Success in public life is often defined by winning elections, although many candidates that do not win go on to contribute publicly and make positive changes. Speeches are featured from those candidates that fell short of the votes needed to beat their rivals but continued to fight for their political ideals and issues.

Produced by the Speech Resource Company and fully narrated by Robert Wikstrom

Herbert Hoover Concession, 2/14/33Thomas Dewey Nomination Acceptance, 6/24/48Thomas Dewey Concession, 11/3/48Adlai Stevenson Nomination Acceptance, 7/26/52Adlai Stevenson Concession, 11/5/52Richard Nixon concedes to John F. Kennedy, 11/8/60Richard Nixon concedes California Governor race, 11/7/62Barry Goldwater Nomination Acceptance, 7/16/64Barry Goldwater concedes to Lyndon Johnson, 11/5/64Hubert Humphrey concedes to Richard Nixon, 11/6/68George McGovern Nomination Acceptance, 7/13/72George McGovern concedes to Richard Nixon, 11/8/72Ronald Reagan concedes to Gerald Ford, 8/19/76Gerald Ford concedes to Jimmy Carter, 11/3/76Ted Kennedy concedes to Jimmy Carter, 8/12/80Jimmy Carter concedes to Ronald Reagan, 11/4/80Michael Dukakis concedes to George H. W. Bush, 11/8/88George H. W. Bush concedes to Bill Clinton, 11/3/92Bob Dole Nomination Acceptance, 8/15/96Bob Dole concedes to Bill Clinton, 11/5/96Al Gore Nomination Acceptance, 8/17/2000Al Gore concedes to George W. Bush, 12/13/2000John Kerry concedes to George W. Bush, 11/3/2004John McCain Nomination Acceptance, 9/4/2008John McCain concedes to Barack Obama, 11/5/2008Mitt Romney Nomination Acceptance, 8/30/2012Mitt Romney concedes to Barack Obama, 11/7/2012Hillary Clinton Nomination Acceptance, 7/28/2016Hillary Clinton concedes to Donald Trump, 11/9/2016