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For more than 40 years the Historic Documents series has made primary source research easy by presenting full primary documents and excerpts from documents on the important events of each year for the United States and the world. Each volume includes approximately 70 events with well over 100 documents from the previous year, from official or other influential reports and surveys, to speeches from leaders and opinion makers, to court cases, legislation, testimony, and much more.
Historic Documents is renowned for the well-written and informative background, history, and context it provides for each document. Each volume begins with an insightful essay that sets the year's events in context, and each document or group of documents is preceded by a comprehensive introduction that provides background information on the event. Full-source citations are provided. Readers have easy access to material through a detailed, thematic table of contents and a cumulative five-year index that directs them to related material in earlier volumes.
State of the Union Address and Republican Response: February 12, 2013
State of the Union Address and Republican Response: February 12, 2013
Just three weeks after delivering his inaugural address, President Barack Obama stood before a joint session of Congress on February 12, 2013, to give the first State of the Union of his second term. The president's address was less idealistic and more of a task list when compared to the speech he delivered during his inauguration. Topping Obama's second term “to-do” list were domestic priorities like reinvigorating the economy, creating a world-class education system, and growing the middle class. The latter was a key tenet of Obama's speech, and was included in his 2011 address and his 2012 campaign speeches. While the country could ...
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