Acceptance by Albert G. Schmedeman, American Minister. The Peace Prize for 1919, reserved in that year, was awarded in 1920 to Woodrow Wilson in recognition of his Fourteen Points peace program and his work in achieving inclusion of the Covenant of the League of Nations in the 1919 Treaty of Versailles. Since President Wilson was…

Nobel Lecture, December 11, 1953 Essentials to Peace I I have been greatly and surprisingly honored in the past twenty-four hours, and in return I have been requested to speak here tonight. While no subject has been suggested, it is quite evident that the cause of peace is preeminent in your minds. Discussions without end…

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Radio Address by Nicholas Murray Butler, delivered on December 12, 1931, after the award of the Nobel Peace Prize in Oslo on December 10, 1931. Dr. Butler was unable to attend the in Oslo on December 10, 1931, and because of official duties could not deliver a Nobel lecture in Oslo later. He did, however,…

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Nobel Lecture, December 11, 1984 Ladies and Gentlemen, Before I left South Africa, a land I love passionately, we had an emergency meeting of the Executive Committee of the South African Council of Churches with the leaders of our member churches. We called the meeting because of the deepening crisis in our land, which has…