Rev’s Transcript Library

UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson made a coronavirus announcement on September 22, outlining new restrictions as Europe faces a second wave of the virus. Johnson said: “We should assume that the restrictions I have announced will remain in place for perhaps six months.” Read the transcript of his announcement here.

Kamala Harris visited Detroit, Michigan, for a ‘Shop Talk’ campaign event with local Black leaders on September 22. Read the transcript of the full event here.

Tesla held its 2020 annual Shareholder Meeting and Battery Day on September 22. Read the transcript of the event here, with updates from Tesla CEO Elon Musk and SVP Drew Baglino.

President Donald Trump held a campaign rally in Pittsburgh on September 22nd. Read the transcript of his speech here.

President Donald Trump spoke during a campaign visit to Vandalia, Ohio on September 21. Read the transcript of his remarks here.

President Donald Trump held a campaign rally in Swanton, Ohio, on September 21. Read the transcript of his speech here.

Joe Biden gave a speech in Philadelphia, PA on September 20 where he talked about the ongoing Supreme Court controversy after Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s passing. Biden accused Trump & the Republicans of “abuse of power” and asked the Senate to wait until after the election. He also said Trump’s nominee should be withdrawn if he wins. Full transcript here.

TIFF held a Youth for Change virtual event where they interviewed Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg & Anishinaabe water activist Autumn Peltier. Read the interview transcript here.

Shirley Chisholm was the first black woman elected to the United States Congress. On August 10, 1970, she gave the following speech on the Equal Rights Amendment.

Full transcript of Booker T. Washington’s “The Atlanta Compromise” speech on September 18, 1895.

On April 27th 1961, JFK delivered a speech about “Secret Societies.” The speech was delivered at the American Newspaper Publishers Association in the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel, and is the source of several JFK conspiracy theories. Read the full transcript of the speech right here.

Full transcript of Representative Barbara Jordan’s Keynote Speech at the 1976 DNC on July 12, 1976. She was the first African-American as well as the first woman to deliver a keynote address at a party’s convention.