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njdc.org - 2/24/2009
CNN: Quench your speech trivia thirst
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From CNN, “Quench your speech trivia thirst.” A little more than a month after taking office, President Obama addresses a joint session of Congress tonight, the 76th time a president has done so. Ronald Reagan was the only president to postpone his speech to Congress. Ronald ...
cqpolitics.com - 2/24/2009
Presidents’ First Speeches to Congress Focus on Parts of the State of the Union
— cqpolitics.com — CQ TODAY PRINT EDITION – CONGRESSIONAL AFFAIRS Feb. 23, 2009 – 8:18 p.m. Presidents’ First Speeches to... Congress Focus on Parts of the State of the Union By Bennett Roth, CQ Staff Lawmakers will arrive early in hopes of grabbing center-aisle seats, ... (more) Presidents’ First Speeches to Congress Focus on Parts ...

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cnn.com - 2/24/2009
Quench your speech trivia thirst
— cnn.com — A little more than a month after taking office, President Obama addresses a joint session of Congress... tonight, the 76th time a president has done so. (more) Quench your speech trivia thirst
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huffingtonpost.com - 2/24/2009
Robert Schlesinger: State of the Union Trivia
— huffingtonpost.com — I had forgotten, but other new presidents have given don't-call-it-a-State-of-the-Union addresses -- Reagan, Clinton and both Bushes... gave early-term speeches to Congress that were explicitly billed not as States of the Union. Of course the States of the Union speech was not always ... (more) Robert Schlesinger: State of the Union Trivia

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