Speeches of Note, published by Hutchinson, is an eclectic collection of the world’s greatest speeches compiled by Shaun Usher. While some speeches were heard by millions, some remain hidden and unspoken, such as President Nixon’s chilling public announcement should Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin become stranded on the Moon
Matthew illustrated some of the speeches for the book including Tilda Swinton’s tribute to ‘every alien’s favourite cousin’, David Bowie; African-American abolitionist, Frederick Douglass’ speech to the Rochester Anti-Slavery Society, and the maiden Parliamentary speech by Mhairi Black, Britain’s youngest MP since 1667, lambasting the Conservative government’s treatment of the country’s poorest
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