Landmark Speeches of the American Conservative Movement by Peter Schweizer and Wynton C. Hall.  An authoritative collection of speeches representing the modern  conservative movement.

An introduction to each speech explains the context in which it was first delivered and notes the impact of each statement on the movement and the nation. The thirteen speeches in this volume powerfully capture the principles, images, and causes that constitute modern American conservatism. Drawing on such thinkers as Russell Kirk and Richard M. Weaver, Schweizer and Hall   vividly illustrate the ideas that have moved the conservative movement from   the margins of society to the citadels of power.

Beginning with Whittaker Chambers’s 1948 testimony before the House Un-American Activities Committee and continuing through the speeches of such conservative icons as Barry Goldwater, Bill Buckley, Phyllis Schlafly, Ronald Reagan, and Barbara Bush, the editors assemble an all-star line-up of conservative thought.

As Ronald Reagan declared, the conservative banner is one of   bold, unmistakable colors, not “pastel shades.” Since World War II, the   American conservative movement has changed the colors of the national   political landscape. Here, in its own words, is the body of thought and   rhetoric that has painted the movement’s banner.

The perfect gift for those who value conservatism or seek to understand it, Landmark Speeches of the American Conservative Movement offers food for thought and action. For historians, political scientists, and   students of public communication, the book is an essential source for the ideas that have shaped American society since 1945.