Public radio’s longest-running daily global news program.
©2025 The World from PRX
PRX is a 501(c)(3) organization recognized by the IRS: #263347402.

As we anticipate President Obama’s second State of the Union Address, we’re reminiscing about our favorite presidential speeches ? and thinking about what makes a speech great.
As we anticipate President Obama’s second State of the Union Address, we’re reminiscing about our favorite presidential speeches ? and thinking about what makes a speech great. Michael Waldman joins us. He’s a former Clinton speechwriter and the author of “My Fellow Americans: The Most Important Speeches of America’s Presidents, from George Washington to George W. Bush.”