Declamation Videos

2025 National Finalists

Al Zaidi

Holy Trinity Episcopal Academy (FL)

Garrett Flack

Blue Springs South HS (MO)

Rishi Maguluri

William Mason HS (OH)

Mathis Trimouille

Trimouille Homeschool (CA)

Elden Agee

Archbishop Stepinac HS (NY)

Christopher Pinto-Spiegel

St Joseph Regional HS (NJ)

Ryan Casey

Bishop Brady HS (NH)

Tanish Pai

Providence HS (NC)

Feven Tesfaye

Burnsville HS (MN)

Quazi Ishaan

Seven Lakes HS (TX)

Cleo Paul

Beverly Hills HS (CA)

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Ephraim Bowling

Mount St. Mary HS (OK)

Economy in the Interest of All

In the summer of 2020 amidst the COVID-19 pandemic, high school students from across the U.S. and Rwanda competed in a Coolidge Foundation contest to declaim speeches penned nearly a century earlier by President Coolidge. This speech, “Economy in the Interest of All,” grapples with the role of the federal government, achieving economic prosperity for all, and fiscal discipline.

Coolidge’s 1927 Christmas Message to the American People

President Coolidge’s 1927 Christmas message reminds us all of the meaning of the spirit of Christmas. During this year of isolation, community is more important than ever. To celebrate Christmas in 2020, the Coolidge Foundation is bringing together dozens of members of the Coolidge Community to recite the President’s message, and share his timeless words. To view more participants, visit here.