Speeches of John Ben Shepperd
John Ben Shepperd was a well-known and sought after public speaker. He made hundreds of speeches during his career, a few of which are available here.
April 24, 1953: South Texas Press Association (San Antonio, Texas)
June 1, 1953: Graduating Class of South Texas College (Houston, Texas)
June 18, 1953: Bluebonnet Girls’ State (Austin, Texas)
June 20, 1953: Ninth Annual Fish Fry of the Fraternity of the White Heron (Anahauc, Texas)
October 13, 1953: Address to the Texas Water Conservation Association (Baker Hotel, Dallas, Texas)
October 17, 1953: Presidents of Minor Baseball Leagues (Dallas, Texas)
May 31, 1954: Graduation of Texas Southern University (Houston, Texas)
July 25, 1954: Address to National United Church Ushers of America (San Antonio, Texas)
April 19, 1955: Bakers Convention (San Antonio, Texas)
February 22, 1956: Men’s Club of the First Christian Church (Corpus Christi, Texas)
April 25, 1956: An Address to the Mississippi LP-Gas Dealers (Gulfport, Mississippi)
June 15, 1956: Texas Association of Public Accountants (Tyler, Texas)
October 23, 1956: Argument in State v. NAACP (Tyler, Texas)
January 10, 1957: Chamber of Commerce Banquet (Post, Texas)
January 21, 1957: Kiwanis Club (Odessa, Texas)
January 21, 1957: Junior Chamber of Commerce (Monahans, Texas)
February 6, 1957: Annual Awards Dinner of the Area Officials, 4-H Club (Kermit, Texas)
February 16, 1957: Daughters of the American Revolution luncheon (Nacogdoches, Texas)
February 21, 1957: Chamber of Commerce Banquet (Levelland, Texas)
March 7, 1957: Kick-off Banquet for the Y.M.C.A. Fund Drive (Longview, Texas)
April 6, 1957: Gulf Coast Press Association (Richmond, Texas)
April 8, 1957: Christian Men’s Fellowship (Paris, Texas) – “Our Debt to God and Caesar”
April 18, 1957: Eastern New Mexico and South Plains Peace Officers Association (Lamesa, Texas)
April 19, 1957: National Federation of Press Women (San Antonio, Texas)
May 10, 1957: Desk and Derrick Employers Appreciation Banquet (Odessa, Texas)
May 14, 1957: Chamber of Commerce Installation Benefit (Marshall, Texas)
May 24, 1957: 1957 Arizona State Bar Convention
May 30, 1957: Odessa College Commencement (Odessa, Texas)
June 26, 1957: National Association of Attorneys General (Sun Valley, Idaho)
July 22, 1957: Texas Sheriff’s Association and Crime Seminar (Houston, Texas)
August 21, 1957: Sul Ross State College Summer Commencement (Alpine, Texas) – “The Sin of Silence”
September 23, 1957: First Model Library of Criminology in the State of Texas (Abilene, Texas)
October 24, 1957: Chamber of Commerce Annual Banquet (Rapid City, South Dakota)
November 11, 1982: ECISD ceremony honoring Alfred Wilson and Marvin Young – “Why We Are Here”
If you notice typographical mistakes in these transcripts, please email us at jbs@utpb.edu.
Please note: The views expressed in these speeches were those of John Ben Shepperd, and do not necessarily represent the views of the John Ben Shepperd Public Leadership Institute or the University of Texas Permian Basin