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Books by and about 2020 presidential candidates |
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Crippled America,
by Donald J. Trump (2015) |
Fire and Fury,
by Michael Wolff (2018) |
Trump Revealed,
by Michael Kranish and Marc Fisher (2016) |
The Making of Donald Trump,
by David Cay Johnston (2016) |
Promise Me, Dad ,
by Joe Biden (2017) |
The Book of Joe ,
by Jeff Wilser (2019; biography of Joe Biden) |
The Truths We Hold,
by Kamala Harris (2019) |
Smart on Crime,
by Kamala Harris (2010) |
Guide to Political Revolution,
by Bernie Sanders (2017) |
Where We Go From Here,
by Bernie Sanders (2018) |
Our Revolution,
by Bernie Sanders (2016) |
This Fight Is Our Fight,
by Elizabeth Warren (2017) |
United,
by Cory Booker (2016) |
Conscience of a Conservative,
by Jeff Flake (2017) |
Two Paths,
by Gov. John Kasich (2017) |
Every Other Monday,
by Rep. John Kasich (2010) |
Courage is Contagious,
by John Kasich (1998) |
Shortest Way Home,
by Pete Buttigieg (2019) |
Becoming,
by Michelle Obama (2018) |
Higher Loyalty,
by James Comey (2018) |
The Making of Donald Trump,
by David Cay Johnston (2017) |
Higher Loyalty ,
by James Comey (2018) |
Trump vs. Hillary On The Issues ,
by Jesse Gordon (2016) |
Outsider in the White House,
by Bernie Sanders (2015) |
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Book Reviews |
(from Amazon.com) |
(click a book cover for a review or other books by or about the presidency from Amazon.com)
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2024 Governor's State of the State speeches
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from 2024 Governor's State of the State speeches (number of quotes indicated):
- Andy Beshear (6) Kentucky Democratic Gubernatorial Challenger
- Bill Lee (3) Tennessee Republican Governor of Tennessee
- Brad Little (6) Idaho Republican
- Brian Kemp (3) Georgia Republican candidate for Governor
- Dan McKee (4) Rhode Island Democratic candidate for governor
- Eric Holcomb (5) Indiana Republican candidate for Governor
- Glenn Youngkin (3) Virginia Republican challenger for Governor
- Gretchen Whitmer (3) Michigan Democratic Governor
- Henry McMaster (3) South Carolina Republican
- Janet Mills (3) Maine Democratic Maine Governor
- Jared Polis (9) Colorado Democratic candidate for Colorado Governor
- Jim Justice (4) West Virginia Democratic governor
- Jim Pillen (4) Nebraska Republican Gubernatorial Challenger
- Josh Green (5) Hawaii Democratic challenger for Governor
- Josh Shapiro (10) Pennsylvania Democratic Gubernatorial Challenger
- Kathy Hochul (6) New York Democratic Lt. Governor
- Katie Hobbs (9) Arizona Democratic Challenger
- Kay Ivey (3) Alabama Republican Alabama Governor
- Kevin Stitt (4) Oklahoma Republican Governor of Oklahoma
- Kim Reynolds (8) Iowa Republican
- Kristi Noem (8) South Dakota Republican
- Laura Kelly (7) Kansas Democratic candidate for governor of Kansas
- Maura Healey (8) Massachusetts Democratic candidate for Governor
- Michelle Lujan-Grisham (3) New Mexico Democrat
- Mike Dunleavey (3)
- Phil Murphy (9) New Jersey Democratic 2021 Gubernatorial contender
- Phil Scott (10) Vermont Republican challenger for Governor
- Ron DeSantis (4) Florida Republican presidential contender; FL governor
- Spencer Cox (3) Utah Republican Gubernatorial Challenger
- Tate Reeves (2) Mississippi Republican candidate for governor
- Tony Evers (4) Wisconsin Democratic Governor of Wisconsin
- Wes Moore (4) Maryland Democratic Gubernatorial Challenger
OR click on an issue category below for a subset. |
Sources:
- IL: "State of the State and Budget Address," by Governor JB Pritzker, February 21, 2024, (Link)
- NH: "Governor Chris Sununu's 2024 State of the State Address," by Governor Chris Sununu, February 13, 2024, (Link)
- WY: "State of the State Address," by Governor Mark Gordon's, February 12, 2024, (Link)
- CT: "2024 State of the State Address," by Governor Ned Lamont, February 7, 2024, (Link)
- MD: "2024 State of the State," by Wes Moore, February 7, 2024, (Link)
- AL: "State of the State," by Kay Ivey, February 6, 2024, (Link)
- PA: "Governor Shapiro's 2024-25 Budget Address," February 06, 2024, (Link)
- OK: "2024 State of the State Address," by Governor Kevin Stitt, February 05, 2024, (Link)
- TN: "2024 State of the State Address," by Bill Lee, February 5, 2024, , (Link)
- AK: "State of the State Address," by Mike Dunleavey, 1/30/24, (Link)
- ME: "State of the State Address," by Governor Janet T. Mills, January 30, 2024, (Link)
- MI: "State of the State Address," by Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, January 24, 2024, (Link)
- SC: "2024 State of the State," by Gov. McMaster, January 24, 2024, (Link)
- MO: "2024 State of the State Address: Putting People First," by Governor Mike Parson, January 24, 2024, (Link)
- ND: "2024 State of the State Address," by Governor Doug Burgum, January 23, 2024, (Link)
- WI: "State of the State Address," by Governor Tony Evers, January 23, 2024, (Link)
- HI: "2024 State of the State Address: Coming Together to Heal," by Josh Green, Jan. 22, 2024, (Link)
- NE: "2024 State of State Address," by Governor Pillen, 1/18/24, (Link)
- UT: "2024 State of the State Address," by Utah Gov. Spencer J. Cox, Jan. 18, 2024, (Link)
- MA: "State of the Commonwealth Address," by Governor Maura T. Healey, January 17, 2024, (Link)
- RI: "Governor Dan McKee's 2024 State of the State Address," January 17, 2024, (Link)
- NM: "New Mexico is Made to Lead: Governor delivers second State of the State address, announces legislative agenda," by Michelle Lujan-Grisham, Jan 16, 2024, (Link)
- CO: "Final 2024 State of the State Address as Prepared for Delivery," by Jared Polis, 1/11/24, (Link)
- GA: "2024 State of the State Address", by Governor Brian P. Kemp, January 11, 2024, (Link)
- TN: Governor press release, "Tennessee First in the Nation to Address AI Impact on Music Industry," January 10, 2024, (Link)
- VA: "State of the Commonwealth," by Governor Glenn Youngkin, January 10, 2024, (Link)
- WV: "State of the State Address," by Gov. Justice, 1/10/2024, (Link)
- NY: "State of the State Address ," by New York Governor Kathy Hochul, January 10, 2024, (Link)
- KS: "State of the State Address ," by Governor Laura Kelly, January 10, 2024, (Link)
- IA: "Condition of the State Address ," by Governor Kim Reynolds, January 9, 2024, (Link)
- FL: "Governor Ron DeSantis Delivers the State of the State Address," January 9, 2024, (Link)
- NJ: "State of the State Address," by NJ Gov. Phil Murphy, January 9, 2024, (Link)
- SD: "Noem's 2024 State of the State address," January 9, 2024, (Link)
- WA: "2024 State of the State Address: Run Through the Tape," by Jay Inslee, January 9, 2024, (Link)
- IN: "2024 State of the State address," by Governor Eric J. Holcomb, January 9, 2024, (Link)
- MS: "Inaugural Speech Transcript," by Governor Tate Reeves, January 9, 2024, (Link)
- MA: Mass.gov EOHLC: Executive Office of Housing and Livable Communities, "Multi-Family Zoning Requirement for MBTA Communities", downloaded 2/8/24, (Link)
- AZ: "2024 State of the State Address," by Governor Katie Hobbs, January 8, 2024, (Link)
- ID: "2024 State of the State and Budget Address," by Governor Brad Little, January 8, 2024, (Link)
- VT: "2024 State of the State Address," by Governor Phil Scott, January 4, 2024, (Link)
- KY: "State of the Commonwealth Address," by Governor Andy Beshear, January 3, 2024, (Link)
| OnTheIssues.org excerpts: (click on issues for details)
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Abortion
Katie Hobbs: Outlawing abortion not happening on my watch.
Kristi Noem: I will proclaim that 2024 will be "Freedom for Life Year".
Phil Murphy: Women's health care in America is in a state of crisis.
Josh Shapiro: Women deserve to make their own choices about their bodies.
Glenn Youngkin: Support mothers so they'll choose to bring life into world.
Jim Pillen: Launch a yearlong "Culture of Life and Love Initiative".
Tony Evers: I will veto any bill that takes away reproductive freedom.
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Budget & Economy
Andy Beshear: Clean drinking water is a basic human right.
Phil Scott: We need to keep our spending within existing revenue.
Phil Scott: We need to keep our spending within existing revenue.
Brad Little: We put $1 billion to improve water quality and quantity.
Brad Little: Working for a Balance Budget Amendment to U.S. Constitution.
Katie Hobbs: Rein in wasteful spending without sacrificing public safety.
Laura Kelly: $35M/year over five years to deal with water issues.
Phil Murphy: Hard to support economy with last century's infrastructure.
Ron DeSantis: We've reduced debt by embracing smaller government.
Dan McKee: $100M housing production bond, largest in state history.
Gretchen Whitmer: $1.4 billion to build or rehabilitate nearly 10,000 homes.
Jared Polis: Help local governments build housing infrastructure.
Jim Justice: My administration does not believe in growing government.
Josh Shapiro: $1.5B investment in mass transit over the next five years.
Josh Shapiro: More state contracts for companies that have been shut out.
Maura Healey: Dealing with a housing shortage that's decades in the making.
Mike Dunleavey: State dollars should stay in Alaska; support local producers.
Wes Moore: Create new financial tools to drive housing development.
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Civil Rights
Kathy Hochul: Expand eligibility for prosecution as hate crimes.
Kristi Noem: Strengthen anti-discrimination laws by defining antisemitism.
Ron DeSantis: We've eliminated so-called DEI from our public universities.
Jim Pillen: I don't want my granddaughter competing against a boy.
Josh Shapiro: Once led the nation on LGBTQ rights now we're falling behind.
Spencer Cox: Paused transgender surgeries for minors, funded talk therapy.
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Corporations
Gretchen Whitmer: Set up an Innovation Fund to invest in high-growth startups.
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Crime
Andy Beshear: Requests $35M for body armor for police, first responders.
Phil Scott: Consider strategies to fight crime besides justice reform.
Phil Scott: Consider strategies to fight crime besides justice reform.
Kathy Hochul: Strengthen penalties for assaulting a retail worker.
Katie Hobbs: Increase penalties for violations by care facilities .
Kristi Noem: Criminals should also have the opportunity to rehabilitate.
Phil Murphy: Reject notion that compassion comes at the cost of vigilance.
Henry McMaster: Expand operations against animal fighting with new agents.
Jared Polis: Acted to make criminal penalties for auto theft tougher.
Wes Moore: We take an all-of-the-above approach to public safety.
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Drugs
Josh Shapiro: It's time to catch up, legalize, regulate and tax marijuana.
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Education
Andy Beshear: It's time to pass universal pre-K for all our 4-year-olds.
Phil Scott: Our education infrastructure is too large for number served.
Phil Scott: Our education infrastructure is too large for number served.
Brad Little: I will continue to expand school choice in Idaho.
Kim Reynolds: A rising tide of competition and choice lifts all boats.
Kim Reynolds: Put Iowa in top-five states for starting pay for teachers.
Laura Kelly: I'll continue to reject vouchers; they crush rural schools.
Phil Murphy: Let's bring universal pre-K to all of New Jersey.
Bill Lee: We can support choice and public schools at the same time.
Brian Kemp: We can take an all-of-the-above approach to education.
Gretchen Whitmer: Sending a message LOUD and CLEAR: we support our teachers.
Henry McMaster: Freeze college tuition for in-state students .
Kay Ivey: Become the most school-choice friendly state in the nation.
Maura Healey: Literacy Launch: make Massachusetts first in literacy.
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Energy & Oil
Andy Beshear: Kentucky is the EV battery production capital of the US .
Phil Murphy: Renewable energy can create a generation of good-paying jobs.
Dan McKee: Rhode Island is industry leader for offshore wind projects.
Glenn Youngkin: Our "All of the Above" energy plan embraces everything.
Janet Mills: We must, and we will, continue to address climate change.
Jared Polis: Cut red tape holding back investment in renewable energy.
Maura Healey: Make Massachusetts the climate innovation lab for the world.
Michelle Lujan-Grisham: A healthy environment and a strong economy not in conflict.
Mike Dunleavey: We need to ensure the lowest-cost power from any source.
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Environment
Josh Green: Impose a Climate Impact Fee on visitors to the islands.
Tony Evers: Republicans should release $125M funding to combat PFAS.
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Families & Children
Kathy Hochul: Make New York the first state to offer prenatal leave.
Kim Reynolds: Thrive Iowa will connect families with faith-based support.
Laura Kelly: Shortage of child care is stressful; slows down our economy.
Ron DeSantis: We lead the nation in protecting the rights of parents.
Jared Polis: Allow homeowners to build of Accessory Dwelling Units.
Kay Ivey: Early onset medical care necessary for mothers and children.
Maura Healey: Gateway to Pre-K: universal preschool in Gateway Cities.
Maura Healey: Most generous child and dependent tax credit of any state.
Spencer Cox: Build 35,000 single-family affordable starter homes.
Tony Evers: Paid leave is the right thing to do for kids and families.
Wes Moore: Largest increase in funding for child care in state history.
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Foreign Policy
Eric Holcomb: Proud of our long-standing relationships with Japan & Israel.
Kim Reynolds: We must further protect our farmland from foreign interests.
Kristi Noem: Freedom to farm and ranch should not extend to our enemies.
Jim Pillen: Keep enemies of our country from owning land in our state.
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Government Reform
Katie Hobbs: Stood up to federal plan to slash Arizona's water supply.
Kim Reynolds: We've cut 21 agencies & 620 open positions; saved millions.
Phil Murphy: I support same-day voter registration in New Jersey.
Bill Lee: Cutting red tape is a green light for job creators.
Jim Justice: We cut the red tape; businesses are absolutely booming.
Jim Pillen: Get government out of the way; reduce regulations.
Josh Green: Cut through red tape to quickly approve new housing projects.
Kay Ivey: Supports legislation that prohibits ballot harvesting.
Kevin Stitt: Set up courts designed to address business disputes.
Mike Dunleavey: Federal actions would turn Alaska into a giant snow globe.
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Gun Control
Kim Reynolds: It's impossible to understand why school shootings happen.
Kristi Noem: We're able to market our state as a 2nd Amendment haven.
Janet Mills: Close private sale loophole on background checks.
Jared Polis: Prevent convicted felons from illegally purchasing firearms.
Josh Green: Gun buyback event took almost 500 guns off the streets.
Josh Shapiro: Let's strengthen our gun laws and bring about more order.
Michelle Lujan-Grisham: Ban assault weapons; raise purchase age for all guns to 21.
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Health Care
Andy Beshear: Continue to expand access to quality health care for all.
Kathy Hochul: Require hospitals to screen for mental health conditions.
Katie Hobbs: Offer communities badly needed access to healthcare.
Kim Reynolds: Expand postpartum Medicaid coverage to 12 months.
Kristi Noem: Use telemedicine to connect with EMS personnel in the field.
Laura Kelly: Medicaid expansion comes at no additional cost to taxpayers.
Phil Murphy: Pulling people out from crushing medical debt is vital.
Brian Kemp: Expand services for those struggling with mental illness.
Janet Mills: I want to expand behavioral health services across Maine.
Josh Green: $30M for loans to keep healthcare professionals in Hawai'i.
Michelle Lujan-Grisham: Requests additional Medicaid funding & Hospital Provider Tax.
Tony Evers: We're going to develop a statewide Mental Health Action Plan.
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Homeland Security
Maura Healey: Named first cabinet-level Secretary of Veterans Services.
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Immigration
Brad Little: Send more Idaho troopers to our lawless southern border.
Katie Hobbs: Seeking funding to better coordinate our border response.
Ron DeSantis: Every state now a border state--Florida is fighting back! .
Kevin Stitt: Without a secure border, every state is a border state.
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Jobs
Brad Little: We banned diversity statements in university hiring.
Phil Murphy: State minimum wage now $15/hour, will adjust for inflation.
Dan McKee: Jobs in the life science sector are good-paying jobs.
Henry McMaster: One thing we do not need is more labor unions.
Jared Polis: Increase the number of state government apprenticeships.
Josh Shapiro: Treat career paths with the same respect as choosing college.
Josh Shapiro: Minimum wage stuck at $7.25/hr for 15 years--It's a shanda!
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Principles & Values
Andy Beshear: My faith teaches me to love my neighbor as myself.
Phil Scott: Our decency to one another is our greatest strength .
Phil Scott: Our decency to one another is our greatest strength .
Eric Holcomb: Indiana Model rejects notion of Midwestern vowel state.
Kristi Noem: We're doing better than every other state in the nation.
Kristi Noem: Our tribes are part of who we are as South Dakotans.
Laura Kelly: Kansas is, at its heart, a small-town kind of state.
Brian Kemp: Character of the American people makes our nation great.
Jared Polis: The rise in hate in all forms is unacceptable in Colorado.
Jared Polis: We may not agree on every issue, but we disagree better.
Jim Justice: We fought for our faith, our families, our freedoms.
Kevin Stitt: The Oklahoma Dream: free enterprise and individual liberties.
Kevin Stitt: As for me and my state, we will serve the Lord!
Spencer Cox: Utah ranked best state; interested in keeping it that way.
Tate Reeves: Mississippians aren't bashful about our reliance on the Lord.
Tate Reeves: Our goal must be what I call Mississippi Forever.
Wes Moore: ENOUGH Act more than an acronym, it's a governing philosophy.
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Tax Reform
Brad Little: We are on pace to deliver $3.7 billion in tax relief .
Eric Holcomb: Cut personal income taxes to 3.05% on the way to 2.9%.
Kim Reynolds: Cut income tax rate this year to flat 3.65%; next year 3.5%.
Laura Kelly: Before we know it the state food tax won't exist at all.
Laura Kelly: A flat tax benefits the super wealthy & threatens progress.
Dan McKee: Reduce the corporate minimum tax from $400 to $350.
Glenn Youngkin: Only interested in a plan that reduces taxes for Virginians.
Jared Polis: Tax relief is the best mechanism to relieve cost of living .
Jim Justice: The faster we drop taxes on individuals the better we'll be.
Josh Green: Index the state's tax code to provide relief from inflation.
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Technology
Eric Holcomb: Launch $800M program for fast, affordable internet access.
Eric Holcomb: Require Computer Science to graduate from high school.
Kathy Hochul: Tackle the scourge of social media that has harmed so many.
Kathy Hochul: Create consortium to purchase and share AI computing power.
Katie Hobbs: Expand high-speed internet to every community.
Phil Murphy: Establish NJ as the home-base for AI-powered game-changers.
Bill Lee: ELVIS Act: prohibit AI from stealing singers' voices.
Josh Shapiro: Develop a toolkit on digital literacy and critical thinking.
Maura Healey: Build a transit system that is worthy of our economy.
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Welfare & Poverty
Phil Scott: Housing is key; remove impediments to growth.
Phil Scott: Housing is key; remove impediments to growth.
Katie Hobbs: Help working-class families with down payment assistance.
Josh Shapiro: We're funding the summer food program so no kid goes hungry.
Maura Healey: MBTA Communities Law: multi-family zoning near transit hubs.
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The above quotations are from 2024 Governor's State of the State speeches.
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- 2022 State of the Union speech, plus GOP, Libertarian, progressive, & QAnon responses
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- 2021 Governors' State of the State speeches
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- 2020 Governors' State of the State speeches
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- 2019 Governors' State of the State speeches
- 2018 State of the Union speech, plus response by the Democratic Party
- 2018 Governors' State of the State speeches
- 2017 State of the Union speech, plus response by the Democratic Party
- 2017 Governors' State of the State speeches
- 2016 State of the Union speech
- 2016 Governors' State of the State speeches
- 2015 State of the Union speech
- 2015 Governors' State of the State speeches
- 2014 State of the Union speech, plus response by Green Party, Republican Party, and Tea Party
- 2014 Governors' State of the State speeches
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- 2013 Governors' State of the State speeches
- 2012 State of the Union speech, plus response by GOP and Tea Party
- 2012 Governors' State of the State speeches
- 2011 State of the Union speech, plus response by GOP and Tea Party
- 2011 Governors' State of the State speeches
- 2007-2011 Mayors' State of the City speeches
- 2010 Governors' State of the State speeches
- Obama Q+A at GOP House Retreat, Jan. 2010
- 2010 State of the Union speech, plus response by Gov. Bob McDonnell (R, VA)
- 2009 Governors' State of the State speeches
- 2009 Address to Joint Session of Congress, plus response by Gov. Bobby Jindal (R, LA)
- 2009 Governors' State of the State speeches
- 2008 State of the Union speech, plus response by Gov. Kathleen Sebelius (D, KS)
- 2008 Governors' State of the State speeches
- 2007 State of the Union speech, plus response by Sen. James Webb (D, VA)
- 2007 Governors' State of the State speeches
- 2006 State of the Union speech, plus response by Gov. Tim Kaine (D, VA)
- 2005 State of the Union speech, plus responses by Sen Harry Reid (D, NV) & Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D, CA)
- 2004 State of the Union speech, plus responses by Sen Tom Daschle (D, SD) & Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D, CA)
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- 2001 Governors' State of the State speeches
- Other early 2000s Governors' State of the State speeches
- Other late 1990s Governors' State of the State speeches
- Historical State of the Union addresses:
Clinton
- Bush
- Reagan
- Carter
- Ford
Nixon
- LBJ
- JFK
- Eisenhower
- Truman
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