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Guided Primary Source Analysis: States of the Union

January 13, 2016 by PSN Leave a Comment

Read this In Custodia Legis blog post on State of the Union addresses from the Library of Congress. List the main points covered in the post. Then look at the text cloud made from the text of President Barack Obama's final State of the Union address given on January 12, 2016. What key words and themes are highlighted? How do those themes compare to the main headings of the address as categorized by the 2016 address White House web page? Create a text cloud (select Word list > Extract … [Read more...]

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Featured Source: President Obama’s 2012 State of the Union Address

January 25, 2012 by PSN Leave a Comment

Image powered by Wordle™ Text: http://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/2011/01/25/remarks-president-state-union-address … [Read more...]

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Guided Primary Source Analysis: States of the Union

Featured Source: President Obama’s 2012 State of the Union Address

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