Consider the following great speeches from the era of the 1960s:

1.Dwight Eisenhower, "Farewell Address"

2. John F. Kennedy, "Inaugural Address"

3. Martin Luther King Jr., "Letter from a Birmingham Jail"

4. "Ich Bin Ein Berliner Speech" (Digital Download)

5. "Great Society Speech" (Digital Download)

6. "The Speech" (Digital Download)

A. Which is the most important in terms of defining America and what it means? Why?

B. When the above discussion starts to get played out, switch to this: Overall, what common thread arises from ALL of these speeches? How does that change our definition of what America means if we have to choose a meaning that ALL of these authors would agree on? Why?