Speeches and Statements Archive

Speeches and statements (including testimony and video transcripts) given by the Chair, Commissioners, and SEC staff prior to 2012.

Date Title Speaker Type
Nov. 11, 1959 Accounting - Changing Patterns, The Impact of Regulatory Agencies Andrew Barr Speech
Nov. 9, 1959 The SEC and Proxy Contests Manuel F. Cohen Speech
Oct. 20, 1959 Small Business and Securities James C. Sargent Speech
Oct. 15, 1959 The Role of the Accountant in the Restoration and Maintenance of Public Confidence in the Capital Formation Process James C. Sargent Speech
Oct. 15, 1959 Inflation and Its Effects on Utility Financing Edward N. Gadsby Speech
Oct. 8, 1959 Twenty-Five Years of the SEC -- The Underlying Trends Edward N. Gadsby Speech
Sep. 10, 1959 Some Current Problems of the Securities and Exchange Commission James C. Sargent Speech
Aug. 7, 1959 Twenty-Five Years of SEC Regulation James C. Sargent Speech
Jul. 21, 1959 A Report on the SEC Andrew Downey Orrick Speech
Jul. 16, 1959 Securities Markets 1929-1959 and the S.E.C. Edward N. Gadsby Speech
Jun. 27, 1959 Disclosure in Theory and Practice Andrew Barr Speech
Jun. 17, 1959 The SEC and the State Utility Commissions Edward N. Gadsby Speech
Jun. 9, 1959 Current SEC Problems James C. Sargent Speech
May. 27, 1959 Public Utility Financing and the Securities and Exchange Commission Edward N. Gadsby Speech
May. 26, 1959 What Every Investor Should Know James C. Sargent Speech
May. 21, 1959 The Independent Accountant and the SEC Andrew Barr Speech
May. 5, 1959 The Current Market and Enforcement Activities Edward N. Gadsby Speech
May. 4, 1959 S.E.C. Legislative Program Edward N. Gadsby Speech
Apr. 16, 1959 Current Legislative and Related Problems Edward N. Gadsby Speech
Mar. 10, 1959 Current SEC Matters of Interest to Corporate Secretaries James C. Sargent Speech
Mar. 5, 1959 Twenty-Five Years of SEC Securities Regulation James C. Sargent Speech
Feb. 24, 1959 Rule 133 of the Securities and Exchange Commission Manuel F. Cohen Speech
Feb. 20, 1959 Twenty-Five Years of Federal Securities Regulation: The Government View Edward N. Gadsby Speech
Feb. 19, 1959 Practical Aspects of Preparing an Issue for Market Bryon D. Woodside Speech
Feb. 19, 1959 Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935: Statements of Policy of Bond Indenture and Preferred Stock Charter Provisions and Atomic Power Projects Joseph C. Woodle Speech