Cory Booker delivered the longest speech in the history of the United States Senate

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cory Booker is a Democrat and the senior senator from the state of New Jersey. Starting at 7:00 PM on on March 31, 2025 he delivered the longest speech in the history of the Senate – lasting for twenty-five hours and five minutes. There is a Wikipedia page titled Cory Booker’s marathon speech. He protested Donald Trump’s second term as president.

 

There is an article about it by Robin Camarote at Inc. on April 2, 2025 titled Cory Booker and the Art of Authentic Communication. A second article by Suzanne Lucas, also at Inc. on April 2, 2025 is titled Leadership lessons from Cory Booker’s filibuster: Focus on the message, not the spotlight. And there is a third article by Stephen Khan at The Conversation on April 4, 2025 titled The hidden power of marathon Senate speeches: What history tells us about Cory Booker’s 25-hour oration.

 

The portrait of Senator Booker is from Wikimedia Commons.