[Nfb-history] favorite convention banquet speeches

[Mike Freeman]

I concur with Ellen's choices below and those enumerated by Robert Jaquiss. Strictly-speaking, "Handicap or Characteristic" is the only banquet speech, having been given in Philadelphia in 1963, I think.

Additionally, as someone else recommended, "The Man and the Movement" gives some of Dr. tenBroek's notable speeches, of which "Within the Grace of God" from 1956 is a favorite of many. Of Dr. Jernigan's banquet addresses, I like 1976's "Of Visions and Vultures" and 1985's "The Road to Freedom". Of Dr. Maurer's speeches, I like one of his first, "Back to Notre Dame" as I had some similar experiences. 

Mike

On Jun 29, 2011, at 8:07, "Ringlein, Ellen" <ERinglein at nfb.org> wrote:

> Hi Chris,
> 
> Here are some of my favorite NFB Speeches: 
> Blindness: Handicap or Characteristic? 
> Blindness: A Left-Handed Dissertation 
> The Nature of Independence
> These are all Jernigan speeches.
> 
> Ellen
> 
> -----Original Message-----
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> Hi Ryan,
> 
> Are these the "Is the Public Against Us," "Is Literature Against Us," and "Is History Against Us," trilogy? Here's another one that I learned a lot about historically: "The Lessons of History" 
> given by Jernigan in 1980.  Let me rephrase my original question to get a little more out of this discussion.  :) Don't get me wrong, you're all giving me great information! But here's another
> question: what are your favorite speeches from each President, tenBroek, Jernigan, and Maurer?
> 
> Chris
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> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Ryan O" <ryano218 at comcast.net
> To: "'NFB History Support List'" <nfb-history at nfbnet.org Date sent: Tue, 28 Jun 2011 19:01:18 -0600
> Subject: Re: [Nfb-history] favorite convention banquet speeches
> 
> Chris, Mike is towing the party line, which isn't really wrong I guess.  Some have said that once you've heard a banquet speech, you've heard them all.
> There's a kernel of truth in this idea.  Even Jernigan admitted that the banquet speeches were more or less similar in their content and purpose.
> However, you can learn a lot about where we were historically by listening to each speech.  A good example of this is, "A Corner of Time," 
> from 1981,
> which high-lights our struggles with various individuals and organizations who opposed us.
> 
> Another departure from the standard formula came in a trilogy of speeches from the mid-1970's in which Jernigan chose a specific focus for his premise.  Those are some of my favorites.
> 
> 
> 
> RyanO
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