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President Obama delivers final State of the Union speech

LIVE: President Obama delivers the annual State of the Union address at the U.S. Capitol.

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State of the Union
A frequency chart shows the ebb and flow of key words over time.
Studying the words used over time in the State of the Union address provides glimpses of change in American politics — “communism” fades, “terrorism” increases — and evidence that some things never change.
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  • Jan 1, 1970
In his final State of the Union at 9 p.m. ET, he will try to strike an optimistic tone while admitting, if only tacitly, that his 2008 vision of a more unified country has not come true.
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