Speeches
Written Format
Razón de ser de la Organizacion Campesina
Gonzalez, Armando
La Federacion Campesina de Venezuela
La 111 Reunión Internacional de Ejecutivos de Reforma Agraria
Instituto Interamericano de Ciencias Agricolas de la OEA
Date: August 13, 1969
Armando Gonzalez, the president of the "Federacion Campesina de Venezuela," discusses potential revisions to the Agrarian Reform at the 111th International Meeting of the Executives of the Agrarian Reform which was sponsored by the Inter-American Institute of Agricultural Science by the OEA.
La Reforma Agraria Integral y el Papel del Movimiento Sindical Campesino
Gonzalez, Armando
Agrarios Organizados por la Asociacion Venezolana de Derecho Agrario
Date: November 3, 1970
The following document discusses the factors that have stimulated "campesinos" to form syndical organizations and agrarian reforms, two actions that tie to as well as complement one another. The goals of these two actions are a rupture of the landowner structure of property and the creation of relations of production that differ from preexisting ones.
Speech before the School for Advanced International Studies of Johns Hopkins University
Rivas-Gallont, Ernesto
Date: February 24, 1983
Speech given by Salvadoran ambassador, Ernesto Rivas-Gallont, to the students of Johns Hopkins University's School for Advanced International Studies. The speech discusses various stereotypes surrounding El Salvador and the country's evolving relationship with the United States. It also addresses the progress of a democratic political system in El Salvador.
Rafael Caldera Speech
Caldera, Rafael
Annual Conference of the Panamanian Association of Company Executives
Date: July 4, 1984
Rafael Caldera's speech on democracy and development in the crossroads of Latin America in the Annual Conference of the Panamanian Association of Company Executives. Took place on April 7, 1984.
Presentacion Richard Oulahan ante el XII Congreso de la Confederacion Ecuatoriana de Organizaciones Sindicales Libres
Oulahan, Richard
American Institute for Free Labor Development
Date: November 25, 1993
Oulahan shares the results of the Congreso de la Confederacion Ecuatoriana de Organizaciones Sindicales Libres (CEOSL) and talks about the different agreement that were made during this conference.
Apuntes sobre la educacion sindical
Oulahan, Richard
Date: May, 1994
In this document, Richard Ouahan discusses the topic of syndical education.
Organized Labor in the Andean Region
Oulahan, Richard
30th Annual Labor Management Conference, University of Arizona
American Institute for Free Labor Development
Date: April 6, 1995
In this speech he gave for the University of Arizona's 30th Annual Labor Management Conference, Oulahan, who is the Regional Director of the American Institute for Free Labor (AIFLD-AFL-CIO) for Colombia, Ecuador, Peru and Bolivia, talks about the Andean labor movement.
Ecuadoran 1995
Unknown Author
Date: 1995
This piece talks about the innate human desire for liberty and how it has manifested itself in the political system of several European and Latin American countries.
"Land Reform: An Ambassador's Views"
Countries: Worldwide
Date: January 12, 2004
Speech by Ambassador Thomas R. Pickering. Deals with Rural Development Institute's efforts in land reform, issues in El Salvador mentioned briefly.
Audio Format
Speeches by Juan Perón
Perón, Juan
Date: October 17, 1945; May 6, 1946
Cassette begins with a song praising Perón, and the cassette gives a timeline about when he came to be president of Argentina in 1946. It includes an audio from a speech he gave on October 17, 1945, when he was released from prison, and before being President, and also includes audio from his presidential oath on May 6, 1946.
Speeches by Juan Perón
Perón, Juan
Date: August 22, 1955; June 16, 1955; September 16, 1955
Cassette once again begins with the song praising Perón. This cassette includes three of his speeches. In the first one, from August 22, 1951, Perón talks about the Justicialist Party. In the second one, from June 16, 1955, he talks about the oligarchy in Argentina and about the relationship between his government and the clergy. His third speech is from September 16, 1955, and in here he gives Argentinians an explanation about the recent rebel attack to the government.
Speeches by George Meany and Martin Ward
Meany, George; Ward, Martin
13th Constitutional Convention of the AFL-CIO
Date: November 16, 1979
The speakers in this cassette are Martin Ward and George Meany. Their speeches took place at the 13th Constitutional Convention of the AFL-CIO held at Washington, D.C. in November 16, 1979. It was announced that Meany wouldn't seek reelection as the President and Chief Executive Officer of AFL-CIO the following year. In this tape, Meany's 12 terms service are praised as well.
Speeches by George Meany and Lane Kirkland
Kirkland, Lane; Meany, George
13th Constitutional Convention of the AFL-CIO
Date: November 15, 1979, January 16, 1980
The speakers in this cassette are Martin Ward and George Meany. Their speeches took place at the 13th Constitutional Convention of the AFL-CIO held at Washington, D.C. in November 16, 1979. It was announced that Meany wouldn't seek reelection as the President and Chief Executive Officer of AFL-CIO the following year. In this tape, Meany's 12 terms service are praised as well.
Speech by Juan Aranda
Aranda, Juan
Steelworkers Union, Copperworkers Union
Speech given by Juan Aranda. Aranda, born in Mexico, lived in Texas and was an international representative of the Steelworkers Union and the Copperworkers Union. The speech focuses on the benefits of unions and negotiation tactics to be used in securing improved contracts. Aranda asserts his support for the new generation of workers.
Speech by Morales Erlisch
Morales Erlisch, Dr. Jose Antonio
National Agrarian Policy of El Salvador
Date: March, 1981
Speech by the Head of the National Agrarian Policy of El Salvador, Dr. Jose Antonio Morales Erlisch. He talks to the Salvadorian people about the Agriculture and livestock policy in El Salvador. This speech takes place exactly a year after the Agrarian reform process began in El Salvador.
