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The State of the Union is the President's annual address before a joint session of Congress. In the address, the President reports on the condition of the nation, but also outlines the his legislative agenda and priorities. We've imported the complete text of the speech into a searchable askSam database file. Use askSam's powerful searches to find specific text passages and analyze the text.
More About the State of the Union Address:
· The White House Web site has a section on the State of the Union.
· The text in the askSam database was taken from the transcript provided on the White House Web site.
· Article II, Sec. 3 of the U.S. Constitution states: "The President shall from time to time give to Congress information of the State of the Union and recommend to their Consideration such measures as he shall judge necessary and expedient." And that's why we have the State of the Union address.
· You can find transcripts from President Bush's previous State of the Union Addresses at: 2005, 2004, 2003, 2002.
· Find earlier State of the Union Addresses (for President Clinton and the first President Bush) on the GPOAccess Web site.
· Search and analyze the the full-text of all State of the Union Addresses from 1790-2006 in an askSam database. Download or search online:http://www.asksam.com/ebooks/stateoftheunion
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