Presidential Speeches From the Oval Office
By Rebecca Kaplan

John F. Kennedy:
Report to the American People on Returning From Europe (June 6, 1961)  
Report to the American People on the Berlin Crisis (July 25, 1961)
Address to the American People: "Nuclear Testing and Disarmament" (March 2, 1962)
Report to the American People on the State of the National Economy (Aug. 13, 1962)
Report on the Soviet Arms Buildup in Cuba (Naval Quarantine of Cuba) (Oct. 22, 1962)
Remarks on the Dismantling of Soviet Missile Bases in Cuba (Nov. 2, 1962)
Report on Civil Rights (June 11, 1963)
Radio and Television Address to the American People on the Nuclear Test Ban Treaty (July 26, 1963)
Address to the Nation on the Test Ban Treaty and the Tax Reduction Bill (Sept. 18, 1963)

Lyndon Johnson:
The President's Thanksgiving Day Address to the Nation (Nov. 28, 1963)
The President's Address to the Nation on Civil Disorders (July 27, 1967)
The President's Address to the Nation Announcing Steps To Limit the War in Vietnam and Reporting His Decision Not To Seek Reelection (March 31, 1968)

Richard Nixon:
Address to the Nation on the Rising Cost of Living (Oct. 17, 1969)
Address to the Nation on the War in Vietnam (The "Silent Majority") (Nov. 3, 1969)
Address to the Nation on Progress Toward Peace in Vietnam (Dec. 15, 1969)
Address to the Nation on Progress Toward Peace in Vietnam (April 20, 1970)
Address to the Nation on the Situation in Southeast Asia (Cambodia) (April 1970)
Address to the Nation on the Cambodian Sanctuary Operation (June 3, 1970)
Address to the Nation on Economic Policy and Productivity (June 17, 1970)
New Initiative for Peace in Southeast Asia (Oct. 7, 1970)
Address to the Nation on the Situation in Southeast Asia (Troop Withdrawals) (April 7, 1971)
Address to the Nation Outlining a New Economic Policy: "The Challenge of Peace" (Aug. 15, 1971)
"The Continuing Fight Against Inflation" (Oct. 7, 1971)
Address to the Nation Announcing Intention To Nominate Lewis F. Powell Jr. and William H. Rehnquist To Be Associate Justices of the Supreme Court of the United States (Oct. 21, 1971)
Making Public a Plan for Peace in Vietnam (Jan. 25, 1972)
Address to the Nation on Equal Educational Opportunities and School Busing (March 16, 1972)
Address to the Nation on Vietnam (April 26, 1972)
Address to the Nation on the Situation in Southeast Asia (May 8, 1972)
Address to the Nation Announcing Conclusion of an Agreement on Ending the War and Restoring Peace in Vietnam (January 23, 1973)
Address to the Nation About Vietnam and Domestic Problems (March 29, 1973)
Address to the Nation About the Watergate Investigations (April 30, 1973)
Address to the Nation Announcing Price Control Measures (June 13, 1973)
Address to the Nation About the Watergate Investigations (Aug. 15, 1973)
Address to the Nation About Policies To Deal With the Energy Shortages (Nov. 7, 1973)
Address to the Nation About National Energy Policy (Nov. 25, 1973)
Address to the Nation Announcing Answer to the House Judiciary Committee Subpoena for Additional Presidential Tape Recordings (April 19, 1974)
Address to the Nation Announcing Decision To Resign the Office of President of the United States (Aug. 8, 1974)

Gerald Ford:
Remarks on Signing a Proclamation Granting Pardon to Richard Nixon (Sept. 8, 1974)
Address to the Nation Upon Signing the Tax Reduction Act of 1975 (March 29, 1975)
Farewell address (January 1977)
Address to the Nation on Energy Programs (May 27, 1975)
Address to the Nation on Federal Tax and Spending Reductions (Oct. 6, 1975)

Jimmy Carter:
The Energy Problem: Address to the Nation (April 18, 1977)
National Energy plan (Nov. 8, 1977)
Anti-Inflation Program Address to the Nation (Oct. 24, 1978)
Address to the Nation on Diplomatic Relations Between the United States and the People's Republic of China (Dec. 15, 1978)
Energy Address to the Nation (April 5, 1979)
Address to the Nation on Energy and National Goals ("The Malaise Speech") (July 15, 1979)
Peace and National Security Address to the Nation on Soviet Combat Troops in Cuba and the Strategic Arms Limitation Treaty (Oct. 1, 1979)
Soviet Invasion of Afghanistan Address to the Nation (Jan. 4, 1980)
Address to the Nation on the Rescue Attempt for American Hostages in Iran(April 25, 1980)
Farewell Address to the Nation (Jan. 14, 1981)

Ronald Reagan:
Address to the Nation on the Economy (Feb. 5, 1981)
Address to the Nation on Federal Tax Reduction Legislation (July 27, 1981)
Address to the Nation on the Economic Recovery (Sept. 24, 1981)
Address to the Nation on Christmas and the Situation in Poland (Dec. 23, 1981)
Address to the Nation on the Federal Budget (April 29, 1981)
Address to the Nation on the Tax and Budget Legislation (Aug. 16, 1982)
Address to the Nation on Lebanon (Sept. 20, 1982)
Address to the Nation on the Economy (Oct. 13, 1982)
Address to the Nation on Arms Reduction and Nuclear Deterrence (Nov. 22, 1982)
Address to the Nation on National Security ("Star Wars" SDI Speech) (March 23, 1983)
Address to the Nation on the Soviet Attack on a Korean Airliner (KAL 007) (Sept. 5, 1983)
Address to the Nation on Lebanon and Grenada (Oct. 27, 1983)
Address to the Nation Announcing Reagan's Candidacy for Re-election (Jan. 29, 1984)
Address to the Nation on Central America (May 9, 1984)
Address to the Nation on the Federal Budget and Deficit Reduction (April 24, 1985)
Address to the Nation on Tax Reform (May 28, 1985)
Address to the Nation on the Release of the TWA Hostages (June 30, 1985)
Address to the Nation on the Upcoming Soviet-United States Summit in Geneva (Nov. 14, 1985)
Address to the Nation on the Explosion of the Space Shuttle Challenger (Jan. 28, 1986)
Address to the Nation on National Security (Feb. 26, 1986)
Address to the Nation on the Situation in Nicaragua (March 16, 1986)
Address to the Nation on the Air Strike Against Libya (April 14, 1986)
Address to the Nation on Aid to the Contras (June 24, 1986)
Address to the Nation on the Meetings with Gorbachev in Iceland (Oct. 13, 1986)
Address to the Nation on the Iran-Contra Controversy (Nov. 13, 1986)
Address to the Nation on the Investigation of the Iran-Contra Affair (Dec. 2, 1986)
Address to the Nation on the Iran-Contra Controversy ("Tower Report") (March 4, 1987)
Address to the Nation on Arms Reduction and the Venice Summit (June 15, 1987)
Address to the Nation on the Iran-Contra Affair (Aug. 12, 1987)
Address to the Nation on the Supreme Court Nomination of Robert H. Bork (Oct. 14, 1987)
Address to the Nation on the Soviet-U.S. Summit Meeting (Dec. 10, 1987)
Address to the Nation on Aid to the Nicaraguan Democratic Resistance (Feb. 2, 1988)
Farewell Address to the Nation (Jan. 11, 1989)

George H.W. Bush:
Address to the Nation on the National Drug Control Strategy (Sept. 5, 1989)
Address to the Nation Announcing United States Military Action in Panama (Dec. 20, 1989)
Address to the Nation Announcing the Deployment of United States Armed Forces to Saudi Arabia (Aug. 8, 1990)
Address to the Nation on the Federal Budget Agreement (Oct. 2, 1990)
Address to the Nation Announcing Allied Military Ground Action in the Persian Gulf (Jan. 16, 1991)
Address to the Nation on the Suspension of Allied Offensive Combat Operations in the Persian Gulf (Feb. 27, 1991)
Address to the Nation on the Nomination of Robert Gates To Be Director of the Central Intelligence Agency (Sept. 13, 1991)
Address to the Nation on Reducing United States and Soviet Nuclear Weapons (Sept. 27, 1991)
Address to the Nation on the Commonwealth of Independent States (Dec. 25, 1991)
Address to the Nation on the Civil Disturbances in Los Angeles (May 1, 1992)
Address to the Nation on Hurricane Andrew Disaster Relief (Sept. 1, 1992)
Address to the Nation on the Situation in Somalia (Dec. 4, 1992)
Farewell address (January 1992)

Bill Clinton:
Address to the Nation on the Economic Program (Feb. 15, 1993)
Address to the Nation on the Strike on Iraqi Intelligence Headquarters (June 26, 1993)
Address to the Nation on the Economic Program (Aug. 3, 1993)   
Address to the Nation on Somalia (Oct. 7, 1993)
Address to the Nation on Haiti (Sept. 15, 1994)
Address to the Nation on Haiti (Sept. 18, 1994)
Address to the Nation on Iraq (Oct. 10, 1994)
Address to the Nation on the Middle-Class Bill of Rights (Dec. 15, 1994)
Address to the Nation on the Plan To Balance the Budget (June 13, 1995)
Address to the Nation on Implementation of the Peace Agreement in Bosnia-Herzegovina (Nov. 27, 1995)
Address to the Nation on Military Action Against Terrorist Sites in Afghanistan and Sudan (Aug. 20, 1998)
Address to the Nation Announcing Military Strikes on Iraq (Dec. 16, 1998)
Address to the Nation on Airstrikes Against Serbian Targets in the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (Serbia and Montenegro) (March 24, 1999)
Address to the Nation on the Military Technical Agreement on Kosovo (June 10, 1999)
Farewell Address to the Nation (Jan. 18, 2001)

George W. Bush:
Address to the Nation on the Terrorist Attacks (Sept. 11, 2001)
Address to the Nation on Iraq (March 19, 2003)
Address to the Nation on Iraq and the War on Terror (Dec. 18, 2005)
Address to the Nation on Immigration Reform (May 15, 2006)
Address to the Nation on the War on Terror (Sept. 11, 2006)
Address to the Nation on the War on Terror in Iraq (Sept. 13, 2007)
Farewell address (Jan. 15, 2009)