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Actor Hugh Jackman delivers the 2026 commencement address for Ball State University. Read the transcript here.

Henry Winkler delivers the commencement address to 2026 Emerson College graduates. Read the transcript here.

Actor Harrison Ford delivers the commencement address at Arizona State University. Read the transcript here.

Clubber Lang predicts pain for the fight against Rocky Balboa. Read the transcript here.

Bill Pullman's President Whitmore delivers a rallying speech before humanity's final stand against an alien invasion. Read the transcript here.

Leonardo DiCaprio's Jordan Belfort reverses course on his own resignation to his stockbrokers. Read the transcript here.

Al Pacino plays a football coach whose halftime speech to his team is raw, personal, and surprisingly moving. Read the transcript here.

Maximus reveals his identity to Commodus in front of a roaring Colosseum crowd. Read the transcript here.

Therapist Sean Maguire repeats a simple phrase to a defensive, wounded genius until it finally breaks through. Read the transcript here.

Charlie Chaplin breaks character entirely to plead for humanity, kindness, and unity against fascism. Read the transcript here.

Howard Beale urges his TV audience to open their windows and scream into the night. Read the transcript here.

Standing before a cabinet of old photographs, Mr. Keating asks his students to lean in and listen closely to the voices of the past. Read the transcript here.

William Wallace rallies his outnumbered troops before the Battle of Stirling. Read the transcript here.

Award-winning author Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie gave the Commencement Address at Wellesley College's 137th Commencement. Read the transcript here.

President John Fitzgerald Kennedy's commencement address at American University on June 10, 1963. Read the transcript here.

Taylor Swift speaks at the NYU 2022 commencement. Read the transcript here.

Amy Poehler Speaks at 2011 Harvard College Class Day. Read the transcript here.

Ellen DeGeneres speaks at Tulane University's 2009 commencement. Read the transcript here.

Conan O'Brien delivers the 2011 commencement address at Dartmouth College. Read the transcript here.

David Foster Wallace gives the 2005 Kenyon College commencement speech. Read the transcript here.

Joe Biden accepts the 2025 Chris Abele Impact Award at the LGBTQ+ Victory Institute. Read the transcript here.

Thanksgiving from its origins in the early American colonies, through the family feasts enjoyed today. Read the transcript here.

Israel's Benjamin Netanyahu addresses the U.N. General Assembly. Read the transcript here.

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov tells the U.N. any aggression against Russia will meet a 'decisive response.' Read the transcript here.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy addresses the U.N. General Assembly. Read the transcript here.

Iran's Masoud Pezeshkian addresses the U.N. General Assembly. Read the transcript here.

French President Emmanuel Macron speaks before the 80th gathering of the United Nations General Assembly. Read the transcript here.

South African President Cyril Matamela Ramaphosa speaks before the 80th gathering of the United Nations General Assembly. Read the transcript here.

Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva speaks before the 80th gathering of the United Nations General Assembly. Read the transcript here.

U.N. Secretary-General António Guterres speaks before the 80th gathering of the United Nations General Assembly. Read the transcript here.

A look at the life, career, and activism of legendary actor Robert Redford. Read the transcript here.

Erika Kirk, Charlie Kirk's widow, delivers a public address following the assassination of her husband. Read the transcript here.

Donald Trump attends a 9/11 remembrance event at the Pentagon. Read the transcript here.

House Oversight panel explores future of U.S. Postal Service. Read the transcript here.

Jamie Foxx receives the Ultimate Icon Award at the 25th BET Awards. Read the transcript here.

Kermit the Frog delivers the commencement speech at the University of Maryland. Read the transcript here.