Starting places for researching people:
Biography Resource Center
http://infotrac.galegroup.com/itweb/ucinc_main?db=BioRC
Other biography research resources:
http://www.libraries.uc.edu/libraries/cas/EngComp-Biography.html
Quotation Search - Oxford Reference Online
http://www.oxfordreference.com/views/SUBJECT_SEARCH.html?subject=s21
Other resources for finding quotations:
http://www.libraries.uc.edu/research/books/quotations.html
Databases for magazine and newspaper articles:
Academic Search Premier
http://search.epnet.com/login.asp?profile=web&defaultdb=aph
Lexis-Nexis
http://web.lexis-nexis.com/universe/
More resources:
Vital Speeches of the Day (only available in paper copy) - in journal & magazine area of library
The World Great Speeches (CAS Reference PN 6121 .C65) Book containing speeches by many famous people throughout history.
Help Searching for Books
http://www.libraries.uc.edu/libraries/cas/EngComp-SearchBooks.html