Written by Lindsay Britney on Jan 15, 2009.
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President Bush has given his farewell address hours ago during the prime time of today January 15, 2008. (more…)
Written by Lindsay Britney on Jan 12, 2009.
In keeping with a ritual that “dates back to First President George Washington”, President George W. Bush is also to deliver a farewell speech on January 15, 2009, five days before he passed the presidential mandate to President-elect Barack Obama on January 20.
“This is not going to be a swan song to the president’s administration,……. It’s not something where he’s trying to refight old battles. It’s a very thoughtful, forward-looking speech in which the president will share the lessons he learned in office and his views on the future,” Press Secretary Dana Perino said earlier today,
President George Bush will address the farewell speech during the primetime Thursday, but the exact time is yet to decide. His address from the East Room of the White House will last 10-15 minutes. All major television networks are expected to air it though it’s not unclear if they will live broadcast the event or just air a pre-taped video.
Update: January 15’s President Bush farewell address video and full text here.
Written by Lindsay Britney on Jan 10, 2009.
With the days of George Bush remaining as President of United States of America numbered (to be exactly 9 days only), it’s time to table Words that sum up Bush’s America.
This word cloud focuses on the words he used in his eight State of the Union addresses, in which the president looks back at events from the previous 12 months and sets out his agenda for the coming year.
Transcripts of the eight speeches have been combined and the size of a word in the cloud is in proportion to its frequency in the speeches.
Common words, such as “in”, “on”, “of”, “many” and “also” have been removed.
President Bush’s additional speech before Congress in September 2001 following the 9/11 attacks has not been included.
Note: George Bush, the polled most unpopular President of modern USA, will be succeeded by President-elect Barack Obama on January 20, 2009. From the picture above, it clearly shows America, People, and Must are three most used words during his eight State of The Union Speeches.
