More on the State of the Union- Visualizations

It seems that today is SOTU day. Here’s some more. With infographics!

From NYT, a great chart. Click chart/link for the full version…

Patterns of Speech: 75 Years of the State of the Union Addresses

In 2010, President Obama was the first modern president to use the words “bubble,” “supermajority” and “obesity” in a State of the Union speech. But other words have a longer history. Below, a historical look at the number of times presidents have used selected words in their State of the Union addresses (or analogous speeches) from 1934 to 2011.

And here’s a full word cloud from last night (h/t Klein). Enjoy.


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