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American History: Presidents: State of the Union 1980
The text of the State of the Union Address given by former President Jimmy Carter can be found at this resource.
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Pbs: American Experience: Primary Resources: State of the Union Address, 1956
A transcript of President Eisenhower's State of the Union on 1956 where he urges the nation to not judge people on their "color, race or religion" during a turbulent time in the United States.
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American Rhetoric: Abraham Lincoln: "Cooper Union Address"
This is the text of Abraham Lincoln's "Cooper Union Address" which was delivered on February 27, 1860, in New York, NY. He addresses the question of federal control of slavery in the states.
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Pbs News Hour Extra: The State of the Union Address
A PBS lesson plan will teach students about the purpose of the State of the Union speech. The exercise is for the speech given by Obama, but could serve for any presidential State of the Union speech. January, 2010
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Sage American History: Daniel Webster: The Union Address
Primary source material of famous speech made by Daniel Webster in 1830 in which Webster objects to imposing high tariffs and argues in favor of a state's right to refuse federal law.
American Presidency Project
American Presidency Project: Harry S. Truman: State of the Union Message, 1949
After Harry S. Truman's astounding election, his annual State of the Union message outlined his primary domestic policy which he called the Fair Deal. Read his speech to see what he felt were the greatest problems facing the United...
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American History: Presidents: State of Union 1965
Here one finds President Johnson's address to the nation in which he lays out his legislative priorities and his assessment of foreign affairs the early part of his administration.
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American History: Presidents: John Fitzgerald Kennedy
This website contains links to JFK's Inaugural Address, States of the Union addresses, Ich bin ein Berliner Speech, addresses on the Cuban-Missile Crisis and addresses to Khrushchev.
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American History: Presidents: Harry S. Truman
This website contains links to Truman's Inaugural Address, Farewell Address and State of the Union Addresses.
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American History: Presidents: Dwight David Eisenhower
This website contains links to Eisenhower's Inaugural Addresses, Farewell Address and all of his State of the Union Addresses.
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American History: Presidents: William Jefferson Clinton
This website contains links to Clinton's Inaugural Addresses, Farewell Address, State of the Union Addresses and Remarks McNair Barracks Berlin Germany July 12 1994.
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American History: Presidents: George Walker Bush
This website contains links to Bush's Inaugural Addresses, Farewell Address and State of the Union Addresses.
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American History: Presidents: Chester Alan Arthur
This website contains links to primary sources to President Arthur's inaugural address and State of the Union addresses.
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American History: Presidents: Grover Cleveland
This website contains links to primary sources of Grover Cleveland's inaugural addresses and State of the Union addresses.
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American History: Presidents: Benjamin Harrison
This website provides links to Benjamin Harrison's inaugural address and State of the Union addresses.
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American History: Presidents: William Mc Kinley
This website provides links to William McKinley's inaugural addresses and State of the Union addresses.
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American History: Presidents: Theordore Roosevelt
This website contains lines to Teddy Roosevelt's inaugural address and State of the Union addresses.
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American History: Presidents: William Howard Taft
This website provides links to Taft's inaugural address and State of the Union addresses.
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American History: Presidents: Woodrow Wilson
This website provides links to Wilson's inaugural addresses and State of the Union Addresses.
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American History: Presidents: Warren Gamaliel Harding
This website provides links to Harding's inaugural address and State of the Union Address.
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American History: Presidents: Calvin Coolidge
This website provides links to Coolidge's inaugural address and State of the Union Address.
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American History: Presidents: Herbert Clark Hoover
This website provides links to Hoover's Inaugural address and State of the Union addresses.
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American History: Presidents: Franklin Delano Roosevelt
This website provides links to all of FDR's inaugural addresses, State of the Union addresses and Pearl Harbor speech.
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American History: Presidents: Richard Milhous Nixon
This website contains links to Nixon's Inaugural Addresses, Vietnamization Speech, Resignation Speech, State of the Union Addresses and a speech on foreign policy.