Rev’s Transcript Library

The Queen of England, Queen Elizabeth II, gave a May 8 speech to the United Kingdom Honoring the VE Day 75th Anniversary. Read the full transcript of her address to the British people.

Donald Trump held a televised meeting with Republican members of congress on May 8. Read the full transcript of the meeting here.

Donald Trump met with Texas Governor Greg Abbott on the COVID-19 response. He praised Abbott’s efforts to roll back limits and open Texas early. He also talked about his personal valet testing positive for COVID-19. Read the full meeting transcript here.

Donald Trump, Mike Pence, Melania Trump, and others gave speeches for National Prayer Day at the White House. Read the full transcript of the event here.

Donald Trump met with Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds at the White House on Wednesday, May 6. Reynolds issued a new proclamation opening some businesses statewide. Read the full transcript of their meeting here.

Donald Trump signed a proclamation on Wednesday, May 6, honoring National Nurses’ Day. During the televised signing, he contradicted one of the nurses on the availability of PPE. Read the transcript here.

Donald Trump held a press conference and a speech today as he visited the Honeywell Plant that makes N95 masks in Arizona. He talked about winding down the Coronavirus Task Force, and took criticism for not wearing a mask on his visit to the mask-making facility.

Donald Trump sat down with David Muir of ABC News on May 5 for an interview. He said “there’ll be more death” from coronavirus, but reopening is worth it. Full transcript here.

Ellen Degeneres gave a virtual graduation speech from her home, congratulating the class of 2020. Read the full transcript of her commencement speech here.

Tom Hanks congratulated the Wright State University class of 2020 in a commencement speech on May 4. Read the full transcript of the speech and click the timestamp links for video synced with an interactive transcript.

Donald Trump held an “America Together Returning to Work” town hall on Fox News on May 3. He said he believes there will be a coronavirus vaccine “by the end of the year,” and that at one point, Dr. Fauci told him COVID-19 was “not gonna be a big deal.” Read the transcript here.

Former President George W. Bush released a video today with a message on coronavirus. It is a call to unite, and was released by his Presidential Library. Read the full transcript here.