The American Rhetoric site provides lists, videos and transcripts of famous American speeches.
On their list of Top 100 Speeches, the #1 slot is held by Martin Luther King, Jr. and his famous "I Have a Dream" speech. You can find excerpts from that speech, with subtitles, on the Cultural Access blog.
#2 is John F. Kennedy's inaugural address. A video of the first part of the address, and the complete text can be found on American Rhetoric.
Here is the end lines, which contain the famous "Ask not what your country can do for you..." quote, immediately recognized by any American.
The American Rhetoric site also presents a list of famous movie speeches, Here's another presidential address, from a press conference in the movie The American President.
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