- Sandra Day O'Connor: Stanford University
Text of the 2004 commencement address by Sandra Day O'Connor, associate justice, Supreme Court of the United States.
news-service.stanford.edu/news/2004/june16/oconnor-text-616.html
- Alan Alda: California Institute of Technology
Speech to the Caltech class of 2002.
pr.caltech.edu/commencement/02/alda_speech.html
- Humanity.org: Commencement Addresses
Archive of notable graduation speeches, including pieces by Barack Obama, Thomas L. Friedman, Toni Morrison, Elie Wiesel, Cornel West, Gloria Steinem, Steve Jobs, Bono, and Desmond Tutu.
www.humanity.org/voices/commencements
- Ernesto Zedillo: Harvard University
Speech given by the former President of Mexico in 2003.
www.commencement.harvard.edu/2003/zedillo.html
- Ray Bradbury: California Institute of Technology
Text of The Great Years Ahead, Ray Bradbury's speech to the class of 2000.
pr.caltech.edu/commencement/00/bradbury_speech.html
- George Bush: Johns Hopkins University
Text of the May 22, 1996 address given by former President Bush.
www.jhu.edu/news_info/news/univ97/oct97/bushtext.html
- C-SPAN: Commencement Speeches
Video clips of college and high school commencement speeches given by well-known authors, actresses, and political figures.
www.c-span.org/commencement
- Susan Sontage: Wellesley College
Be Bold! speech from 1983.
www.wellesley.edu/PublicAffairs/Commencement/1983/sontag.html
- Madeleine K. Albright: Harvard University
Commencement address from June 1997.
secretary.state.gov/www/statements/970605.html
- YouTube: Commencement Addresses
Watch video clips of notable commencement addresses, including graduation speeches by Randy Pausch, J.K. Rowling, Oprah Winfrey, Barack Obama, and Steve Jobs.
www.youtube.com/results?search_type=&search_query=commencement+address&aq=f
- Samuel L. Jackson: Vassar College
Speech given in 2004.
commencement.vassar.edu/2004/040523.jackson.html
- About.com: Graduation Speeches
Suggestions for writing and delivering memorable speeches.
712educators.about.com/od/speeches
- About.com: Topics for Graduation Speeches
Collection of articles and links that offer topic ideas for graduation speeches and more.
712educators.about.com/od/speechestopics
- Alan Greenspan: University of Pennsylvania
Given to the graduating class of the Wharton School, 2005.
www.federalreserve.gov/boarddocs/speeches/2005/20050515
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