savannah 2019-11-29T05:00:00Z Through the novel’s protagonist, Scooter, his fictional alter ego, Mr. Murray evoked an unharrowed childhood enriched by music, legends, jiving and jesting, and the fancy talk of pulpit orators and storefront storytellers. Albert Murray, Essayist Who Challenged the Conventional, Dies at 97 2013-08-19T16:57:56Z The first pours from political orators; the second winds around friends at a bar. Is the Internet Making Writing Better? 2019-07-26T04:00:00Z And Bughouse Square, a park that became famous as a public soapbox for leftist orators. Famed comedy club seeking laughs in Chicago's past 2011-11-05T14:53:08Z Always upright, with his arms in some variation on outstretched, Mr. Gee resembles a proud orator one moment, an imploring child the next. Review: In Travelogues, Dance Postcards, Exactingly Handwritten 2016-05-08T04:00:00Z Ali sees a bit of himself in the young orators captured in the documentary “We Are the Dream: The Kids of the Oakland MLK Oratorical Fest,” which premiered this week on HBO. In ‘We Are the Dream,’ Oakland Students Channel Dr. King 2020-02-20T05:00:00Z Leschi, more orator than warrior, made numerous pleas over months for a fair and peaceful settlement before taking up arms. 'The Bitter Waters of Medicine Creek': Western Washington's Indian wars 2011-03-05T00:28:40Z No orator urged his rowdy audience to be virtuous. What America Owes to the Greeks and Romans 2020-11-10T05:00:00Z Greeks and Romans, such as the orator Cicero, employed the mind palace technique to memorize speeches, marking the order of what to say within a complicated architectural space. It’s not so elementary: The secrets of Sherlock’s mind palace 2014-02-09T14:30:00Z Elizabeth, born in 1881, became a celebrated orator on the Confederate circuit, extolling aging veterans as “grand old men who guarded with your lives the virgin whiteness of our Georgia.” The Daughters of the Confederacy Who Turned Their Heritage to Political Ends 2019-06-21T04:00:00Z With financial help from the famous orator Daniel Webster, who assisted many slaves in their bids for freedom, Jennings purchased his release from Dolley Madison after her husband's death. 'A Slave in the White House': attending a president 2012-01-18T21:17:04Z Do we credit Rubens as a master orator who take pains to make his public works convincing, or as a poet of stirrings and intimations who came closest to authenticity in his sketches? Review | A Rubens exhibition asks: Are first thoughts best? 2018-05-10T04:00:00Z As a gifted orator and writer, Douglass could sometimes tell stories “long after the fact that sidestepped ambiguities or conflicts,” Levine writes. When Frederick Douglass Met Andrew Johnson 2021-08-30T04:00:00Z Martin Luther — a pious monk and fiery orator who became “The Great Reformer” — came from a humble, pastoral corner of Germany’s heartland. Visiting Germany’s Lutherland during 500th anniversary 2017-10-10T04:00:00Z Rose proved to be a charismatic orator, holding forth with the exuberance and volume that were essential before the advent of loudspeakers and mics. The Unlikely Life of a Socialist Activist Resonates a Century Later 2020-03-04T05:00:00Z But isn't the difference between a "demagogue" and a "great orator" simply whether we like their politics or not – and nothing much to do with the oratorical power? What makes a great speech? 2011-02-26T00:07:28Z Andrew Young’s hero was an inspiring Southern orator and a paragon of Christian virtue. 2010-01-29T06:14:00Z An orator as much as a mover, Mr. Miller delivered Mr. Baldwin’s lines with rapturous clarity and conviction. Dance Review: ‘Baldwin Through Dance’ Adapts a Poem and a Novel 2014-04-27T21:15:38Z Curious about this hero of the American Revolution, my wife, Carol, and I traveled to Richmond and nearby Hanover County to visit several historical sites associated with the fiery Virginia orator. On a Virginia driving tour, tracing patriot Patrick Henry’s path to history 2018-03-21T04:00:00Z He’s the great villain, but he’s mesmerizing because he has these wonderful speeches — he’s an orator — and he tries to change the meaning of words: “make a heav’n of hell, and a hell of heav’n.” From Selina to Stalin: The man behind ‘Veep’ talks satire and cynicism 2018-03-16T04:00:00Z They are also Black American men living the future for which the famous orator and abolitionist fought, and they demonstrate an acute understanding of what it means to be his inheritors. HBO's "Frederick Douglass: In Five Speeches" makes the 19th century agitator the star he always was 2022-02-24T05:00:00Z Recognised even by critics as a skilled orator, his speeches have long been followed closely by friend and foe alike. Hezbollah leader set to weigh in on Middle East war 2023-11-02T04:00:00Z A gifted orator, she has made something of a brand for herself with her biting criticism of the government and over-the-top political rhetoric. Leftist Upstart Threatens to Shake up German Politics With Her Own 2023-10-23T04:00:00Z “You may not agree with his politics, but as an orator or legislator, he is as talented as they come — and is someone who thinks strategically,” said former state Sen. Jeff Brandes, R-St. Matt Gaetz, now a well-known disrupter, honed his brash style in Florida 2023-10-18T04:00:00Z Tyler, a gifted orator who won statewide prizes in college, graduated in 1907 from Harvard Law School, where he received the highest honors ever given to an African American student. Opinion: An L.A. Black civil rights pioneer finally gets the recognition he deserves 2023-09-30T04:00:00Z A gifted and witty orator, Gaetz has set his sights on the Florida governor’s mansion and so he has little need to cultivate alliances with House leaders. These are the 7 lawmakers to watch in government shutdown talks 2023-09-29T04:00:00Z Among those strong and brave friends in and around Syracuse were Harriet Tubman and famed orator Frederick Douglass, who was a close family friend. Reconstruction Helped Her Become a Physician. Jim Crow Drove Her to Flee the U.S. 2023-09-28T04:00:00Z The orator asked if Deion would address the congregation of thousands. The gospel according to Deion Sanders: Coach Prime woos fans and overhauls Colorado 2023-09-28T04:00:00Z In Mr. Paxton’s corner, there is Tony Buzbee, a well-tanned orator and onetime candidate for mayor of Houston, who successfully defended Rick Perry, a former governor of Texas, against charges of abuse of office. Titans of Texas Law Clash in Impeachment Trial of Ken Paxton 2023-09-12T04:00:00Z Also from Chicago, journalist, editor and cultural critic Jamilah Lemieux was named featured event host for her skills as an orator. Love, Peace & Spades highlights a community staple in Black L.A. that's having a renaissance 2023-09-06T04:00:00Z Both Darling and Hoffman said they saw the potential for Ramaswamy, a skilled orator who has climbed into the third spot in several national polls, to gain ground. DeSantis in the hot seat at first Republican presidential debate 2023-08-23T04:00:00Z She needs a little convincing, and according to her daughter Gregoria, who better to deliver a convincing argument than the famously persuasive orator himself? Reconstruction Helped Her Become a Physician. Jim Crow Drove Her to Flee the U.S. 2023-09-28T04:00:00Z Both Darling and Hoffman said they saw the potential for Ramaswamy, a skilled orator who has climbed into the third spot in several national polls, to gain ground after the debate. In Trump's absence, DeSantis seen as 'punching bag' in first Republican debate 2023-08-23T04:00:00Z Infantino is a bumbling orator and some of the things he went on to say would have been better left unsaid. After greatest Women's World Cup, will FIFA boss stop spouting condescending messages? 2023-08-22T04:00:00Z Walsh, a frequent and fiery orator on the House floor, told reporters he had not decided whether he was going to keep his legislative seat, though he was “inclined to.” Jim Walsh, state representative from Aberdeen, elected as state GOP chair 2023-08-12T04:00:00Z “He’s a great orator, he has a keen intellect and a lot of knowledge,” said Margarite Goodenow, a retiree from Council Bluffs who said she is so far supporting Ramaswamy over Trump. How Vivek Ramaswamy is pushing — delicately — to win over Trump supporters 2023-08-11T04:00:00Z He frantically called PE’s lead orator, Chuck D, who was likewise overwhelmed by what he had just heard. 50 years, 50 game-changing moments: How hip-hop took over the world 2023-08-07T04:00:00Z He frantically called PE’s lead orator, Chuck D, who was also overwhelmed by what he had just heard. The year Public Enemy and N.W.A brought fury and politics to rap 2023-08-07T04:00:00Z The Greek statesman and orator Aeschines wrote that, in the art of persuasion, speaking with an arm outside one’s tunic is very bad manners. Review: A Getty show of Giacomo Ceruti's 18th-century paintings reveals much about our modern wealth gap 2023-07-31T04:00:00Z Rep. Jonathan Jackson, the once-fiery orator spoke so softly it was difficult to hear him. The Rev. Jesse Jackson steps down as leader of civil rights group he founded in 1971 2023-07-15T04:00:00Z A gifted orator and showman who sang on cruise ships as a young man, Mr. Berlusconi was first elected prime minister in 1994, after the “Bribesville” scandals, which had dismantled Italy’s postwar power structure. Silvio Berlusconi, a Showman Who Upended Italian Politics and Culture, Dies at 86 2023-06-12T04:00:00Z Even supporters acknowledge that he is not a natural orator, and on the stump he sometimes calls himself an “energetic executive” in a neutral monotone. 5 Takeaways From Ron DeSantis’s First Campaign Trip 2023-06-03T04:00:00Z A divisive populist and masterful orator who transformed Turkey’s presidency from a largely ceremonial role to a powerful office, Erdogan won in part due to the backing of conservative voters. With new mandate secured, Turkey’s Erdogan likely to continue engaging with both West and Russia 2023-05-28T04:00:00Z Supporters of Erdogan, a divisive populist and masterful orator, took to the streets to celebrate, waving Turkish or ruling party flags, honking car horns and chanting his name. Turkey’s Erdogan retains power, now faces challenges over the economy and earthquake recovery 2023-05-29T04:00:00Z A veteran of a dozen electoral wins and a skilled orator, Erdogan prevailed after deploying both conservative and nationalist rhetoric in withering attacks on Kilicdaroglu. Turkey's Erdogan still captivates his followers despite setbacks 2023-05-29T04:00:00Z “My lady, one of the Catos — who was such a great orator— said, nevertheless, that if this world were without woman, we would converse with the gods.” The Birth of Europe 2019-01-01T00:00:00Z He became a persuasive orator in the 1920s and rose up the ranks of the Nazis as he recruited more people to the group. World History: from 1400 2022-12-14T00:00:00Z He advocated imitating the style of the Roman orator Cicero and the foremost of the Roman poets, Virgil. World History: to 1500 2023-04-19T00:00:00Z Erdogan, 69, is a powerful orator and master campaigner who has pulled out all the stops on the campaign trail as he battles to survive his toughest political test. Turkey votes in pivotal elections that could end Erdogan's 20-year rule 2023-05-13T04:00:00Z An adept orator, he confessed a “quailing sensation” at the task that lay before him. Faith in a better future for Israel endures beyond the fallibility of the moment | Op-Ed 2023-04-24T04:00:00Z One book described how orators in ancient Rome would use “loci,” or reference points, to remember long passages. Harry Lorayne, the memory wizard of showbiz, dies at 96 2023-04-08T04:00:00Z And when Pearson, a young black man who is a powerful orator, wears his hair natural and chooses a formal dashiki over a western suit and tie, his very presence is a challenge. "Not going nowhere": Justin Pearson on Tennessee Three's expulsion, code switching and a new South 2023-04-15T04:00:00Z “He is extraordinary, a gifted orator, a brilliant mind and one of the new voices in the Republican Party.” He wrote the book on crushing ‘wokeism.’ Now he’s running for president. 2023-04-03T04:00:00Z In reality, Newsom is a talented orator — often long-winded, he admits, but a politician who projects passion and offers straight talk, especially when speaking extemporaneously. Column: Newsom shouldn't shy away from a State of the State speech 2023-03-20T04:00:00Z The political profile of Ridley-Thomas may be operator and orator, but many of his constituents know him best for overseeing the restoration of Martin Luther King Jr. hospital and launching the Empowerment Congress. Church prayers in South L.A. underscore high stakes as Mark Ridley-Thomas bribery trial begins 2023-03-07T05:00:00Z I give examples in the book, people like Winston Churchill, who we all remember as this great orator. MSNBC's Mehdi Hasan: You need "rhetorical judo" to challenge the far right 2023-02-28T05:00:00Z “He was not the smooth orator of the past. He relied on notes, hesitated and often raised his voice to a shout, as if mistaking volume for passion.” Column: I almost wrote off Joe Biden in 2020. Boy, was I wrong then. What about now? 2023-02-12T05:00:00Z A gifted orator, Mr. Harris was soon in demand as a speaker at antiwar rallies across California. David Harris, Leader of the Vietnam Draft Resistance Movement, Dies at 76 2023-02-07T05:00:00Z A gifted orator, she had also established herself as a renowned speaker on the abolitionist circuit and a fierce champion for the rights of newly freed Black women. Overlooked No More: Frances Ellen Watkins Harper, Poet and Suffragist 2023-02-07T05:00:00Z Mr. Erdogan is a deft political operative and orator who can rely on a vast party apparatus that is enmeshed with the state and its resources. As Tough Elections Loom in Turkey, Erdogan Is Spending for Victory 2023-01-26T05:00:00Z Cicero, the greatest orator of ancient Rome, was always nervous. MSNBC's Mehdi Hasan: You need "rhetorical judo" to challenge the far right 2023-02-28T05:00:00Z A gifted orator who could energize a crowd. El Centro de la Raza at 50: From a forceful occupation to a driving force 2023-01-06T05:00:00Z An impassioned and effective orator, President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine has given hundreds of speeches since Russia launched its full-scale invasion of his country in late February. Putin and Zelensky will give dueling addresses today with no end to fighting in sight. 2022-12-31T05:00:00Z The Maine Anti-Slavery Society soon hired her to travel and speak across the state, and she quickly gained a reputation as a powerful orator. Overlooked No More: Frances Ellen Watkins Harper, Poet and Suffragist 2023-02-07T05:00:00Z The 75-year-old is a skilled orator with extensive political experience and personal charisma, but he has, in the past, also shown lapses of judgement. Anwar Ibrahim: Honeymoon as Malaysian PM will be brutally short 2022-12-02T05:00:00Z Cicero, the greatest orator of ancient Rome, was always nervous. MSNBC's Mehdi Hasan: You need "rhetorical judo" to challenge the far right 2023-02-28T05:00:00Z He is also a talented politician and gifted orator who has sought to voice unifying themes and find common ground in a state that could hardly be more polarized. Opinion | The real reasons Georgia should reelect Raphael Warnock 2022-11-28T05:00:00Z Campbell may be a fiery orator but the messages he’s giving to his team at halftime aren’t producing results. Lions earn respect with close call against powerful Bills 2022-11-25T05:00:00Z He’s not the accomplished orator some make him out to be. Opinion | Trump is out for vengeance — and to protect himself from prosecution 2022-11-15T05:00:00Z Seen as a technocrat and effective orator, Lavrov has presided over a steady cooling of relations with the West since Putin came to power in 2000. Factbox: Who is Sergei Lavrov, Russia's foreign minister? 2022-11-14T05:00:00Z Mr. Obama, the urbane soaring orator from Hawaii, and Mr. Biden, the backslapping blue-collar pol from Delaware, have always been a political odd couple, born of different generations, demographics and mentalities. Biden and Obama Reunite in a Last-Ditch Effort to Save Their Party 2022-11-05T04:00:00Z She also advocates for the fair treatment of youth orators and debaters, starting a petition to raise awareness of abusive coaching practices and the need for proper training and accountability systems to help protect students. Senior at Bellevue’s Interlake High has a winning way with words 2022-11-02T04:00:00Z And for those who have known Fetterman for years, the debate was a reminder that he was never a smooth orator — even before the stroke. Fetterman’s rocky debate raises anxiety among Democrats 2022-10-26T04:00:00Z The greatest orator of his era spoke in a high-pitched, grating drawl. Opinion | What Abraham Lincoln can teach politicians in a polarized time 2022-10-25T04:00:00Z Often when we think about social justice leadership, the people we celebrate are the firebrands, the orators, the ones in front of the microphone. Seattle social justice leader Garry Owens dies at 77 2022-10-18T04:00:00Z He was the very archetype of a Supreme Court orator, engaging in booming perorations and lightning-fast exchanges with the judges. Indyref court case could have an explosive outcome 2022-10-12T04:00:00Z He described the mayor as “a nice guy” and a talented orator. Water crisis tests Mississippi mayor who started as activist 2022-09-29T04:00:00Z Newspapers reported that one street orator was future president Andrew Jackson, who berated Jefferson for “persecuting his innocent friend.” A former vice president was tried for treason for an insurrection plot 2022-09-26T04:00:00Z A skilled orator, Mr. Quatennens was one of his party’s most recognizable faces — a disciplined politician who toed Mr. Mélenchon’s line and was widely seen as his protégé and heir apparent. French Left Lawmaker Admits Slapping Wife, and Party Leader Defends Him 2022-09-21T04:00:00Z The Republicans whom Walker refused to debate ahead of Georgia’s primary critiqued him as ill-prepared to take on Warnock, a skilled orator. Debating over debates: Campaign tradition faces skepticism 2022-09-09T04:00:00Z Not the way they knew Boris Johnson — former London mayor, newspaper columnist, colorful orator, serial prevaricator — when he took office just a few years ago. Who is Liz Truss, a shapeshifter set to be U.K.’s next prime minister? 2022-09-03T04:00:00Z When advocating for women’s suffrage, Hill, like other orators, relied on rhetorical strategies to persuade audiences that might have disagreed with her platform. Writing Guide 2021-12-21T00:00:00Z One of the people enslaved on Lloyd’s plantation was Frederick Douglass, who escaped in 1838 and became an abolitionist leader, writer, statesman, and orator in the North. U.S. History 2014-12-30T00:00:00Z He is a powerful orator - becoming involved in politics two decades ago in the youth wing of the then-ruling party - and drew huge crowds during the campaign. Kenya election result: William Ruto defies the odds for victory 2022-08-15T04:00:00Z Ruto insiders describe him as a gifted orator with a fierce work ethic. Kenya's Ruto: From village chicken seller to president 2022-08-15T04:00:00Z One orator galvanized the crowd when he warned that Lady Liberty would be torn down and a Cossack statue erected in her place. Before Griner, a Russian prosecution put Theodore Roosevelt in a bind 2022-08-13T04:00:00Z A leader who, regardless of what you may have thought of his politics, was a magnetic orator who holds the record for longest speech before the United Nations General Assembly between 1945 and 1976? Commentary: Dear Hollywood: If you're gonna whitewash the Fidel Castro biopic, just go all the way 2022-08-08T04:00:00Z After the featured orator had delivered a two-hour speech, Lincoln addressed the crowd for several minutes. U.S. History 2014-12-30T00:00:00Z Ruto, a gifted orator who says he once sold chicken by the roadside, has portrayed the election as a fight between common "hustlers" and elite "dynasties". Weary and wary, Kenyans gear up for national elections 2022-08-04T04:00:00Z This endeared her to the nation's poor, in large part due to her skills as a moving orator, polished over an earlier career as a radio actor. TV series focuses on eerie afterlife of Argentina's 'Santa Evita' 2022-07-25T04:00:00Z If you think about it, it makes a lot of sense that people new to English and this country might make for such skilled orators. A speech and debate team that dominates with a squad of immigrant kids and English learners 2022-06-24T04:00:00Z “Even if it rains, even if it would snow today, even if there would be a storm today, we would come here,” Ms. Lasota belted out, in the rhythms of a veteran orator. New Brand of Activist Takes Aim at Ukraine War and Climate Crisis, Together 2022-06-20T04:00:00Z Still, the fiery orator remains far away from becoming prime minister and potentially limit Macron’s room for policy-making. EXPLAINER: Why France’s Macron now faces challenge from left 2022-05-02T04:00:00Z A buzzing idealist and impressive orator, Rodrigues is part of an army of volunteers across Brazil who, in just a few short weeks, have registered hundreds of thousands of first-time voters. Brazil youth voter drive battles apathy - and could help Lula 2022-04-14T04:00:00Z Southern orators swore that Britain’s factory economy depended on a steady supply of southern cotton, so Britain would certainly intervene on their behalf. Building the American Republic, Volume 2 2018-01-18T00:00:00Z Although Churchill had a speech defect as a youngster, he grew to become one of the greatest orators of all time. World History: Patterns of Interaction 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z At some point, Mr. Walker may have to face off with Mr. Warnock, an orator who holds the pulpit that once belonged to the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. The Senate’s Most Vulnerable Democrats 2022-02-21T05:00:00Z He wasn’t a particularly gifted or prolix orator. It’s George Washington’s birthday, not Presidents Day 2022-02-20T05:00:00Z Prentiss, who served in the House of Representatives from 1838 to 1839, is known to historians as one of the wealthiest men in Mississippi in his time and as an exceptional orator. Asked to help, Post readers sent searing evidence about dozens more enslavers in Congress He was winning recognition as an orator when Republicans chose him to oppose the Little Giant, but there were still few obvious signs of his potential for national greatness. Building the American Republic, Volume 2 2018-01-18T00:00:00Z Let him be well versed in the poets, and not less in the orators and historians, and also proficient in writing verse and prose. World History: Patterns of Interaction 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z But then, like an earnest and unfulfilled orator, the wind seemed to add an “and furthermore,” and its battering resumed. Spring came Friday morning, but soon left town 2022-02-18T05:00:00Z “Frederick Douglass was as great as Lincoln, a great reformer who had been enslaved and was very prolific, a great orator who was magnetic at getting his passion across,” Mr. Reynolds said. Apple TV series recasts Frederick Douglass as Lincoln’s equal 2022-02-16T05:00:00Z A fiery orator, Adityanath has been elected to parliament five times, and some people in his constituency believe he is a reincarnation of a Hindu god. Indian Hindu hardliner seeking re-election touts record on jobs, crime 2022-02-07T05:00:00Z If such abstractions seemed confusing, other orators made the issue plainer. Building the American Republic, Volume 2 2018-01-18T00:00:00Z In nearly three years marked by a pandemic, soaring rates of violence and frequent labor battles, Ms. Lightfoot has shown herself to be a blunt orator and an unflinching negotiator. Lori Lightfoot Promised to Change Chicago. Crises Keep Piling Up. 2022-01-28T05:00:00Z Lincoln lost the election, but the debates between the two brilliant orators transfixed the country, drew attention to the bitter arguments over slavery and catapulted Lincoln to national fame. A bill proposed a new way to teach history. It got the history wrong 2022-01-15T05:00:00Z Among the escapees who passed through the city during the Seneca Village period was the strikingly handsome Frederick Douglass, a fugitive from Baltimore who was soon to become among the greatest orators of his day. Opinion | In Search of the Black Utopia 2022-01-08T05:00:00Z Known as a fiery orator, Erdogan has sometimes appeared tired and pale in the past year, walking awkwardly and dozing off on camera. Turkey's crisis rattles the faithful in Erdogan's heartland 2021-12-20T05:00:00Z “Free labor” could mean working for wages or self-employment, but orators saw no conflict between them, for they saw the first leading easily to the second. Building the American Republic, Volume 2 2018-01-18T00:00:00Z To that end, C-SPAN’s annual year-end statistics point to just how stale the Senate has become, a place where the orators of yesteryear would find themselves wondering what happened to the place. Analysis | The filibuster debate still hasn’t happened in the only place it matters 2021-12-18T05:00:00Z Marcus Garvey, a revered human rights activist, newspaper owner, Black nationalist leader and orator, was known worldwide as a leader of the “back to Africa” movement, seeking to create a self-governing Black nation. Descendants of Marcus Garvey press Biden for posthumous pardon 2021-12-04T05:00:00Z Innumerable Black American scholars, philosophers, orators and writers have been calling attention to this central problem since, at least, the end of Reconstruction. Opinion | Acknowledging the privilege we got at birth 2021-11-15T05:00:00Z The tweak is meant to distance the two-year college previously known as Patrick Henry from the famed Revolutionary-era orator of that name who was also an enslaver. Virginia community colleges are dropping President John Tyler and others from their names amid racial reckoning 2021-10-10T04:00:00Z Cut off from the bounty of the West, party orators went on, ordinary white Americans would fall into urban poverty and class oppression, ending the promise of the republic and its free labor ideals. Building the American Republic, Volume 2 2018-01-18T00:00:00Z I’m more of an orator as opposed to a writer, and so I talk. How a Drug Policy Activist Spends Her Sundays 2021-10-08T04:00:00Z Messiaen provided florid descriptions of the movements, and in this one the reed warbler is the great orator of his local lily pond. Review: The crazy genius of playing Messiaen's 13 bird-inspired piano solos at L.A.'s Audubon Center 2021-09-27T04:00:00Z The country also developed a historic aversion to loud, charismatic orators in part because of the horrific experiences that followed the turmoil of the early 1930s and the rise of Adolf Hitler. Election day in Germany: Check your device for advice 2021-09-24T04:00:00Z It contains an obvious echo of the 18th century orator without replicating his name exactly. Virginia community colleges are dropping President John Tyler and others from their names amid racial reckoning 2021-10-10T04:00:00Z Bands played, orators declaimed, crowds cheered, regiments formed, and beautiful girls presented silken banners as southerners rushed to what they too trusted would be a short and easy war. Building the American Republic, Volume 2 2018-01-18T00:00:00Z Is she a budding orator who wants to be the next Diane Sawyer? Review | Big hair, big dreams: Behind the curtain at the Miss America pageant 2021-09-08T04:00:00Z Colleagues and students at that mosque described Akhundzada as a studious disciplinarian and a fierce orator. Haibatullah Akhundzada: Shadowy Taliban supreme leader whose son was suicide bomber 2021-09-07T04:00:00Z Mr. Cuomo will no longer equal the 12-year tenure served by his late father, whose reputation as an orator and icon of liberalism has forever shadowed his son’s career. How Andrew Cuomo’s Exit Tarnished a Legacy and Dimmed a Dynasty 2021-08-14T04:00:00Z Mario Cuomo was a skilled, highly intellectual politician, a gifted orator, a liberal icon at a time when liberalism was losing altitude to the rising conservatism of Ronald Reagan. Analysis | Andrew Cuomo keeps denying and fighting. The damage won’t be undone. 2021-08-07T04:00:00Z “Was not the Lord of Hosts with our republican armies?” cried a Vermont orator. Building the American Republic, Volume 2 2018-01-18T00:00:00Z Mr. Popeil was 16 when a Chicago newspaper called him “a silver-tongued orator.” Ron Popeil, inventor, pitchman and TV infomercial star, dies at 86 2021-07-29T04:00:00Z In the years just before his death, Frederick Douglass, the great Black orator and abolitionist, spent a two-year stint as the American consul to Haiti. Analysis | Haiti’s fate is intertwined with the U.S. 2021-07-08T04:00:00Z An orator hailed the South’s role in the war. Civil War cannons that may have been at Battle of Bull Run get new home 2021-06-16T04:00:00Z “One thing that gets lost when talking about the great Black orators, thinkers and historical figures of our time are the Black comic creators,” says Sheena Howard, professor of communication at Rider University. Yes, lots of comics were racist. A new generation of Black artists is reinventing them 2021-04-29T04:00:00Z Maryland runaway Frederick Douglass became one of the country’s most renowned antislavery orators after gaining his freedom in the 1840s. Building the American Republic, Volume 2 2018-01-18T00:00:00Z Before bombs burst in air, the immigrants sent their best orator to the stage. How a Japanese immigrant stood up to the injustices of his day with a pioneering civil rights message that resonates in ours 2021-04-18T04:00:00Z Cuomo was never the public orator his father was, but he could inspire fierce loyalty, fusing his unsparing political Darwinism with hokey paeans to government service. Andrew Cuomo’s White-Knuckle Ride 2021-04-13T04:00:00Z Among the attendees was civil rights legend Jesse Jackson, a gifted orator who had made remarkable bids to become the first Black presidential nominee for a major party in 1984 and 1988. ‘This is environmental racism’ Among the attendees was civil rights legend Jesse Jackson, a gifted orator who had made remarkable runs as the first Black presidential nominee in 1984 and 1988. Environmental-justice activists keep fighting to stop pollution in U.S. communities of color 2021-04-06T04:00:00Z With telling effect, orators asked how a system that seemed to require the gagging and murder of white citizens could ever be compatible with American liberty. Building the American Republic, Volume 2 2018-01-18T00:00:00Z "But not this specific poem of this specific orator in this Black Lives Matter area, that's the whole issue." Why a white poet did not translate Amanda Gorman 2021-03-09T05:00:00Z Given his young age and skills as an orator, observers said it likely would not be his last run for president. EXPLAINER: Why Senegal protesters are clashing with police 2021-03-09T05:00:00Z As if narrated by one of those orators, the film interlaces political affairs, ancient loyalty and concrete events in the life of notorious offender Zama King, all through the vignettes Roman conjures up. Philippe Lacôte honors Ivory Coast's legacy of storytelling with 'Night of the Kings' 2021-03-06T05:00:00Z A fundamentalist orator opposes a liberal lawyer defending a Darwinist teacher in the 1920s South. Movies on TV this week: 'Lust for Life'; 'Platoon' and more 2021-03-05T05:00:00Z Taking the name of a popular fictional hero, he became “Frederick Douglass,” a thrilling antislavery orator and abolitionist celebrity. Building the American Republic, Volume 2 2018-01-18T00:00:00Z As a public thinker, and especially as an orator, Burroughs was prolific. Denied a teaching job for being ‘too Black,’ she started her own school — and a movement 2021-02-28T05:00:00Z As played by Kaluuya, he is a forceful, magnetic orator who, through toil and charisma, is building a “rainbow coalition” of the oppressed in Chicago. Review: Potent history in ‘Judas and the Black Messiah’ 2021-02-10T05:00:00Z “Passionate orator of the China story,” the introduction on her Twitter account says. China Arrests Australian Journalist on Spying Charge 2021-02-07T05:00:00Z You can see why Hoover’s so rattled: The Fred Hampton we meet is a born activist, a master orator and a ferocious critic of the white power structure. Review: 'Judas and the Black Messiah' gives the Black Panthers a searingly powerful close-up 2021-02-01T05:00:00Z The truth was more complicated, but when soldiers fired on an unarmed mob, ordinary colonists concluded that the orators and pamphleteers were right: British forces threatened liberty. Building the American Republic, Volume 2 2018-01-18T00:00:00Z And that school was only the beginning of a long and illustrious career as an educator, orator, businesswoman, religious leader and activist. Denied a teaching job for being ‘too Black,’ she started her own school — and a movement 2021-02-28T05:00:00Z For a time, he practiced speaking with rocks in his mouth, an anti-stuttering tactic he picked up from Demosthenes, the ancient Greek orator. The two sides of Joe Biden 2021-01-12T05:00:00Z A seasoned orator, Warnock’s campaign stump speech resembles a Sunday morning church service. Georgia Senate runoffs: What to watch for 2021-01-05T05:00:00Z Maria Dizzia took on the role of Heidi looking back on her days as a former champion teenage orator while reflecting as an adult on how the law has affected her most private decisions. Best in theater: In a year to forget, virtuoso performances to remember 2020-12-08T05:00:00Z The orator and reality star said those concerned for her health should fret not as “thankfully baby Huff is doing great and healthy, and I am now healing as well.” Pregnant Sadie Robertson hospitalized after coronavirus diagnosis: ‘These symptoms are wild’ 2020-10-26T04:00:00Z In 2016, the man known as one of the Democratic Party’s strongest orators delivered Hillary Clinton’s closing argument in the same place - at a rally for thousands the night before Election Day on Independence Mall. Barack Obama to hold first in-person event for Biden 2020-10-21T04:00:00Z In 2016, the man known as one of the Democratic Party’s strongest orators delivered Hillary Clinton’s closing argument in the same place — at a rally for thousands the night before Election Day on Independence Mall. Barack Obama to hold first in-person event for Biden 2020-10-20T04:00:00Z But on that night, Bryan was about to become “the boy orator of the Platte.” If you want less gas, cut off the oxygen 2020-10-16T04:00:00Z Frederick Douglass, the American abolitionist orator and publisher, and Antonio Maceo, the celebrated military hero of the Cuban independence movement, are rarely if ever mentioned together. The Whitewashing of Black Genius 2020-10-12T04:00:00Z By contrast, Mr. Biden is the classic Senate orator, with knowledge of history and the nuances of policy and a respect for the rules of the game. The Reality TV Host vs. the Velvet Shiv: Trump and Biden in Debates 2020-09-28T04:00:00Z Charles Guiteau, a delusional gunman who fancied himself an orator and Republican insider, waited for Garfield at the train station. The president had been shot. Then the White House lied about his condition as he slowly died. 2020-09-19T04:00:00Z Marines had been sent to defend American interests in a politically unstable Nicaragua, and the outraged student orator condemned the move as imperialist American capitalism parading as noble intent. Why John Cage's String Quartet is the perfect music for our messy world 2020-09-09T04:00:00Z “Along with everything else he did, he was a great orator,” Maoate said. Former Cook Islands leader dies from virus in New Zealand 2020-09-05T04:00:00Z “He was the new, young senator, up-and-coming. Strong orator and not of Washington yet,” said Trippi, a veteran Democratic strategist. Biden, once an orator, reaches for rhetorical flourish again 2020-08-21T04:00:00Z Harris had a tough act to follow in the person of Barack Obama, the party’s best orator, and couldn’t come close to matching his eloquence. Obama steals the show, Kamala unloads on ‘structural racism’ 2020-08-19T04:00:00Z She was ready on Day One, tested in the rigors of a national campaign, a skilled orator. Behind closed doors: How Biden's team weighed the VP candidates 2020-08-12T04:00:00Z Don’t pick an orator or a fundraiser or a policy wonk, Mr. Vice President. Opinion | The one thing Joe Biden should think about in a running mate 2020-08-04T04:00:00Z An earnest man who lacked the silver tongue of other civil rights orators, Mr. Lewis could be pugnacious, tenacious and single-minded, and he led with a force that commanded attention. John Lewis, Towering Figure of Civil Rights Era, Dies at 80 2020-07-17T04:00:00Z Mouly contrasts “New York Tough” with the earlier Cuomo poster that evoked poster art for American politician and orator William Jennings Bryan, the Democratic nominee for president more than a century ago. Andrew Cuomo is touting a new pandemic poster. Artists call it an ‘incoherent’ mess. 2020-07-14T04:00:00Z Frederick Douglass, the abolitionist and famous orator, delivered a fiery speech about Lincoln’s conflicted legacy, explaining Lincoln only reluctantly issued the Emancipation Proclamation. Depicted kneeling before Lincoln, this enslaved man broke his own chains in pursuit of freedom 2020-07-06T04:00:00Z They also took issue with the autobiography of African American anti-slavery writer Frederick Douglass, who fought back against a farmer who whipped him, ran away to Massachusetts and became a writer and orator. 'How George Floyd's death changed my Chinese students' 2020-06-28T04:00:00Z Above all, the orator turned his address into a dire warning to his illustrious audience that Reconstruction was failing, indeed being lost in the South. Opinion | Yes, the Freedmen’s Memorial uses racist imagery. But don’t tear it down. 2020-06-25T04:00:00Z It’s as if Trump is the orator of his own extremely dangerous alternate-reality game, a type of play that graphs itself onto the real world and utilizes key words as signals to an in-the-know audience. Column: Game theory not chaos rules the Trump White House. Let's no longer play 2020-06-21T04:00:00Z Stephens was a dedicated statesman, an effective leader and a powerful orator.” Nancy Pelosi is adamant: Statues honoring Confederates in the Capitol have got to go 2020-06-12T04:00:00Z He is described on the UK government website as "an inspirational statesman, writer, orator and leader", and was voted the greatest ever Briton in a 2002 BBC poll. The stories behind the statues targeted in protests 2020-06-09T04:00:00Z Moore is not known for being a stylish orator. LAPD Chief Moore under fire over looting remarks, police treatment of protesters 2020-06-06T04:00:00Z A staunch conservative Christian and a fiery orator, Shea is a favorite among gun rights groups. Lawmaker called ‘domestic terrorist’ won’t seek reelection 2020-05-15T04:00:00Z Michael Harrison, publisher of Talkers magazine, described Farber as a wordsmith and extraordinary orator. Barry Farber, pioneer of conservative radio, dead at 90 2020-05-07T04:00:00Z He was a wordsmith and extraordinary orator, said Michael Harrison, publisher of Talkers magazine. Barry Farber dies; conservative radio host ran for NYC mayor 2020-05-07T04:00:00Z For one thing, Roosevelt was one of history’s most inspiring and comforting orators. Give Newsom credit. He's trying it all to fight coronavirus and California's economic collapse 2020-04-23T04:00:00Z “I’m bracing myself for a good few queries about the very prominent copy of the speeches of the ancient Athenian orator Lysias, standing out on my own shelves.” Margaret Atwood to showcase gothic puppet show for Mary Beard 2020-04-15T04:00:00Z He’s never been an orator like his dad. The Cuomo show, Andrew and Chris, enliven coronavirus TV 2020-04-02T04:00:00Z He’s a gifted orator and that makes him more exciting. Newsom and Cuomo have been top leaders in the coronavirus crisis. Don't count on them to challenge Biden 2020-04-02T04:00:00Z Known as a powerful and witty orator, Lowery won new admirers in 2009 when he delivered a rousing benediction at the inauguration of President Obama. Joseph Lowery, founded Southern Christian Leadership Conference with Martin Luther King Jr., has died 2020-03-28T04:00:00Z He was also proving himself to be a gifted orator. The Terrorist Who Got Away 2020-03-19T04:00:00Z Ms. Warren proved to be an agile thinker and an articulate orator, and attracted both men and women in pretty equal numbers. Opinion | Did Sexism Doom Elizabeth Warren’s Bid? 2020-03-14T04:00:00Z Churchill was a preternaturally gifted writer, orator and student of history. Can Our Political Leaders Still Reassure Us? 2020-03-13T04:00:00Z Two thousand years ago, Quintilian, the ancient Roman orator, first established the ideal that a good speaker needed to be able to write and deliver an effective speech as well as to improvise. Speeches, both scripted and off the cuff, turn Biden’s campaign around 2020-03-10T04:00:00Z For a time, Rose herself was one of the era’s most renowned orators, dazzling audiences in English or Yiddish, never once speaking from a text or notes. Review: A real-life Cinderella story set in the Gilded Age 2020-03-03T05:00:00Z Fehrman contends that the book, which the Boston Courier described as “a marshaling of sentences unsurpassed in the most brilliant speeches of American orators,” made Lincoln president. Review | All the presidents’ books 2020-02-27T05:00:00Z Eight shows into the tour, the seasoned orator carried the entire program without missing a beat — except toward the beginning, when she took an onstage tumble thanks to some pesky heels. Jennifer Lopez was sad about her Oscars snub: 'I felt like I let everybody down' 2020-02-29T05:00:00Z But they recognized her exceptional talents as a writer and orator and encouraged her education. Landmarks tell story of Miami’s rich black cultural history 2020-02-29T05:00:00Z Turner is a master orator and a crowd favorite who can energize a room better than most anyone on the stump, candidates included. Freewheeling, outspoken, and not always on message: The risky role of Bernie Sanders' surrogates 2020-02-24T05:00:00Z And for all the apparent effectiveness of the “Mike Will Get It Done” ads, the truth is that Mike isn’t a great orator or stellar debater. Bloomberg, coming out of his cocoon, must show he can take debate flak 2020-02-19T05:00:00Z Even Corbyn’s most devoted admirers would never describe him as a great orator. The electability business: is Bernie Sanders America's Corbyn? 2020-02-15T05:00:00Z Douglass, an ally of Lincoln, was born a slave on Feb. 14, 1818, and later distinguished himself as an abolitionist, author, educator, orator and statesman. Editorial Roundup: South Carolina 2020-02-12T05:00:00Z Douglass, who was born a slave and taught himself to read and write, became one of the most influential orators, writers and thinkers of his time. Statues of Frederick Douglass, Harriet Tubman unveiled in Maryland State House 2020-02-10T05:00:00Z The notion that the message must be delivered as a speech wasn’t fixed until the great radio orator Franklin D. Roosevelt saw the technological opportunity to seize a political edge. Opinion | Congress should put an end to the State of the Union. For good. 2020-02-07T05:00:00Z "And I sat through all the Obama speeches and they talk about what a great orator he was," he told the "Friends" hosts. Jason Chaffetz: Trump's State of the Union 'by far' better than any of Barack Obama's 2020-02-05T05:00:00Z The multi-purpose monument, called “A Gathering at the Crossroads,” will feature four bronze lifesize statues of abolitionists and orators who fought for equal rights. Monument commemorating voting rights to be built 2020-01-28T05:00:00Z But when Trump’s legal defense team took over Saturday morning, Schiff went from lauded orator to the top target of the effort to undercut the House managers’ case against the president. Trump’s legal team targets Schiff in effort to undercut impeachment case 2020-01-25T05:00:00Z “He's a good orator. ... It was just unnecessary.” Schiff refers to CBS 'head on pike' story, infuriating GOP: 'Every one of us knows it is not true' 2020-01-25T05:00:00Z The conceit of the play is that Schreck, a champion orator who racked up college scholarship money when she was a teen giving speeches around the country on the U.S. Review: 'What the Constitution Means to Me,' amended for Los Angeles, retains its power 2020-01-19T05:00:00Z Klobuchar is not a soaring orator; she is plainspoken and earnest. Can Amy Klobuchar pull off a surprise in Iowa's presidential caucuses? 2020-01-12T05:00:00Z The orators - William Howard Day, Thomas Morris Chester, Jacob T. Compton, and Francis Ellen Walker Harper – will be gathered around a pedestal inscribed with the names of 100 leaders of the Old Eighth Ward. Monument commemorating voting rights to be built 2020-01-28T05:00:00Z The earnest chatter clashes and overlaps until — in an eerily effective touch — all 12 orators concurrently switch from speaking to a sort of chant. With a little help from Cate Blanchett, this Hirshhorn show looks at art manifestos 2019-12-30T05:00:00Z “He's a good orator. ... It was just unnecessary.” Schiff refers to CBS 'head on pike' story, infuriating GOP: 'Every one of us knows it is not true' 2020-01-25T05:00:00Z Dr. McFeely’s next major work examined the life of Douglass, who was born into slavery in Maryland and became a leading writer and orator in support of the abolitionist movement. William S. McFeely, author of Pulitzer-winning biography of Ulysses S. Grant, dies at 89 2019-12-19T05:00:00Z Wexton and McEachin’s letter mentioned a number of Virginians who “would better represent our Commonwealth in the U.S. Capitol,” including civil rights lawyer Oliver Hill and educator and orator Booker T. Washington. Virginia governor seeks bill replacing Lee statue in Capitol 2019-12-23T05:00:00Z David Lammy is popular in his own right, and an increasingly impressive orator, with years of parliamentary experience. The task Labour members face is first and foremost: listen | Zoe Williams 2019-12-16T05:00:00Z Where the Marxist heritage, being theory-minded and principle-bound, involves the primacy of the text, right-wing despotism, being romantic and charismatic, is buoyed by the shared spell cast between an orator and his mob. The Field Guide to Tyranny 2019-12-16T05:00:00Z Since then, countless activists and workers have reiterated Smith, Wollstonecraft and Paine’s concerns, including Maria Stewart, an African American orator and public intellectual. The historical case for abolishing billionaires 2019-12-14T05:00:00Z Mr. Biden can be a choppy, long-winded orator, but he is at his strongest in individual conversations with voters. Joe Biden Still Wants to Win Iowa. Here’s His Strategy. 2019-12-03T05:00:00Z He’s also a talented orator who excels in the kind of retail politics needed to perform well in New Hampshire and Iowa. Booker says it doesn't bother him that friend Deval Patrick is getting in 2020 race 2019-11-15T05:00:00Z To widespread amusement, a dismissive New York Times review mentioned a quotation of the Roman orator Cicero. Trump proposed sending undocumented migrants to Guantánamo, anonymous book claims 2019-11-14T05:00:00Z He owed most of his fame, however, to his skill as an orator. The Greatest Unknown Intellectual of the 19th Century 2019-11-10T05:00:00Z Only in a field like this could Boris Johnson retain a reputation as an orator. Lurching and rambling, Boris Johnson is in charge. But he’s lost control | Marina Hyde 2019-11-08T05:00:00Z "Adolf Hitler, dedicated art enthusiast, animal rights activist, and talented orator, dies at 56," read one. Backlash for US newspaper over Baghdadi headline 2019-10-28T04:00:00Z He became not only a lawyer, but one of the most powerful orators in the Maryland statehouse, where he entered office in 1983. Cummings recalled as powerful orator who took on White House 2019-10-18T04:00:00Z He became not only a lawyer, but one of the most powerful orators in the Maryland statehouse, where he entered office in 1983. Cummings recalled as powerful orator who took on White House 2019-10-17T04:00:00Z He continued to cite one of Cummings’ most famous quotes to illustrate the orator’s legacy. George Takei, Cher lead celeb tributes to Rep. Elijah Cummings, 'a godly man' 2019-10-17T04:00:00Z House committee that investigated Trump and was a formidable orator who passionately advocated for the poor. 10 Things to Know for Today 2019-10-17T04:00:00Z He became not only a lawyer, but one of the most powerful orators in the Maryland House of Delegates, where he entered office in 1983. Senior Democrat Elijah Cummings dies from health complications 2019-10-17T04:00:00Z House committee that investigated President Donald Trump, and was a formidable orator who passionately advocated for the poor in his black-majority district, which encompasses a large portion of Baltimore as well as more well-to-do suburbs. US Rep. Elijah Cummings of Baltimore has died 2019-10-17T04:00:00Z House committee that investigated President Donald Trump, and was a formidable orator who passionately advocated for the poor in his district that encompassed a large portion of Baltimore. US Rep. Elijah Cummings has died. 2019-10-17T04:00:00Z Byrd was a former majority leader, a talented orator, and perhaps most importantly, the guardian of the Senate’s prerogatives, rules and precedents. Reporter's Notebook: How a Senate trial of Trump might proceed 2019-10-02T04:00:00Z The Douglass Community Land Trust — named after Anacostia’s most famous resident, the 19th-century abolitionist and orator Frederick Douglass — is finalizing the acquisition of its first property, the 65-unit Savannah Apartments in Congress Heights. Could a community land trust help solve D.C.’s gentrification crisis? 2019-10-01T04:00:00Z Lincoln famously spoke at the dedication of the Gettysburg Cemetery, following the leading orator of the day, Edward Everett, who took two hours to deliver the official address, a 13,000 word oration. Greta Thunberg's 495-word UN speech points us to a future of hope – or despair 2019-09-25T04:00:00Z He became not only a lawyer, but one of the most powerful orators in the statehouse, where he entered office in 1983. US Rep. Elijah Cummings of Baltimore has died 2019-10-17T04:00:00Z Normally a gifted and confident orator, Johnson squinted awkwardly into the bright sunshine. Boris Johnson continues push for election as brother Jo Johnson resigns 2019-09-05T04:00:00Z When the socialist orator and frequent presidential candidate Eugene V. Debs made a campaign stop in Springfield, Ill., in 1908, he told the crowd, “The Republican Party was once red. Lincoln was a revolutionary.” You know who was into Karl Marx? No, not AOC. Abraham Lincoln. 2019-07-27T04:00:00Z Young David was charismatic and a wonderful orator - a boy with star quality. This little-known inventor has probably saved your life 2019-07-18T04:00:00Z “In the public arena he exploits at least the following masks: the rousing orator, the affable conversationalist, and the bumbling amateur,” said Paul Chilton, professor emeritus of Linguistics at Lancaster University. Boris Johnson's magniloquent tongue reaps political gold, linguists... 2019-07-23T04:00:00Z A gifted orator in both English and Hebrew, he was elected for a single term in the late 1990s on a platform of opposing the Oslo accords with the Palestinians. Netanyahu makes history as Israel’s longest-serving leader 2019-07-16T04:00:00Z "They are good orators and offer young people a path which is simple, they get attracted to it." Why are these youngsters renouncing the world? 2019-07-07T04:00:00Z And Wallace is set to attack it again in the great orator’s own words, on Thursday at Cedar Hill, Douglass’s historic home in Southeast Washington. Perspective | Frederick Douglass’s Fourth of July speech called out America for its hypocrisy. Trump’s takeover of the holiday shows we haven’t learned much. 2019-07-02T04:00:00Z The home secretary conceded he was not the most confident orator in the field. Tory leadership candidates grilled by media 2019-06-17T04:00:00Z “The Founders were excellent orators who prided themselves on their ability to persuade with republican dignity.” Propaganda, persuasion and the Mueller report: On impeachment, can we learn to think for ourselves? 2019-06-15T04:00:00Z The best orators employ speechwriters and teleprompters for a reason. Opinion | Trump stuck to the script in Normandy. That’s exactly what we need. 2019-06-11T04:00:00Z Keynote speaker Robert Moton, principal of the Tuskegee Institute, was the only African American orator. The Lincoln Memorial as a pyramid? That wasn’t the craziest idea pitched a century ago. 2019-05-29T04:00:00Z Robin Cook, a foreign secretary under Tony Blair, was “not an orator, but was razor sharp intellectually.” House Speaker John Bercow on Theresa May, Brexit and why he won’t leave — yet 2019-05-29T04:00:00Z The 49-year-old - described as a pious nationalist, fiery orator and champion of women’s rights by her family members - stoked a controversy this month by calling the killer of India’s independence hero, Mohandas Gandhi, a patriot. Terror-accused Hindu hardliner from Modi's party wins seat in India... 2019-05-23T04:00:00Z Speaking at rallies, Modi built a reputation as a powerful orator and political strategist, and in the late 1980s was tapped as a general secretary of the BJP in Gujarat. India’s Modi paints image of Hindu ascetic called to power 2019-05-23T04:00:00Z And Farage, a powerful orator, delivers the message with the engrossing rhythm of pantomime. Rage, rapture and pure populism: on the road with Nigel Farage 2019-05-19T04:00:00Z The crowd sung the Star-Spangled Banner, and jubilee speeches were made by the orators. AP Was There: Transcontinental Railroad ushered in new era 2019-05-08T04:00:00Z She is a master orator, unafraid of ideas some here might find radical. Women of Sudan — ‘suppressed by any means’ — are protesting for equal rights in the post-Bashir era 2019-04-26T04:00:00Z The son of an accountant and a schoolteacher, Garcia became one of Latin America’s greatest orators and governed Peru as a firebrand leftist from 1985-1990. Peru's Garcia, former president and political chameleon, kills... 2019-04-17T04:00:00Z The educator and orator gave the school’s opening address. Alumni of D.C.’s historically black vocational school gather 2019-04-14T04:00:00Z For 49 long seconds, the North Carolina Democrat, a masterful courtroom orator, sputtered before a crowd at Harvard, unable to settle on a favorite movie. Pete Buttigieg’s Focus: Storytelling First. Policy Details Later. 2019-04-14T04:00:00Z Buttigieg is a gifted orator, and his speech was good by all conventional measures: well written, well paced, well delivered. Pete Buttigieg Claims His Right to Run for President—and Defends His Right to Exist 2019-04-08T04:00:00Z Hollings was a sharp-tongued orator whose rhetorical flourishes in the deep accent of his home state enlivened many a Washington debate, but his influence never reached the levels he hoped. Ernest 'Fritz' Hollings, senator who called money 'cancer on body politic', dies at 97 2019-04-06T04:00:00Z Hollings was a sharp-tongued orator whose rhetorical flourishes in the deep accent of his home state enlivened many a Washington debate, but his influence in Washington never reached the levels he hoped. Ex-US Sen Ernest ‘Fritz’ Hollings of South Carolina dead 2019-04-06T04:00:00Z In life, he was a fiery orator and campaigner who upended nearly three decades of political domination by Israel’s socialist founders and their Labor Party. In Israel Campaign, All Sides Claim Fabled Voice From the Grave: Menachem Begin 2019-04-02T04:00:00Z Usually a captivating and fiery orator, the prime minister looked discomfited during his speech of just over 40 minutes. #GoBackModi: India's PM struggles for the South 2019-03-26T04:00:00Z A charismatic orator he was jailed, again, in 1918 on grounds of sedition for his speeches denouncing US participation in the first world war. The face of American socialism before Bernie Sanders? Eugene Debs | Paul Buhle and Mari Jo Buhle 2019-03-23T04:00:00Z He “served selflessly as an imam, teacher, mentor, and was much sought after as a powerful orator and speaker,” the organization said in a statement. The New Zealand Shooting Victims Spanned Generations and Nationalities 2019-03-19T04:00:00Z At the best of times, May is no great orator, and this was far from the best of times. Britain’s Agonizing National Humiliation Over Brexit Continues 2019-03-13T04:00:00Z He was an editor, an orator and a writer. Frederick Douglass and the Trump resistance: "Power concedes nothing without a demand" 2019-03-05T05:00:00Z The award was established in 1999 in honor of the slave from Maryland who escaped to become one of the most celebrated abolitionists and orators in history. Slavery in the north: Washington’s fugitive, Detroit’s forgotten crime 2019-03-03T05:00:00Z He was by no means a charismatic orator, but he was possessed of a Zen-like calm that he would maintain all through the electoral campaign. How a Slovakian neo-Nazi got elected 2019-02-14T05:00:00Z And the low-key Mr. Northam, a pediatrician who often evokes a doctor’s soothing bedside manner, and the outspoken Mr. Fairfax, a powerful orator, are temperamentally very different. Northam Seeks Signs of Support as Crisis Strains Virginia Leadership 2019-02-06T05:00:00Z He is a gifted orator who can wax inspirational on thorny issues of race and class in a way that appeals to whites and nonwhites alike. Cory Booker launches an unconventional White House bid built on 'universal love' 2019-02-01T05:00:00Z King, one of America’s preeminent orators of the 20th century, delivered his “I Have a Dream” speech to a throng of Americans gathered in the National Mall on Aug. 28, 1963. Excerpts from recent editorials in newspapers in Illinois 2019-01-22T05:00:00Z King was the greatest orator of his era. Opinion | The uncanny similarities between President Trump and Martin Luther King Jr. 2019-01-21T05:00:00Z “We are all liberated by this proclamation,” said the noted orator and former slave Frederick Douglass. Lincoln declared an end to slavery on New Year’s Day 1863. It went on for two more years. 2019-01-01T05:00:00Z Handsome New Englander Daniel Webster was a brilliant constitutional lawyer and smooth orator who could speak for hours with nary a glance at his notes. Review | The great triumvirate of antebellum politics: Clay, Calhoun and Webster 2018-12-14T05:00:00Z He also remains a compelling orator, able to stir crowds with his booming baritone voice. Modi’s Party Is Trounced in India’s ‘Semifinal’ Elections 2018-12-11T05:00:00Z He earned a reputation as a compelling orator in his more than two decades in the pulpit. Christian Right Aided the Ascent of Republican in Disputed North Carolina Race 2018-12-07T05:00:00Z Bush was president between two larger-than-life celebrities, Reagan and Bill Clinton, polished orators who skillfully deployed emotional appeals to win Americans’ hearts. At farewell to Bush, a yearning for decency, moderation and compromise 2018-12-04T05:00:00Z Bush came to be seen as a fundamentally decent and well-meaning leader who, though not a stirring orator or a visionary, was a steadfast humanitarian. Former President George H.W. Bush dies at age 94 2018-11-30T05:00:00Z In his post-presidency, Bush’s popularity rebounded with the growth of his reputation as a fundamentally decent and well-meaning leader who, although he was not a stirring orator or a dreamy visionary, was a steadfast humanitarian. Former President George H.W. Bush dies at age 94 2018-11-30T05:00:00Z She can be a wooden campaigner, an uninspiring orator who sticks to a script. Theresa May’s unloved Brexit plan is much like the prime minister herself 2018-11-23T05:00:00Z “S-Town” is a penetrating psychological portrait of a brilliant, troubled man who has an orator’s sense of timing and cadence, even when spewing profanities to Reed: How Podcasts Became a Seductive—and Sometimes Slippery—Mode of Storytelling 2018-11-12T05:00:00Z Its Nov. 14 Americana sale will include some 60 portraits, many from the 1800s, of orators and legislative honchos from the Philadelphia Bar Association—instant gravitas for a home office. Why Antique Portraits Are the Best Deals in Art 2018-11-07T05:00:00Z Views could rapidly change, and even an orator as persuasive as Wilson could not be sure if he had persuaded his fellows once and for all. Could populism actually be good for democracy? 2018-10-11T04:00:00Z Young orators’ tongues are formed before their minds are set. The Prophetic Pragmatism of Frederick Douglass 2018-10-08T04:00:00Z The rapid, unsustained nature of his thoughts made him, as Lewis acknowledges, a better debater than an orator. Can the G.O.P. Ever Reclaim Wendell Willkie’s Legacy? 2018-09-10T04:00:00Z He acquired papers, books, autographs – including two faded letters from the Tuskegee Institute African-American to its headmaster Booker T Washington, the famed orator and opponent of Jim Crow laws in the south. 'It's hidden history': the race to save one man's black Americana 2018-08-28T04:00:00Z She was a gifted orator who, as one contemporary noted, “poured forth a torrent of natural eloquence which swept everything before it.” There’s Less to Portraits Than Meets the Eye, and More 2018-08-23T04:00:00Z He has been described as a magnetic presence and a skilled orator, who has the potential to galvanise the country's youth. Celebrities call for Uganda star's release 2018-08-22T04:00:00Z An orator who peppered his speeches with wit and lines from his own poems, Mr. Vajpayee was viewed more as a kind of philosopher-king and less as a hard-nosed politician. Atal Bihari Vajpayee, prime minister who made India a nuclear power, dies at 93 2018-08-16T04:00:00Z Mr Vajpayee was considered one of India's best orators, enabling him to connect with millions of Indians across class and caste divides. Former India PM AB Vajpayee dies at 93 2018-08-16T04:00:00Z “Babe” Schwartz, a longtime liberal state senator with a reputation of being one of the most formidable orators in the Texas Legislature, has died at age 92. ‘Babe’ Schwartz, longtime Texas state senator, dies at 92 2018-08-12T04:00:00Z “Babe” Schwartz, longtime liberal state senator from Galveston with a reputation of being one of the most formidable orators in the Texas Legislature, has died at age 92. ‘Babe’ Schwartz, longtime Galveston state senator, dies 2018-08-12T04:00:00Z A skilled orator, Mr. Chamisa, who is also a pastor, energized supporters at scores of rallies across Zimbabwe in recent months. Zimbabwe Elections, Mostly Peaceful, Bring Voters Out in Droves 2018-07-31T04:00:00Z The crowd turned to listen, and her celebrity as one of the most striking and powerful orators of the early women’s movement was quickly established. More Women Deserve Statues in New York. Here Are 10. 2018-07-26T04:00:00Z Both were extremely sensitive to slights, and neither was much of a natural or studied orator, lacking the education afforded to so many of the founders. Review | What drove Benedict Arnold to give up the patriot cause and turn treasonous? 2018-07-13T04:00:00Z Douglass goes on to fight for the freedom of black Americans -- and along the way becomes one of America's greatest orators, activists and thinkers. Frederick Douglass and Donald Trump: Faint hope endures this Fourth of July 2018-07-04T04:00:00Z Yiannopoulos is not the only orator who has figured out that a speaking gig at a public university, especially in the face of fierce ideological opposition, is an easy way to attract an audience. How Social-Media Trolls Turned U.C. Berkeley Into a Free-Speech Circus 2018-06-25T04:00:00Z “Instead Pericles,” the Athenian leader, philosopher and orator, “convinced himself that he couldn’t concede a molehill — the Megarian decree — without a mountainous loss of credibility.” Review | How great leaders make good and terrible military decisions 2018-04-27T04:00:00Z By contrast Pankhurst and her daughters were bold, impressive orators who led by example. What modern campaigners can learn from the fight for women’s suffrage 2018-04-19T04:00:00Z Tines read the first text like a great orator, every word seared. At Disney Hall, the dresses made of speakers were just the beginning 2018-04-18T04:00:00Z Speaking in King’s hometown of Atlanta, the Rev. Bernice King recalled her father as a great orator whose message of peaceful protest was still vital decades later. Admirers mourn King, pledge to carry on unfinished work 2018-04-04T04:00:00Z Meanwhile in King’s hometown of Atlanta, the Rev. Bernice A. King recalled her father as a civil rights leader and great orator whose message of peaceful protest was still vital decades later. D.C. faith leaders gather on National Mall to commemorate Martin Luther King Jr.’s life 2018-04-04T04:00:00Z Even after 15 years at the helm, Mr. Erdogan, whose skills as an orator even his opponents envy, treats every event like a campaign rally — and he turns just about every day into one. Sermons and Shouted Insults: How Erdogan Keeps Turkey Spellbound 2018-04-02T04:00:00Z “I never heard an orator in my life that sounded like him,” Gayton said. When MLK came to Seattle, a young teacher’s life changed 2018-04-03T04:00:00Z The orator pointed to all the supposed ills of Hungarian society -- unemployment, inflation, political and military weakness, etc. How Viktor Orban Bends Hungarian Society to His Will 2018-03-27T04:00:00Z One senator who pushed for that law was Farhatullah Babar, 74, a longtime official of the Pakistan People’s Party and one of the body’s most eloquent orators. Allegations of skulduggery in Pakistan’s Senate races set stage for chaotic general election 2018-03-21T04:00:00Z Before the prime minister spoke, breathless orators shouted from the stage about the sacrifices of the past and the battles against foreign interference, with thinly veiled references to the present day. Hungarian leader says Europe is now 'under invasion' by migrants 2018-03-15T04:00:00Z The silver-tongued orator’s powerful speeches comforted a dispirited nation bombed night after night during the Blitz. Empire strikes back: why former colonies don't need Britain after Brexit | Griffith Review 2018-03-09T05:00:00Z Douglass is remembered as many things: a fugitive slave who gained his freedom, an abolitionist, an advocate for women’s rights, a gifted writer and orator. Opinion | Frederick Douglass’s Fight Against Scientific Racism 2018-02-22T05:00:00Z He became a champion orator, the first black president of his high school’s student council and the first black governor at the Cornhusker Boys’ State leadership training program. J. Clay Smith Jr., forceful EEOC leader and Howard University law dean, dies at 75 2018-02-20T05:00:00Z Douglass, the famous orator and abolitionist who had been recruiting “colored troops” for the Union Army, was incensed that black soldiers captured by Confederate troops had been mutilated, tortured and assassinated in cold blood. Frederick Douglass needed to see Lincoln. Would the president meet with a former slave? 2018-02-14T05:00:00Z Governor Larry Hogan signed the proclamation Tuesday in honor of the 200th anniversary of the birth of the famed abolitionist, writer, and orator. Governor proclaims 2018 as ‘Year of Frederick Douglass’ 2018-02-13T05:00:00Z Sent to Baltimore, where he was put to work building ships — some of them slave transports — he soon fled north to freedom, and to fame as an anti-slavery orator and author. Opinion | Frederick Douglass, a champion of American individualism 2018-01-31T05:00:00Z ‘In times of war,” declared the Roman orator Cicero, “the laws fall silent.” Review | How Israel’s secret services built the most robust assassination machine in history 2018-01-26T05:00:00Z Decades ago, the famed civil rights leader - also regarded as one of America’s greatest orators - recalled driving one night from Atlanta to Chattanooga, Tennessee, with his brother A.D. at the wheel. King’s words still inspire nearly 50 years after his death 2018-01-14T05:00:00Z Decades ago, the famed civil rights leader – also regarded as one of America’s greatest orators – recalled driving one night from Atlanta to Chattanooga, Tennessee, with his brother A.D. at the wheel. King’s words still inspire nearly 50 years after his death 2018-01-14T05:00:00Z “Oprah is beyond doubt a magnificent orator,” the former Academy Awards host tweeted late Tuesday. Seth MacFarlane, ‘The Orville’ creator, warns against ‘dystopian’ Oprah vs. Trump election scenario 2018-01-10T05:00:00Z The man they had come to hear was Henry Hunt, the brass-lunged orator of the parliamentary reform movement. The bloody clash that changed Britain 2018-01-04T05:00:00Z He was known for his skill as an orator and writer, and won the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1953. Mike Huckabee Says Trump Is Like Churchill. Historians Disagree. 2017-12-26T05:00:00Z Chapter 3: Humbertus Perez, a 54-year-old academic, was Mexico’s leading homeowner activist — a fiery orator who railed against the Mexican housing developers and foreign investors who reaped enormous profits at the expense of working-class people. Essential California: In pursuit of the Mexican dream 2017-12-03T05:00:00Z Humbertus Perez, a 54-year-old academic, was Mexico’s leading homeowner activist — a fiery orator who railed against the Mexican housing developers and foreign investors who reaped enormous profits at the expense of working-class people. Essential California: As a teen, he savagely beat a classmate. Now he's in politics 2017-11-29T05:00:00Z When she worked at Hewlett-Packard, she said, “My observation was whoever was the best orator got their people ranked higher.” Stack ranking system for employees penalizes women, suit alleges 2017-11-12T05:00:00Z They were alarmed by the prospect of the meeting, the training of workers on the hillsides and the incendiary speeches of orator Hunt. The bloody clash that changed Britain 2018-01-04T05:00:00Z “He was present in 15 battles and received 14 medals of bravery. He was one of history’s most gifted orators and won the Nobel Literature Prize for his writing. Totally same thing.” Mike Huckabee Says Trump Is Like Churchill. Historians Disagree. 2017-12-26T05:00:00Z But this one, more than previous such speeches since Mao’s day, bore the personal stamp of the orator. China’s leader Xi Jinping declares the start of a “new era” 2017-10-19T04:00:00Z Walter Huston is wickedly good as the devilish Mr. Scratch, who, after buying the soul of a down-and-out sad-sack farmer, faces off with none other than noted orator and U.S. The Moviegoer, Oct. 15-21 2017-10-13T04:00:00Z Growing up in Iowa, Hansen said, he never would have dreamed he would be the orator he has become, or have the perspective that he shares so freely now. The Progressive Voice Bursting From Texas and Spreading Everywhere 2017-10-04T04:00:00Z Does this mean that computers will soon be fluent orators on the verge of taking over the world? The computers being trained to beat you in an argument 2017-10-01T04:00:00Z The title of the exhibition comes from the address by J H Burnett, the university’s public orator as he presented King, in red and white robes, with his honorary doctorate in civil law. Newcastle remembers Martin Luther King’s inspiring visit 2017-09-02T04:00:00Z Heimbach called Rockwell “one of the most gifted orators of the 20th century”. George Lincoln Rockwell, father of American Nazis, still in vogue for some 2017-08-27T04:00:00Z Stephen Miller: 'President #Trump's the most gifted politician of our time, and he's the best orator to hold that office in generations.' J.K. Rowling Just Used Trump's Own Words Against Him 2017-08-09T04:00:00Z One of the most eloquent orators of our time said it best in his farewell address. Read LaDainian Tomlinson's Powerful Hall of Fame Acceptance Speech 2017-08-08T04:00:00Z “One of the most eloquent orators of all time said it best in his farewell address,” he said. 'It has to stop': Hall of Fame inductees' speeches address racial inequality 2017-08-06T04:00:00Z Since 2005, a statue of Darrow’s sparring partner at the trial, the orator William Jennings Bryan, has graced the courthouse lawn. At Site of Scopes Trial, Darrow Statue Belatedly Joins Bryan’s 2017-07-14T04:00:00Z There had also been problems with what valedictorian orators chose to say. Perspective | My dream of being valedictorian was tragically unrealized 2017-07-02T04:00:00Z Meanwhile orators told Americans that their revolt had been unusually civilised: one public meeting in 1813 declared the revolution “untarnished with a single blood-speck of inhumanity”. The American revolution revisited 2017-06-29T04:00:00Z "It is the sign of the pharaonic drift of this monarchical presidency," Melenchon, a fierce orator known for his colorful rhetoric, told reporters. Far-left French lawmakers to boycott key speech by 'Pharaoh-like' Macron 2017-06-29T04:00:00Z Is the great orator just too busy vacationing, or is Mr. Obama’s refusal to publicly condemn a mass assassination attempt a message in itself? Liberals ignore violence against conservatives 2017-06-28T04:00:00Z The tragedies are filled with demagogues: orators with a genius for stirring up divisions and stoking grievances to turn decent citizens into angry, vengeful followers. Donald Trump’s need for flattery is trashing reputations 2017-06-15T04:00:00Z They described him as “a martyr leader” and “a very good orator.” Andimba Toivo ya Toivo, Namibian Independence Leader, Dies at 92 2017-06-10T04:00:00Z Getting the great orator’s distinctive, rumbling speech was critical, so Lithgow devised a novel technique, which he demonstrated during an early rehearsal. It wasn't just the melon baller that helped John Lithgow channel Winston Churchill in 'The Crown' 2017-06-08T04:00:00Z Dr Stephen M Lee, who has written a book about Canning, describes him as: "Charming, mercurial, risk-taking, touchy, proud, one of the greatest orators of his time." George Canning: The four-month pistol-packing PM - BBC News 2017-05-29T04:00:00Z Despite his later fame as an orator, he never got higher than the middling grade of C+ in public speaking, according to the school. Before the White House, Kennedy was a high-school prankster 2017-05-26T04:00:00Z Still muscular in retirement, Young emerged as a captivating orator with actions to turn his rhetoric into results. Ex-Houston Rockets coach Jeff Gundy supports charter school 2017-05-25T04:00:00Z The man is Frederick Douglass, the 19th-century orator, statesman, abolitionist and runaway slave. Quarter issued honoring Frederick Douglass site 2017-04-05T04:00:00Z “People say, ‘All right, he’s not an orator’, as though what one is asking him to be is a poet or Demosthenes. Howard Jacobson: ‘Trump in the White House – that must never feel normal’ 2017-04-02T04:00:00Z One of his early works was Bard Attitude for which he dressed in a flowing white wig, robe and beard, and assumed the persona of a medieval orator. ‘I looked like Dick Van Dyke in Mary Poppins’: what’s it like to have a signature prop? 2017-03-16T04:00:00Z Just last week Trump’s evil genius, Steve Bannon, declared that his boss was objectively the greatest orator since William Jennings Bryan, the populist Democrat who campaigned in vain against the elites, alcohol, and science. Trump's Congress speech was a heroic effort in contradiction and cliche 2017-03-01T05:00:00Z Never mind that Bryan was a Democrat and a pacifist; he was also known as a great orator who preferred silver to gold. Steve Bannon lifted his mask of death at CPAC. It wasn't a pretty sight | Richard Wolffe 2017-02-23T05:00:00Z He was handsome and impossibly charismatic, spellbinding, prize-winning orator, who could sing in over 20 languages, including Russian, Chinese, Yiddish and a number of African tongues. Paul Robeson's songs and deeds light the way for the fight against Trump | Jeff Sparrow 2017-02-19T05:00:00Z Winston Churchill is best known as a wartime leader, one of the most influential politicians of the twentieth century, a clear-eyed historian and an eloquent orator. Winston Churchill’s essay on alien life found 2017-02-14T05:00:00Z In addition, he was one of the nation’s greatest orators, a widely read journalist and the most-photographed American of the 19th century. Opinion | Five myths about Frederick Douglass 2017-02-10T05:00:00Z The abolitionist, orator, author and former slave is making headlines and doing amazing things from the grave. Columnist and late-night shows have fun with Trump's praising of Frederick Douglass 2017-02-03T05:00:00Z Douglass was born a slave, and became an orator and a leading figure in the anti-slavery movement. Trump praises Douglass, other famous African Americans 2017-02-01T05:00:00Z Harris's trilogy tells the story of the rise and fall of the great Roman orator and statesman Cicero. RSC epic will be 'like Rome meets the West Wing' - BBC News 2017-02-01T05:00:00Z Trump has never been a traditional or eloquent orator, and he sometimes scoffed at those who crafted their speeches with artisanal care. Trump’s inaugural speech was a sharp break with past — and his party 2017-01-20T05:00:00Z He is thunderous orator and has a theatrical side — as a government minister he posed in a striped Breton sailor top to insist more must be done to protect the notion of “Made in France”. 'It has no chance': Socialist party heading for implosion in French elections 2017-01-20T05:00:00Z What wasn’t expected is how the abolitionist, author, orator and former slave rocketed to the top of trending lists and became a topic for late-night comedy bits. Columnist and late-night shows have fun with Trump's praising of Frederick Douglass 2017-02-03T05:00:00Z Republican economist Douglas Holtz-Eakin called Price “patient” and “thoughtful” — “not a fiery orator.” Price Faces Pointed Questions at Hearing Over Investments 2017-01-18T05:00:00Z “We know this president is a superb orator with top-notch skills,” Perry says. 10 Criteria Future Historians Will Use to Rate Obama's Presidency 2017-01-18T05:00:00Z Republican economist Douglas Holtz-Eakin called Price “patient” and “thoughtful” - “not a fiery orator.” Pointed questions await Trump’s pick for health secretary 2017-01-18T05:00:00Z But Clinton, never much of an orator, was helpless against Trump’s crude and crudely effective jabs. Where does Obama rank in American oratory? 2017-01-13T05:00:00Z “Barack Obama is one of the great orators in American history,” says Douglas Brinkley, a presidential historian and professor at Rice University. Eloquence and literary power make President Obama one of the nation's great orators 2017-01-12T05:00:00Z She could be a formidable orator with a surplus of gravitas while also tweaking her status as America’s most famous matriarch. Cooler than all of us: how the Obamas upheld African American pop culture 2017-01-07T05:00:00Z He soon emerged as one of the most effective writers and orators in the movement to abolish slavery. Tubman and Douglass statues would write a new chapter in state history 2016-12-04T05:00:00Z We were bombarded by the famous close-ups, the profile, the orator before vast crowds, the man apart. Fidel Castro and the Moment of Departure 2016-12-04T05:00:00Z “A legendary revolutionary and orator, Mr. Castro made significant improvements to the education and healthcare of his island nation.” Justin Trudeau’s claim that Castro made ‘significant improvements’ to Cuban health care and education 2016-12-01T05:00:00Z Trudeau was heavily criticized on Saturday for describing Castro as a “legendary revolutionary and orator” and “a remarkable leader” in a statement. Canadian PM Trudeau won't attend Castro's funeral 2016-11-28T05:00:00Z He called Castro “larger than life” and “a legendary revolutionary and orator”. Fidel Castro: Justin Trudeau ridiculed over praise of 'remarkable leader' 2016-11-27T05:00:00Z “Fidel Castro was a larger than life leader who served his people for almost half a century,” Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said in a statement, calling him a “legendary revolutionary and orator.” World Leaders React to the Death of Fidel Castro 2016-11-26T05:00:00Z Although too long-winded for European tastes, the best of his full-scale speeches were models of wit and clarity, well-prepared and delivered with the panache of a trained orator. Fidel Castro obituary 2016-11-26T05:00:00Z She is a blazing orator and an inveterate schemer, plotting out elaborate chess moves before her opponents have even had a chance to get their pieces in order. Jessica Chastain galvanizes in the timely political melodrama 'Miss Sloane' 2016-11-24T05:00:00Z Mr. Bannon believes Mr. Trump to be uniquely suited to make the case, as “one of the best political orators in American history, rated with William Jennings Bryan.” Steve Bannon on Politics as War 2016-11-18T05:00:00Z “The speeches and the classic double speak and being a great orator, that kind of thing doesn’t play well in Wisconsin.” 2008 | Reince Priebus Predicts Wisconsin Will Go Red 2016-11-14T05:00:00Z Matt Paul: The expectation was, “Why aren’t you as good an orator and politician as your husband and as your last boss?” which was constantly the story of crowds in rallies. How Donald Trump won: The insiders tell their story 2016-11-09T05:00:00Z A brilliant student orator and a successful athlete, he was the outstanding figure of his generation of students. Fidel Castro obituary 2016-11-26T05:00:00Z She is not only a powerful surrogate but an effective orator who speaks from the heart. Michelle Obama campaigns with her 'girl' Hillary Clinton - BBC News 2016-10-27T04:00:00Z Barack Obama is a tough act to follow as an orator but not impossible to beat as a linguist. Election diary: excusing Trump, (official) secrets of risotto, and Obama the linguist 2016-10-15T04:00:00Z We know she's not a gifted orator or as personable as Bill or Obama. How Hillary Became ‘Hillary’ 2016-10-11T04:00:00Z She knows books about her are not going to be written about what a smooth, eloquent orator Hillary Clinton is. How Donald Trump won: The insiders tell their story 2016-11-09T05:00:00Z In the past, great communicators were great orators, but great communicators today sound conversational, and interrupting is common in conversation. The sexism inherent in all that interrupting 2016-10-07T04:00:00Z Take that conservative male abortion orator, you just got hallowed-out by the liberal guy. Spare us the sight of men discussing abortion – especially politicians | Emer O'Toole 2016-10-06T04:00:00Z It is not simply their brilliance as orators. Southside With You: the magic of the Obamas makes a universal date movie | Lola Okolosie 2016-10-03T04:00:00Z He was a cogent speaker but had a lisp and was a poor orator; he knew it, and rarely addressed a crowd. Karl Marx, Yesterday and Today 2016-10-03T04:00:00Z In a key scene where Obama addresses a community meeting, we witness the first flash of him as a political orator. Why are film-makers fascinated by Barack Obama? - BBC News 2016-09-29T04:00:00Z The left-wing MP, a great political orator, beat Denis Healey in Labour's leadership contest by 10 votes in a ballot of MPs. A quick guide to Labour's leaders - BBC News 2016-09-23T04:00:00Z With commanding views of D.C., this graceful mansion was the home of the abolitionist and orator Frederick Douglass from 1877 to his death in 1895. No tickets? No problem. Check out these 5 other African American history destinations in D.C. 2016-09-19T04:00:00Z He is not a forceful orator; his address was better on the page than in the hall. Not drowning but waving 2016-09-22T04:00:00Z Fighting against his own wayward flesh, the great orator must learn how to form simple words, the world leader must regain the strength to stand while those around him push and pull. Michael Gambon is the Churchill of all Churchills in 'Masterpiece's' powerful 'Secret' 2016-09-09T04:00:00Z He’s an absolutely wonderful orator: funny, elegant and humane. The Obama years: novelists assess his legacy 2016-09-04T04:00:00Z Think of abolitionist, orator and author Frederick Douglass, and civil rights leader James Farmer. The decline of the black Republican 2016-09-02T04:00:00Z “Even more important than that is that he is an extremely talented speaker, orator — kind of like Adnani,” said Mr. Bunzel, who wrote a Brookings Institution paper on the ideology of the Islamic State. Spokesman’s Death Will Have Islamic State Turning to Its ‘Deep Bench’ 2016-08-31T04:00:00Z Supposedly the 5th-century orator Antiphon ran a “consolation booth” in the center of the Athenian agora for people who were bereaved. How losing can bring an emotional windfall 2016-08-24T04:00:00Z Invited speakers are disinvited because a segment of a university community deems them offensive, while other orators are shouted down for similar reasons. Free Speech Is the Basis of a True Education 2016-08-25T04:00:00Z She is a former Supreme Court lawyer and a fiery orator, and has been the BJP’s go-to politician for a decade in times of difficulties. India’s foreign minister is cast as Supermom of State 2016-08-14T04:00:00Z She is an amazingly poor orator, considering her long record and her easy charm in private, with a default shouting mode that would grate less if she would at least shout in the right places. Inevitable once more 2016-08-11T04:00:00Z Cicero, the Roman orator who lived a century before his people burned the Temple, taught that not to remember your past is to remain forever a child. To Forget Your Past Is to Remain Forever a Child 2016-08-09T04:00:00Z Today only one of the two is commemorated with a statue at the courthouse - Christian orator William Jennings Bryan. In ‘Scopes monkey trial’ home, an evolution debate rages on 2016-08-06T04:00:00Z It’s no secret that Clinton prefers prose to poetry, and she’ll never be hailed as a legendary orator, so last night was partly about turning a perceived negative into a positive. Hillary Clinton presents herself as the anti-Trump 2016-07-29T04:00:00Z Clinton is no Barack Obama, who is one of the greatest political orators of all time. Kudos to Hillary for playing the woman card: If people are going to call her a witch, she’ll tell them she’s Hermione Granger 2016-07-29T04:00:00Z He’s not much of an orator, but when he got to the word “sane,” he hit it hard. Another Ex-Mayor Takes the Stage, but This Time, to Ease an Anxious Nation 2016-07-28T04:00:00Z But Obama, arguably the Democrats' most skilled orator, took on the day's final task: Weaving the indictment against Trump with the case for Clinton, reminding voters why they should stay the course. Obama Makes a Rousing Case for Clinton 2016-07-28T04:00:00Z And he is a plain-spoken son of an orator whose resonant convention speech sprang him into instant presidential contention. Cuomo, in Convention Speech, Faces a High Standard: His Father’s 2016-07-27T04:00:00Z The wife of a skilled orator, Michelle initially left major public speaking to her husband. Meet the Speakers at the Democratic Convention Monday 2016-07-25T04:00:00Z |
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