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[[The Eternal Churchill]] is a subtrope, with heavy elements of [[Rousing Speech]].
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* In ''[[Doctor Who]]'', there's one of these in "The Christmas Invasion". The Prime Minister has to take over the time slot allocated to The Queen's Speech because {{spoiler|the Royals are apparently among the people under alien control}}.
* [[Dave Chappelle]] on ''[[Chappelle's Show]]'' mocked ''[[Deep Impact]]'' by having his black president give a "So Long Suckers" speech to the nation (''after'' and in response to the press running a headline of "World-killing Asteroid is Black President's Fault") as he beamed off the doomed Earth.
== Radio ==
* In an episode of the ''[[Firesign Theatre]]'' radio show "Nick Danger" (a parody of old private dick radio shows), the moment of climax is cut off by a special announcement from the president.
* [[The War of the Worlds (radio)|The Mercury Theater On The Air's "War of the Worlds" broadcast]] includes a speech by the Secretary of the Interior, who sounds suspiciously like President Roosevelt. It was originally going to be the president, but they were made to change it before the performance.
== Western Animation ==
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