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''Vital Speeches of the Day'' is a monthly magazine that presents speeches and addresses in full. == Overview == ''Vital Speeches'' was established in New York in 1934 by Thomas Daly — whose grandson Thomas Daly III moved publication to South Carolina in 1986〔Bruce Smith. "In world of flux, magazine unswayed: publication ignores sound-bite trend," ''The State'' (Columbia, SC), October 28, 1995, page B8.〕 — and is published by McMurry, Inc. The magazine first appeared in February, 1935. The first issue included speeches by then-President Franklin Delano Roosevelt, Nobel Peace Prize winner Nicholas Murray Butler, David Lawrence, legal expert Ferdinand Pecora, and economist and eugenicist Irving Fisher.〔"In Current Magazines" (column), ''The Dallas Morning News'', February 10, 1935, page 8.〕 As of 1995 the magazine had published speeches by every president since Roosevelt, although the publication avoided campaign speeches; Editor, Thomas Daly IV said of such speeches, "A lot of that is hot air."〔 According to their policy statement: :The publisher of ''Vital Speeches'' believes that the important addresses of the recognized leaders of public opinion constitute the best expression of contemporary thought in America, and that it is extremely important for the welfare of the nation that these speeches be permanently recorded and disseminated. The publisher has no axe to grind. ''Vital Speeches'' will be found authentic and constructive. The periodical is included in various guides to reference works. These guides typically describe ''Vital Speeches'' in politically neutral terms, as when ''Guide to Reference Materials'' offered this summary: "Each semimonthly issue contains the full text of some 12 to 15 addresses on public issues delivered by important figures. The editors attempt to select speeches pertaining to all sides of controversial issues."〔"1069. Vital Speeches of the Day," ''Guide to Reference Materials''.〕 However, descriptions of specialty collections of speeches often compare the collection favorably to the content of ''Vital Speeches''. In January 2009 the magazine launched ''Vital Speeches International'' which compiles English-language texts from outside the United States. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Vital Speeches of the Day」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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